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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Gregg Bakowski

The Joy of Six: Liverpool v Real Madrid

Fernando Torres scores against Real Madrid, with Steven Gerrard watching on, in 2009
Fernando Torres scores against Real Madrid, with Steven Gerrard watching on, in 2009. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

1) Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid (27 May 1981) – Parc des Princes, Paris

For clubs with such rich history in Europe it seems strange now that this was the first time they met. Preparation for the Paris final wasn’t the best, with wrangling over shirt advertising affecting the buildup and, remarkably, both sides having to contend with a dreadful Parc des Princes pitch that had been torn up by a rugby match two weeks beforehand.

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