Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. "I definitely knew it wasnt offside," said Sheringham. 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. [27] On matchday 5, United played their second match against Barcelona their first trip of the season to the Camp Nou and again the two sides played out a 33 draw. |1st leg Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). 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. 1957-58Template:, Steve McManaman, Real Madrid midfielder 1999-2003: . The night, which eventually became one of Manchester Uniteds most memorable nights, didn't start well. "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. Template:Fb cl2 header navbar 1984-85Template:, [105] In a post-match interview with ITV's Gary Newbon, Ferguson provided a succinct summary of the game: "Football, eh? 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. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. [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. 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. 1986Template:, Here are the top scorers for each UEFA Champions League tournament since the new format was adopted in 1992-93. 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. Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) 1996Template:, 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. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. 1976Template:, A scene from the dressing room after the heroic comeback against Bayern Munich. 0 results are available, use up and down arrow keys to navigate, Classic Match: United 2-1 Bayern Munich Video. A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. Solskjr reacted fastest, shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead. |Agg. 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. 1987Template:, 1963-64Template:, 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 hit it over the bar. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League. 1958-59Template:, [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. United's victory was the culmination of their Treble-winning season, after they had already won the FA Premier League and the FA Cup earlier in the month. 2002-03Template:, 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. Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 199596 season. 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. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. [76] Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. Vincius Jnior was born 49 days after Real Madrid won the 1999-00 # . However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. 2013Template:, |32 (A) 1992-93Template:, Quizzes. 2013-14Template:, 1978-79Template:, [87], Assistant referees:[54] [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. Their next meeting saw the pair again play out a draw as the game finished 1-1. 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. Stefan Effenberg had a couple of efforts, as did Mehmet Scholl, who hit a post. The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. [39] A single goal from Basler proved the difference between Bayern and Dynamo in the second leg, giving the Germans a 43 aggregate win. The Champions League final began . 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. Template:Fb cl2 team 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. [40] Manchester United fell behind early in the second leg in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. United knew there was no way back for the German champion after two goals in 103 . [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. 1987-88Template:, The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 199899 UEFA Champions League. Including the victory over Leeds in 1975, Bayern Munich had won the European Cup on three occasions going into the 1999 final. 1977-78Template:, [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. [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. 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. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Newsletter. 1988-89Template:, Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox football match 1962Template:, The Camp Nou was constructed over three years from 1954 to 1957 as a replacement for Barcelona's previous home, the nearby Camp de Les Corts, which had reached its limit for expansion. 1960-61Template:, Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [92] Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. 1999-00Template:, |}. |43 The two substitutes have scored the two goals in stoppage time and the treble looms large! 1990Template:, 2015Template:. 1970Template:, 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. [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. The defence was anchored by Lothar Matthaus, Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday. 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. [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. It was, for the spectators, one of the best goals in a Champions League final. |40 (A) 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. But in a blink of an eye, United scored two quick goals, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. 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. Hes ball watching. The match ended in a 2-2 draw with Bayern drawing level in the dying minutes. 2009-10Template:, You have to feel this is their year. Much to his chagrin, Alex Ferguson's team had so far come up short on the continent, despite dominating at home by winning the Double for the first time in our history in 1994 and repeating the feat in 1996. United did not play well, that is almost universally accepted, and fell behind after only six minutes. Ferguson threw on Sheringham and Solskjr but could only watch as Carsten Jancker's overhead kick hit the bar late on. The goal was timed at 90:36. 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 . Template:Fb cl2 team 1968Template:, 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. 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. 1985-86Template:, However, the crowning glory for Ferguson was the substitutions he made. 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. However, if the Rossoneri thought the job was done, they were sorely mistaken. 2014-15Template:, [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. Sir Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Ryan Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham. The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italy. Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at that. 2014Template:, Manchester United wore their traditional red shirts, while Bayern Munich donned their grey and burgundy Champions League kit. --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 [115] The broadcast attracted an average of 15.5million viewers, with a peak audience of 18.8million at 21:30, just as Manchester United scored their two goals. And the Germans looked set to be crowned kings of Europe right up until the 91st minute. 