When Underdogs Fulham Nearly Won The Europa League

[@lfc-europe]

Not even a Fulham fan but I remember that Dempsey chip against Juve like it was yesterday. Insane goal.

[@gamemasteroffun]

Haha I forgot about Dempsey lmao

[@Micfri300]

Please don't remind me. I was there😵😵

[@silvesta5027]

It’s crazy Juventus, Inter and Atletico were all in the Europa League

[@Not_Sal]

@@gamemasteroffun streets will never forget Dempsey

[@Micfri300]

@@silvesta5027 ajax too who we knocked out prior to that tie

[@BopftAndCaptain]

Nobody has broken my heart quite like Diego Forlan did.

[@jamesthomas9021]

12 year old me never fully recovered

[@Micfri300]

You broke my heart at craven cottage that evening so you know i think its fair😀

[@reuben4721]

Fun fact: My brother is a MASSIVE Fulham supporter just like me, and he watches all the games, on the night of the Juventus game, Fulham were already 3-1 down in the first leg and he had to take part in a music competition. Hes regretted it ever since.

[@klartextnews]

mine was broken by Angelo Caristeas ;)

[@casualfocus1371]

@@klartextnewsmine will be broken when bielsa leaves leeds

[@toonistiny]

This is why I support Fulham. I don't wanna see a club rack up as many trophies as it can, I wanna see a club trying its absolute hardest to stay up in the top flight. Underdog stories like Fulham's give the fans more excitement when they reach a major competition final like this. There's just way more enthusiasm among the Fulham fans than say, if Man United reached the Europa League final, because they're won countless EPL titles before and a good fee Champions League titles. Underdog stories are just more fun and exciting to watch. And knowing that Hodgson managed to lead Fulham into relative success in the European side of things, I am curioud how he'll do at Crystal Palace.

[@uriustosh]

On their path they played in Vilnius against FK Vėtra. That club was a raucous underdog club of the people which disbanded and disappeared in the middle of the next season 2010! You should do a video about them. They are legendary to this day in Vilnius. To Vėtra fans, that Fulham tie was like a Champions League final.

[@d3nni1s]

Sounds more up HITC Sevens street

[@stuffbyaaron1811]

@@d3nni1s I'd rather it be watchable though

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@stuffbyaaron1811 Why is it unwatchable? Too boring/long?

[@whittar]

@@sukhdevr3489 Many of his videos are poorly researched is why I'd guess.

[@abeninhoo]

@@whittar any examples?

[@aidygooner]

This reminds me of Middlesbrough's run to the UEFA Cup final when they came back from 3-0 down in consecutive knockout rounds against Basel and Steaua Bucharest to win them both incredibly. 😮👏🏾👏🏾

[@juz882010]

Schwarzer was in that team too lol

[@octavdumitru]

As a Romanian this still hurts.

[@philthatcher6111]

That Boro run was and still is legendary!

[@imputinandihaveasmallpeepe9165]

Southgate bottles it at the final hurdle again if I remember

[@ryanoh7212]

@@imputinandihaveasmallpeepe9165 that wasn't Southgate. Yhat was old boy Steve McClaren

[@aelioss]

Zoltán Gera was by far the best Hungarian footballer of his era, the “Magic Magyar” nickname was deserved by any means. That EL run was a big deal for a whole country underrepresented for years in the big fields.

[@ImTheMousse]

I was at the cottage for all of the home games in this run. That Dempsey goal remains unrivalled as the most euphoric football moment i’ve ever witnessed, and I think it always will. Just pure football bliss

[@stevencrawford]

It was the game of games!

[@rizbotube]

Same here, I was in the stand behind the goal, time seemed to slow down as the ball floated in, there was a second or two of disbelief, and then joy, hugging and dancing with strangers in the seats around us, a moment I'll never forget.

[@andresgirardo8481]

Two things I remember from that Fulham side: Hangeland was a towering monster at the back and Gera almost became a club legend with his rampant style and run of form then.

[@AeonQuasar]

Yeah, Hangeland was a superb player and had one of his best seasons that year.

[@gabortamasmozol1410]

Gera is a legend

[@Bucbucbang]

As someone who only started following this beautiful game like 4-5 years ago this just seems unbelievable. To think Forlan, aguero and de gea almost gave one away to an overmatched Fulham side is baffling. I love this game. Thank you tifo

[@reuben4721]

Fulham never give up

[@Philosific]

Gotta watch the game even. I wasnt a fulham fan, but i remember watching all the games and cheering them on, especially that Dempsey chip. But as a real madrid fan, i knew they were out. Partnership Forlan and Aguero would be too much. And especially then Aguero was like electric, could change a game on a dime.

