The Athletic's Friday football quiz question #40
Welcome to the 40th edition of The Athletic's Friday quiz question.
At the end of every week, we'll serve up a poser from our vault of football conundrums. It won't be easy (unless you're really good), but what better way to head into the weekend than giving your soccer-loving brain some exercise? Chuck it in your group chats and see who knows their stuff.
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Oh, and there's no prize, except the quiet satisfaction of a job well done.
So, without any further delay…
Put these European Cup/Champions League moments in chronological order (from oldest to most recent):
A: Gianluigi Buffon plays his last game in the competition
B: Two clubs from the same country contest the final of the competition for the first time
C: The last season without Barcelona playing in the competition
D: A player scores a hat-trick of penalties in a match in the competition for the first time
E: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal in the competition
Stuck? The answer will be revealed here later today.
P.S. The links to the previous 39 Friday quiz questions are below.
The previous quiz questions:
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