1999 champions league final stats

It was the first time the Champions League was won by a team that had neither won their domestic league nor the Champions League the previous season and therefore would not have qualified for the tournament under the old qualification rules (title holder or national league champion). He is currently a coach with Huddersfield Town and does occasional punditry on TV. Choose from over 48 teams. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. [40] Manchester United fell behind early in the second leg in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) . [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. Most recently, Zickler has been a coach at Salzburg, working within their youth academy. Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Fourth official:[54] 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. It's really difficult to digest and this is inconceivable for us but then this is what football is all about. [107] It was such a significant achievement for an English football club that Prime Minister Tony Blair took the time to watch part of the match and congratulate Manchester United from the opening of the new National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. However, he was forced to sit there helpless as he witnessed United steal his team's thunder and glory. He ended his career back in his homeland, playing for Valerenga for three seasons before retiring. Check Champions League 1999/2000 page and find many useful statistics with chart. 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. [114], In the United Kingdom, the final was broadcast by ITV Sport with commentary provided by Clive Tyldesley and Ron Atkinson. Full match of the 1999 epic final that faced Manchester United and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou. [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 Baby-Faced Assassin is now back in the Premier League as manager of Cardiff City. [76] Another chance for Basler prompted Ferguson to bring on Sheringham. Tough tackling Thomas Linke stayed with Bayern Munich for seven seasons, winning the Bundesliga five times. Champions League final 26 May 1999 Nou Camp, Barcelona. [87], Assistant referees:[54] We were winning 1-0 against Manchester United in the Champions League final when president Franz Beckenbauer went into the elevator at the Camp Nou. [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). In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. 1-0. So it is hard to believe that a couple of years later he was packed on his way and sold to Lazio. Bayern were also playing for a treble, having won the Bundesliga and reached the DFB-Pokal final, although they went on to lose that match as well. 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) 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. Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr scored United's goals after Bayern had hit the post and the bar. It curves around a wall that, in hindsight, is slightly out of position. lineups for UEFA Women's Champions League final . He eventually returned to the Bundesliga to sign for his final club, Stuttgart. I called him an eight out of 10. After spells at several clubs after leaving Old Trafford, Blomqvist retired in 2010. [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. [85] Kuffour broke down in tears after the game, beating the floor in despair, and Jancker collapsed in anguish. As we have seen previously, 1999 was a time when top teams were more willing to shoot from range. Most successful club (s) Real Madrid. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). You have to feel this is their year. Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a tifo of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards.[59]. Claudio Puglisi (Italy) League Champion: San Antonio Spurs. 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. Basler was the man of the match on the night, but it is questionable whether it meant anything to him after the final whistle. 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. But after one year Tarnat was on his way from England, returning to Germany to play for Hannover 96 where he stayed for five seasons and ended his playing career. The great man is also the only outfield player to ever play in five World Cup finals. In 2005 he left for Roma, retiring from the game in 2009. 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. Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. Jancker went on to play for Udinese in Italy in 2002, and finished his playing career at Mattersburg of Austria in 2010. Referee Pierluigi Collina has cited this match as one of the most memorable of his career, and described the noise from the crowd at the end of the game as being like a "lion's roar". Furthermore, in Roy Keane's absence, he captained the side to a. [19], In the draw for the group stage, Bayern Munich were placed in Pot 2 and Manchester United in Pot 3 as Germany was higher than England in the UEFA association club coefficient rankings. But those few seconds were enough for Manchester [United] to get back into the game. 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. [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. 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 final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich. United put together an attack when, after a healthy period of possession, Giggs crossed towards Blomqvist, who could only knock the ball over the bar after a desperate stretch. [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. The top scorers from the 199899 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows: 199899 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, 199899 UEFA Champions League group stage, 199899 UEFA Champions League knockout stage, "UEFA European Football Calendar 1998/1999", 199899 All matches season at UEFA website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=199899_UEFA_Champions_League&oldid=1152674518, Associations ranked 18 each have two participants, Associations ranked 948 each have one participant (except Liechtenstein), 32 champions from associations 1648 (except Liechtenstein), 16 winners from the first qualifying round, 16 winners from the second qualifying round, 2 best-ranked group runners-up from the group stage, greater number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question, goal difference resulting from the matches between the teams in question, greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams in question, superior goal difference from all the matches played, national association's coefficient at the start of the season in question, highest number of points obtained in the group matches, greater number of goals scored in all group matches, greater number of goals scored away from home, individual club coefficient at the start of the season in question, All scorers 199898 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 16:40. If neither side scored during golden goal extra time, a penalty shoot-out would again be used to determine the winner. 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. Ronny Johnsen was one of Fergie's unsung heroes in the late 1990s filling in when needed in defence and midfield. 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. [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]. The result meant that Bayern finished as group winners, but United's points total was enough to see them go through as one of the two group runners-up with the best record. The Great Dane represented United for seven seasons making 252 league appearances and winning the Premier League title an astonishing five times. Solskjaer on 'disappointing' season finish, Match statistics for Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich, The shape of the game, as shown by cumulative expected goal values of all shots, Bayerns shot locations, with descriptive information of shot type, Uniteds shot locations, with descriptive information of shot type, Sheringhams equaliser, after 90+1 minutes, Uniteds shots on target, with goals highlighted in blue, United players celebrate winning the 1999 Champions League final, Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in, Please refresh your browser to be logged in, 20 years on, it remains the greatest single-season achievement in English footballs history. But what would Manchester Uniteds treble of 1999 look like under a 21st century microscope?