Match of the Day: Top 10 Podcast

Every great team needs a great captain leading from the front. From quiet lead-by-example types to the motivators barking their instructions. Gary, Alan and Micah debate the best skippers the Champions League has ever seen.

Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe and Lewandowski. The biggest stars showcase their talents on the biggest stage, and the Champions League has been graced by some of the greatest players the game has ever seen. But who is the best goalscorer in the tournament's history?

No great team can succeed without a great manager. And sometimes a good team can be made into winners by an outstanding boss. But who has got the best managerial track record in Europe's premier club competition?

Overhead kicks, long-range volleys and good old-fashioned thunderbolts. Sometimes you need a moment of magic to turn a game. Gary, Alan and Micah debate the best goal that has ever been scored in the Champions League.

Where does that formidable Barcelona trio of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets rank individually? Do Steven Gerrard's heroics in the 2004/05 season get him higher up the list? Gary, Alan and Micah discuss the greatest midfielders to have ever graced the competition.

Great tournaments are remembered for standout moments. The times when your jaw hits the floor, and you look around and ask, 'Did that really happen?' Gary, Alan and Micah look back at incredible comebacks and individual instances of brilliance to decide the best moment in Champions League history.

Every now and then, you see a player decide to take the game by the scruff of the neck and think, 'I'm going to do this myself.' Gary, Alan and Micah debate the best solo efforts on the biggest stage.

Man United in 1999 or Man City in 2023? Barcelona in 2011 or Real Madrid in 2018? To win a Champions League, you have to be a great team. But which was the best ever? Gary, Alan and Micah debate the greatest side we've ever seen in the Champions League.

Goalscorers win you games, but defences win you championships. Where do the English pair of Rio Ferdinand and John Terry rank against the very best?

Alan and Micah pick their own all-time Champions League XIs. Which players will get in both their sides as non-negotiables? Which are the positions they'll disagree over? And who does Gary think has the better team overall?