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Best-ever all-English European ties ahead of Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa clash
The Europa League semi-final stage concludes tonight, with the draw throwing up that unique occasion of two English clubs squaring off against each other in European competition.
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa will finish off their last four tie, with Forest taking a slender 1-0 lead to Villa Park after their first leg.
Their semi-final showdown will be the latest occasion English teams have crossed paths on the continent, so here are some memorable match-ups from the past.
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Manchester United vs. Tottenham
Cup Winners Cup Second Round 1963
The first-ever all-English affair came over 60 years ago in an incident-packed Cup Winners' Cup meeting between holders Spurs and Matt Busby's Manchester United.
Spurs won the first leg 2-0 and looked to be heading through, but after Dave McKay broke his leg during the return clash, leaving Tottenham with ten men, United capitalised.
With no substitutions at this time, they took over the tie, thanks to a brace each from David Herd and Bobby Charlton , who saw the Reds Devils win 4-2 on aggregate.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham
UEFA Cup Final 1972
A first final featuring two English sides took place in 1972 in the inaugural UEFA Cup, which was actually a two-legged affair.
Spurs won the first leg 2-1 thanks to a brace from Martin Chivers, and although they were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves in the return game, they clung on to claim another European triumph.
The final remains the furthest Wolves have ever been in a European competition, however.
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Chelsea vs. Liverpool
Champions League semi-final 2005
At the height of the noughties rivalry between these two clubs and managers, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez, the pair met in this European showdown.
Chelsea were in the midst of domestic dominance under the Portuguese and were eyeing up Champions League glory, too, until they were thwarted by Luis Garcia's infamous 'ghost goal'.
It was the only goal across the two legs, and without goalline technology, it wasn't certain it went over the line. However, it was given, and the Reds marched on to Istanbul - and we all know what happened there.
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Manchester United vs. Chelsea
Champions League Final 2008
Perhaps the biggest-ever all-English clash, as Premier League title rivals Man United and Chelsea slugged it out for the top prize in Moscow.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard traded goals in normal time, but nothing could separate the sides apart from Didier Drogba's late sending off.
It went to penalties and it was heartbreak for Chelsea as misses from Nicolas Anelka and most famously, John Terry, handed the trophy to the Red Devils.
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Manchester United vs Arsenal
Champions League semi-final 2009
United were back up against English opposition a year after their triumph over Chelsea, but this was a much more one-sided affair.
Having eked out a draw at Old Trafford in the first leg, Arsenal fancied their chances in London of progressing from the tie.
However, they were blown away by United's terrifying attack, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 3-1 win to send them through.
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Manchester City vs. Tottenham
Champions League quarter-final 2019
A night of high VAR drama as Tottenham managed to overcome favourites Manchester City in this controversial tie.
A 1-0 win in north London for Spurs set up the second leg nicely, but it looked to be dead and buried when City raced into a 3-1 lead at The Etihad.
Sergio Aguero added a fourth to make it 4-3 on aggregate, but when Fernando Llorente's goal was ruled ok by VAR it put them in pole position on away goals.
Raheem Sterling then thought he'd won it for Pep Guardiola late on, but his goal was chalked off by VAR for offside and Spurs clung on.
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Chelsea vs. Arsenal
Europa League Final 2019
A meeting of two London sides, 2,500 miles away from the Capital in Baku, which was dominated by Chelsea and Eden Hazard.
The Belgian scored twice and set up another in a 4-1 win that blew away the Gunners and handed Maurizio Sarri his first trophy as Blues boss.
It was a fitting farewell for Hazard, too, who moved to Real Madrid that summer.
Liverpool vs Tottenham
Champions League Final 2019
The two English sides had battled through two epic semi-finals to get to the competition's showpiece, which was Spurs' first-ever appearance in the final.
However, once Mo Salah dispatched a first-half penalty, there only looked like one side in it, and Divock Origi sealed the win for Jurgen Klopp's Reds, handing them a sixth European Cup.
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Chelsea vs. Manchester City
Champions League Final 2021
Still, the last time Chelsea beat Manchester City in any competition, but what a moment to savour as the Blues celebrated their second Champions League gong.
Kai Havertz got the only goal of the game to see Thomas Tuchel triumph over Pep Guardiola as City once again failed in their quest to win Europe's biggest prize.
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Tottenham vs. Manchester United
Europa League Final 2025
The Europa League contested an all-English contest just last season and it came in the competition's showpiece.
With both Manchester United and Spurs struggling domestically, it was seen as the match which would save either side's season. In the end, it was Spurs who took the glory, thanks to a single Brennan Johnson goal.
It was North Londoners' first trophy since 2008 and meant boss Ange Postecoglou made good on his promise of winning silverware in his second season... although it was to be his last game in charge before being sacked by the club.
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