The incredible thing about one of Manchester United's greatest European nights was that they only needed to win 1-0.
'Great games are usually won by eight players,' Sir Alex Ferguson wrote in his autobiography about their 7-1 mauling of Roma. 'It can happen to you half a dozen times in your career that there are 11 players giving their all in a match. That game was one of those exceptions.'
This truly was a match where his entire starting XI had standout performances.
Michael Carrick gave United the goal they needed to win the tie but they were far from done
Alan Smith ended a goal drought to quickly added a second as Roma began to fall apart
In a game that Roma's club captain Francesco Totti described as more important to him than the World Cup final, there was plenty at stake here.