Former Liverpool midfielder banned from Champions League final…
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Following Xabi Alonso’s foolish yellow card which will rule him out of the Champions League final, here’s a list of the the 22 unfortunate players who have also missed the biggest match in club football through suspension.
1994 – AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona
Alessandro Costacurta and Franco Baresi (Milan)
1996 – Juventus 1-1 Ajax (Juventus win on penalties)
Michael Reiziger (Ajax)
1999 – Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich
Roy Keane and Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
2000 – Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia
Amedeo Carboni (Valencia)
2002 – Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Ze Roberto (Leverkusen)
2003 – AC Milan 0-0 Juventus (Milan win on penalties)
Pavel Nedved (Juventus)
2009 – Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
Eric Abidal and Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Darren Fletcher (Man Utd)
2010 – Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich
Thiago Motta (Inter), Franck Ribery (Bayern)
2011 – Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United
Jose Pinto (Barcelona)
2012 – Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (Chelsea win on penalties)
Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry, Ramires and Raul Meireles (Chelsea), David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luis Gustavo (Bayern)
2014 – Real Madrid v Chelsea/Atletico Madrid
Xabi Alonso (Real)
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