[@jarodjameson7288]

That Fulham team was the prime example of being worth more than the sum of your parts. Each guy was like an archetype of their position and then they had wildcards in Dempsey and Gera. They played simple, direct, passing football with a balanced, orderly shape.

[@bdvl3314]

Gera was one of the most underrated players of his time. A true legend.

[@FootballDrawn]

I still remember that season, with the ultimate GOAT of Championship Manager 2002, Bobby Zamora in it. Love these throwbacks to the older stories. Kinda makes me feel old. Brilliant video from Tifo, as always. ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

[@moumenrezaei1330]

👍

[@sbtgamil5536]

Your videos have the old Tifo vibe... Keep going

[@NeoCherrn]

I had Bobby score 7 goals for me in a single game playing for Crewe Alexandra, all headers coming after a cross from the left side of the pitch. He was crazy.

[@FootballDrawn]

@@NeoCherrn Hahaaa....the ultimate GOAT. I remember the CM2002 came with a tutorial booklet, which only used Bobby Zamora as examples :))

[@jeremybilliards712]

You are killing it bro, I haven’t been this excited about a channel in a long time.

[@boroben8964]

Should do one on the Mighty Boro, only a few seasons before Fulham got to the final, Middlesbrough reached the final and got battered 4-0 by a strong Sevilla team. Sevilla’s first European trophy - going on to win how many Europa Leagues since? Crazy. Oh what could have been at Middlesbrough if we won that night in Eindhoven. Would be a story well told by you if you decided to do this.

[@paullempges7860]

That Semifinal still hurts as a HSV supporter. We had a decent chance of a European title that year, and it would end up being one of our last true shots at a title in general. But that Fulham squad was really interesting

[@Dinoo1234]

And the final was in your own stadium aswell. Kinda sad where HSV are now. Weird not to see them,Schalke and Werder in the Bundesliga

[@EdwardElfigo]

@DDeglane16 Younger football fans don’t realise how the likes of Bremen, HSV and Valencia were considered European powerhouses and a bad matchup wether it was the Europa league or the UCL And if it wasn’t for the 7UCL’s+the countless legends that played for the club.. AC Milan would have had same faith in the eyes of the newer viewers.

[@stevendchu]

You know even after his Liverpool and England debacles, I still think Roy the owl Hodgson isn't a terrible manager. His time at Fulham is a perfect example of that. He just should've never been given jobs where his teams are expected to play attacking, expansive football. You could tell by 2016 that he had no clue what to do with all the options he had in Kane, Vardy, prime Sturridge and Welbeck, Rooney, Sterling, Alli, etc. Man was trying out new systems even during the group stages. That's how we ended up with.... Harry Kane on corners and a clearly over the hill Rooney as CM. Be interesting if he can salvage the dumpster fire that is Watford.

[@Bale4Bond]

It's Watford. He'll get sacked even if he does his best.

[@andrei19238]

Prime wel beck 😂

[@dagotowka9191]

I don't know if you think you're doing something by saying Roy isn't a bad manager.. it's common knowledge that he's decent

[@herodotus7]

Hodgson is the best English manager/coach of the last quarter century. It doesn't matter that he failed at Liverpool and England.

[@joshbrown2217]

Hodgson has always been considered a great manager, it's jus this time as England manager came too late, he was probably a bit too old for that role and the team was in a state of changing of the old guards, which was always going to be a hard time.

[@grid462]

Very nice. Wba fan here. Loved Gera. Getting the ever increasing feeling that Hodgson run with my club will be the time of my life. Pleased for Fulham they got to share and partially exceed in some of that. Such an underrated and unappreciated manager.

[@Ese96Agoaye]

I like stories of small English clubs going on such European adventures. Middlesbrough in 2005/06 comes to mind.

[@cuck1ngfunt]

Ipswich UEFA Cup win in ‘81

[@thilovenne7496]

Gera was such a gem back in the day. Underrated af in my Opinion

[@jageiosjgaeiojg]

Absolutely loved Zoltan at the Albion, especially during the first spell. Brilliant in the air for a winger

[@vartanarmenakian8829]

The final in Hamburg was a stunning night. So proud of a team that had plummeted to the bottom of the football league not that nany years before. Worth mentioning, Shaktar was the best team i have ever seen at the Cottage, they were insanely good

[@MeetTheCynic]

Bit of an odd request but, on the topic of underdog stories, could we get a video on when Scotland beat France 1-0 in Paris? Would be nice to see a video on the SNT and I think that was probably our finest moment this century before we qualified for Euro 2020.

