His right-footed snap-shot was weak and poorly struck, but it went straight to Sheringham, who swiped at the shot with his right foot, and nestled the ball in the bottom corner of the net. The match is best remembered for Manchester United scoring two last-minute goals in injury time to win 21, after having trailed for most of the match. [37], United again came up against Italian opposition in the semi-finals, facing Juventus, who had beaten Greek side Olympiacos in the quarters, and Bayern were drawn against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who beat reigning champions Real Madrid to reach the semis. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. Name on the trophy! [15], Since neither Manchester United nor Bayern Munich had won their respective leagues in 199798, both sides faced a qualifier to enter the 199899 Champions League. 1991-92. The bigger picture was the fact United had not won the European Cup since the days of Sir Matt Busby in 1968 and had only reached the semi-finals in the competition's present format as the Champions League. A scene from the dressing room after the heroic comeback against Bayern Munich. Ferguson threw on Sheringham and Solskjr but could only watch as Carsten Jancker's overhead kick hit the bar late on. 1959-60Template:, If you looking for actual season click here. 1958Template:, It was high, and only . But in a blink of an eye, United scored two quick goals, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. The match is best remembered for Manchester United scoring two last-minute goals in injury time to win 2-1, after having trailed for most of the match. It was the first time a team needing to score two injury-time goals to triumph in the Champions League has done so since Manchester United in the 1999 final Dortmund remain the only. Within 15 minutes of the restart, Milan's imposing rearguard had been breached by Steven Gerrard, Vladimr micer and Xabi Alonso, and an absorbing final eventually had to be settled by penalties. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets per team). United did not play well, that is almost universally accepted, and fell behind after only six minutes. The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a poll in early 2002. Chelsea beats Manchester City to win Champions League title Champions League 1999/2000 Advertisements On the following page an easy way you can check the results of recent matches and statistics for Champions League. If two or more clubs are level on points, alphabetical order is applied based on full club names until teams have played each other twice, at which point the competition regulations are applied. 1999 UEFA Champions League Final | Football Wiki | Fandom [58] The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks,[59] as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams. |32 (A) 1967Template:, 2008-09Template:, Paul Scholes was suspended for the 1999 UEFA Champions League final A foul on Juventus' Didier Deschamps in the semi-final cost Scholes his place He watched from the stands but felt. LIVE Champions League final: Liverpool, Real Madrid clash in Paris |Agg. [54], The match ball for the final was the Nike NK 800 Geo, a white ball with a standard 32-panel design. The following year, the stadium underwent a remodelling that reduced the capacity to around 115,000. Champions League: The Ten Most Unforgetable Comebacks Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. [76] A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy, when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. Steve McManaman, Real Madrid midfielder 1999-2003: . Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reveals why he wore blacked-out boots in the 1999 1993Template:, was manager Sir Alex Ferguson's pithy summary of a remarkable evening in Barcelona. Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox football match Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. 2015Template:. |43 Manchester United became the first team to win the European Cup or Champions League having failed to be the champions of Europe, champions of their country, or the winners of their country's domestic cup the preceding season. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday. I think Kuffour loses me because hes looking at the ball. 2011-12Template:, Despite the bad start United began to dominate possession. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. 1971-72Template:, Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). Manchester United's treble winners of 1999: Where are they now? Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. Mario Basler put Bayern into a sixth minute lead in the 1999 Champions League final, and it appeared to be the winning goal for most of the game. But for Clive Tyldesley as much as Manchester United, the night of May 26, 1999 was about seizing unexpected chances and turning them into memories. Nevertheless, both went into the match as champions, having won their domestic leagues in 199899; Bayern Munich claimed the Bundesliga title with a 11 draw against Hertha BSC on 9 May with three games to go, while Manchester United left it until the last day of the season (16 May), when they came back from 10 down against Tottenham Hotspur to win 21 and beat Arsenal to the title by a point. Manchester United captain Roy Keane and midfielder Paul Scholes both missed out on the final due to suspension, resulting in David Beckham joining Nicky Butt in centre midfield, Ryan Giggs to the right wing and Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. [46], Due to UEFA regulations regarding standing at football matches, the Camp Nou's terraced sections were closed for the 1999 Champions League final, reducing the capacity to approximately 92,000. Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi. Share. However, the crowning glory for Ferguson was the substitutions he made. 1981Template:, It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time. Barcelona v Man Utd: 'I've seen my Treble goal a million times |20 (H) Manchester United won the toss and therefore wore their usual European colours of red shirts, white shorts and white socks, while Bayern wore silver shirts, shorts and socks, all with maroon trim. Twelve years on from their most recent triumph, Madrid's dream of securing 'La Dcima' had finally been realised. 