10 Champions League Nights Worth Framing for Your Bedroom or Office

Most football posters are rolled paper from a college bookstall. They arrive creased inside cardboard tubes, get stuck to the wall with tape that strips the paint, and a few months later the edges start to curl.

If you grew up watching European football at 1:15 AM Indian time, those nights are not wall decoration. They are memories:

• The disbelief of Istanbul in 2005.
• Zinedine Zidane's left-footed volley at Hampden Park.
• Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner against Barcelona.

At Momentos Footy we make story posters. Each one is original posterised artwork of the moment, with the venue, date and fixture across the middle and the story told in a few lines underneath. They come framed with museum-style matting, in A4 or A3, ready to hang straight out of the box.

Here are ten Champions League nights from our collection that deserve a place on your wall.

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1. The Miracle of Istanbul: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (2005 Final)

• Venue: Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
• Date: May 25, 2005
• The memory: Three goals down at half time against Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan (Maldini, Nesta, Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaká, Shevchenko, Crespo). In six minutes of second-half madness, Steven Gerrard, Vladimír Šmicer and Xabi Alonso levelled the score, and Liverpool won on penalties.
• On the poster: posterised artwork in Liverpool red and the line "Against all mathematical odds, the underdogs conquered Europe." Hang it beside Crespo Makes It 3-0, the first-half frame, as the complete two-frame set.

View The Miracle of Istanbul poster → | Complete 2-frame set →

2. Pure Perfection: Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen (2002 Final)

• Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
• Date: May 15, 2002
• The memory: Roberto Carlos loops a high cross towards the edge of the box. Zidane adjusts his weight, waits for the ball to drop and hits a left-footed volley into the top corner to win Real Madrid's ninth European Cup.
• On the poster: the line "A strike of pure, unmatched technical grace that secured La Novena" and the tagline Pure Perfection, Absolute Royalty. The same night from Leverkusen's side is The Stroke of Grace, part three of our Michael Ballack 2002 set.

View Pure Perfection poster → | The Stroke of Grace → | Zidane collection →

3. Messi's 600th Goal: Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool (2019 Semi-Final, First Leg)

• Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
• Date: May 1, 2019
• The memory: Barcelona win the first leg 3-0, and Lionel Messi finishes the night with a long-range free kick that curls past Alisson into the top corner. It is his 600th goal for Barcelona, and it looks like the tie is over.
• On the poster: the wall, the keeper and Messi standing over the ball, with the tagline And then came the second leg... Frame it next to Corner Taken Quickly as the complete two-frame set.

View Messi's 600th Goal poster → | Complete 2-frame set →

4. Corner Taken Quickly: Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (2019 Semi-Final, Second Leg)

• Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
• Date: May 7, 2019
• The memory: Facing a 3-0 deficit from Camp Nou, Liverpool take Barcelona apart. In the 79th minute, Alexander-Arnold catches the Barcelona defence switched off and finds Divock Origi for the goal that completes the comeback.
• On the poster: Alexander-Arnold's number 66 at the corner flag, the line "A piece of history born from pure instincts." and the tagline Corner taken quickly... ORIGI!

View Corner Taken Quickly poster → | Liverpool collection →

5. Derby of Shame: Inter v AC Milan (2005 Quarter-Final)

• Venue: San Siro (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), Milan
• Date: April 12, 2005
• The memory: Inter trail 3-0 on aggregate when a Cambiasso goal is ruled out. Flares rain down from the Curva Nord, one hits Milan goalkeeper Dida, and the match is abandoned. In the smoke, Inter's Marco Materazzi rests his arm on the shoulder of Milan's Rui Costa and the two rivals watch it together.
• On the poster: Materazzi's 23 and Rui Costa's 10 seen from behind against red flare smoke, under the title Derby of Shame.

View Derby of Shame poster →

6. Football, Bloody Hell: Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich (1999 Final)

• Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
• Date: May 26, 1999
• The memory: Bayern Munich lead from the sixth minute and UEFA's president leaves his seat to present them the trophy. Then Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær score from two stoppage-time corners, and Manchester United complete the Treble.
• On the poster: the line No English club had ever won all three. under the tagline Football, Bloody Hell.

View Football, Bloody Hell poster → | Read the story →

7. The Phenomenon: Manchester United 4-3 Real Madrid (2003 Quarter-Final)

• Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
• Date: April 23, 2003
• The memory: Ronaldo Nazário scores a hat-trick inside an hour to knock United out, and when he is substituted the whole of Old Trafford stands and applauds the man who has just beaten them.
• On the poster: the line The Theatre of Dreams had stood for the man who ended theirs. It is frame one of our Applause from the Enemy set, with Ronaldinho at the Bernabéu and Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin.

View The Phenomenon poster → | Complete 3-frame set →

8. One Kick from Glory: Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (2008 Final)

• Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
• Date: May 21, 2008
• The memory: The first all-English final, in the Moscow rain. Didier Drogba is sent off in extra time, John Terry slips as he takes the penalty that would have won it, and Edwin van der Sar saves from Nicolas Anelka.
• On the poster: the line Chelsea had been one kick from their first European Cup. Frame one of our Moscow and Munich set.

View One Kick from Glory poster → | Complete 2-frame set →

9. The Last Kick: Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (2012 Final)

• Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
• Date: May 19, 2012
• The memory: A goal down two minutes from time in Bayern's own stadium, Chelsea win their only corner of the night and Drogba heads it in. He takes the last penalty of the shoot-out too, and Chelsea are champions of Europe.
• On the poster: the line Four years after Moscow, the man who was not there took the kick that won Chelsea the Champions League.

View The Last Kick poster → | Read the story →

10. Defying Gravity: Juventus 0-3 Real Madrid (2018 Quarter-Final)

• Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin
• Date: April 3, 2018
• The memory: Cristiano Ronaldo meets Dani Carvajal's cross with an overhead kick from two metres in the air, past Gianluigi Buffon. The Juventus crowd stands and applauds, and three months later Juventus sign him.
• On the poster: the line Three months later, Juventus signed him. under the tagline Defying Gravity. Frame three of our Applause from the Enemy set.

View Defying Gravity poster → | Complete 3-frame set →

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Rolled Posters vs Momentos Footy Story Posters

Here is how a Momentos story poster compares with the rolled posters most of us stuck on hostel walls:

Frequently Asked Questions

Which poster size works best for a bedroom or office wall?

Momentos come in two sizes: A4 (21 × 29.7 cm artwork, about 8.3 × 11.7 inches) and A3 (29.7 × 42 cm artwork, about 11.7 × 16.5 inches). A3 works best as a single centrepiece above a desk or bed. A4 suits shelves and smaller walls, and three or more side by side make a gallery wall.

Do you deliver framed posters across India?

Yes, free. Orders are packed and handed to BlueDart or Delhivery within 2 to 4 business days and usually arrive 4 to 8 business days later. You can follow your parcel on our Track Order page.

Can I order Champions League posters with Cash on Delivery?

Yes. Cash on Delivery is available on eligible orders up to ₹5,000, and shipping is free across India. You can also pay online by UPI, card, netbanking or wallet.