Football: Fenerbahce's Demirel in UEFA 'Top 5 saves' list
Volkan Demirel's save against Sevilla finds its way into top five.
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Fenerbahce's international goalkeeper Volkan Demirel's save against Sevilla in the 2007-08 Champions League found its way into UEFA’s top five penalty stops on Wednesday.
Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Demirel and Cosmin Moti (Ludogorets) were all included on the list published online.
Demirel – saving Dani Alves' penalty in the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium – saw Fenerbahce qualify for the quarter finals of that season’s Champions League.
Bayern Munich veteran Oliver Kahn was in first spot.
Top five penalty saves in the video that UEFA prepared are:
1- 2000-01 Champions League final, Bayern Munich vs Valencia: Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich).
2- 2004-05 Champions League final, AC Milan vs Liverpool: Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool).
3- 2007-08 Champions League final, Manchester United vs Chelsea: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United).
4- 2007-08 Champions League Round of 16, Sevilla vs Fenerbahce: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahce).
5- 2014-15 Champions League play-offs, Ludogorets vs Steaua Bucharest: Cosmin Moti (Ludogorets).
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