The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. [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. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. [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. I think Kuffour loses me because hes looking at the ball. United held onto their lead to record their second European Cup title. [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. |Agg. 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. However, the crowning glory for Ferguson was the substitutions he made. [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. 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. 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. 2011Template:, 1963-64Template:, Another chance for Basler prompted United manager Alex Ferguson to bring on striker Teddy Sheringham. Can you name Real Madrid's XI from their CL win vs Barcelona in 2002? Main article: 1999 UEFA Champions League Final 26 May 1999 20:45 Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 90,245 Referee: Pierluigi Collina ( Italy) Top goalscorers [ edit] The top scorers from the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows: See also [ edit] 1998-99 UEFA Cup 1998-99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Bloody hell". 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). 1969Template:, "I hit it over the bar. 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. 2013Template:, Man of the Match: Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. [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. Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United: Carabao Cup final - as it Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. Twelve years on from their most recent triumph, Madrid's dream of securing 'La Dcima' had finally been realised. 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. As the famous commentary line from ITV's Clive Tyldesley said, it did indeed feel like United had reached the promised land. The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. Stefan Effenberg had a couple of efforts, as did Mehmet Scholl, who hit a post. The latters absence resulted in Bayern playing a three man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat. On May 26, 1999, Manchester United produced arguably their most famous night as they won the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich 2-1. Consequently, Ryan Giggs played on the right with Beckham switched to the middle alongside Butt, and Jesper Blomqvist operating on his favoured left flank. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. Beckham flighted the corner in just over Schmeichel's head, Yorke put the ball back towards the crowded area, and after Fink failed to clear sufficiently, the ball arrived at the feet of Giggs on the edge of the area. Ole Solskjr! [42] The selection process had begun more than four months earlier, in May 1998, when FC Barcelona submitted the Camp Nou as a contender to host the match in recognition of the club's centenary year. Vincius Jnior was born 49 days after Real Madrid won the 1999-00 # . Alex Fergusons tactical adeptness won the day for the Red Devils. In the ensuing panic, the Bavarians failed to clear the lines properly and Giggs hit a right-foot volley that was diverted into the net by Sheringham for the equaliser. Lothar Matthaus says Bayern Munich's defeat to Manchester United in the 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. 1985-86Template:, Template:Fb cl2 team 1984Template:, |20 (H) 1999 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL | MAN UNITED 2-1 BAYEN MUNICH #shorts [96][97] It was also Blomqvist's last competitive appearance for the club. 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. 1982-83Template:, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. 2011-12Template:, Samuel Kuffour broke out in tears after the game, beating the floor in despair, and even the giant Carsten Jancker had collapsed in anguish. Ramos has been involved in four Champions League finals as a player and has won all four. UEFA Champions League - The 1999 Champions League final 20 years on: most dramatic ever? [4], Including the victory over Leeds in 1975, Bayern Munich had won the European Cup on three occasions going into the 1999 final. |43 [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". 1958-59Template:, Solskjr reacted fastest, shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead. 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. [37], United again came up against Italian opposition in the semi-finals, facing Juventus, who had beaten Greek side Olympiacos in the quarters, and Bayern were drawn against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who beat reigning champions Real Madrid to reach the semis. 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. Diego Godn's header had them in front from the 36th minute, until the irrepressible Sergio Ramos nodded Carlo Ancelotti's men level deep into added time. 1990-91Template:, 2010-11Template:, The night, which eventually became one of Manchester Uniteds most memorable nights, didn't start well. 1965Template:, |Opponent The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italy. 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. An overhead kick by Jancker bounced back off the bar as fortune was smiling on the Reds when we needed it most. Denied victory in the dying seconds of their only previous European Cup final in 1974, Atltico suffered the same fate 40 years later. United did not play well, that is almost universally accepted, and fell behind after only six minutes. The match is best remembered for Manchester United scoring two last-minute goals in injury time to win 2-1, after having trailed for most of the match. Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. No surprise as to who the players are who have topped the list on most occasions:. [119] In Spain, the match was shown on TVE. Sir Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Ryan Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. [15], Since neither Manchester United nor Bayern Munich had won their respective leagues in 199798, both sides faced a qualifier to enter the 199899 Champions League. [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. 1999 UEFA Champions League final - Wikipedia 1992-93Template:, [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. 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. Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich: Remembering the 1999 Champions 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. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. "When Giggsy actually struck it, I knew I was onside because he was by the post. He had been substituted with 10 minutes remaining, with victory seemingly assured. United won a corner just as the fourth official indicated three minutes of injury time, and with so little time left for an equaliser, Schmeichel ventured up to Bayern's penalty area. At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Alexander Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. [87], Assistant referees:[54] Penalty shoot-out if no goals occur in extra time. [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. Six minutes into the match, Johnsen fouled Bayern striker Jancker just outside the area,[76] and Basler placed a low free kick around the United wall to score the first goal, as Schmeichel was caught flat-footed. [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. The match ended in a 2-2 draw with Bayern drawing level in the dying minutes. [95] He spent two seasons in Portugal before returning to England for spells with Aston Villa and Manchester City. It was the 63rd game of a taxing campaign and the FA Cup final at Wembley had been staged on the previous weekend. "[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. Stefan Effenberg and Jens Jeremies played in central midfield for Bayern, with Jeremies man-marking David Beckham. [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. