The big Dutchman went on to play for AC Milan and Ajax, where he is now currently an assistant coach. It is amazing to think that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was only on the Nou Camp pitch for just over ten minutes during the final in 1999. It was Uniteds best chance up until that point. The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. . The Norwegian international stayed at Old Trafford for six seasons before moving on to Aston Villa and Newcastle. The man is a sensation. After spells at several clubs after leaving Old Trafford, Blomqvist retired in 2010. Three points were awarded for each win, with one point each for a draw and none for a defeat. [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. Finals MVP: Tim Duncan (27.4 / 14.0 / 2.4) 1999 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Latrell Sprewell (407) TRB: Tim Duncan (195) AST: Avery Johnson (126) WS: Tim Duncan (3.7) Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. In 2008 he rejoined the Bayern set up for a year, being involved with their amateur side in the third division, before then retiring from playing. He is a bona fide legend and is highly respected by everyone in the game. Until stoppage time, that is. In 2005 he joined Austrian team Red Bull Slazburg where he captained the side. Those Who Missed out 2 of 14 These are the. Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 199596 season. But in the end, Manchester deservedly won. 14 incredible stats as Real Madrid win their *14th* Champions League [110] While Manchester United finished the season as treble champions, Bayern ultimately lost the DFB-Pokal final to Werder Bremen, which meant they finished the season with the Bundesliga title as their only silverware. [25] Bayern also recorded a pair of victories over Barcelona, winning 10 at the Olympiastadion[26] and 21 at the Camp Nou. If United fall to Bayern on Tuesday, the game will represent Giggs' last match ever in the Champions League, and a sad day it will be. [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. [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. [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. Claudio Puglisi (Italy) [53] Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi. Total match goals stats GP: number of matches played by the team Avg: average match goals in matches played by the team (team goals + opponent goals) 0.5+: matches with total number of goals (team goals + opponent goals) over 0.5 1.5+: matches with total number of goals (team goals + opponent goals) over 1.5 United never got going in the game and survived two late scares in the second half when Bayern were denied by the woodwork. Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens) - BBC Sport It had also hosted two Cup Winners' Cup finals, in 1972 and 1982; the latter was won on home turf by Barcelona. 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. He is currently a coach with Huddersfield Town and does occasional punditry on TV. 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. Stefen Effenberg was the German equivalent of Eric Cantona: He was skillful, brilliant and at times hugely controversial. The best stats and facts, provided by Opta, following Real Madrid's Champions League final win over Liverpool at the Stade de France in Paris. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. 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In recent years, Effenberg has featured as a colour commentator on TV. Your login session has expired. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. Their only real chances of note before stoppage time were Blomqvists and a Sheringham snap-shot in the box that was easily held by Khan. UEFA.com works better on other browsers For the best possible experience, we. Ghana international Sami Kuffour had a fruitful and long career with Munich, representing the Bavarian club for 12 seasons, working his way from the German's youth set-up to their first-team. Schmeichel went on to represent Sporting Lisbon. He played against Bayern in the Champions League final due to the suspensions of Roy Keane and Paul Scholes. With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. [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. [99][100], Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer recognised that it was a loss of concentration in the last few minutes that led to his side's defeat: "That was the cruellest defeat possible because victory was so close. In the event that two or more teams had the same number of points at the end of the group stage, the rankings of the teams in question were determined by the following criteria:[4], The two best runners-up were determined by the following criteria:[5], The knockout stage was played in a single-elimination tournament format consisting of three rounds: quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. 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. After the 1999 final, Jens Jeremies stayed with the Bavarian club until his retirement in 2006. Sheringham is now a regular pundit on TV and radio. Furthermore, in Roy Keane's absence, he captained the side to a. He currently works for Iranian channel IRIB covering the next World Cup. The defensive midfielder, originally from East Germany, suffered with a chronic knee injury, forcing him to retire at age 32. [113] Greater Manchester Police later estimated that the actual number of people who attended the parade was around 500,000. He might have retired from the game, but you have not heard the last from Goldenballs. The shot is saveable, bouncing on the ground before tucking into the far corner. [56], Before kick-off, opera singer Montserrat Caball moving around the field on the back of a golf cart[57] performed a live version of "Barcelona", a song she recorded with the late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1987, accompanied by a recording of Mercury on the stadium's electronic screen. [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. 