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 Porto's 2003-04 Champions League Winning Squad: Where are they now? 26th May 2004: Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Porto 3-0 Monaco Porto's Champions League win in 2004 is probably regarded as the most incredible fairy tale of Champions League history. The European Cup would be returning to Portugal for the first time since 1987. It was a moment of history for Jose Mourinho's side as they won the title against all the odds. So, where is the Porto squad that guided them to this historic victory? 1) Jorge Costa (#2) Costa is best known for his aggressive and physical style of play and is commonly regarded as one of Portugal's best defenders. Costa was the captain for Porto coming up to the final in Gelsenkirchen and started the final. After the final in Germany, Costa spent another year with the Portuguese club wining the Club World Cup in before leaving for Belgium to play for Standard Liege before retiring a year after. Internationally, Costa appeared with Portug

  The Champions Blog Please Note: Original Creation Date was November 8th Matchday 4 of this season's Champions League brought some exciting action including big wins, some impressive surprises and some dominant displays. As well as that, the first Round of 16 tickets have been purchased by six teams. This is the Champions Blog The week got off with Borussia Dortmund hosting Newcastle. The Toon Army went into Dortmund with hope of still qualifying for the last 16 after nabbing points in their first two games with Milan and PSG. On the other hand, Dortmund entered the game with a defeat against PSG, a draw with Milan, and a win at Newcastle back in October. Each teams had four points and can still qualify. The game in Germany started off with a lot of chances by Dortmund and eventually, the German side got their reward when Niclas Fullkrug netting a close-range finish to break the deadlock and open the scoring in the 27th minute. Chances came from both ends for the rest of the first

 AC Milan's 2002-03 Champions League Winning Squad: Where are they now? 28th May 2003: Old Trafford, Manchester, England Juventus 0 - 0 AC Milan (2-3) AC Milan returned to their title of Europe's best club after beating fellow Italian rivals, Juventus in the first all Italian final in Champions League history. A nerving penalty shootout in Manchester, AC Milan were the better side and won the 6th European Cup title and their first since 1994. So, where are the AC Milan squad that lead the Italian side to their 2003 success. 1) Paolo Maldini (#3) Maldini is regarded as not only one of the best left backs of his generations, but one of the best players in Italian football. Maldini captained his side to victory in Manchester and won man of the match, and since that, he captained his boyhood club to another Serie A title the following season, as well as 1 Coppa Italia, 1 Supercoppa Italiana, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 Club World Cup and another Champions League title in 2007. In 2009, he