The Bayern defence was anchored around sweeper Lothar Matthus, who played behind Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour the only non-German in the Bayern side (by comparison, Manchester United had four Englishmen, one Welshman and one Irishman in their team). Had Bayern won the cup, they would have become the first team to achieve this feat, having also finished second in the Bundesliga to Kaiserslautern the season before. 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. Drogba, with the last kick of his first spell at Chelsea, took the trophy to Stamford Bridge for the first and, so far, only time. Ferguson took advantage and played a three man attack in the second half. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). [63] Keane had suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cup final that would keep him out until the start of the following season,[64] but his suspension rendered the injury irrelevant to his selection. Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. |align=left|Template:Flagicon Internazionale [74] Babbel was originally intended to play a man-marking role on Giggs, with his defensive abilities earning him selection ahead of the more attack-minded Thomas Strunz;[71] however, this was nullified by Giggs' selection on the right wing, where he would play against Tarnat. 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.. 1998-99 UEFA Champions League - Wikipedia 1975-76Template:, The Norwegian forward will always be remembered for his winner in the 93rd minute as Manchester United dramatically won the 1999 Champions League title. The game attracted an average of 15million viewers on British television with a peak audience of 19million in injury time. The latters absence resulted in Bayern playing a three man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat. Solskjr reacted fastest, stuck out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead with just 43 seconds of the three minutes of injury time to play. Normally when the opposition equalise you are expecting extra-time and it was a shock to our team when they scored the winner two minutes later. The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors. Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. 1962Template:, 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. 1995-96Template:, 1999 Champions League final - Manchester United |11 (H) It was high, and only . The fact we're facing Bayern Munich this summer gives us the perfect excuse to relive THAT historic night in 1999. On this day 1999: Manchester United's amazing Champions League final As half time approached, United winger Ryan Giggs, playing out of position on the right, sent a weak header towards Kahn from a Cole cross, but that was as close as they were to come to a goal in the first half. You have to feel this is their year. 1999 UEFA Champions League Final | Football Wiki | Fandom Including the victory over Leeds in 1975, Bayern Munich had won the European Cup on three occasions going into the 1999 final. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. |20 (H) The German team started the second half in a more positive mood with Jancker forcing a save from Schmeichel in the first minute of the restart. 1961Template:, 1968Template:, in European football, "Weather History for Barcelona, Spain Wednesday, May 26, 1999", "The record: Germany v Manchester United", "1975/76: Roth completes Bayern hat-trick", "1959/60: Dazzling Madrid crush Frankfurt", "UEFA European Cups 1998/1999: Results and Qualification", "Manchester United v Bayern Munich: a very Champions League rivalry", "Bayern make Dynamo pay for Kosovskiy miss", "Juventus knocked out by stunning United sucker punch", "La UEFA confirm las expectativa y la Champions League se jugar en el Camp Nou", "United see red as dirty tricks pitch row brews", "Nike NK 800 Geo 1999 UEFA Champions League Final", "A look back at the 1999 Champions League Final", "Football: How Manchester United won the Champions League in 1999", "Revisiting the 1999 Final and the 10 Most Dramatic Champions League Finals Ever", "Manchester United's moment of magic that completed an historic treble", "Manchester United and the 1999 Treble: That night in Barcelona", "Bayern Munich hope to forget the pain in Spain", "Pierluigi Collina: Nou Camp in 1999 was best", "Lothar Matthus, unsurpassed but unloved", "The best not to have won the Champions League", "Schmeichel takes his leave in Sporting fashion", "Hertha BSC: Ali Daei der neue "Held von Berlin", "Manchester United Treble 1999: 15 years on, 30 stunning pictures as 500k Reds watched victory parade", "100 Greatest Sporting Moments Results", "It can't be Germany left in tearful disbelief after Munich's collapse", "TVE se vuelca en Barcelona para enviar al extranjero la seal del ManchesterBayern", "Squads confirmed for Treble Reunion match", "Class of '92 host kickabout for young school children", "Treble Reunion: United 5 Bayern Munich 0", "Treble Reunion raises huge amount for Foundation", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999_UEFA_Champions_League_final&oldid=1141303646, International club association football competitions hosted by Spain, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 10:55. Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a tifo of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards.[59]. 