10) Cristiano Ronaldo, 2008 (1-0 against Chelsea)
Cristiano Ronaldo officially joined Manchester United on 12 August 2003, for a fee of £12.24 million from Sporting CP. Around four years later, he was at the peak of his United career as he scored 42 goals for Manchester United in the 2007/08 season. In the same season, he went on to win the first of his five Champions League titles as Sir Alex Ferguson's outfit beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow.
Ronaldo missed his spot-kick in the shootout, but earlier had given United the lead with a superb towering header at the far post past the reach of Petr Cech.
9) David Villa, 2011 (3-1 against Manchester United)
David Villa joined Barcelona in the summer of 2010, and as part of Pep Guardiola’s side, the striker won eight trophies - including two La Liga titles and the 2011 Champions League - while scoring 48 goals in 119 appearances.
He will be especially fond of the goal he scored in the 2011 Champions League final against Manchester United when he curled a superb strike into the top corner from just inside the box as Barca ran out 3-1 winners against the English champions.
8) Lionel Messi, 2009 (2-0 against Manchester United)
Despite his small stature, Lionel Messi has scored over 30 headers throughout his career. While rare, they often showcase his positioning and timing rather than physical dominance, and he chose the right moment to score one of his most spectacular headers in the 2009 Champions League final against Manchester United.
Messi found space in the area and rose impressively to send a looping header over Edwin van der Sar and into the corner from a pinpoint cross from Xavi. Messi has since regularly described it as his favourite goal.
7) Steve McManaman, 2000 (2-0 against Valencia)
Despite their obvious talents, English players have occasionally struggled to make the same impact abroad. Steve McManaman was an exception to that rule, and he proved that in the Champions League final against Valencia when he scored a brilliant goal.
A long throw-in was cleared by the Valencia rearguard to the feet of McManaman, who, with both feet off the ground in a scissor-kick motion, unleashed a stunning right-footed volley past Santiago Canizares, earning him his "Karate Kid" nickname in Spain.
6) Mario Mandzukic, 2017 (1-1 against Real Madrid)
Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic wrote himself into the history books with an acrobatic effort for Juventus against Real Madrid, prompting a discussion about whether the strike was the best in the competition's showpiece fixture.
Juventus were behind 1-0 when Mandzukic chested down the ball in the area and, with his back to goal, hooked a superb looping volley over Keylor Navas and into the corner. Real, however, went on to win the match 4-1 to secure their 12th title in this competition.
5) Lars Ricken, 1997 (3-1 against Juventus)
Lars Ricken is today the CEO of Borussia Dortmund, and he was as skilled a player on the football pitch as he is in the business world. At 20 years old, his name was upgraded to legendary status when he came off the bench to wrap up victory for BVB with his very first touch in the 1997 Champions League final.
Ricken replaced Stephane Chapuisat after 70 minutes, and sixty seconds later, he raced on to Andreas Moller's through pass to clip the ball beyond Angelo Peruzzi with a memorable long-range effort.
4) Hernan Crespo, 2005 (3-0 against Liverpool)
Lethal Argentine international striker Hernan Crespo was at the peak of his career in 2005 when he scored twice for AC Milan against Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final.
Crespo's second goal will be forever remembered as he ran to an extraordinary pass from Kaka, which split the Reds' back line, and as Jerzy Dudek advanced, he simply dinked the ball over the Polish with the arrogance of a super striker to make it 3-0. From then on, everything went to pieces for the Italians as Liverpool came back to level at 3-3 and ended up winning on penalties in Istanbul.
3) Dejan Savicevic, 1994 (3-0 against Barcelona)
After his move from Crvena Zvezda to AC Milan, Dejan Savicevic turned into one of the key players for Fabio Capello's Milan side. Savicevic scored perhaps his most important goal for the club when he gave the Italians a 3-0 lead in the final in 1994.
Savicevic tackled his way past Sergi Barjuán down the right and, after letting the ball bounce, launched an inch-perfect looping effort which sailed beyond the reach of goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta with the Basque goalkeeper barely off his line.
2) Zinedine Zidane, 2001 (2-1 against Bayer Leverkusen)
Ballon d'Or winner Zinedine Zidane led Real Madrid to three successive Champions League trophies, but as a player, he had been on the losing side twice with Juventus before he finally got his hands on the trophy in 2001 following his move to the Galacticos.
After Lucio had cancelled out Raul's early opening goal, the elegant French striker turned the tide in Real's favour with a stunning left-footed volley on the turn to give Madrid a 2-1 lead against the Germans at Hampden Park.
1) Gareth Bale, 2018 (2-1 against Liverpool)
Despite his many impressive performances, Welsh wizard Gareth Bale wasn't exactly a beloved figure in the Spanish capital. That was perhaps the reason why Bale seemed to have a point to prove when he came off the bench to score arguably one of the most spectacular goals in Champions League history in 2018.
Bale launched himself into the air and powered an incredible overhead kick into the top corner from a cross by Marcelo to put the Spaniards into the lead as Zinedine Zidane's outfit went on to win the final 3-1.