The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. 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. [29] Qualification for the quarter-finals was only guaranteed for the group winners,[30] meaning that both United and Bayern had to play for victory in their final match against each other at Old Trafford. [63] Keane had suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cup final that would keep him out until the start of the following season,[64] but his suspension rendered the injury irrelevant to his selection. In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. The tale of one of the most dramatic finals in Champions League history. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football . Markus Babbel went on to become very well known to English football fans after leaving Bayern Munich in 2000 to join Liverpool. Bayern did not create a lot in the way of clear-cut chances, as the underlying numbers demonstrate, but they still came within a few inches of establishing a 3-0 lead. [117] In Germany, the match was shown on RTL Television,[118] and was seen by an average of 13.59million people over the course of the broadcast. Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv. It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time. 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. Babbel went on into football management after his playing career retirement, coaching Stuttgart, Hertha Berlin and most recently Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. 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. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 1999-2000 season, and also shows statistics of the club's players. Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 199899 UEFA Cup. Beckham in towards Schmeichel it's come for Dwight Yorke. The 2022-23 CAF Champions League (officially the 2022-23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for sponsorship purposes) is the 59th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the 27th and last edition under the current CAF Champions League title.. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. Until stoppage time, that is. [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. A winner of 13 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, four League Cups and two Champions Leagues, Giggs is United's most decorated player in the history of the club. He ended his playing career the following season after a spell in Qatar. Here we take a brief look at all of the participants from the match in 1999: (Stats fromSoccerbaseorPremierLeague.com, unless stated.). Oliver Kahn was very much Peter Schmeichel's main competitor for the position of the greatest goalkeeper in the world, back in 1999. [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. Yet in the biggest moment in his career, the 1999 Champions League final, he was resigned to the role of side character. Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. [1] Prior to the 1992-93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [40] Manchester United fell behind early in the second leg in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. . In. 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. [91] He never won the competition as a player, having moved to play in the United States for the MetroStars in March 2000, the year before Bayern next won the European Cup in 2001. Kahn won the Bundesliga eight times in his career and the Champions League in 2001, perEurosport. [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. Despite the bad start United began to dominate possession. It was an impossible role for anyone to fill and the club finished without a trophy in 1998. Champions League Final Stage Best XI. Submit . But those few seconds were enough for Manchester [United] to get back into the game. In partnership with StatsBomb, The Independent has analysed three key games in Uniteds run-in in the hope of offering fresh perspective and insight on an iconic team and a historic achievement. He is a bona fide legend and is highly respected by everyone in the game. whichever team scored first would be declared the winner. 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. Soccer Comments User A unique memento of some of the most memorable matches of the modern era. [58] The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks,[59] as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams. The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors. Manchester United have reached the promised land! Top-division clubs. After spells at several clubs after leaving Old Trafford, Blomqvist retired in 2010. The former England international ended his playing career at his hometown club of Nottingham Forest in 2008. Nicknamed "The Tiger," Effenberg only played for his country on 35 occasions after a disagreement with the team management saw his international career halted. But Scholl, goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and in particular Tarnat cause him a problem, narrowing the space in which he has to score. Live now, Group F In recent years, Effenberg has featured as a colour commentator on TV. He couldnt quite take Manchester Uniteds best chance of the night so far, noted Clive Tyldesley on commentary. The sheer improbability of what Uniteds 1999 team achieved in those 103 seconds between equaliser and winner is why they are still celebrated and revered, two decades on. It was the first time since 1968 that Manchester United won the Champions League, giving them their second title. He ended his career back in his homeland, playing for Valerenga for three seasons before retiring. [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. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld announced his team's line-up for the final two full days ahead of the match. 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. The latters absence resulted in Bayern playing a three man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat. Live now. [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. [76] As Bayern began to look increasingly dangerous on the counter-attack than their opponents did in possession, Jancker repeatedly tested the United back four with a number of clever runs, some of which were flagged offside. After analysing the FA Cup wins over Arsenal and Newcastle, we end with the most famous game of all from that 1998-99 campaign: the last-gasp Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp. But what would Manchester Uniteds treble of 1999 look like under a 21st century microscope? [119] In Spain, the match was shown on TVE. The match ended in a 2-2 draw with Bayern drawing level in the dying minutes. Manchester United's greatest ever goalkeeper lifted the European Cup on that fateful day in 1999, solidifying his legend and playing his final United game of his career, against Bayern Munich. Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Teddy Sheringham joined United late in his career in 1997 as the replacement for Eric Cantona. United, meanwhile, struggled to fashion many threatening chances until they absolutely had to. This was the first time that a team from Finland played in the group stage. The player left Old Trafford in 2002 and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he played for two more years. A leader in his own right, Effenberg was also a nomad, generally spending only two or three years at each club he played for. [82] They were stunned to have lost a game they had thought won just minutes before (several celebratory flares had already been ignited by the Bayern fans moments before United equalised, and ribbons in the club's colours had already been secured to the trophy itself in preparation for the presentation ceremony). [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. Stam played for Netherlands at four major championships, accumulating 67 caps. "[90] When the two teams went to collect their medals, Matthus received his runner-up medal but removed it from his neck almost immediately. 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 match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, How would 1999 look in the 21st century? With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. Group A 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. Kyiv [70] Effenberg and Jens Jeremies played in central midfield for Bayern, with Jeremies man-marking Beckham.[75]. However, Sheringham more than played his part in 1999, coming off the bench at the Nou Camp to equalise in injury time and assist Solskjaer for the winning goal. [16][17] Bayern Munich had an easier time against Yugoslavian champions Obili, winning 40 in the first leg at the Olympiastadion with goals from Stefan Effenberg, Giovane lber, Alexander Zickler and Thorsten Fink, all scored in the space of 17 second-half minutes. [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. [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. Mehmet Scholls chip from outside the box was rated 0.06 xG, yet beat Schmeichel and bounced back off the post. Is this their moment? 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. He is mooted to be involved in a IPL style football venturein India that will take place this year. You might say that there was nothing expected about Sheringham and Solskjaers goals at 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. In the Champions League era, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only other player to have done this. [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. [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. Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) The victory completed a treble-winning season for Manchester United, after they had won the Premier League and FA Cup. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. [54], The match ball for the final was the Nike NK 800 Geo, a white ball with a standard 32-panel design. 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. Jancker in currently a youth team coach at Rapid Vienna. Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. In 2012, Butt returned to United to become part of the club's coaching set up. [92] Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". Where to start? [76] A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy, when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. 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. Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. I said: 'Well, one mistake in 10 years isn't bad.' After the 1999 final, Jens Jeremies stayed with the Bavarian club until his retirement in 2006. 80' Fink(in) -. If both teams scored the same number of goals during extra time, the visiting team would qualify for the next round by virtue of having scored more goals away from home. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000. [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". Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 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. [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. 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. 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). [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. The original target man, the huge Carsten Jancker was a nightmare to play against. It would be the best they created in the regulation 90 minutes. [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. With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. The first meeting between United and Bayern was at the Olympiastadion on matchday 2. After all of these years, Giggs is likely to start in the United midfield when they play Bayern on Tuesday night. "[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. The 199899 UEFA Champions League was the 44th season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, and the seventh since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". 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. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. League, teams and player statistics. The defence was anchored by Lothar Matthaus, Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour. 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Your login session has expired. If both sides scored the same number of goals away from home, two 15-minute periods of extra time would be played. 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. Summary [ edit] News . Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr scored United's goals after Bayern had hit the post and the bar. [76] Another chance for Basler prompted Ferguson to bring on Sheringham. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. Whereas Sheringham found the bottom left, he finds the top right. As the cumulative chart above shows, the game was as close as it seemed to anyone watching. [46], Due to UEFA regulations regarding standing at football matches, the Camp Nou's terraced sections were closed for the 1999 Champions League final, reducing the capacity to approximately 92,000. The player stayed in English football for four years, with an on-loan stint at Blackburn Rovers. It curves around a wall that, in hindsight, is slightly out of position. [76][77] Scholl then almost scored from a delicate 20-yard chip after a run from Basler, but the ball bounced back off the post and into Schmeichel's arms. . Official in-depth guide to UEFA Champions League 1998/99, including results, stats and video highlights.
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