No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. "I can't believe it," he later said, "The winners are crying and the losers are dancing." "This was perfection," stated Capello. The game attracted an average of 15million viewers on British television with a peak audience of 19million in injury time. Twelve years on from their most recent triumph, Madrid's dream of securing 'La Dcima' had finally been realised. "There was a cross from David Beckham and I was very close to the goal but I misjudged it a little bit and had to throw myself," said the Swede. [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 result allowed Bayern to finish as group winners while United went through to the knockout stage as one of the two group runners- up with the best record. The scores were level and United were buzzing. FootballOldCopy Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 1995Template:, Remember that the results and table are updated in real time. United's extraordinary Camp Nou success happened 20 years ago today; was it the biggest final shock of all? Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. 1964Template:, [113] Greater Manchester Police later estimated that the actual number of people who attended the parade was around 500,000. |60 |11 (H) [76] As Bayern began to look increasingly 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. Your login session has expired. [56], Before kick-off, opera singer Montserrat Caball moving around the field on the back of a golf cart[57] performed a live version of "Barcelona", a song she recorded with the late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1987, accompanied by a recording of Mercury on the stadium's electronic screen. |align=left|Template:Flagicon Juventus Subs: Dreher, Helmer, Scholl, Strunz, Fink, Salihamidzic,. "[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. 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. Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox football match 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. The goal was timed at 90:36. [23], Matchdays 3 and 4 saw double-headers, with Manchester United taking on Brndby and Bayern Munich playing Barcelona. Yet the Reds were going strong deep into stoppage time, when the chips were down, and everything seemed to be slipping away. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the 1999 Champions League winner / Getty Images/Getty Images United career: 1996 - 2007 United appearances: 366 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could have scored more United. Fourth official:[54] UNITED 2-1 BAYERN: #UCL 1999 FINAL FLASHBACK UEFA 3.62M subscribers Subscribe 53K 3.5M views 4 years ago Relive. It has become one of the most famous matches. ManUtd.com's Adam Marshall recalls the emotions of being in the crowd at the Nou Camp 20 years ago today. 2011-12Template:, Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Bloody hell". Vincius Jnior was born 49 days after Real Madrid won the 1999-00 # . Injury time goals from Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr cancelled out Mario Basler's early goal for Bayern to give Manchester United a 21 win. On this day 21 years ago, United came back from 1-0 to beat Bayern Munich with two stoppage-time goals to win a historic treble. With the game seemingly drifting away from the English side, he introduced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham who eventually won United the Champions League crown. |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals [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. 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. 1975Template:, It's really difficult to digest and this is inconceivable for us but then this is what football is all about. The winners are crying and the losers are dancing. I didnt want to see him with his flag up. [46] The original capacity of the Camp Nou was just over 93,000,[46] but its first major European final, the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup Final, was attended by just 35,000 spectators. 1958Template:, Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". [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. Ferguson threw on Sheringham and Solskjr but could only watch as Carsten Jancker's overhead kick hit the bar late on. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. 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. The Red Devils defeated the Bavarians at the Camp Nou in Barcelona and completed. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. 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. The latters absence resulted in Bayern playing a three man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat. Live now, Group B Manchester United's only other German opponents in their history were Borussia Dortmund, against whom they had an overall winning record, with three wins, two defeats and a draw in their six matches, including a 101 aggregate win in the second round of the 196465 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a 20 aggregate defeat in the 199697 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 199596 season. Injury time goals from Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr cancelled out Mario Basler's early goal for Bayern to . Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals 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. 2012Template:, 1970-71Template:, [12] They had finished second behind Arsenal in the 199798 FA Premier League,[108] but had qualified through UEFA's expanded 24-team format, which had been introduced a season earlier. At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. 1984Template:, Solskjr celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. [52], The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. The scores were level and United were buzzing. 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. 