SOCCER - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
2003/04
Last 16, 2nd Leg - Porto (1) @ (1) Manchester United - FC Porto booked a place in the Quarter Finals with an away-goal win at Old Trafford but needed a late goal to do so. Porto led 2-1 from the 1st leg but when United scored through a Paul Scholes goal in the 1st half they looked favourites to go through. Porto mounted a charge in the 2nd half and scored the game-winning goal in the 90th minute when Costinha stuck in a rebound after United keeper Tim Howard had spilled a shot on goal. Porto coach Jose Mourinho celebrated by racing down the sideline, punching the air (8, English commentary, 1 Disc, TSN - Rae/Smyth, NTSC)
Quarter Final, 1st Leg - Deportivo La Coruna (1) @ (4) AC Milan - AC Milan showed why they are the reigning European Champions as they scored 4 goals in 9 minutes to give them 1 foot in the Semi-Final. Deportivo took an early lead through Walter Pandiani but goals from Kaka (2), Andriy Shevchenko and Andrea Pirlo between the 44th and 53rd minutes killed off the game. AC Milan also featured Paolo Maldini who was playing his 130th European tie (8, 2 Discs, ITV - Drury/Atkinson, PAL)
Quarter Final, 2nd Leg - AC Milan (0) @ (4) Deportivo La Coruna - In the greatest comeback in Champions League history, Deportivo overturned a 4-1 1st leg deficit to beat the reigning Champions and advance to the Semi-Finals. Goals from Walter Pandiani, Juan Carlos Valeron, Albert Luque and Fran did the damage, with Fran's goal coming in the 76th minute. Deportivo led 3-0 at the half after a blistering opening 45 minutes. AC Milan featured Paolo Maldini, Kaka, Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Schevchenko (8, English commentary, 1 Disc, TSN - Rae/Smyth, NTSC)
Quarter Final, 2nd Leg - Chelsea (2) @ (1) Arsenal - Chelsea finally ended their Arsenal jinx with their 1st win against the Gunners in 17 games. Defender Wayne Bridge was the hero with a cool finish in the last 10 minutes (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Atkinson, PAL)
Final - Porto (3) v (0) Monaco - In Porto coach Jose Mourinho's last game, Porto played outstanding football to beat a free-scoring Monaco team with goals from Carlos Alberto, Deco and Dmitri Alenichev (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Townsend, PAL)