Nostalgic European memories (Video)

It looks like Middlesbrough are putting together another cup run as they beat Sunderland on Tuesday to advance to the Capital One (what's in your wallet) Cup quarter-finals where they will face a trip to Swansea. This is all good news for Middlesbrough and comes on the back of a fine start to the season which sees them three points off the leaders Cardiff sitting in third.

Following a few wilderness years of mid table obscurity it looks like Boro are on the up again and are eyeing a promotion push. Maybe they can even get into Europe again and pull off another memorable run like they did in 2006 where they reached the UEFA Cup final. During the years when Steve McClaren was still a respected football manager they pulled off an astonishing run including two 3-0 come-backs in the preceding rounds. 

Yes, they lost 4-0 in the final to Sevilla but despite that the run provided fantastic drama and the spectacle of seeing a 'smaller' club like Boro make it to a major European final was a unique treat.

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