[@raskofah8413]

He should do an underdog story of when England beat San marino 10-0

[@_Meet_]

Zambia's run as runner up in AFCON deserves a video

[@mainsmain]

@@_Meet_ this, i think this is the best underdog story in football history

[@_Meet_]

@@mainsmain yup, especially when you consider Kalusha Bwalya and the air crash. No one has even heard of it, thats sad

[@unlockedaccount]

@@_Meet_ winner* but i got what you meant

[@patricklfenton]

You are a great storyteller man. I felt that journey all the way with the highs and lows, the twist and turns. Good job!

[@AttilatheMike]

Gah this still hurts to remember…a glorious run beating giants all around only to be undone in the 118th min by Forlan. Still to even go to a European Final with Fulham was a dream come true.

[@stevencrawford]

It was such a special time to be a Fulham fan. I count myself lucky to have been part of that wonderful European Tour! COYW! Up the Fulham!

[@EvR18Gaming]

I remember going to see the home wins against Wolfburg & Sofia when I was a kid and I don't think I really appreciated just how special that season was until a couple years later, having had a season ticket when we got relegated in 2013-14. I also remember bursting into tears when that second Forlan goal went in & in a strange way that always sticks out to me as the moment I truly fell in love with football; the tension, drama and emotion were like nothing else even if the result was so bitterly disappointing. Thank you Tifo for covering this!

[@whowouldyoutell]

Extremely well said, the levels of emotion are what draw you in. The result often doesn’t matter

[@B0BBYFL4SH]

the fact uncle roy took them from staying up by the skin of their teeth, to europa league in a few seasons is amazing

[@benwalker8447]

No like literally this happened the season after they had their relegation battle god I wish for those days to return :( Had that Mohammed Alfayed money.

[@frankunodostres473]

I remember dempsey and gera being brilliant that season. I also remember watching that semi-final 2nd leg were the came back after conceding that incredible petric freekick

[@iantaylor7988]

I still hate how Landon Donovan is the "face of American football" to so many people around the world. He was never in the same league as Clint Dempsey and was average at best when he went to Europe. At the same time, it's kind of undervalued Dempsey, who had a great career and is up with Tim Howard as the top players in the nation's history.

[@christianopulinaldo8319]

Pulisic a.k.a "Lebron james of soccer" >>>

[@sportsjefe]

Unfortunately, Donovan was the perfect face for American football. Small, annoying, overrated, and essentially useless.

[@alwinzo1101]

@@sportsjefe lol yeah

[@sukhdevr3489]

This is just wrong. He came on loan to Everton and both times was one of the best players in the team (in pretty good Moyes teams too). He played as a RM and created a lot of goals, he was arguably better than Dempsey. Shame we couldn't sign him permanently.

[@ryanhopper2854]

@@sportsjefe Dempsey was better but come on man. We are getting better as a footballing nation with this new generation we have. We have limited potential if we even partially abolish the pay to play system

[@TheQashqaiGuy]

Thanks for this. Definitely one of my best Fulham memories, the whole squad was class that season, and Hodgson was the catalyst.

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

I remember that I was actually fully for Fulham back then, as a German ~13 year old lad. I just remember how unlikely it was for Fulham to end up there. Dramatic, really.

[@benwalker8447]

As a fulham fan it makes me so sad that I was too young at the time to really realise what was happening ands now we are trying to just stay up in the prem. Thank you for this video probably won't be your 1/10 but for a fan of a club that always goes unrecognized feels great to have the boys get some recognition for the outstanding job they did I mean we almost beat a Champions league team.

[@kjelvin4593]

Atletico league form was terrible that year to

[@benwalker8447]

@@kjelvin4593 You got to ruin things? Can't let people just have nice things huh?

[@kjelvin4593]

@@benwalker8447 bro we finished mid table that season, it was nothing really special at all.

[@benwalker8447]

@@kjelvin4593 if you compare it to todays state of affairs I’d take it in a heart beat

[@kjelvin4593]

@@benwalker8447 well we we’re in the champions league that season but we were out of the group stage, But liverpool are the biggest favorite to win the europa league that season, so i thnk atletico was an underdog to.

