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Ajax 1994/95: How Louis van Gaal built an invincible team
31.10.26, 10:29 Updated 01.11.26, 10:18 10 Minute Read
For those who know their football history, the 1995 Champions League final between Ajax and AC Milan will always be remembered for Patrick Kluivert’s toe-poked winner.
Just minutes from full-time, the then 18-year-old striker produced a final burst of energy to earn Ajax their fourth ‘Big Ears’ trophy, following their famous early-70s treble.
His teammate at the time, Jari Litmanen, later joked that it was Kluivert’s ‘most important but ugliest goal ever.’
But who cared if it was ugly?
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