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. Share. |20 (H) 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. [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. 1968Template:, The midfield width was provided by forward runs from Tarnat and Babbel. Yet the Reds were going strong deep into stoppage time, when the chips were down, and everything seemed to be slipping away. Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. 2000Template:, 2014Template:, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer'. 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. 1988-89Template:, 2014-15Template:, Live now, Group D 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. 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. [20] United and Bayern found themselves bottom of the group after the first round of matches, in which Bayern lost 21 away to Brndby after surrendering a 10 lead in the last three minutes;[21] United, meanwhile, played out a 33 draw at home to Barcelona after twice giving up the lead. Contrary to popular belief, the free kick was not a deflection, but rather swerved into the far bottom corner of Peter Schmeichel's goal. Is this their moment? Sheringham swept the Red Devils level in the 91st minute from Ryan Giggs' mis-hit shot and the usually unflappable German giants caved in. 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. 1974-75Template:, 1992Template:. 2002-03Template:, [81], The game restarted, but many Bayern players were overwhelmed with despair, virtually unable to continue and needed the assistance of referee Collina to drag themselves off the ground. 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. 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. The scores were level and United were buzzing. 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. 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. In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. [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. Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. The veteran defender is one of. We already had victory in the bag and there were only a few seconds to go. 2003Template:, The Bayern defence remained strong and well-organised, as Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. Fourth official:[54] 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. [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. 1976-77Template:, Despite the introduction of Sheringham for Blomqvist and our dire need for a goal, Bayern looked the likelier scorers. Claudio Puglisi (Italy) Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 on this day, 26 May, in 1999, but that scoreline does not even begin to tell the story of one of our most famous matches of all time. "As Giggsy struck the ball from there, and it was coming past me, I can remember the Bayern defender coming off the line past me and pushing up, putting his hand up in the air for offside. [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. These matches are a reminder of the fine margins that separate victory from defeat in football. Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. It took nearly an hour, but it was Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. who opened the scoring on Saturday in the UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool, putting home a ball from Federico Valverde . 1978Template:, |align=left|Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv "That was one of my strengths as well to know that I can come on and make a difference. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday. The parade culminated with a reception at the Manchester Arena, for which 17,500 tickets were made available at 3 each; proceeds went to Ferguson's testimonial fund. 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. [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. 2004-05Template:, On this day 1999: Manchester United's amazing Champions League final The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a poll in early 2002. The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors. [3] Bayern Munich had an equally narrow advantage in their 22 matches against English opposition, with seven wins, nine draws and six defeats, including a win over Leeds United in the 1975 European Cup final and a defeat to Aston Villa in the 1982 final. 1959Template:, [76] Hitzfeld responded with a substitution of his own, bringing on Mehmet Scholl, who immediately set up Effenberg for a long-range shot that went narrowly wide. [40] Manchester United fell behind early in the second leg in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. [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. The power of a pause Clive Tyldesley on his - Evening Standard Wikizero - 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final On 26 May 1999, Manchester United snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern. Template:Fb cl2 team 1970-71Template:, The fact we're facing Bayern Munich this summer gives us the perfect excuse to relive THAT historic night in 1999. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain for his final Manchester United appearance. 1967-68Template:, [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. Champions League: Dortmund 3-2 Malaga (agg 3-2) - BBC Sport [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. The 1999 final, Bayern had been in control of the game, leading 1-0 with only four minutes to go. [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. [25] Bayern also recorded a pair of victories over Barcelona, winning 10 at the Olympiastadion[26] and 21 at the Camp Nou. 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. 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. [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. 1957Template:, 1989Template:, Name on the trophy! |Opponent [113] Greater Manchester Police later estimated that the actual number of people who attended the parade was around 500,000. 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. Basler was the man of the match on the. 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. 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. 2003-04Template:, [50] Many were able to buy tickets from touts, who had paid up to 400 to buy from Barcelona fans who had bought through their club for the equivalent of 28. Wed 26 May 1999 17.37 EDT Bayern Munich: Kahn, Babbel, Kuffour, Matthaus, Effenberg, Basler, Jeremies, Tarnat, Jancker, Zickler, Linke. Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. 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. 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). [124] The match was played in front of 61,175 spectators and raised 1.5million for the Manchester United Foundation.[125]. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000. 1986-87Template:, 1986Template:, 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. 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. 1962Template:, |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals Template:Fb cl2 team, |bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. WATCH: Vinicius Junior scores Champions League final's lone goal for 1982Template:, 1996-97Template:, FootballOldCopy Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 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.

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