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Real Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final, with Zinedine Zidane scoring the famous winning volley. Bayern Munich lost to Manchester United in the 1999 final. AC Milan won the Champions League in 2002-03 (beating Juventus). Manchester United were eliminated in the semifinals that year.

Nottingham Forest won the European Cup (now Champions League) in 1979 and 1980 under Brian Clough. They are the only English club to have won the European Cup/Champions League more than once while playing outside the top division. Leeds United were runners-up in 1975, Charlton Athletic and Blackpool have never won the Champions League.

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut on November 15, 1989, against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of 16. This was the first of his record-breaking 200 Test matches. June 26 is significant but not his debut date. April 21 and December 16 are not related to his Test debut.

Wayne Rooney scored a Champions League hat-trick at age 18 years and 335 days for Manchester United against Fenerbahçe in 2004, making him the youngest player to achieve this feat at that time. Raul, Shevchenko, and Henry were all older when they scored their Champions League hat-tricks.

Sachin Tendulkar wore jersey number 10 in ODIs throughout his international cricket career. This number became iconic and synonymous with him in Indian cricket history. Option 99 was worn by someone else, and 00 was not Sachin's ODI number.

Ferencvarosi TC (Ferencváros) is the Hungarian club that has participated in the UEFA Champions League. They are the most successful Hungarian club and have represented Hungary in European competitions. Csepel SC, Dunaferr FC, and MTK Budapest have not achieved Champions League qualification.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century against Australia on September 9, 1994, in Colombo. This was a breakthrough innings where he scored 110 runs. It was not against Sri Lanka, England, or New Zealand - his first century came in a match against Australia during the Singer-Akai Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar was appointed captain of the Indian cricket team in 1996, taking over from Mohammad Azharuddin. This occurred before the 1996 World Cup. False would be incorrect as he did indeed take over captaincy duties in 1996.