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Champions League quiz: How much do you know about these 10 famous goals?

Test your knowledge of Steven Gerrard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's memorable strikes

Solskjaer celebrates clinching the 1999 Champions League for United
Solskjaer celebrates clinching the 1999 Champions League for United (Getty)

The latest edition of the Champions League is already under way, with five British sides having qualified for the competition's group stages.

So, to celebrate the return of European football’s premier competition, we decided to see how well our readership knows some of its greatest goals.

Steven Gerrard’s thunderbolt against Olympiakos, Andres Iniesta’s strike to sink Chelsea and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s winner at the Nou Camp were all ‘unforgettable’, but how much do you really remember about them?

Take a look at the quiz below and test your knowledge.


As for the competition itself, Arsenal will be pleased with their start, having taken a valuable point away from home at fellow heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain.

Arsene Wenger's side were second-best for much of the evening but, thanks to the hosts' wasteful finishing and an Alexis Sanchez strike, they managed to salvage a draw.

Celtic were made to suffer by Barcelona, the tournament's favourites. A seven-goal shellacking at the Nou Camp humiliated Brendan Rodgers' side, but could they have suspected much else?

To celebrate the return of the Champions League, we decided to test our readership's knowledge of the competition's most famous goals.

The other three teams begin their campaigns on Wednesday night.

Tottenham travel to Wembley, their new home from home, to face Monaco, while Leicester make their Champions League bow in Bruges.

Manchester City’s meeting with Borussia Monchengladbach has been rearranged, after being postponed on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions.

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