The 10 Greatest Football Games in History and Why They're Iconic

Do you know what the greatest football matches of all time were?

We from the Sem Firula team chose the 10 biggest football games for you. The criteria used were technical level, historical relevance and emotional factor of the match (how much it moved the spectators).

Obviously, there will always be an important game missing from these lists, so don't forget to comment on which matches were missing, and which match you consider to be the greatest of all time. Let's get to the list!

In the first game, PSG scored 4 goals against the merciless Barcelona of the most decisive attacking trio of all time. Neymar, Messi and Suarez were going through one of the best phases at the club, which was currently the greatest power in Europe.

The 4-0 in the first game was a laughing stock in several European newspapers, which already declared Barcelona eliminated from the Champions League.

The return game at Camp Nou was marked by one of the biggest and most controversial football comebacks of all time, with a direct goal from a free kick by Neymar, an own goal by PSG and a simulation by Suarez, which guaranteed a penalty for the Barcelona.

Sergi Roberto's last goal at 95 of the second half is marked by one of the greatest narrations in Brazilian football with André Henning's striking phrase: “My Lady! The impossible happened, my God in heaven!”

This game may not have any historical relevance for non-Brazilians, however, it is without a shadow of a doubt the biggest match in Brazilian national football.

This game was marked by the confrontation between Neymar and Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

In this match we had it all:

Hat-trick by Ronaldinho, including a free kick with the ball going under the wall

Neymar's double, one of his goals was awarded the 2011 Puskás.

Santos scored 3x0 before 25 minutes of the first half, and Flamengo in less than 16 minutes, tied the game 3x3 in the first half.

Santos misses a penalty, which the player Elano hits with a “Cavadinha”. Flamengo goalkeeper Felipe, after defending, makes three throws with the ball in celebration.

Due to this game, free kicks with the ball under the barrier began to become popular in Brazil, thus a tactic was created of leaving a player lying on the ground, behind the barrier, to prevent this from happening.

Italian football was going through a great phase at that time, and Milan was considered one of the best clubs in the world, with a gigantic squad, with names like Kaká, Pirlo, Dida, Gatusso, Shevchenko, Maldini, Cafu and Seedorf, truly a national team.

The game was marked by a 3-0 Milan score in the first half, with the first goal scored in the first minute, opening a considerable advantage on the scoreboard and in the morale of the players. During the break, the Liverpool fans kept singing the famous song “You’ll never walk alone”, which impressed the Italian press, who were confused by the English party despite losing 3-0.

Driven by the fans, Liverpool, led by Xabi Alonso and Gerrard, scored 3 goals, tying the game in the second half, taking the match to penalties. In the kicks, Pirlo, Serginho and Shevchenko were wasteful, for Milan, bleeding Liverpool as champions of the Champions League in a historic turnaround.