[@danielgorog2646]

I'm glad you covered this saga, and Gera, my favourite ever player is mentioned as "their player of the tournament".

[@kurosaki9363]

I love underdog teams. They make football so beautiful. Wish we could see more of them making great runs in European competitions

[@willairey3176]

Man this run was one of my earliest footballing memories, just a good narrative that really hooked me

[@Connor-vj7vf]

5:21 That pronunciation of coup de grace was confusing as it was painful 😂

[@seanclark2085]

What a run, I was at the final and to be honest even though losing hurt, the pride and sheer exhilaration of the run far outweighed the pain of losing , Fulhams greatest hour, and in keeping with their cup less past , a losing one COYW

[@garycabezas]

Love this series! Keep it up. Sometimes it’s good to remember the journey not the results in the final.

[@westy1479]

As a huge Fulham fan since first game in 1976 I would never have believed we’d make a European final. That night in Hamburg was brilliant and we only just fell short. Shows you don’t stop dreaming you just never know!

[@SJMMA]

Watching from afar as a Liverpool fan was really intriguing actually. We were awful at the time, so seeing an underdog English club go so far in Europe was great

[@sha7303]

That Diego handball & Dempsey chip was the gamechanger

[@donaldmartell3729]

Dempsey's wonder goal against Juventus will always be one of my favorites

[@JAMIEFORSTER]

got to do the boro uefa cup run after this, some unreal comebacks and last minute winners in that

[@gordonferrar7782]

Hodgson is an outstanding manager. I would give my back teeth to have him back at Fulham. He's better with less. Fulham played 73 games that year with 16 players.

[@player-coach]

Don't forget about Boro in 2006, though they got absolutely smashed that final

[@te4500]

Didn’t they comeback from 4-1 like twice

[@thelonesoldier4518]

Lol yeah remember that they had that bold Italian macaroni

[@juz882010]

same keeper too - schwarzer

[@sigitprabowo363]

Johnson, Zamora, Gera, Duff, Murphy don't forget Davies and at the back Hangeland and Schwarzer. An Underdog with great talents. FYI, Schwarzer played two finals. In 2006 he played in final with Middlesbrough but lost the game 0-4 against Sevilla

[@duckkiduck]

Reminds me of FC Dnirpo back in the 14/15 season, they almost won against Sevilla. FC Dnipro who do not even exist today anymore

[@LatajaceStadoKotow]

One have to remember that back then the Premier League financial advantage wasn’t as absurdly huge as it is now, so it’s all the more impressive

[@sportsjefe]

You have to admit the advantages you're touting don't really apply to a newly promoted side.

[@gamemasteroffun]

@@sportsjefe ehhhh. No they sort of do, because no matter what unless they sign 3-4 players at around 20 mill each and they are hanging signings then there gonna stay up. Most don’t tho. I mean the last team to come up and actually stay up and cement there place is Leicester.

[@duhc2312]

@@gamemasteroffun and Wolverhampton

[@EdwardElfigo]

@@sportsjefe newly promoted prem teams have more money than the likes of Villareal, Atalanta, Lyon and Bayer Leverkusen

[@TomHenderson657]

To experience this going to the games from the very beginning all the way to Hamburg is an amazing story that will live with me forever. An unforgettable journey

[@Maxim89Il]

It was a fun side, Clint Dempsey was underrated. What a player!

[@EnohtaN]

As a Fulham fan who had been going to matches since they were playing the likes of Yeovil, I never would have thought we would ever make it so far. Incredible scenes. We were spoilt with players in and around this moment in time. Boa Morte was the best I had seen live at the Cottage. Sorry, Dempsey.

[@unityproject2279]

Ah good times.... Will never forget Bobby's screamer against Shakhtar. Gera was absolutely incredible also

[@MrChuanhquan]

Great video covering a not well known underdog story of 2010s European football. When UCL had Bayern who overcame many obstacles to reach the final, in UEL there’s Fulham whose underrated squad beat Juventus and made it to final . I remembered feeling a bit sad when hearing of the final result with Fulham beaten due to a late 2nd half of extra time goal

[@ricnewsham557]

The story I alway wanted to be told, I loved this team - getting to the final was some achievement

[@danielpeti3885]

Gera was class that season. amazing touch vision and work rate

[@frankm.d1479]

Zoltan Gera, Bobby Zamora, Clint Dempsey, Dickson Ituhu etc.. That was an INSANE RUN.. Damn Diego Forlan..