2010Template:, [99][100], Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer recognised that it was a loss of concentration in the last few minutes that led to his side's defeat: "That was the cruellest defeat possible because victory was so close. United did not play well, that is almost universally accepted, and fell behind after only six minutes. The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? 1999 Champions League final, the 2004 UEFA Cup finals, the men . 2007Template:, Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. "That was one of my strengths as well to know that I can come on and make a difference. [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. 1982-83Template:, [87], Assistant referees:[54] 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. The Camp Nou had hosted one previous European Cup final: Italian club Milan's 40 victory over Steaua Bucureti of Romania in 1989. As Manchester United's top two goalscorers throughout the season, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front, leaving Teddy Sheringham who had played a part in both goals in the FA Cup Final a few days earlier on the bench. Steve McManaman, Real Madrid midfielder 1999-2003: . Solskjr, who had been appointed as manager of Manchester United in December 2018, opened the scoring in the fifth minute, having come on for Cole in the first minute of the match due to Cole's continued struggle with kidney trouble. Sir Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Ryan Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham. [89] When emerging from the tunnel at the final whistle, he was stunned, and he later said: "I can't believe it. Both teams were also playing for the Treble; in addition to their league win, Manchester United had beaten Newcastle United in the 1999 FA Cup Final on 22 May to claim the Double, while Bayern were due to play Werder Bremen in the 1999 DFB-Pokal Final on 12 June. [105] In a post-match interview with ITV's Gary Newbon, Ferguson provided a succinct summary of the game: "Football, eh? 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. Reserve referee: 2003-04Template:, [91] He never won the competition as a player, having moved to play in the United States for the MetroStars in March 2000, the year before Bayern next won the European Cup in 2001. |-bgcolor=#c1e0ff 1966-67Template:, Paolo Maldini swept in Andrea Pirlo's free-kick inside a minute and Kak ran the Reds ragged, conducting the moves for both of Hernn Crespo's goals. Manchester United left England two days before the final, first flying from Manchester Ringway Airport to Heathrow,[60] where they boarded a Concorde aircraft for the flight to Barcelona. 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. 1987Template:, When the trophy was presented to Manchester United, the captain on the night, Peter Schmeichel, who had just finished his final match for the club, and manager Alex Ferguson raised the trophy together. Solskjr reacted fastest, shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead. It's 2,104 days since United's last trophy, and 197 since they were 4-0 down to Brentford at half-time.Erik ten Hag has done a phenomenal job in so many way - coaching, tactics, man . 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Two Yorke goals gave United a 20 win in their first leg at Old Trafford,[34] while Bayern beat Kaiserslautern by the same scoreline at the Olympiastadion through goals from lber and Effenberg. It was high, and only . 1969-70Template:, Share. 2014Template:, Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. [102] It was the first time the treble had been won since PSV Eindhoven in 1988; it would not be won again until Barcelona beat Manchester United 10 years later in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final. The Champions League final began . Teddy Sheringham, with 30 seconds of added time played, has equalised for Manchester United they are still in the European Cup! [65] Norwegian defender Henning Berg also missed out through injury, meaning that his compatriot Ronny Johnsen who had been an early contender to play alongside Butt in midfield[66] played in central defence alongside Jaap Stam, who overcame an Achilles injury. The 1999 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match between Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany, played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 May 1999, to determine the winner of the 199899 UEFA Champions League. 2015-16Template:. Live now. [76] With the game seemingly drifting away from the English side, Ferguson introduced Solskjr with 10 minutes remaining. Beckham, into Sheringham and Solskjr has won it! The former United manager had envisaged that Bayern would substitute their wingers to protect a lead and drop back. [18] In the second leg, played at Partizan's ground in Belgrade, an 88th-minute goal from Lothar Matthus rescued a 11 draw to give Bayern a 51 win on aggregate. 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. 1998-99Template:, Template:Fb cl2 header navbar lber's absence resulted in Bayern playing a three-man attack of Mario Basler, Carsten Jancker and Alexander Zickler, while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat playing in a wing-back role opposite Markus Babbel on the right. 1981-82Template:, United's treble was the first since that of PSV Eindhoven in 1988, and the last until FC Barcelona completed their treble, 10 years later against United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. Sheringham swept the Red Devils level in the 91st minute from Ryan Giggs' mis-hit shot and the usually unflappable German giants caved in. [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". [106] 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. The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italy. Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. 