DO YOU KNOW THAT FRANK LAMPARD IS THE FIRST PLAYER THAT SCORED THE 100TH GOAL IN TWO NOTABLE STADIA USED IN THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?



Lampard celebrating his 100th goal at The Mestalla

Frank Lampard of Chelsea FC made history when he scored the 100th goal scored at the Estadio Mestalla in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 28th September 2011 against Valencia CF of Spain in a Group E match in the 2011/2012 season. He also has the honours of converting the 100th goal scored in the competition scored at Stamford Bridge, home of The Blues.

DO YOU KNOW THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUBSIDE IN THE DEFUNCT UEFA CUP WINNERS CUP?



Ronaldo hoisting the trophy in Rotterdam

FC Barcelona of Spain are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won it on four occasions in 1979, 1982, 1989 and the 1997 one against Paris Saint Germain of France with a penalty goal from Ronaldo de Lima at the Feyenoord Stadion, Rotterdam. The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a seasonal association football competition contested between member associations of European football's governing body, who won their respective Domestic cup competitions which was rested in 1999.

DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST ENGLISHMAN TO SCORE A GOAL FOR ARSENAL FC IN THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain set a new record with his eighth-minute strike as he became the youngest Englishman in Arsenal FC’s history to score in the UEFA Champions League, beating team-mates Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott in the process, as The Gunners defeated Olympiakos 2-1 in an entertaining evening at The Emirates.

DID YOU KNOW THAT CHELSEA WON THE UEFA CUP WINNERS' CUP IN 1971?

Peter Osgood

The late Peter Osgood is one of Chelsea FC's finest player as he was nicknamed Wizard of Oz. In 1971, he was part of the Chelsea FC team that lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid CF 2–1 in a replay at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens, after the original tie had finished 1–1, with Osgood scoring Chelsea's goal in that game. In the replay he scored again, the opener, as they went on to win 2–1.

DID YOU KNOW THE MOST FLAMBOYANT MEXICAN GOALKEEPER ALSO PLAYED AS AN ATTACKER?

Jorge Campos, the flamboyant Mexican goalkeeper who had 129 caps started his club career in 1988 in Mexico with Pumas. At that time the club's first-choice goalkeeper was Adolfo Rios but, because Campos desired first-team opportunities, he asked to be used as a striker. He performed notably in his first season, scoring 14 goals and even challenging for the title of top-goalscorer. In the following seasons he earned the position of first-choice goalkeeper and won the 1990-1991 championship with Pumas.

WHO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MISSING 3 PENALTIES IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH?

Former Albaceleste of Argentina and Boca Juniors striker, Martin Palermo aka Loco is in the Guinness Book of World Records for missing three penalties for Argentina in a single international match against Colombia in the Copa América 1999. The first penalty rebounded off the crossbar; the second penalty went over; the third was saved by the Colombian goalkeeper, Miguel Calero.

DID YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT SCORED THE FASTEST GOAL IN THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

 The fastest UEFA Champions League goal came from the Dutch striker Roy Makaay, who netted for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in 2007 after 10.2 seconds. He took the record from Gilberto Silva, who scored after 20 seconds for Arsenal FC against PSV Eindhoven in 2002. Third on the list is Alessandro del Piero for Juventus against Manchester United in 1997 and in fourth came from Clarence Seedorf against Schalke 04 in 2005. Alexandre Pato's effort for AC Milan against the reigning champions FC Barcelona on September 13, 2011 came after 23 seconds. Remarkably that only put it fifth among the fastest goals in the competition.