It was after a legendary two-legged tie that our Rouge et Blanc defeated a Actual Madrid group with Zidane, Figo, and Ronaldo within the quarterfinals of the 2003-2004 Champions League.
It is a match that’s sure to deliver again particular recollections. This Tuesday on the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (9 PM), AS Monaco and Actual Madrid will meet for the third time of their historical past. So, earlier than they face one another once more on this event of , we glance again at their legendary double-legged tie , one which sealed qualification on the a part of the Rouge et Blanc for the competitors’s semifinals. Flashback 🎞️
First leg: Preserve hope alive 🏟️
Having loved a stellar group stage, notably with a powerful 8-3 victory over Deportivo La Coruña, the boys of then narrowly defeated Lokomotiv Moscow within the spherical of 16 due to a vital objective from Dado Pršo. Having certified for the quarterfinals, the membership from the Principality had been drawn towards a formidable opponent: Actual Madrid and its “Galácticos” inclduing gamers reminiscent of Ronaldo, Zinédine Zidane, Luis Figo, and David Beckham.
Within the legendary Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the Monaco gamers weren’t intimidated by the event and performed with full freedom. They had been even rewarded earlier than halftime when Sébastien Squillaci opened the scoring from shut vary (0-1, 43′). The second half, nevertheless, proved far more troublesome, and it was arduous to resist the onslaught from the Madrid aspect, who scored 4 objectives by means of Ivan Helguera (1-1, 51′), Zidane (2-1, 70′), Figo (3-1, 77′), and Ronaldo (4-1, 81′).
Trailing 4-1, the Rouge et Blanc refused to surrender, and barely two minutes later, they managed to scale back the deficit by means of , who inflicted ache on his former group. From a cross by Jaroslav Plasil, he headed the ball powerfully from the penalty spot, a shot that Iker Casillas was unable to cease (4-2, 83′). This objective provided a glimmer of hope forward of the second leg, which might happen on the Stade Louis-II two weeks later.
Match particulars:
2003-2004 Champions League – Quarterfinals, first leg
Actual Madrid 4-2 AS Monaco
Halftime: 0-1
Commercial
Objectives: Helguera (51′), Zidane (70′), Figo (77′) and Ronaldo (81′) for Actual Madrid; Squillaci (43′) and Morientes (83′) for AS Monaco
Bookings: Bernardi (41′), Squillaci (76′) for AS Monaco
Actual Madrid: Casillas – Salgado, Helguera, Mejía, Raul Bravo (Pavon, 28′) – Beckham, Figo, Guti (Borja, 77′) – Zidane – Ronaldo (Solari, 82′), Raùl
Supervisor: Carlos Queiroz
AS Monaco: Roma – Givet (Ibarra, 83′), Squillaci, Rodriguez, Evra (El Fakiri, 90′) – Bernardi, Zikos, Cissé (Plasil, 66′) – Giuly, Morientes, Rothen
Supervisor: Didier Deschamps
Second leg: Actual Madrid get pegged again 🚣♂️
Because the second leg approached, the Stade Louis-II was offered out for this prestigious match, the place everybody hoped to see AS Monaco obtain one of many best feats ever completed by a French membership. Sadly, issues grew to become much more sophisticated when Raúl scored the opening objective of the match shortly after the half-hour mark, giving Actual Madrid the lead (0-1, 35′).
“
Commercial
AS Monaco refuses to surrender!
Hopes had been fading, however the Monaco captain refused to give up and equalized simply earlier than halftime with a volley from exterior the penalty space (1-1, 45′). This objective fully modified the complexion of the match, as shortly after the restart, Fernando Morientes scored with an impressive header, placing Didier Deschamps’ males again in competition for qualification (2-1, 48′).
Qualification appeared safe, nevertheless it grew to become much more so 20 minutes later when Ludovic Giuly, impressed by a second of genius, executed a “Madjer” backheel that was as delicate because it was chic, leaving Iker Casillas shocked (3-1, 66′). Actual Madrid couldn’t get better and AS Monaco had eradicated considered one of Europe’s greatest golf equipment and written one of the crucial wonderful chapters in its historical past.
Match particulars:
2003-2004 Champions League – Quarterfinals, second leg
AS Monaco 3-1 Actual Madrid
Halftime: 1-1
Commercial
Objectives: Giuly (45+1, 66′), and Morientes (48′) for AS Monaco; Raùl (35′) for Actual Madrid
Bookings: Roma (90′) for AS Monaco; Helguera (30′) and Borja (60′) for Actual Madrid
AS Monaco: Roma – Ibarra, Rodriguez, Givet, Evra – Giuly (El-Fakiri, 82′), Plãsil, Cissé, Rothen – Morientes (Adebayor, 85′), Pršo (Nonda, 61′)