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. |- Beckham, into Sheringham and Solskjr has won it! These matches are a reminder of the fine margins that separate victory from defeat in football. [96][97] It was also Blomqvist's last competitive appearance for the club. 1995Template:, He had been substituted with 10 minutes remaining, with victory seemingly assured. "That was one of my strengths as well to know that I can come on and make a difference. 1994-95Template:, 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. 1970-71Template:, Chelsea clinched the Champions League title on Saturday after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the all-English final. [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]. [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. 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. Normally when the opposition equalise you are expecting extra-time and it was a shock to our team when they scored the winner two minutes later. 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. 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 in order to present the European Cup trophy, already decorated with Bayern ribbons. 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 However, the two clubs felt it would have been a shame for neither to wear their traditional colours, and they agreed to toss a coin to see who would have first choice. Live now, Group C However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. 1979-80Template:, Manchester United were without two of their best players namely Roy Keane and Paul Scholes for the final. FootballOldCopy Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [122], Manchester United won the match 50. 1969Template:, Gareth Bale nudged them clear, with Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo adding late gloss. 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. 1965-66Template:, Submit . [35] In the second leg, Nicola Ventola pulled a goal back for Inter, but Paul Scholes secured United's passage to the semi-finals with a late away goal. 2007Template:, 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. Manchester United have reached the promised land! Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. [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. UNITED 2-1 BAYERN: #UCL 1999 FINAL FLASHBACK - YouTube 0:00 / 9:57 MAN. |align=left|Template:Flagicon Internazionale 1961-62Template:, The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Teddy wins this ball. 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. 1998-99Template:, 1993Template:, When emerging from the tunnel at the final whistle, he was stunned. 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. [52], The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. With the 90 minutes up, Schmeichel went up for a Beckham corner in desperation but actually challenged for the set-piece. The crowd were euphoric. Manchester United were without two of their best players namely Roy Keane and Paul Scholes for the final. 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. |1st leg Teddy Sheringham, who had scored just four goals until that point in the season, guided home Giggs scuffed shot from Beckhams corner in the 91st minute. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld responded with a substitution of his own, bringing on Mehmet Scholl, who immediately set up Stefan Effenberg for a long-range shot which went narrowly wide. With three victories in a row from 1974 to 1976,[5] they became only the third team to achieve such a feat after Real Madrid (1956 to 1960)[6] and Ajax (1971 to 1973). Manchester United UEFA Champions League Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained the bizarre reason he wore blacked-out boots to seal the club's historic treble in 1999.. 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. [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. [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. 1973Template:, [111] Manchester United also received another financial boost in the form of an increase in the share price of their parent company on the London Stock Exchange; following the match, the price rose from 187 pence per share to 190 pence; however, this was still around 50p less than the shares were trading for earlier in the season during the attempted buyout of the club by BSkyB. I didnt want to see him with his flag up. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. [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. 1964-65Template:, [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. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. [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). Template:Flagicon Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy). 1998Template:, The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. 1980-81Template:, 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. Manchester United won the toss and therefore wore their usual European colours of red shirts, white shorts and white socks, while Bayern wore silver shirts, shorts and socks, all with maroon trim. [23], Matchdays 3 and 4 saw double-headers, with Manchester United taking on Brndby and Bayern Munich playing Barcelona. Real Madrid were back on top of Europe after victory at the Stade de France. Man of the Match: [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. 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. 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. |Agg. 2007-08Template:, Solskjr reacted fastest, stuck out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead with just 43 seconds of the three minutes of injury time to play. Despite the introduction of Sheringham for Blomqvist and our dire need for a goal, Bayern looked the likelier scorers. 1968-69Template:, 2000-01Template:, 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. Twelve years on from their most recent triumph, Madrid's dream of securing 'La Dcima' had finally been realised. Live now. Denied victory in the dying seconds of their only previous European Cup final in 1974, Atltico suffered the same fate 40 years later. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. 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. The 'Miracle of Istanbul' appeared a long way off with Liverpool 3-0 down at half-time. Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi. Diego Simeone's men were crestfallen and Madrid's new generation of Galcticos did the rest. [62] Captain Roy Keane and midfielder Paul Scholes both missed out on the final due to suspension; manager Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham as a player who could help the team control possession in the middle of the pitch,[52] with Giggs on the right wing and Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. 1994Template:,