1981-82Template:, "When Giggsy actually struck it, I knew I was onside because he was by the post. Two minutes later, David Beckham's corner was nodded on by Sheringham and Solskjr prodded in to cap an incredible turnaround at the Camp Nou. Stefan Effenberg had a couple of efforts, as did Mehmet Scholl, who hit a post. |- [122], Manchester United won the match 50. 1992-93Template:, Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, cartwheeled with glee. 1987Template:, Mario Basler's free-kick deceived Peter Schmeichel and Bayern clearly deserved to be ahead at the interval with Oliver Kahn barely extended in their goal. Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. 2009Template:, Fellow striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, back up goalkeeper Raimond Van Der Gouw, defenders David May, Phil Neville and Wes Brown and midfielder Jonathan Greening were also on the bench. [110] While Manchester United finished the season as treble champions, Bayern ultimately lost the DFB-Pokal final to Werder Bremen, which meant they finished the season with the Bundesliga title as their only silverware. 1956Template:, 1973Template:, Bloody hell". It would have been Sir Matt's 90th birthday, after all, so maybe it was fate. [85] Kuffour broke down in tears after the game, beating the floor in despair, and Jancker collapsed in anguish. The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks, as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams. The scores were level and United were buzzing. Teddy wins this ball. In the post-match interview, Ferguson produced his now legendary summary of the game: "Football; bloody hell" The final also signalled Peter Schmeichel's last ever game for Manchester United after eight years of service. Contrary to popular belief, the free kick was not a deflection, but rather swerved into the far bottom corner of Peter Schmeichel's goal. |Opponent United's extraordinary Camp Nou success happened 20 years ago today; was it the biggest final shock of all? Official in-depth guide to UEFA Champions League 1999/00, including results, stats and video highlights. |}. 1975-76Template:, In the ensuing panic, the Bavarians failed to clear the lines properly and Giggs hit a right-foot volley that was diverted into the net by Sheringham for the equaliser. The winners are crying and the losers are dancing. 1989Template:, 1983Template:, Man Utd 2 Bayern Munich 1 | 1999 Champions League final | Manchester United Glory Days: How we secured the Treble by Adam Marshall Monday 25 May 2020 23:00 Manchester United defeated Bayern. [36] Meanwhile, Bayern won convincingly at Kaiserslautern, as goals from Effenberg, Carsten Jancker, Mario Basler and an own goal from Uwe Rsler gave them a 40 win, 60 on aggregate. The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 26 May 1999. After the treble was secured, much debate arose among English football fans as to whether the 1999 Manchester United team was the greatest club side ever, alongside past European Cup-winning teams. Manchester United have reached the promised land! 1968Template:, [43] The other venues in contention to host the match were London's Wembley Stadium and Marseille's Stade Vlodrome, but the Camp Nou was considered by UEFA's Stadiums Commission to be the favourite for its superior security, comfort and capacity. Another chance for Basler prompted United manager Alex Ferguson to bring on striker Teddy Sheringham. The substitute immediately forced Kahn into a diving save with a header; the closest United had come to scoring all game. 2010Template:, His right-footed snap-shot was weak and poorly struck, but it went straight to Sheringham, who swiped at the shot with his right foot, and nestled the ball in the bottom corner of the net. However, if the Rossoneri thought the job was done, they were sorely mistaken. Football: How Manchester United won the Champions League in 1999 Trailing 1-0 going into added time, United were soon lifting the trophy thanks to last-gasp goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. The United boss provided a rousing speech in the dressing room but Peter Schmeichel needed to keep out Carsten Jancker before a clean opportunity was passed up by the Reds when Blomqvist could not convert from inside the box. Template:Fb cl2 team [23], Matchdays 3 and 4 saw double-headers, with Manchester United taking on Brndby and Bayern Munich playing Barcelona. [103] After becoming the first manager of an English club to achieve this honour, Ferguson was made a Knight Bachelor on 12 June 1999 in recognition of his services to football,[104] as well as a bonus from the club reported to be in the region of 350,000 (the players received bonuses of 150,000 each). After playing in all four matches of the club's pre-season tour of Australia and China in July 1999, he suffered a succession of knee injuries that ruled him out of competitive action for the next two seasons. [98] For Bayern Munich, substitutes Helmer and Ali Daei left the club in the summer of 1999; Helmer moved to England to play for Sunderland, while Daei remained in Germany with Hertha BSC. Technically, it was very hard for him. [41], The Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, was selected as the venue for the final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6 October 1998. It featured a large "swoosh" across two adjacent hexagonal panels with the Champions League logo on a pentagonal panel above, and a pattern of five-pointed stars over the entire surface of the ball. However, the two clubs felt it would have been a shame for neither to wear their traditional colours, and they agreed to toss a coin to see who would have first choice. 1999 UEFA Champions League final - Wikipedia Beckham in towards Schmeichel it's come for Dwight Yorke. |31 At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Alexander Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. The match ended in a 2-2 draw with Bayern drawing level in the dying minutes. Top-division clubs. 1983-84Template:, The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? Although it was the second Champions League season to feature clubs that had not won their national leagues the previous season, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were the first such clubs to reach the final of the competition. [19], In the draw for the group stage, Bayern Munich were placed in Pot 2 and Manchester United in Pot 3 as Germany was higher than England in the UEFA association club coefficient rankings. Scholl then almost scored from a delicate twenty yard chip after a run from Basler, but the ball bounced back off the post and into the arms of a relieved Schmeichel. Wikizero - 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final Maybe wed have lost the game if it had gone in, so Im happy with the way it went in the end!". Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores - Planet Football The party had just started in the Catalan capital. But in the end, Manchester deservedly won. [87], Assistant referees:[54] Despite the club receiving only 30,000 tickets, it is estimated that more than 50,000 Manchester United fans travelled to Barcelona for the final. It was the 63rd game of a taxing campaign and the FA Cup final at Wembley had been staged on the previous weekend. Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. Solskjr celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. 1984-85Template:, Quizzes. |} Alex Fergusons tactical adeptness won the day for the Red Devils. The venue for the final was the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. [111] Manchester United also received another financial boost in the form of an increase in the share price of their parent company on the London Stock Exchange; following the match, the price rose from 187 pence per share to 190 pence; however, this was still around 50p less than the shares were trading for earlier in the season during the attempted buyout of the club by BSkyB. 1992Template:. Live now, Group B "[101], In winning the trophy, Manchester United became the first English team to be crowned European champions since the Heysel Stadium disaster ban in 1985, which had resulted in English clubs being excluded from UEFA competitions for five years, and also the first team to achieve the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and European Cup in the same season. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League. 2004Template:, 1980Template:, Hes ball watching. Tyldesley on ITV's broadcast of Solskjr's injury time winner[79], Less than 30seconds after the subsequent kick-off, United forced another corner, but Schmeichel stayed in his penalty area this time, under instruction from Ferguson. [11], Manchester United became the first team to win the European Cup or Champions League without being the champions of Europe or champions of their country the preceding season. It has become one of the most famous matches. Babbel was originally intended to play a man-marking role on Ryan Giggs, with his defensive abilities earning him selection ahead of the more attack-minded Thomas Strunz; however, this was nullified by Giggs' selection on the right wing, where he would play against Tarnat. "I can't believe it," he later said, "The winners are crying and the losers are dancing." Relive Manchester United's dramatic last-minute win over Bayern in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final in Barcelona.The #UCL Final Flashback series takes an amazing behind-the-scenes look at some of the greatest finals in the competition's history. Video: 1999 Champions League final highlights v Bayern Munich The Red Devils defeated the Bavarians at the Camp Nou in Barcelona and completed. Yorke made it 20 on the half-hour mark, before second-half goals from Butt, Saha and Beckham completed the scoring. The Drogba final Didier Drogba's goal against Bayern was his ninth goal in nine cup finals for Chelsea Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich, 4-3 on penalties (2012, Munich) It is hard to imagine a more. Gareth Bale nudged them clear, with Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo adding late gloss. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! UEFA.com works better on other browsers For the best possible experience, we. Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) You have to feel this is their year. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. We were playing well in the last 20 minutes and should have been able to hold on to victory. [115] The broadcast attracted an average of 15.5million viewers, with a peak audience of 18.8million at 21:30, just as Manchester United scored their two goals. United knew there was no way back for the German champion after two goals in 103 . [50] Many were able to buy tickets from touts, who had paid up to 400 to buy from Barcelona fans who had bought through their club for the equivalent of 28. Steve Bartram recalls a season like no other in the storied history of Manchester United. Manchester United UEFA Champions League Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained the bizarre reason he wore blacked-out boots to seal the club's historic treble in 1999.. Manchester United's all-time top scorers - 90min After becoming the first manager to achieve this honour, Alex Ferguson received a knighthood on 12 June 1999 in recognition of his services to the game of football. |40 (A) 1961Template:, It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time. [10] Their manager then was Matt Busby, who had been seriously injured 10 years earlier in the Munich air disaster, which killed eight of his players on the way back from a European Cup tie in Belgrade, before rebuilding the team to become European Cup winners. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 199899 UEFA Champions League. 2015-16Template:. The latters absence resulted in Bayern playing a three man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat. Season 1999/00 | UEFA Champions League 1999/00 The 1999 Champions League final saw the two best sides in Europe play in a final that will be remembered forever. No club has won the final by four goals since. Three years after hosting its first European Cup final in 1989, the Camp Nou was selected as the principle stadium for the football tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona; it was used as the venue for one group match, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and both medal matches as the host nation, Spain, claimed gold. [70] Effenberg and Jens Jeremies played in central midfield for Bayern, with Jeremies man-marking Beckham.[75]. Bayern had taken the lead in the sixth minute, courtesy Mario Basler's free-kick. 1999 Champions League final, the 2004 UEFA Cup finals, the men . 0 results are available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate, Classic Match: United 2-1 Bayern Munich Video. In winning the trophy, Manchester United became the first English team to be crowned European Champions since the Heysel ban in 1985, and also the first team to achieve a unique treble of the Premiership, FA Cup and European Cup in the same season.

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