The Ligue 1 outfit were only narrowly beaten by Juventus in a tight semi-final, and the attacking midfielder seemed to have a bright future ahead of him.Things began to go downhill at Euro ’96, when Pedros missed a penalty in France’s semi-final shoot-out loss to the Czech Republic. There is no bigger competition at club level than the Champions League, which concludes for 2018/19 this weekend when Liverpool face Tottenham in their second consecutive final.Making an impact on Europe’s premier tournament is an ambition shared by every footballer who plies his trade on the continent, and the following players certainly did that – albeit over a very brief period of time….A 2-1 victory over Barcelona in 2012 is arguably Celtic’s most memorable result of the 21st century. Guarda la partita completa di Galatasaray SK vs. Real Madrid della Champions League di 2000-2001 giocato a Ali Sami Yen (İstanbul) su Footballia The Spaniard was instrumental in group stage victories over Manchester United and Arsenal, bagging a memorable brace against the Red Devils in a 3-2 win and finishing the campaign with six goals in Europe.Tristan was selected to play for Spain at that summer’s World Cup, but suffered an ankle injury during the tournament and then tore a thigh muscle the following year. He eventually departed San Siro in 2005, spending a season with Mallorca before spells at Hercules, Levante and Villarreal.Yakin was Liverpool’s tormentor-in-chief during their crunch group stage clash with Basel in November 2002, setting up all three of the Swiss side’s goals in a 3-3 draw which eliminated the Reds at the expense of their lesser-known opponents. It was a great goal too, Ricken spotting goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi off his line and firing the ball over him and into the net.Injuries disrupted his career in the years that followed, and although he helped Dortmund win the Bundesliga in 2002, Ricken’s impact on the Champions League post-1997 was minimal.Kaiserslautern defied the odds to win the Bundesliga title in 1998, having only gained promotion back to the German top tier the previous campaign. Bilanz Sturm Graz - Galatasaray 3:0 (Champions League 2000/2001, Vorrunde Gr. Babel was integral to their progression so far, though, scoring four goals in the group stage and another in the quarter-final clash with Arsenal.The Dutchman also gave his side hope in the second leg of their defeat by Chelsea, scoring in the 117th minute to put the Reds within a goal of victory. A playmaker by trade, Yakin later described that performance as the “match of his life”. Those two achievements were enough to see the striker named Most Valuable Player of that season’s group stage and earned him a move to Milan in July 2015.The goals didn’t flow so freely in Italy, though, and the forward was soon heading back to colder climes with Spartak Moscow in January 2017.Champions League finalists in 2005 and 2007, Liverpool came close to reaching the showpiece event again in 2007/08, only to be denied by Chelsea in the last four. It was certainly a downhill slope from there.After Basel narrowly missed out on qualification from the second group stage, Yakin looked set for bigger things. Both found themselves in demand come the summer, but while Giuly was only too happy to join Barcelona, Rothen resisted the overtures of clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea to sign for hometown club PSG.The winger’s choice was a costly one: Rothen made just five more Champions League appearances, lastly during a short-lived loan spell at Rangers that ended acrimoniously. Join now for only $10!UEFA Champions League 2001/2002 Match Fixtures and Results.Join Platinum Membership to unlock this exclusive stats and analysis!Play in SoccerPunter Tipsters Competition And Improve Your Betting Skills.