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Red Devils line up unique double
In the history of the European Champion Clubs' Cup, three teams have won the trophy twice without losing a match: AFC Ajax, AC Milan and United's potential final opponents at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 21 May, Premier League arch-rivals Liverpool FC.
Liverpool lifted the European Cup twice without a single defeat, winning six games and drawing three in winning the trophy in 1980/81, and then triumphing seven times whilst being held twice as they won the 1983/84 title. Ajax had a similar record as they won the 1971/72 edition, and also ended the 1994/95 UEFA Champions League campaign as unbeaten champions, winning seven games and drawing four. Milan won five and tied four as they won the 1988/89 European Cup, and won the UEFA Champions League in 1993/94 with seven wins and five draws.
United's only UEFA Champions League success to date came in 1998/99, with victory against FC Bayern München at the Camp Nou marking the end of an unbeaten season in the competition. A win and a draw in qualifying got them to the group stage, while five further victories and six more draws saw the trophy return to Old Trafford for the first time since 1968. Having already won nine games and drawn three in reaching this season's final, they can become the first side to win the UEFA Champions League twice without a single defeat. Sir Alex Ferguson could also become the first coach to win two European Cups without losing a game in either campaign.
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