[@dannylukic6536]

I was living in England in 2010, I'm an Australian and the whole country was behind Fulham ❤

[@joewarren2602]

Great video enjoyed the scores and visuals help the explenatiob

[@sEaNoYeAh]

Zoltan Gera is the brilliant kind of player you can only really appreciate if you haven't just supported a top team your whole life. He was cultured, composed in making clever little plays. Wonderful to watch, a smaller club magician rather than a superstar, and sometimes that makes them even more exciting. When Messi does something excellent it's expected, sometimes taken for granted. When Zoltan Gera and players like him produce a touch of something like that magic it's like a bolt of inspiration striking from nowhere.

[@epicbloke6320]

Very good watch! Don’t usually like videos or subscribe and stuff because I just forget but you’ve fully earned this one; hope to see more in the future.

[@TomSaysStuff]

Honestly remember this so clearly even as a neutral. Was such a fun and unexpected journey for them.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Nice tribute to a great European adventure... Roy was fantastic for Fulham, his image and nature kind of suited the club, shame he didn't stay longer. Would like to see a video on how Fulham can succeed in the Premiership after yoyo-ing for the last few years... Really enjoying our amazing Championship season, in which we are possibly breaking many records, but still feels like we will struggle to stay up if we do get promotion

[@louielouie95]

Do A Story On How Middlesbrough Got To The 2006 UEFA Cup Final

[@thomasbrennan9912]

Don't forget when Middlesbrough nearly done it with a 4-0-6 formation 😁

[@Mammutidae]

As an aussie, this is further proof that Schwartzer was amazing.

[@MrStatguy]

Loved that.Thanks Tifo

[@laszloschmel47]

As a Hungarian seeing Gera Zoltán losing the final was too bad.

[@dylanparker130]

Incredible story - was only reflecting on this the other day after Hodgson's appointment at Watford. People are so dismissive of this achievement, even more so of unfashionable Coaches like Steve McLaren, who not only led Boro to a UEFA Cup Final, but won the club's first ever trophy, before going on to lead FC Twente to their first ever Eredivisie title!

[@OlioliOxinfree]

Still the most legendary campaign of my favorite English club. Thanks Tifo for telling the story of the underdogs.

[@footballchannel12353]

Roy Mysterio🦸‍♂️

[@dv4manu]

My teams greatest moment! Thanks for covering it

[@jonaspfeiffer7307]

Speaking if Diego and beating HSV in semifinals, pls do Werder Bremen's 2009 run or the derby weeks against HSV (4 games in 19 days) next

[@mclark8857]

Always nice to see some Dickson Etuhu recognition

[@Bale4Bond]

I feel he's underrated among even Fulham fans

[@mafiousbj]

Was that the season that Dempsey was on fire? Guy looked like a madman in the Premier League, think he made like 20 goals being a midfielder

[@nickgrch]

Such a gutsy side who dug in. Dickson Etuhu was criminally underrated in that XI

[@JayJay-vz1hm]

Great vid, please do a video on Sampdoria...Champions League qualification one season to relegation the next

[@joelthorpe4170]

The Boro run to the UEFA cup final was a better one. The quarter and semi finals are some of the best comebacks from defeat you will ever see. We beat Stuttgart, Roma, Basel and Steaua to get to the final.

[@tummyrubber2k939]

Fulham knocked out the holders of the competition Shakhtar, Juventus, the german champions at the time Wolsburg and Hamburg who were due to host the final. Fulham actually beat them all on aggregate too whereas boro drew against the better 2 teams in knockouts. Fulham also put up a good fight in the final. All things considered, the Fulham run is far more impressive.

[@tombardsley3081]

@@tummyrubber2k939 they’re both historic for different reasons. Middlesbrough with the back to back 4 goal comebacks in both the quarter finals and the semi finals. Fulham with the teams they played

[@tummyrubber2k939]

@@tombardsley3081 Didnt day the boro one wasnt historic but it doesn't hold a candle to the Fulham run. The calibre of opposition alone makes it far more impressive with the fact fulham actually beat all teams, not just with away goal rule. Then consider where fulham were 2 years before, surviving relegation to the championship on the last day of the season with a 1-0 victory away from home. Fulham didn't get slaughtered in the final either. 2 minutes away from a penalty shootout. Both runs great, but nobody can honestly say the boro one is better.

[@tombardsley3081]

@@tummyrubber2k939 Boro didn't win via the away goals rules. They had to outright beat Basel and Steaua to get to the final.

