He then returned to his former club Molde as manager, leading them to their first ever league title success, a feat he then repeated the following season for the team's second consecutive championship. I called him an eight out of 10. 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? 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. When Lothar Matthaus was substituted with only 10 minutes left on the clock, the German legend was expecting to add yet another trophy to his illustrious collection. [55], As both Manchester United and Bayern Munich's primary kits featured significant amounts of red, UEFA regulations about kit clashes would normally have required both teams to wear their change kits. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. [39] A single goal from Basler proved the difference between Bayern and Dynamo in the second leg, giving the Germans a 43 aggregate win. It curves around a wall that, in hindsight, is slightly out of position. Manchester United have reached the promised land! - Kroos has spent eight years at Madrid and has won the Champions League in 50% of those seasons. At Highbury in one game, he had a bad pass back in the last minute and [Dennis] Bergkamp came in and scored. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. Official in-depth guide to UEFA Champions League 1998/99, including results, stats and video highlights. Given how he smacked his hands together after watching it beat him, Schmeichel knew he could have done better. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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? 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. 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. We were playing well in the last 20 minutes and should have been able to hold on to victory. You might say that there was nothing expected about Sheringham and Solskjaers goals at all. Stats and records broken by Women's Champions League finalists. Champions League final shoot-out as it happened Phillip Lahm (Bayern) scored 1-0 Juan Mata (Chelsea) missed 1-0 Mario Gomez (Bayern) scored 2-0 David Luiz (Chelsea) scored 2-1 Manuel Neuer. [5], In the quarter-finals, the two best runners-up could not be drawn together, nor could the winners and runners-up from the same group. The former United manager had envisaged that Bayern would substitute their wingers to protect a lead and drop back. 1999 NBA Playoffs Summary. [40] Manchester United fell behind early in the second leg in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tapped in a stoppage time winner and won the trophy for United. The match ended in a 2-2 draw with Bayern drawing level in the dying minutes. [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. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). 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. 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. 1999 NBA Playoffs Standings Schedule and Results Leaders Player Stats Totals Per Game Per 36 Minutes Per 100 Possessions Advanced East Conf 1st Round Detroit Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat Philadelphia 76ers vs. Orlando Magic West Conf 1st Round Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers Unlike the last three seasons, the final of this edition will be played in a . 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. One of the best full-backs the Premier League has ever seen, Denis Irwin was Sir Alex Ferguson's Mr Reliable. In. . After spells at several clubs after leaving Old Trafford, Blomqvist retired in 2010. The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 26 May 1999. Champions League Europa League SAT 28 May 2022 Champions League - Final Liverpool 0 Real Madrid 1 FT HT 0-0 Vincius Jnior (59') Assists Valverde (59') Champions League final:. The duo missed out on the final due to suspension. Peter Schmeichel takes a step to his right as the ball goes left, which perhaps leaves him unsighted and unable to dive. 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. His placement could hardly be any better. 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. 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. Manchester United were without two of their best players namely Roy Keane and Paul Scholes for the final. He ended his playing career the following season after a spell in Qatar. . [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. Kuffour is now a football pundit in South Africa. If neither side scored during golden goal extra time, a penalty shoot-out would again be used to determine the winner. The night, which eventually became one of Manchester Uniteds most memorable nights, didn't start well. [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. [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. Fourth official:[54] The tale of one of the most dramatic finals in Champions League history. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. (14 titles) 2022 UEFA Champions League final. 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. Despite the bad start United began to dominate possession. [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. [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. He is currently a coach with Huddersfield Town and does occasional punditry on TV. Manchester United won the trophy without losing a single match, despite having competed in a group with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Brndby, plus two highly rated Italian clubs in the knock-out stages. Matthaus played as a sweeper that day, but in his pomp was one of the best midfielders in the world. United Chelsea Arsenal Real Madrd Valencia Barcelona Bordeaux Marseille Leverkusen Dortmund Bayern Hertha Olympiacos Milan Fiorentina Lazio Feyenoord Willem II PSV Molde Rosenborg Boavista Porto Spartak Rangers Maribor AIK Galatasaray Dyn. Manchester United have the lowest win rate of any Champions League winners in history The 1999 champions also had the poorest defensive record of any eventual winner, conceding an average of 1.45 . It would be the best they created in the regulation 90 minutes. 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. After this, he played for Birmingham City and Sydney before ending his top flight career at Sunderland. Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in the group of death, alongside Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brondby. Ryan Giggs, Ryan Giggs, still running down the wing. He is a bona fide legend and is highly respected by everyone in the game. 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". Ole Solskjr! Yet in the biggest moment in his career, the 1999 Champions League final, he was resigned to the role of side character. Three points were awarded for each win, with one point each for a draw and none for a defeat. Share. After this Linke returned to Salzburg to become the assistant to the director of football at the club. 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. [76] Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. The latters absence resulted in Bayern playing a three man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler while Lizarazu was replaced by Michael Tarnat. [122] Ferguson returned to manage the side, six years after his retirement from full-time management, joined by his 1999 assistant Steve McClaren and former club captain Bryan Robson as head coach. The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last two minutes of injury time to defeat Bayern Munich 21 in the final. Kyiv [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. Table Champions League Final Stages . The former England international ended his playing career at his hometown club of Nottingham Forest in 2008. In 2005 he joined Austrian team Red Bull Slazburg where he captained the side. Kahn won the Bundesliga eight times in his career and the Champions League in 2001, perEurosport. He won seven German league titles in his years with Bayern, and retired from football at the end of the 2011 season. Bayern raced into the lead after six minutes when Mario Basler deceived Peter Schmeichel from a free kick just outside the box. 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. [124] The match was played in front of 61,175 spectators and raised 1.5million for the Manchester United Foundation.[125]. 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. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League. The Norwegian striker stayed at United for 11 seasons before injury forced him to retire in 2007. In the final, if the scores were level after 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of golden goal extra time would be played; i.e. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000. You might say that there was nothing expected about Sheringham and Solskjaers goals at all. Most semi-final appearances by club (up . [92] Matthus later commented that "it was not the best team that won but the luckiest". With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. The shot count was almost level: Uniteds 19 to Bayerns 18. 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. [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. [119] In Spain, the match was shown on TVE. Oliver Kahn was very much Peter Schmeichel's main competitor for the position of the greatest goalkeeper in the world, back in 1999. [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. But those few seconds were enough for Manchester [United] to get back into the game. 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. It was the first time since 1968 that Manchester United won the Champions League, giving them their second title. Champions League Final Stage Best XI. He currently works for Iranian channel IRIB covering the next World Cup. [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. He was an unbelievable player. [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. First-half stats, per . 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. Sheringham is now a regular pundit on TV and radio. The big German was a supreme talent and in 2002 became the first and only goalkeeper in history towin the Golden Ball, per BBC Sport. Ronny Johnsen was one of Fergie's unsung heroes in the late 1990s filling in when needed in defence and midfield. The Independent joined up with StatsBomb to analyse three key United games, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. But in the end, Manchester deservedly won. [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. [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. Sir Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Ryan Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham. 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. A leader in his own right, Effenberg was also a nomad, generally spending only two or three years at each club he played for. Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. . [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. Yorke has completed his coaching badge and has been a regular pundit for Sky Sports in recent years. Yorke made it 20 on the half-hour mark, before second-half goals from Butt, Saha and Beckham completed the scoring. [80] Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, cartwheeled with glee. The score remained 1-0 till the start of stoppage time, when two substitutes stepped up. Live now, Group D Even so, it is the type of chance that only goes in one in 15 times. 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. 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. Irwin spent 12 years at United, playing 529 times and scoring on 33 occasions, perAboutManUtd.com. 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. If both sides scored the same number of goals away from home, two 15-minute periods of extra time would be played. Giggs started on the right wing whereas Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. 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. Solskjr celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. 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. Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a tifo of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards.[59]. Tarnat is now back with Bayern, employed as a talent scout. 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". [1][2], The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]. Mehmet Scholls chip from outside the box was rated 0.06 xG, yet beat Schmeichel and bounced back off the post. Choose from over 48 teams. The Champions League final began late due to some shocking scenes .
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