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. Contrary to popular belief, the free kick was not a deflection, but rather swerved into the far bottom corner of Peter Schmeichel's goal. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. Despite the introduction of Sheringham for Blomqvist and our dire need for a goal, Bayern looked the likelier scorers. 1978Template:, An overhead kick by Jancker bounced back off the bar as fortune was smiling on the Reds when we needed it most. However, Fabio Capello had a surprise up his sleeve, deciding to fight fire with fire, and Johan Cruyff's men were caught unawares. [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. [76] Basler was proving to be Bayern's most dangerous player, first firing a 30-yard shot towards goal and then setting up a header for Babbel, who missed the ball entirely. |11 (A) [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). United knew there was no way back for the German champion after two goals in 103 . Bayern were also playing for a Treble of their own, having already won the Bundesliga and earned a spot in the German Cup final; however, Bayern went on to lose in the final. 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. [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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! But in the end, Manchester deservedly won. [96][97] It was also Blomqvist's last competitive appearance for the club. He was one of his side's best performers in each one of those finals. "When Giggsy actually struck it, I knew I was onside because he was by the post. "I definitely knew it wasnt offside," said Sheringham. Daniele Massaro's double before the break seized the initiative, with Dejan Savievi's exquisite lob and Marcel Desailly's cool finish wrapping up a fifth final triumph for the Italian team. Template:Fb cl2 team Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. 2008-09Template:, [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. [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. No club has won the final by four goals since. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. 1985-86Template:, The game restarted, but many Bayern players were overwhelmed with despair, virtually unable to continue and needed the assistance of referee Pierluigi Collina to drag themselves off the ground. By that stage, Ferguson . 1976-77Template:, [122] Ferguson returned to manage the side, six years after his retirement from full-time management, joined by his 1999 assistant Steve McClaren and former club captain Bryan Robson as head coach. The two sides had played each other earlier in the competition, having both been drawn in Group D in the group stage; Bayern won the group, while Manchester United qualified for the knockout phase as one of the two best runners-up across all six groups. The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors. 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. United put together an attack when, after a healthy period of possession, Giggs sent in a cross towards Jesper Blomqvist who could only knock the ball over the bar after a desperate stretch. Steve Bartram recalls a season like no other in the storied history of Manchester United. The Bayern defence remained strong and well-organised, as Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. [13] Both teams were also playing for the treble; in addition to their league win, Manchester United had beaten Newcastle United in the 1999 FA Cup Final on 22 May to claim the Double,[14] while Bayern were due to play Werder Bremen in the 1999 DFB-Pokal Final on 12 June. |Opponent [48] After an initial announcement that the clubs would only receive 25,000 tickets each, the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association (IMUSA) called that figure "ridiculous", claiming it would push black market prices to "astronomical levels"; the group's spokesman, Lee Hodgkiss, suggested a figure closer to 50,000 would be more appropriate, given the stadium's usual capacity of around 115,000. Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. [47] 1982 was the stadium's busiest year to date, hosting not only the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also five matches at the FIFA World Cup, including the opening match, all three matches in Group A of the second group stage and the semi-final between Poland and Italy. |Agg. 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 similar to those used in the UEFA Champions League logo over the entire surface of the ball. [11], Although it was the second Champions League season to feature clubs that had not won their national leagues the year before, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were the first such clubs to reach the final of the competition. Final of the 199899 edition of the UEFA Champions League, Independent Manchester United Supporters Association, FC Bayern Munich in international football competitions, Manchester United F.C. 1968-69Template:, UEFA Champions League - The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. 1960-61Template:, . [116] The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a 2002 poll. |20 (H) 1957-58Template:, With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 26 May 1999. Manchester United wore their traditional red shirts, while Bayern Munich donned their grey and burgundy Champions League kit. 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. 'Who put the ball in the Germans' net? However, the crowning glory for Ferguson was the substitutions he made. Template:Flagicon Claudio Puglisi (Italy) [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. 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. 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. Teddy wins this ball. Newsletter. |Opponent [76] Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. |Knockout stage [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.

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