18 Champions League one-season wonders who dazzled – then disappeared

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There’s no better platform to shine on at club level, but these players’ exploits in Europe were all too brief...

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Burned brightly but briefly...

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk, 2014/15)

Carlos Alberto (Porto, 2003/04)

Ryan Babel (Liverpool, 2007/08)

Mauro Bressan (Fiorentina, 1999/00)

Francesco Coco (Milan, 2000/01)

Javier Farinos (Valencia, 1999/00)

Hakan Yakin (Basel, 2002/03)

Simone Inzaghi (Lazio, 1999/00)

Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow, 2009/10)

Michalis Konstantinou (Panathinaikos, 2001/02)

Reynald Pedros (Nantes, 1995/96)

Lars Ricken (Borussia Dortmund, 1996/97)

Jurgen Rische (Kaiserslautern, 1998/99)

Jerome Rothen (Monaco, 2003/04)

Juan Sanchez (Valencia, 2000/01)

Diego Tristan (Deportivo La Coruna, 2001/02)

Tony Watt (Celtic, 2012/13)

Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray, 2012/13)

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Liverpool

Deportivo La Coruna

Olympiakos

Juventus

Valencia CF

Fiorentina

Panathinaikos

Monaco

Basel

Porto

Kaiserslautern

Lazio

Celtic

CSKA Moskva

Galatasaray

Borussia Dortmund

Milan