Submit . [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. 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. 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. [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. "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. [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. Can you name Real Madrid's XI from their CL win vs Barcelona in 2002? 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. The Bayern defence was anchored around sweeper 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 in their team); Linke and Kuffour's partnership at centre-back meant club captain Thomas Helmer had to settle for a place on the bench. I didnt want to see him with his flag up. Six minutes into the match, Ronny Johnsen fouled Bayern striker Carsten Jancker just outside the area, and Mario Basler placed a low free kick around the United wall to score the first goal. Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. 1989Template:, The scores were level and United were buzzing. 1992Template:. |Agg. [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. [28] With Bayern beating Brndby 20 at home, the German side moved onto 10 points and took top spot in the group going into the final round of matches, one point ahead of United. Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi. [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. was manager Sir Alex Ferguson's pithy summary of a remarkable evening in Barcelona. But those few seconds were enough for Manchester [United] to get back into the game. The Red Devils defeated the Bavarians at the Camp Nou in Barcelona and completed a historic treble (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League) in the 1998-99 season. The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. 1997-98Template:, 1999-00Template:, Group A 1974Template:, |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals United knew there was no way back for the German champion after two goals in 103 . 2015-16Template:. Man. United 2-1 Bayern: #Ucl 1999 Final Flashback 2008-09Template:, [76][77] Scholl then almost scored from a delicate 20-yard chip after a run from Basler, but the ball bounced back off the post and into Schmeichel's arms. Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. Diego Simeone's men were crestfallen and Madrid's new generation of Galcticos did the rest. It had also hosted two Cup Winners' Cup finals, in 1972 and 1982; the latter was won on home turf by FC Barcelona. 2014-15Template:, The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. 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. 1963Template:, 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. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. [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. |31 At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. 1990-91Template:, The venue for the final was the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. 1999 Champions League Final | Manchester United vs Bayern Munich 1991-92. 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. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000. Template:Flagicon Mario Basler (Bayern Munich), Assistant referees: Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Highlights Real Madrid vs Liverpool 5-2 champions league 2023 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. I was off to celebrate after scoring the equaliser.". The Champions League final began . 2000Template:, 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. Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. He was one of his side's best performers in each one of those finals. The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. Please logout and login again. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reveals why he wore blacked-out boots in the 1999 Your login session has expired. A scene from the dressing room after the heroic comeback against Bayern Munich. The goal was timed at 36 seconds into injury time. 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. Manchester United vs Bayern Munich 2-1 - UCL Final 1999 - HD Live now, Group B [40] Manchester United fell behind early in the second leg in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. [76] A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy, when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson and the 1999 Treble - Eurosport The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Fourth official:[54] Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy), 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 to present the European Cup trophy, which was already decorated with Bayern ribbons. But in the end, Manchester deservedly won. The former United manager had envisaged that Bayern would substitute their wingers to protect a lead and drop back. [4], Including the victory over Leeds in 1975, Bayern Munich had won the European Cup on three occasions going into the 1999 final. 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). 1958Template:, 'Who put the ball in the Germans' net? [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. [86] Matthus had captained Bayern in the 1987 European Cup final and lost in similar circumstances to two late Porto goals. 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 played in central defence alongside Jaap Stam, who overcame an Achilles injury. 1992-93Template:, |43 1999 UEFA Champions League Final | Football Wiki | Fandom [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. 1956Template:, |11 (H) Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United: Carabao Cup final - as it 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.