Some of the greatest teams in European history
Friday, January 13, 2017
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Hungary's Magical Magyars set the ball rolling as UEFA.com defined the greatest sides of the modern era; meet the nine teams that conquered all before them.
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After much debate, UEFA.com in the summer of 2015 settled on a list of nine great teams who had defined their eras in the decades following UEFA's formation in 1954. Get some detail on the sides we selected.
- Hungary 1950-56: the Magical Magyars
- Real Madrid 1956-60: the European pioneers
- Benfica 1960-62: Eusébio's Lisbon marvels
- Inter Milan 1962-67: the 'Grande Inter'
- Ajax 1971-73: the kings of 'total football'
- Bayern 1973-76: Germany's first world-beaters
- AC Milan 1988-90: Sacchi's game-changers
- Real Madrid 1998-2002: the Galácticos
- Barcelona 2008-12: Guardiola's greatest