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Porto were the holders of the Champions League, but Jose Mourinho wouldn't follow them into the 2004-05 season of the Champions League: he'd join freshly minted Chelsea, and the likes of the new top 4 of English football: Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Would European silverware finally return to England, or would it be reserved for those on the continent, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus or Bayern Munich? This is the 2004-05 Champions League season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arsene Wenger had broken the spell of Manchester United by winning the double in 1998. Could Arsenal go one better and retain the trophy? We had new faces in the dugouts: David O'Leary with Leeds, Gerard Houllier with Liverpool and Ruud Gullit with Newcastle. We had both new and returning faces on the pitch: Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest were promoted. This is the 1998-99 season of the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who will join Frode Grodas and A Trialist in the obscure hall of fame? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milan stunned the world with their sixth European Cup in a spectacular shootout against Juventus at Old Trafford. They had to defend their crown in a new format in the Champions League; gone are the perilous double group phases and now we finally receive the format we are all so well used to: the knockout phase. Would it produce even more obvious winners, or would there be a shock afoot? This is the 2003-04 Champions League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Real Madrid were the holders, they were the favourites and they had added one more Galactico: Ronaldo. How could they possibly be stopped? Newcastle completed the English interest alongside Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal whilst the usual frontrunners of Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Juventus all returned, with yet more names to upset the applecart: FC Basel anyone? This is the 2002-03 Champions League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's obscure time! Who will join names like Orpheo Keizerweerd, Frode Grodas and A Trialist? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bayern Munich are the holders, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona the frontrunners and, after 16 years in the dark, Liverpool are the returning giants: who will make the final in Glasgow? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Champions League returns for the quarter finals, we return to take a look at the Millennium's second European Champions: Bayern Munich. Valencia were back in the final, but lost once more. But what of Manchester United and Real Madrid? What of Leeds United and Arsenal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices