The scores were level and United were buzzing. Each tie in the quarter-finals and semi-finals was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, while the final was played as a single match at a neutral venue. - Benzema, Dani Carvajal, Isco, Nacho, Marcelo, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric have now won five Champions League trophies. Classic Champions League semi-finals | UEFA Champions League | UEFA.com [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. Live now. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. But, as the fourth official held up the board to indicate an additional three minutes, there were still two excellent United chances to come. Babbel went on into football management after his playing career retirement, coaching Stuttgart, Hertha Berlin and most recently Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. 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. As we have seen previously, 1999 was a time when top teams were more willing to shoot from range. Most semi-final appearances by club (up . Two Yorke goals gave United a 20 win in their first leg at Old Trafford,[34] while Bayern beat Kaiserslautern by the same scoreline at the Olympiastadion through goals from lber and Effenberg. With Keane out, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was named as captain. After the game the press said: 'You must be disappointed in that pass back.' Champions League matches and stats - SoccerSTATS.com In 2005 he joined Austrian team Red Bull Slazburg where he captained the side. In the second half, Basler almost caught Schmeichel off his goal-line with a 0.01 xG shot from just inside Uniteds half. Whereas Sheringham found the bottom left, he finds the top right. [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. The 1999-2000 season was Real Madrid C.F. Live now, Group F Season 1998/99 | UEFA Champions League 1998/99 [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. : The Kahn Principle. So it is hard to believe that a couple of years later he was packed on his way and sold to Lazio. If neither side scored during golden goal extra time, a penalty shoot-out would again be used to determine the winner. Oliver Kahn was very much Peter Schmeichel's main competitor for the position of the greatest goalkeeper in the world, back in 1999. [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 winners are crying and the losers are dancing. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. The super-sub did his job to the letter and wrote his own chapter in United folklore. 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". Sandin, 23, recorded a career-high 35 points (7g, 28a) in 71 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Capitals this season. The man is a sensation. Nicknamed "The Tiger," Effenberg only played for his country on 35 occasions after a disagreement with the team management saw his international career halted. [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. Well, besides global domination, Beckham went on to join Real Madrid in 2003 becoming their most famous of Galacticos. [122], Manchester United won the match 50. UEFA.com works better on other browsers For the best possible experience, we. Live now, Group C [76][77] The substitute immediately forced Kahn into a diving save with a header; it was the closest United had come to scoring all game. The original target man, the huge Carsten Jancker was a nightmare to play against. 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. They were the first English club to win Europe's premier club football tournament since 1984 and were also the first English club to reach a Champions League final since the Heysel Stadium disaster and the subsequent banning of English clubs from all UEFA competitions between 1985 and 1990. He was also nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 2001 and was twice runner-up in the African Footballer of the Year award. He did however win the Bundesliga title three times and captained Bayern to the Champions League title victory of 2000-01. The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. He is around four yards out, looking to lose Samuel Kuffour and, when Sheringham knocks the ball down, Solskjaer only appears to be onside because of Scholl and Michael Tarnats presence on the Bayern posts. Peter Schmeichel takes a step to his right as the ball goes left, which perhaps leaves him unsighted and unable to dive. When is the UEFA Champions League final in 2023? Date, time, city and 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. 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. Sheringham is now a regular pundit on TV and radio. Lothar Matthaus: "Bayern Munich were too stupid to beat Man United in 1999" In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. 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. FA Youth Cup final 2023: West Ham thrash Arsenal 5-1 to win competition 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. A World Cup winning captain in 1990, a former European Footballer of the Year, the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year, the most capped German international in history with 150 caps, seven Bundesliga titles, two UEFA Cups and a Serie A title, the only trophy Matthaus did not win was the Champions League. Claudio Puglisi (Italy) [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. . "[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 shot count was almost level: Uniteds 19 to Bayerns 18. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. League Champion: San Antonio Spurs. Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr scored United's goals after Bayern had hit the post and the bar. 05-04-2000 Chelsea 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. David Beckham was Man Utd's hero in '99: he deserved the Ballon d'Or [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. Three points were awarded for each win, with one point each for a draw and none for a defeat. The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. 81' Solskjr(in) - Cole(out) . Ferguson took advantage and played a three man attack in the second half. Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. It could take days or even weeks to recover from this but I must say that Manchester are great champions. 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. [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. [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. Champions League quarter-final appearances and titles listed below are since 1992/93, when the competition was revamped and rebranded from the . Fourth official:[54] Get news, stats and video - plus play Fantasy and Predictor games. Simply register as a Transfermarkt user and start collecting. In the 1999 FA-Cup final, he also saved Dennis Bergkamp's penalty kick in the dying moments to send the game into extra time. [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. 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. 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. This was the first time that a team from Finland played in the group stage. Blomqvist was replaced by Sheringham not long after his miss. Matthaus went on to become a coach and pundit after his playing career, managing both Hungary and Bulgaria at international level. 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. Injury time goals from Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjr cancelled out Mario Basler's early goal for Bayern to give Manchester United a 21 win. [48] After an initial announcement that the clubs would only receive 25,000 tickets each, the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association (IMUSA) called that figure "ridiculous", claiming it would push black market prices to "astronomical levels"; the group's spokesman, Lee Hodgkiss, suggested a figure closer to 50,000 would be more appropriate, given the stadium's usual capacity of around 115,000. The night, which eventually became one of Manchester Uniteds most memorable nights, didn't start well. "Oh Teddy, Teddy. Their best is Carsten Janckers overhead kick, late on and from the edge of the six-yard box, which struck the crossbar. Butt then went on to represent Birmingham City before a short stint with South China ended his playing career in 2011. [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. Bayern Munichs team selection had been impacted by injuries with left back Lizarazu and forward Elber suffering season ending knee injuries. [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. For the best possible experience, we recommend using, Solskjr answers Manchester United's prayers. Rasmus Sandin to Represent Sweden at 2023 IIHF World Championship The player left Old Trafford in 2002 and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he played for two more years. 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. Share. He had been substituted with 10 minutes remaining, with victory seemingly assured. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. Tough tackling Thomas Linke stayed with Bayern Munich for seven seasons, winning the Bundesliga five times. [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. 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. Alex Fergusons tactical adeptness won the day for the Red Devils. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. Stam played for Netherlands at four major championships, accumulating 67 caps. [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. However, they failed to create any clear cut chances. [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. Markus Babbel went on to become very well known to English football fans after leaving Bayern Munich in 2000 to join Liverpool. If neither side scored during extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. 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". Basler left Bayern after the 1999 final, joining Kaiserslautern, where he stayed until 2003. [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. Despite the bad start United began to dominate possession. 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. On 26th of May 1999, Manchester United and Bayern Munich battled each other in the UEFA Champions League final. [1][2], The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]. [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. LIVE Champions League final: Liverpool, Real Madrid clash in Paris - ESPN But what would, Blomqvist was replaced by Sheringham not long after his miss. [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. United never got going in the game and survived two late scares in the second half when Bayern were denied by the woodwork. They were drawn together in Group D, along with Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brndby, in what became known as the "group of death". [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] Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. [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. [43] The other venues in contention to host the match were London's Wembley Stadium and Marseille's Stade Vlodrome, but the Camp Nou was considered by UEFA's Stadiums Commission to be the favourite for its superior security, comfort and capacity. United famously stole the trophy from German hands on the day with two goals in injury time from substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He might have retired from the game, but you have not heard the last from Goldenballs. 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. Matthaus played as a sweeper that day, but in his pomp was one of the best midfielders in the world. During his time at Anfield the player won the F.A. [45], 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. [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. [93] As captain of Manchester United, Schmeichel should have received his medal last, but instead he went up first before having to return to the back of the queue with Ferguson; the pair then lifted the trophy together, surrounded by the rest of Manchester United's players, including May, who climbed the presentation podium to a position of prominence in the celebration photographs. Mehmet Scholls chip from outside the box was rated 0.06 xG, yet beat Schmeichel and bounced back off the post. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football . Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. 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 Dane represented United for seven seasons making 252 league appearances and winning the Premier League title an astonishing five times. [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. Note: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round (16 and 16 teams). Cole is the second highest Premier League goalscorer of all-time, second only to Alan Shearer, perStatbunker. Teams in Champions League quarter finals 2023. Seven named substitutes, of which a maximum of three may be used. The triumph capped off an amazing season for Sir Alex Fergusons men. 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. 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. But what would Manchester Uniteds treble of 1999 look like under a 21st century microscope? UEFA.com picks out some of the most memorable ties from down the years. And in the 1999 final he almost secured the victory for Bayern with an overhead kick that rattled Peter Schmeichel's crossbar. He dutifully played out the role of "Corner Taker #1" while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took top billing, poking the ball in at the back post at the culmination of a scene so full of tension that not even Scorsese himself could . [52], The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. While sliding to reach the pass, Blomqvist put a two-in-five chance wide. First-half stats, per . 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 Bayern defence remained strong and well-organised, as Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. xG breakdown: United vs Bayern, 1999 Champions League final [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. Market values . In the process, Manchester United won their second Champions League title. [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. Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. 1998/99 Manchester United FC 2-1 FC Bayern Mnchen: Report Match facts 90' +3 Solskjr 90' +1 Sheringham 87' Salihamidi(in) - Basler(out) . Jancker in currently a youth team coach at Rapid Vienna. [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. Manchester United's top two goalscorers, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started up front leaving Teddy Sheringham on the bench. West Ham thrashed Arsenal 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium to win the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 1999. Mario Basler put Bayern into a sixth minute lead in the 1999 Champions League final, and it appeared to be the winning goal for most of the game. The winners of each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the two best second-placed teams. So where are the footballers who took place in the historic final now? 1999-2000 Real Madrid CF season - Wikipedia [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. In 2008, Solskjaer made his first steps into coaching, taking over as United's reserve team manager. 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. Manchester United's Top 10 Goalkeepers of All-Time Since 1999, a match held between the US Women's National Team and China held . The great man is also the only outfield player to ever play in five World Cup finals. 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. Ole Solskjr! Furthermore, in Roy Keane's absence, he captained the side to a. 1998 Playoffs Summary 2000 Playoffs Summary. [44] The Camp Nou had hosted one previous European Cup final: Italian club Milan's 40 victory over Steaua Bucureti of Romania in 1989. He ended his playing career the following season after a spell in Qatar. 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. It was Uniteds best chance up until that point. His placement could hardly be any better. Yet in the biggest moment in his career, the 1999 Champions League final, he was resigned to the role of side character. Basler was the man of the match on the night, but it is questionable whether it meant anything to him after the final whistle. Class of 92 member Nicky Butt played for United for 12 years, before joining Newcastle in 2004 where he stayed for six season. The march to the 2023 UEFA Champions League final continues with the Round of 16 knockout ties. With the South Wales club in the relegation zone, Solskjaer will once again have to pull out a last minute winner to save the day. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. He ended his career back in his homeland, playing for Valerenga for three seasons before retiring. Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. After this Linke returned to Salzburg to become the assistant to the director of football at the club. 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 .