Either France or Portugal will be crowned as European Champions, as tonight is the UEFA Champions League Final. As FC Porto and AS Monaco steps into the pitch of the Arena Aufschalke in Gelsenkirchen Germany, they will be playing for their names to be added in Europe's most illustrous honour. Only a few people thought that these two teams will be able to reach the final, for their previous oppenents were football giants namely AC Milan for FC Porto and Real Madrid C.F. for AS Monaco. Nevertheless these teams have proved to everyone that they are indeed, wothy of being in the final by making one of the most-outstanding football comebacks in history of European Football. None of the continent's so-called bigger clubs played consistently well enough in this season's competition to feel deserving of taking their place.

Match Preview:
Monaco, with more goals that any other team in the Champions League. Porto, with their 10th straight victory in the Champions League. Will the skills of Monaco's Fernando Morientes and the electrfying pace of Ludovic Guily prevail over Porto's experienced Jorge Costa and his young defensive side-kick Ricardo Carvalho? Will Porto's attack-minded right back Paulo Ferreira prevail against Monaco's mecurial left winger Jérôme Rothen? I guess whoever spends more time in the opposing half will become a crucial factor in winning this match. We also have to take in mind that Monaco has to deal with the threat posed from midfield by the brilliant Brazilian-born Deco and his fellow Portuguese international Maniche.

Off the pitch we have FC Porto's José Mourinho, who has a lot of motivation for they have already won the UEFA Cup. On the other end we have Didier Deschamps who is in the brink of being the youngest European Cup-winning coach.

Goodluck to both teams!