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. [120], On 26 May 2019, Manchester United hosted a reunion match at Old Trafford against a Bayern Munich Legends team to mark the 20th anniversary of winning the treble and to raise money for the Manchester United Foundation. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000. [27] On matchday 5, United played their second match against Barcelona their first trip of the season to the Camp Nou and again the two sides played out a 33 draw. They were drawn together in Group D, along with Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brndby, in what became known as the "group of death". [92] Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". Manchester United's treble winners of 1999: Where are they now? Football: How Manchester United won the Champions League in 1999 United won a corner just as the fourth official indicated three minutes of injury time, and with so little time left for an equaliser, Peter Schmeichel ventured up to Bayern's penalty area. 1981Template:, Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox football match Both first legs finished as draws; Giggs scored in injury time to secure a 11 home draw for Manchester United after Antonio Conte had put Juventus ahead midway through the first half,[38] while Bayern also had to come from behind to draw 33 in Kyiv. They had finished second in the 199798 season to Arsenal, but had qualified through UEFA's expanded format, which had been introduced a few seasons earlier. Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. 1987Template:, 0 results are available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate, Classic Match: United 2-1 Bayern Munich Video. Group A 1986Template:, The Bayern defence remained strong and well organised, as Andy Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. [95] He spent two seasons in Portugal before returning to England for spells with Aston Villa and Manchester City. With the 90 minutes up, Schmeichel went up for a Beckham corner in desperation but actually challenged for the set-piece. Referee Pierluigi Collina has cited it as one of the most memorable matches of his career, due to the incredible noise like a "lion's roar" from the crowd at the end of the game. In that 1999 Champions League final, Solskjaer was brought on for Andy Cole in the 81st minute with United 1-0 down, having trailed to Mario Basler's free-kick since the sixth minute. The original capacity of the Camp Nou was just over 93,000, but its first major final, the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup Final, was attended by fewer than 25,000 spectators. I was off to celebrate after scoring the equaliser.". Template:Flagicon Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy). On 26 May 1999, Manchester United snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern. Consequently, Ryan Giggs played on the right with Beckham switched to the middle alongside Butt, and Jesper Blomqvist operating on his favoured left flank. 2013Template:, Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. [83] United held onto their lead to record their second European Cup title,[84] and at the final whistle, referee Collina described the cheers from the fans as being like a "lion's roar". 1979-80Template:, Although Bayern had been waiting 23 years for a European Cup title, Manchester United had had to wait even longer, their only victory having come in 1968. 1956Template:, [16][17] Bayern Munich had an easier time against Yugoslavian champions Obili, winning 40 in the first leg at the Olympiastadion with goals from Stefan Effenberg, Giovane lber, Alexander Zickler and Thorsten Fink, all scored in the space of 17 second-half minutes. Matthus had captained Bayern in the 1987 European Cup Final and lost in similar circumstances to two late Porto goals. 30 March 2010: With Manchester United playing Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals tonight, we look back at contemporary accounts of the 1999 final in which United achieved. A first-half goal from summer signing Kai Havertz, the most expensive. Also on the bench were fellow striker Ole Gunnar Solskjr, back-up goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw, defenders David May, Phil Neville and Wes Brown, and midfielder Jonathan Greening. The goal was timed at 36 seconds into injury time. [117] In Germany, the match was shown on RTL Television,[118] and was seen by an average of 13.59million people over the course of the broadcast. |32 (A) 1993-94Template:, [67] With Keane out, goalkeeper Schmeichel who in November 1998 had announced his intention to leave Manchester United at the end of the season[68] was named as captain for his final Manchester United appearance;[69] this meant that both sides were captained by their goalkeepers, as Oliver Kahn wore the armband for Bayern. |}. |60 Video: 1999 Champions League final highlights v Bayern Munich Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. Alex Fergusons tactical adeptness won the day for the Red Devils. 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. [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. 1983-84Template:, "[101] Manager Hitzfeld seemed more stunned by the result in his reaction: "I feel so sorry for my team because they were so close to winning this match but they have lost. Prior to kick-off, opera singer Montserrat Caball moving around the field on the back of a golf cart performed "Barcelona" live, accompanied by a recording of the late rock singer Freddie Mercury, which appeared on the stadium's electronic screen. 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. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. Template:Fb cl2 header navbar Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. 1969Template:, [9] Although Bayern had been waiting 23 years for a European Cup title, Manchester United had had to wait even longer, their only victory having come in 1968. They had also finished as runners-up twice, in 1982 and 1987. As Bayern began to look increasingly more dangerous on the counter-attack than their opponents did in possession, Jancker repeatedly tested the United back four with a number of clever runs, some of which were flagged offside. "I hit it over the bar. |1st leg |1st leg [35] In the second leg, Nicola Ventola pulled a goal back for Inter, but Paul Scholes secured United's passage to the semi-finals with a late away goal. 1982 was the stadium's busiest year to date, hosting not only the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also five matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, including all three matches in Group A of the second group stage and the semi-final between Poland and Italy. Man of the Match: Can you name Real Madrid's XI from their CL win vs Barcelona in 2002? [109] Had Bayern won the cup, they would have become the first team to achieve this feat, having also finished second in the Bundesliga to Kaiserslautern the season before. Milan were underdogs, their suspension-hit back line expected to buckle under the weight of the Spanish side's attacking talent. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. [122] The Bayern squad featured six players who appeared in the 1999 final Babbel, Kuffour, Effenberg, Matthus, Jancker and Fink as well as striker lber, who missed the original match through injury. |31 Claudio Puglisi (Italy) 1970-71Template:, Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld responded with a substitution of his own, bringing on Mehmet Scholl, who immediately set up Stefan Effenberg for a long-range shot which went narrowly wide. Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United: Carabao Cup final - as it With the final taking place at their own Fuball Arena Mnchen, Bayern were expecting to claim the trophy for a fifth time. [31][32][33], In the quarter-finals, Bayern Munich were drawn against Group F winners and fellow German side Kaiserslautern, while Manchester United were paired with Group C winners Inter Milan. 1999-00Template:, Lothar Matthaus says Bayern Munich's defeat to Manchester United in the 1999 Champions League final still pains him: 'We were a lot better' Ryan Dabbs2 days ago Sean Hannity, Maria. 1966-67Template:, FootballOldCopy Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. On May 26, 1999, Manchester United produced arguably their most famous night as they won the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich 2-1. Solskjr celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. 2008Template:, In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. On this day 1999: Manchester United's amazing Champions League final Maybe wed have lost the game if it had gone in, so Im happy with the way it went in the end!". He had only refereed eight Champions League matches before the 1999 final, three of which came in the group stage earlier in the season, including the match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou on 4 November 1998; however, he had also taken charge of four matches at the 1996 Summer Olympics, including the final between Nigeria and Argentina, and two group stage matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 1961-62Template:, |20 (H) [93] As captain of Manchester United, Schmeichel should have received his medal last, but instead he went up first before having to return to the back of the queue with Ferguson; the pair then lifted the trophy together, surrounded by the rest of Manchester United's players, including May, who climbed the presentation podium to a position of prominence in the celebration photographs. 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. Solskjr reacted fastest, shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead. The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. 2004-05Template:, Petr ech then took centre stage, first denying ex-Blues winger Arjen Robben from the penalty spot in extra time, then saving from Ivica Oli and Bastian Schweinsteiger in the shoot-out. Teddy Sheringham, who had scored just four goals until that point in the season, guided home Giggs scuffed shot from Beckhams corner in the 91st minute. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. 1968-69Template:, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. The 1999 Champions League final saw the two best sides in Europe play in a final that will be remembered forever. With the game seemingly drifting away from the English side, Ferguson introduced striker Ole Gunnar Solskjr with ten minutes remaining. The game's ending was so unexpected that UEFA President Lennart Johansson had left his seat in the stands before Sheringham's equaliser to make his way down to the pitch in order to present the European Cup trophy, already decorated with Bayern ribbons. Template:Flagicon Mario Basler (Bayern Munich), Assistant referees: UNITED 2-1 BAYERN: #UCL 1999 FINAL FLASHBACK UEFA 3.62M subscribers Subscribe 53K 3.5M views 4 years ago Relive. Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. 2005Template:, 1974Template:, 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.
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