Thierry Henry, Micah Richards & Jamie Carragher select 5 greatest CL sides ever
Liverpool booked their place in the Champions League final on Tuesday evening.
The Reds overcame a scare to defeat Villarreal and keep their hopes of a historic quadruple alive.
They will now face either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Paris on May 28.
Should Liverpool go on to win it all, they will go down as one of the greatest Champions League winning teams ever.
Ahead of the final, Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry and Micah Richards gave their thoughts on who they think are the five greatest teams to have ever won Europe’s premier cup competition.
View who they selected below…
And view them making their selections below…
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Thierry Henry’s top five greatest Champions League teams ever
5. Ajax (1994/95)
4. Real Madrid (2017/18)
3. Barcelona (2014/15)
2. Barcelona (2010/11)
1. Barcelona (2008/09)
Henry thinks three Barcelona sides were the greatest the Champions League has ever seen.
He’s gone with their 08/09 as the greatest ever. He played in that team.
Jamie Carragher’s top five greatest Champions League teams ever
5. Ajax (1994/95)
4. Real Madrid (2017/18)
3. AC Milan (1993/94)
2. Barcelona (2010/11)
1. Barcelona (2008/09)
Carragher’s list is exactly the same as Henry’s, apart from the Liverpool legend has gone with AC Milan’s 1993/94 side in third instead of Barcelona’s champions in 2015.
Milan, managed by Fabio Capello, featured legends including Paolo Maldini and Marcel Desailly.
Micah Richards’ top five greatest Champions League teams ever
5. Bayern Munich (2019/20)
4. Real Madrid (2017/18)
3. Barcelona (2014/15)
2. Manchester United (1998/99)
1. Barcelona (2008/09)
Richards’ list looks a little different to Henry and Carragher’s.
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Richards thinks Bayern’s 2020 winners are the fifth greatest the Champions League has ever seen, while he’s gone with Man United’s 1999 champions in second.
All three agree that Barcelona’s 2008/09 winning side, who swept aside United in the final, are the greatest in the competition’s history.
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