1998/99 Manchester United FC 2-1 FC Bayern Mnchen: Report Match facts 90' +3 Solskjr 90' +1 Sheringham 87' Salihamidi(in) - Basler(out) . Beckham, into Sheringham and Solskjr has won it! The key difference is perhaps that while Blomqvist was stretching to connect, Sheringham was stationary and could use his own momentum to guide Giggs initial shot in. The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors. [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. [76] Another chance for Basler prompted Ferguson to bring on Sheringham. Basler was the man of the match on the. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 2022-23 CAF Champions League - Wikipedia [122], Manchester United won the match 50. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, in the event that two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs of their tie, the winner would be determined by the number of goals scored away from home. I called him an eight out of 10. The player left Old Trafford in 2002 and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he played for two more years. Were it not for the late flurry and had they lost 1-0, United could not have much to complain about. At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. Manchester United - Bayern Munich, May 26, 1999 - UEFA Champions League Whereas both goals against Newcastle were examples of the 99 Uniteds fine build-up play, this is a scrappy one, born out of Bayerns inability to clear their lines properly and Sheringham hanging off the shoulder of Scholl, hoping to feed on any scraps that come his way. 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. [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. It was the first time since 1968 that Manchester United won the Champions League, giving them their second title. Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. He ended his playing career the following season after a spell in Qatar. [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. Historically, goals from corners are converted around 2-3% of the time. Manchester City took a giant step towards winning the Premier League title on Wednesday after a resounding 4-1 home win over Arsenal, which moves them to with two points of Mikel Arteta's side . He currently has coaching ambitions in Germany and was recently linked with a return to Bayern, only to turn down a position as a reserve team coach, perStephan Uersfeld'sarticle for ESPNFC. The victory completed a treble-winning season for Manchester United, after they had won the Premier League and FA Cup. [89] When emerging from the tunnel at the final whistle, he was stunned, and he later said: "I can't believe it. UEFA.com picks out some of the most memorable ties from down the years. This is the match sheet of the UEFA Champions League game between Manchester United and Bayern Munich on May 26, 1999. Twenty-four teams took part in the group stage: the national champions of Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, England and Portugal, the title holders, and the 16 winning teams from the second qualifying round. Teddy Sheringham joined United late in his career in 1997 as the replacement for Eric Cantona. United finished with 2.26 xG, compared to Bayerns 1.54. This is the third straight European Cup final to end 1-0, the longest streak of finals ending with the same score since 6 straight finals ended exactly 1-0 between 1977-78 and 1982-83. Neville is also now a coach in Roy Hodgson's England set-up and will be involved with the national team at the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil. [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. 1998-99 UEFA Champions League - Wikipedia Most successful club (s) Real Madrid. [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. He ended his career back in his homeland, playing for Valerenga for three seasons before retiring. And in 2013, Fergie gave Irwin the greatest compliment of all when he said the player would be the only guaranteed starter in his all-time best Manchester United XI. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football . Andy Cole became a journeyman striker after his six years with United, playing for eight different clubs over a seven-year period. Michael Tarnat stayed with Bayern Munich until 2003 when he joined Manchester City. [86] Matthus had captained Bayern in the 1987 European Cup final and lost in similar circumstances to two late Porto goals. Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Yet just because Bayern took a lot of low-value shots does not mean they did not come close to scoring with them. [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. The current Champions League format was introduced in 1999, until 2003 the second round consisted of the 16 teams being split into four groups. 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. List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals 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. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. Solskjr celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. During his time at Anfield the player won the F.A. Manchester United 's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scores the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Champions League 1999/2000 table, results and statistics It was an impossible role for anyone to fill and the club finished without a trophy in 1998. 