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The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. It has become one of the most famous matches. The goal was timed at 36 seconds into injury time. 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. Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. [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. 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. 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. The scores were level and United were buzzing. 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. 1986Template:, 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. [86] Matthus had captained Bayern in the 1987 European Cup final and lost in similar circumstances to two late Porto goals. Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox football match 2001Template:, 1982Template:, [12] 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. "This was perfection," stated Capello. 1985Template:, 1996-97Template:, You have to feel this is their year. [61] They stayed in the Meli Gran hotel in the town of Sitges, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) down the coast south-west of Barcelona. 1993-94Template:, 1960Template:, [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. However, if the Rossoneri thought the job was done, they were sorely mistaken. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. |33 (A) With three victories in a row from 1974 to 1976, they became only the third team to achieve such a feat after Real Madrid (19561960) and Ajax (19711973). 1999-00Template:, | UEFA Champions League | UEFA.com United's extraordinary Camp Nou success happened 20 years ago today; was it the biggest. 1987-88Template:, 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. Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 199596 season. 2004-05Template:, United never got going in the game and survived two late scares in the second half when Bayern were denied by the woodwork. Contrary to popular belief, the free kick was not a deflection, but rather swerved into the far bottom corner of Peter Schmeichel's goal. Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. "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. 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. He never won the competition, having moved to play in the United States for the MetroStars Major League Soccer team before Bayern next won the European Cup in 2001. [44] The Camp Nou had hosted one previous European Cup final: Italian club Milan's 40 victory over Steaua Bucureti of Romania in 1989. 2013-14Template:, 1988-89Template:, 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. Submit . 1965Template:, 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. In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. [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. [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. The goal was timed at 90:36. The Reds had already secured the Premier League title and FA Cup ahead of travelling to Barcelona on Concorde, with Bayern chasing their own Treble after coming out on top domestically in Germany. The 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between Mallorca of Spain and Lazio of Italy played on 19 May 1999 at Villa Park, Birmingham, England.It was the final match of the 1998-99 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the culmination of the competition before it was absorbed into the UEFA Cup1998-99 season of the UEFA Cup Winners These matches are a reminder of the fine margins that separate victory from defeat in football. UEFA Champions League - The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? 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. [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. The substitute immediately forced Kahn into a diving save with a header; the closest United had come to scoring all game. 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. Less than 30seconds after the subsequent kick-off, United forced another corner, but Schmeichel stayed in his penalty area this time under instruction from Alex Ferguson. |} Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). We already had victory in the bag and there were only a few seconds to go. He was one of his side's best performers in each one of those finals. I saw the flag was down and that was it. 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. 1957Template:, 1999 Champions League final, the 2004 UEFA Cup finals, the men . It would have been Sir Matt's 90th birthday, after all, so maybe it was fate. 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. 1964Template:, |32 (A) 1991-92. United took the lead just before half-time through a Roy Keane strike from just outside the penalty area; however, Hasan Salihamidi equalised for Bayern in the 55th minute and the game finished as a 11 draw. |Opponent With the game seemingly drifting away from the English side, Ferguson introduced striker Ole Gunnar Solskjr with ten minutes remaining. Twenty years on, and with less than a week to go until Liverpool and Spurs meet in Madrid, UEFA.com ponders which was the most dramatic final in UEFA Champions League history. As I struck it, and scored, I had to glance over my shoulder to make sure the linesman hadnt got it wrong as well. Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. [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. 1956-57Template:, [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". United's extraordinary Camp Nou success happened 20 years ago today; was it the biggest final shock of all? [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. Beckham, into Sheringham and Solskjr has won it! 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. [72][73] lber's absence resulted in Bayern playing a three-man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler, while Lizarazu was replaced on the left flank by Michael Tarnat playing in a wing-back role opposite Markus Babbel on the right. 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. It was the 63rd game of a taxing campaign and the FA Cup final at Wembley had been staged on the previous weekend. 1988Template:, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. Real Madrid were back on top of Europe after victory at the Stade de France. 1966-67Template:, 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. 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. He had been substituted with 10 minutes remaining, with victory seemingly assured, and the European Cup was the only major trophy he had failed to win during his career. Template:Fb cl2 header navbar National Football Teams without an confederation, Champions League era, 1992present finals, North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld announced his team's line-up for the final two full days ahead of the match. 1965-66Template:, 1968Template:, 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. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. 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. On 26 May 1999, Manchester United snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern. Clive Tyldesley on ITV's broadcast call of Sheringham's injury time equaliser[79]. 1959Template:, The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. FootballOldCopy Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 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. 