[@tummyrubber2k939]

@@tombardsley3081 Yes and in the other knockout stage games where the played the better of the 4 teams on route to the final, they got through on away goals.

[@thelonesoldier4518]

This felt like it was yesterday wow how time flies

[@WinWall3227]

That fulham team full with experience good epl mid table players. That made the team great

[@lotuseater7247]

I like the element of Football Manager about the graphics depicting the goals against Juve. It did have that surreal, fictional, underdog exhileration about it.But this does not highlight fully the juggernaut of that Juventus team; yes they had Trezeguet, and Diego. But they also had in that team: WC winners Cannavaro, Camoranesi (and later Del Piero). Plus: Salihamdzik, Grosso, and Sissoko. Players who were highly rated at the time, or established as among the best in the world. Astonishing game.

[@nicolasap1312]

As a brazillian fanatic fulham fan I must admit i cried after this Europa league loss And i also a atleti fan too

[@jorg7228]

Let’s go as a Fulham fan don’t get many videos allotted to us on tifo

[@tomatokosir]

Hey, great content again. Btw, Slovenia on the map is misspelled Slovinia.

[@IamKeshav12]

Brilliant!

[@philipsjr.3849]

I could feel the emotions in my bones man

[@Thunder_Goose]

Words cannot express how much I love Fulham Football Club.

[@fm-dk9dn]

This reminds me of that good run that SP Braga had in the Europa League in 2010/11

[@T.E.S.S.]

This is still one of my favourite stories of recent years

[@045potter]

Middlesboros uefa cup run was another extraordinary one

[@muhammedgamal5871]

One of the best stories ever maybe for a mid table team

[@schlauchflicker]

The way Joe pronounced HSV like PSV was almost kinda adorable 5:50

[@tadaiyoradima]

literally read about this on fulham's wiki page two days ago and was pretty shocked, and now there's a tifo video on it

[@jaskamakynen7766]

The few years when I become a fan of Fulham, Dempsey and Schwartzer - after the great escape. This team had awesome characters. Shoutout also to Hangeland and Paintsil. Also Mahamadou Diarra was quality a bit alter. Still again to mention Schwartzer was soo underrated.

[@fishyfish6510]

Woy Hodgson the 🐐

[@lilpnit3030]

i always get goosebumps watching tifo videos like these

[@outerheaven8797]

Great Informative video! I just have one minor gripe...all the icons used to represent teams/players should use background/text colours that have high levels of contrast. Makes it less mental effort to watch. Fulham icon...change text from white to black. Juventus icon...could use their pink club colours or yellow for text over black/white stripes.

[@penaltygallery]

Remember watching it in a bar in Santander. It was a bit strange as I seemed the only person interested in the game.

[@davidpark5172]

Brilliant video as always Could you do a tactics video about the city side that won the PL in 11/12.

[@ludogatari9558]

When people belittle the Europa League I think of moments like this, or AC Milan playing at Fratton Park or Boro's run. Even this season you have West Ham's run. I'm a Chelsea fan and our Europa League wins in 2013 and 2019 (I was at the 2nd leg Semi and Final of 2019) excited me a lot. Some big club fans act too spoilt. European football drama, excitement, transcendental and ethereal feelings are not exclusive to the Champions League (though for the record I was at the 2021 final of course :P).

[@stephenpalmer9375]

I think it has suffered due to its rebranding. When it was called the UEFA Cup? It had kudos. Trying to turn it into a mini Champions League (for which I agree the re-branding HAS worked), and giving the top 5/6 leagues far too many places at the top table has really hurt it. Also - I wish the Cup Winners Cup was back. For actual Cup Winners.

[@ludogatari9558]

@@stephenpalmer9375 To be fair I agree with you. The straight knockout legs was a way better and exciting format. The group stage aspect was the usp of the CL. The name UEFA Cup has more about it too.

[@raymondbonington9355]

Been going to fulham since 1966 ,have I seen some ups and downs .

[@aliraid1295]

We need a similar video on Deportivo Alaves and their route to the 2001 uefa cup final

[@patrickelliot943]

I'd totally forgotten about this!

[@lukaswild9908]

As a HSV supporter, this still makes me kinda sad. After that heart breaking season the year before, where they had a shot in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal AND Europa League just to have it all taken away in just 19 days by their nemesis Werder Bremen, it felt like they had a true shot at redemption. It was kinda the end for them and certainly the first step to the eventual relegation.