2009Template:, The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. 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. Template:Fb cl2 team The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? On May 26, 1999, Manchester United produced arguably their most famous night as they won the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich 2-1. 2007-08Template:, 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. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. 1982-83Template:, 1998Template:, Group A These matches are a reminder of the fine margins that separate victory from defeat in football. Our animation talks you through how the Reds' dreams were realised during a defining period of the Treble season, "Youre fresh, theyre tired," explained Solskjaer. Man of the Match: Manchester United and Bayern Munich had only met twice in competitive matches before the final, both meetings coming earlier in the 199899 season and both finished as draws. [94], Staying true to his word from earlier in the season, the match was Schmeichel's last in a Manchester United shirt, and a month later he signed for Portuguese club Sporting CP. If you looking for actual season click here. [80] Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, cartwheeled with glee. 1967Template:, 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. In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. And the Germans looked set to be crowned kings of Europe right up until the 91st minute. [4], Including the victory over Leeds in 1975, Bayern Munich had won the European Cup on three occasions going into the 1999 final. 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. [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. 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. 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. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000. Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. [15], Manchester United received 2million in prize money from UEFA for winning the competition, on top of the 10million they had already won just for reaching the final; by comparison, Bayern Munich received 1.6million for finishing as runners-up. [76] As the game crept into the last five minutes, United's two substitutes forced Kahn into more saves, firstly through a Sheringham volley and then from another Solskjr header.[78]. 1965-66Template:, "I hit it over the bar. [95] He spent two seasons in Portugal before returning to England for spells with Aston Villa and Manchester City. |Agg. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. [53] Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. [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. 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. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 199899 UEFA Champions League. Manchester United vs Bayern Munich 2-1 - UCL Final 1999 - (English Commentary) Full Highlights Bayern Munich vs Manchester United 3-1 Highlights (UCL Quarter-Final) 2013-14 Football Skills, Tricks and Best Goals Manchester United v. Bayern Munich 26.05.1999 Champions League 1998/1999 1 Half Manchester United v. It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time. 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. 1987-88Template:, Champions League 1999/2000 You are in old season. 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. [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. [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. Cole once again found himself with a chance in the Bayern box, but keeper Oliver Kahn hurried out of his goal to punch the ball to safety. Reserve referee: Manchester United came into the final knowing that the Champions. Yet the Reds were going strong deep into stoppage time, when the chips were down, and everything seemed to be slipping away. Again, Beckham played it into a perfect area and Sheringham rose to meet it, this time heading the ball on for Solskjaer to prod home and spark scenes of sheer jubilation among the huge ranks of United fans behind the goal. 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 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. |31 [76] Another chance for Basler prompted Ferguson to bring on Sheringham. It has become one of the most famous matches. 1963Template:, We already had victory in the bag and there were only a few seconds to go. 1964Template:, 2007Template:, 2013-14Template:, [116] The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a 2002 poll. [25] Bayern also recorded a pair of victories over Barcelona, winning 10 at the Olympiastadion[26] and 21 at the Camp Nou. The German team started the second half in a more positive mood, with Jancker forcing a save from Schmeichel within a minute after the restart. The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. [82] They were stunned to have lost a game they had thought won just minutes before (several celebratory flares had already been ignited by the Bayern fans moments before United equalised, and ribbons in the club's colours had already been secured to the trophy itself in preparation for the presentation ceremony). Manchester United have reached the promised land! 1969-70Template:, Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. 1996Template:, 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. By then, the stadium's capacity had been increased to over 120,000. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). [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. Cleared Giggs with the shot Sheringham! 1966-67Template:, |11 (H) 1979-80Template:, It would have been Sir Matt's 90th birthday, after all, so maybe it was fate. 2010Template:, Bloody hell". He had been substituted with 10 minutes remaining, with victory seemingly assured. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. The 1999 final, Bayern had been in control of the game, leading 1-0 with only four minutes to go. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It could take days or even weeks to recover from this but I must say that Manchester are great champions. They were stunned to have lost a game they had thought won just minutes before (several celebratory flares had already been ignited by the Munich fans moments before United equalised, and Bayern Munich ribbons had already been secured to the trophy itself in preparation for the presentation ceremony). The two substitutes have scored the two goals in stoppage time and the treble looms large! 2006-07Template:, 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. The scores were level and United were buzzing. 2014Template:, A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. Template:Flagicon Mario Basler (Bayern Munich), Assistant referees: 1989Template:, [51], As well as reducing the capacity of the stadium, UEFA also mandated that the Camp Nou pitch be narrowed by 4 metres (13ft) from 72 metres (236ft) to 68 metres (223ft), to match UEFA's 'standard' pitch size. Beckham flighted the corner in just over Schmeichel's head, Dwight Yorke put the ball back towards the crowded area, and after Thorsten Fink failed to clear sufficiently, the ball arrived at the feet of Ryan Giggs on the edge of the area. Denied victory in the dying seconds of their only previous European Cup final in 1974, Atltico suffered the same fate 40 years later. |2nd leg [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. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Template:Flagicon Claudio Puglisi (Italy) United never got going in the game and survived two late scares in the second half when Bayern were denied by the woodwork. 1994Template:, Live now, Group D [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. [112], Manchester United planned an open-top bus tour of the city of Manchester the day after the game, at which they would parade their three trophies for an expected 700,000 people lining the streets between Sale and the city centre. 1973-74Template:, After beating Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, Manchester United beat another Italian side, Juventus, in the semis to reach the final; meanwhile, Bayern beat fellow Germans Kaiserslautern in the quarter-finals, before overcoming Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in the semis. Appropriately, the team contained a fair sprinkling of homegrown talent - Gary Neville, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt all started - in the same way the '68 side had, with George Best, Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles, John Aston and company. [2] 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. I was off to celebrate after scoring the equaliser.". It was the 63rd game of a taxing campaign and the FA Cup final at Wembley had been staged on the previous weekend. |align=left|Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv 1979Template:, Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. 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Claudio Puglisi (Italy) 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. Benzema has 10 goals in his last five Champions League games which is a record for a . [49] Despite the club receiving only 30,000 tickets, it was estimated that up to 100,000 Manchester United fans travelled to Barcelona for the final, paying around 300 for flights and around 1,000 for match tickets. [70] As Manchester United's top two goalscorers throughout the season, Cole and Yorke started up front, leaving Sheringham who had played a part in both goals in the FA Cup Final a few days earlier on the bench. |40 (A) Thomas Mller headed them into an 83rd-minute lead but, just as Bayern was preparing to celebrate, Didier Drogba levelled for a Chelsea team that had proved incredibly resilient during the knockout rounds. As half-time approached, United winger 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. [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).