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. Goals from Keane and Yorke before half-time levelled the tie but gave United the advantage on away goals, before Cole secured victory with the winning goal seven minutes from the end of the match. 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. [80] Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, cartwheeled with glee. #football #viral #highlights #championsleague #like #youtube #youtubeshorts #ytshorts #manchesterunited #bayenmunich #olegunnarsolskjaer #iconic #siralexferg. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. "Football, bloody hell!" He made two more appearances for the first team during the 200001 pre-season campaign, as well as three matches for the reserves in September and October 2001, before a free transfer to Everton in November that year. 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. United did not play well, that is almost universally accepted, and fell behind after only six minutes. [54], The match ball for the final was the Nike NK 800 Geo, a white ball with a standard 32-panel design. 1964-65Template:, [22] The first group stage meeting between United and Bayern took place at the Olympiastadion on matchday 2 and finished in a 22 draw; lber opened the scoring for Bayern before goals from Dwight Yorke and Paul Scholes gave United the lead, only for a Teddy Sheringham own goal brought about by an error by Peter Schmeichel to level the scores in the 89th minute. 2008-09Template:, --http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=uefaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/uefacomTwitter: https://twitter.com/UEFAcomG+: https://plus.google.com/+UEFAcomhttp://uefa.com [76] A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy, when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. [52], The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. Please logout and login again. The first meeting between United and Bayern was at the Olympiastadion on matchday 2. 1999Template:, Gareth Bale nudged them clear, with Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo adding late gloss. Twelve years on from their most recent triumph, Madrid's dream of securing 'La Dcima' had finally been realised. A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. Manchester United were without two of their best players namely Roy Keane and Paul Scholes for the final. [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. By that stage, Ferguson . 1958-59Template:, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. 1971-72Template:, [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. Stefan Effenberg and Lothar Matthaus speak to our programme about their memories of the 1999 Champions League final. 1994Template:, Champions League 1999/2000 You are in old season. Stefan Effenberg had a couple of efforts, as did Mehmet Scholl, who hit a post. The 'Miracle of Istanbul' appeared a long way off with Liverpool 3-0 down at half-time. 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 1998-99 UEFA Champions League. 2013Template:, 1990Template:, The night, which eventually became one of Manchester Uniteds most memorable nights, didn't start well. Sir Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Ryan Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham. |11 (A) |Knockout stage |- Solskjr reacted fastest, shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead. A scene from the dressing room after the heroic comeback against Bayern Munich. The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a poll in early 2002. 1976-77Template:, |2nd leg The match ball for the final was the Nike NK 800 Geo, a white ball with a standard 32-panel design. 1978Template:, 1986-87Template:, [39] A single goal from Basler proved the difference between Bayern and Dynamo in the second leg, giving the Germans a 43 aggregate win. Sir Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Ryan Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham. 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. |20 (H) Live now, Group D 1973Template:, |31 The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. They seemed to be badly missing influential midfielders Paul Scholes and Roy Keane. 1987Template:, A first-half goal from summer signing Kai Havertz, the most expensive. - News. Im lucky enough to guide it in.". Template:Flagicon Mario Basler (Bayern Munich), Assistant referees: Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Steve Bartram recalls a season like no other in the storied history of Manchester United. 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. 1962Template:, The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors. [7] They had also finished as runners-up twice: in 1982 against Aston Villa[8] and 1987 against Porto. Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. Basler was the man of the match on the. Stefan Effenberg and Jens Jeremies played in central midfield for Bayern, with Jeremies man-marking David Beckham. And all this with a reshuffled team due to the suspension of Paul Scholes and Roy Keane. 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. Manchester United have reached the promised land! [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. 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. 2011Template:, The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 26 May 1999. 0 results are available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate, Classic Match: United 2-1 Bayern Munich Video. 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. 2012Template:, 1970Template:, |11 (H) [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. 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. 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[92] Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". The former United manager had envisaged that Bayern would substitute their wingers to protect a lead and drop back. Beckham in towards Schmeichel it's come for Dwight Yorke. Manchester United vs Bayern Munich 2-1 - UCL Final 1999 - HD - YouTube 0:00 / 6:43 Manchester United vs Bayern Munich 2-1 - UCL Final 1999 - HD Alegole 5.59K subscribers Subscribe 26K. The venue for the final was the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". Template:Fb cl2 team Bloody hell". 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. ManUtd.com's Adam Marshall recalls the emotions of being in the crowd at the Nou Camp 20 years ago today. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. [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. [122], Manchester United won the match 50. The goal was timed at 92:17. Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a mosaic of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards. 1984Template:, 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. Manchester United were drawn against Polish champions KS d and won 20 on aggregate, goals from Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole in the first leg at Old Trafford giving them the victory. [123] Despite not having been with Manchester United during the 199899 season, Karel Poborsk, Mikal Silvestre and Louis Saha completed the squad as regular participants in Manchester United Legends matches. 1979-80Template:, 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. 2009-10Template:, The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 26 May 1999. 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. Hes ball watching. 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.
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