In 2019, the Champions League was grandiose, unique, magical and full of surprises ... Back to an edition that will remain in the story for several reasons.
the 2019 edition will go down in history

 There are signs that do not deceive, when already in group stage, the Olympique Lyonnais of Bruno Genesio will seek a victory (2-1) on the lawn of Manchester City of Pep Guardiola. Or when CSKA Moscow creates by surprise, twice, against Real Madrid (1-0 and 3-0). Predictably, the knockout matches were bound to be epic.

The "comebackada"


In the 1/8 finals first, the world of football will not believe his eyes, the PSG is eliminated at home by the team of Manchester United, a pair of Romelu Lukaku and a penalty of last minute transformed by Marcus Rashford. It is Presnel Kimpembe who is guilty on this action, with a fault of hand. If PSG had mastered its subject in the first leg by winning 2-0 at Old Trafford, the sequel to the Parc des Princes did not go as planned with a loss of 3 goals to 1. New disappointment for Paris Saint- Germain coming out for the third consecutive time in the 1/8 round of finals. This is stained in a project called "dream bigger". It's even worse than the Remontada in Barcelona in 2017, will estimate the entire French and foreign press the day after the Paris fiasco.

Cristiano Ronaldo VS Atletico


They were beaten 2-0 in the first leg, Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo was in very bad shape before receiving the Atlético de Madrid Juventus Stadium. In mixed zone after the first meeting, the Portuguese star is even pissed off. He puts the Colchoneros in front of the journalists' cameras: "I won 5 Champions League, Atletico 0", he repeats several times. In the return match, he will perform a masterclass that will put everyone in agreement. CR7 slams a hat-trick in 59 minutes and shatters the Spaniards alone, 3-0.

The total football of Ajax


At the same time, still in the 1 / 8th finals, Ajax Amsterdam is a sensation. The young team led by Frenkie de Jong, and Matthijs de Ligt among others, will win 4 goals to 1 in the three-time defending champion, Real Madrid. And at the Santiago Bernabeu please. When we know that de Jong will play for Barça next season, it's already a symbol. Number 10 Dutchman Dusan Tadic will perform an outstanding performance during this meeting, it is the unexpected hero of this game, author of a goal and two assists. But was it really a unique act, an accident? No, Ajax's total football will again surprise everyone by also winning in Turin, giving a lesson to Juventus, on his lawn. 2 goals to 1, this time Cristiano Ronaldo could not avoid the elimination of his team. We thus find Ajax in the 1/2 final of the Champions League to the surprise, against Tottenham. In the favorite position for the first time, the Dutch will win 1-0 in London, and even lead 3-0 on all of the two games, at the half-time of the second leg. But a man will come out of nowhere Spurs side, Lucas Moura.

Tottenham, the miracle


While everyone already sees Ajax in the final, the former Parisian achieves a hat-trick from elsewhere, with especially a third fatal goal that is scored in the exact last second of the game. Total air conditioning at the Johan Cruyff ArenA for a new unlikely scenario. The golden generation of Ajax sees his dream fly away. This team Tottenham manages to reach the final for the first time in its history, miraculously. Since already in the group stages, Mauricio Pochettino's men finished second in Group B, getting a late draw at Camp Nou on the last day. At the same time, Inter at home is no better than 1-1 against PSV Eindhoven and leaves the qualification to Tottenham. Then, in the quarterfinals against Manchester City, the band Hugo Lloris qualifies in a crazy match (4-3) with a goal denied by the VAR at the last second for the team Pep Guardiola. Tottenham is definitely miraculously.

The "redmontada"


But it's not the craziest yet. The "redmontada" in the final will remain in history forever. Liverpool lost 3-0 to Barcelona in the first leg, where we remember including the wonderful free kick Lionel Messi. In the second leg, no one sees Liverpool doing the feat, yet. Nothing is impossible in football. The Reds go back the impossible to Anfield by winning 4-0 without Salah nor Firmino, but with a doubled of Divock Origi and Wijnaldum. But especially with a fourth goal of trickster, on a corner played very fast by Trent Alexander Arnold who surprises both the defense of Barcelona, ​​but also the whole world in front of his television.

Tottenham-Liverpool, a 100% English final. This has not happened since 2008. A completely new final also, the two clubs have never faced each other in the Champions League. It's also the first final without Messi and Ronaldo since 2013. At a time when the football authorities want to reform the Champions League, this edition 2019 is timely to show that the surprises and emotions that this competition provides always remain in this formula.