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. Share. Transfers & rumours . 1999 UEFA Champions League final - Wikipedia Before all that though, there is Bayerns opening goal from Mario Baslers free-kick the games very first shot and one with a low xG value of 0.07, according to StatsBombs expected goals model. Coincidentally, this chance had the same likelihood of being converted as Blomqvists. Manchester United have reached the promised land! [121] Most of the Manchester United squad from the 199899 season returned for the match,[122] with the exception of Giggs, who was on coaching duty with the Wales national team. Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. [96][97] It was also Blomqvist's last competitive appearance for the club. Most semi-final appearances by club (up . Ryan Giggs, deployed as an inverted winger on the right, cut inside and crossed for the man playing in his usual position out on the left. He was an unbelievable player. UEFA.com works better on. He couldnt quite take Manchester Uniteds best chance of the night so far, noted Clive Tyldesley on commentary. "[101], In winning the trophy, Manchester United became the first English team to be crowned European champions since the Heysel Stadium disaster ban in 1985, which had resulted in English clubs being excluded from UEFA competitions for five years, and also the first team to achieve the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and European Cup in the same season. Cole is the second highest Premier League goalscorer of all-time, second only to Alan Shearer, perStatbunker. 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. It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time. [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. Kuffour won six Bundesliga titles with Bayern and the Champions League. He was also nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 2001 and was twice runner-up in the African Footballer of the Year award. However, the crowning glory for Ferguson was the substitutions he made. It was one of the least memorable Champions League finals in history May 26, 1999, will live in the hearts and minds of the Manchester United Faithful forever as the Red Devils completed a historic Treble. Kahn won the Bundesliga eight times in his career and the Champions League in 2001, perEurosport. In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. 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. Swedish international Jesper Blomqvist signed for United in the summer before the 1999 Treble triumph but only played 25 times for the club due to injury. Main article: 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League first group stage Sturm Croatia Zagreb Sparta Man. 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. The defence was anchored by Lothar Matthaus, Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour. Quite possibly the greatest United player of all time, the question now is how long before they build a statue of him outside of Old Trafford? Nicknamed "The Tiger," Effenberg only played for his country on 35 occasions after a disagreement with the team management saw his international career halted. Jancker went on to play for Udinese in Italy in 2002, and finished his playing career at Mattersburg of Austria in 2010. The teams were divided into six groups of four teams each, with the teams in each group playing each other twice (home and away) in a double round-robin format. However, United became champions with just five wins in total, the lowest number of wins recorded by a champion in the Champions League era to date, though the competition now has an extra round of two matches in the knock-out stages. [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). The Great Dane represented United for seven seasons making 252 league appearances and winning the Premier League title an astonishing five times. Despite the bad start United began to dominate possession. 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. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. You have to feel this is their year. Matthaus went on to become a coach and pundit after his playing career, managing both Hungary and Bulgaria at international level. 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. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? In contrast to Bayern, and perhaps because they were chasing the game for so long, United generally refrained from shooting at range and looked to work the ball into advantageous scoring positions. Number of teams per country as well as the starting round for each club and seeding were based on 1998 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 199394 to 199798. 6 stats which prove Wan-Bissaka is the best 1v1 defender in Europe; Comparing Arsenal's record with and without William Saliba in 22-23; In the 1999 Champions League semifinal, Manchester United was paired with Juventus, with the winner going to the Champions League final. Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. 10 passes completed over 40 yards (15 attempted) 5 throws 1 defensive action outside the box 7 loose-ball recoveries - 3rd 5 passes under pressure - Joint 3rd RATING: 7.5 Reece James RWB Was. Newsletter. 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). For the best possible experience, we recommend using, Solskjr answers Manchester United's prayers. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The two sides had played each other earlier in the competition, having both been drawn in Group D in the group stage; Bayern won the group, while Manchester United qualified for the knockout phase as one of the two best runners-up across all six groups.
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