If you are a football fan who is bored without any live football, this article has got you covered, because in this article we will feature the top 15 matches that you absolutely must watch. Don’t worry, I know you must be thinking, ‘Where do I watch them?’ The answer is: at the end of this article, I will be giving the link to a site that has matches from the 1960s!
- Manchester United vs Real Madrid
This match was played in the 2002/2003 season on the 23rd of April in the quarter-finals of the champion league. The match had Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo and Roberto Carlos vs David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Roy Keane. This match was played at Old Trafford in the UCL!
2. Liverpool vs AC Milan
This match was played in the 2004/2005 season on the 5th of May in the finals of the champion league. Yes, this is the match of the great comeback in Istanbul!
3. France vs Brazil
This match was played in the 2006 World Cup on the 1st of July. This was a Zidane masterclass, as he was against the likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu and Kaka! Keep in mind that this was the final tournament for Zidane.
4. FC Barcelona vs Bayern Leverkusen
This match was played in the 2011/2012 season on the 7th of March in the Round of 16 of the champion league. This is the match where Messi was tearing up defences like he was playing Fifa!
5. Brazil vs Germany
This match was played in the 2014 World Cup on the 8th of July. This match Germany slapped up Brazil in their own backyard and then went on to win the World cup.
6. FC Barcelona vs PSG
This match was played in the 2016/2017 season on the 8th of March in the Round of 16 of the champion league. This is one of the most iconic remontada in the history of the champions league.
7. The Netherlands vs the Czech Republic
This match was played in the 2004 Euro on the 19th of July in the group stage of the Euro. This match was a great comeback- and one thing you should not do is look at the score before the match!
8. England vs Sweden
This match was played in the 2012/2013 season on the 14th of November in a friendly. This match was a one-man show for Zlatan Ibrahimovic as everything he touched turned into goals. This is also the match in which he did that incredible bicycle kick from 30 yards out which landed him the Puskas award.
9. Real Madrid vs Boca juniors
This match was played in the 1999/2000 season on the 28th of November in the Final of the Intercontinental Cup. Juan Román Riquelme was absolutely destroying Real Madrid in a one-man show.
10. Spain vs Portugal
This match was played in the 2018 World Cup on the 15th of June in the group stage of the World Cup. This match was intense and, once again, Ronaldo proved his class by scoring a hattrick.
Now for that website…
This website has 17,278 matches, 56,880 players, 53,862 goals and 281 competitions. You can even search for a player and the website will tell you all the matches he has played in his career and will let you watch all of them. You can also do the same for competitions; if you search for certain competitions, the site will allow you to watch all the matches of that competition.
However, you must sign up- but that doesn’t take a minute as it only asks you for an email which you have to confirm later, a name, your favourite teams and favourite players! Trust me, it doesn’t take a minute. Here’s the link: https://footballia.net/
Enjoy!
