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50 Classic Battle of the Gods XLV Man Utd. 2-1 against Bayern Munich, the turnaround of the century.
This Champions League final, which took place in the final year of the 20th century, is destined to become a classic duel in the history of soccer! His meaning even exceeds the scope of soccer and sports, is the Manchester United fans in the heart of the eternal glory of the moment. The so-called miracle, exactly!
Before this game, from the European football world witnessed the last "Triple Crown" (Netherlands Eindhoven), has now passed 11 years; and before that, the symbol of the top five leagues have never been born "Triple Crown", and before the reform of the Champions League, on the The league and the domestic cup will not constitute too much impact. Come to the Camp Nou, Manchester United has now taken the Premier League title and the FA Cup, Bayern is the early top of the Bundesliga, and killed the German Cup final.
Interestingly, Manchester United and Bayern had met in the group stage of the Champions League in the 1998-99 season, with both matches ending in a draw, which made the final more unpredictable - perhaps neither side expected to meet three times in one season. Due to the semi-final round of yellow cards, Keane and Scholes, two of Manchester United's main midfielders can only wear a suit, sitting on the Camp Nou stands; Bayern side, the French left back Lizarazu and Brazilian striker Elber due to injuries in the final, Heathfield can only adjust the strategy, and put the captain Helmer on the bench.
Shortly after the start of the match, Basler opened the scoring for Bayern with a clever free kick. The ever-powerful "Super Mario" played a tricky game this time.
Both sides traditionally wear red jerseys, with Manchester United winning the "coin toss" and Bayern wearing gray. Soon after the start of the match, Bayern seized a set-piece opportunity, and Basler's smart shot from a free kick gave the "Stars of the South" an early lead, and held on to the 1-0 scoreline until the end of the regular season. To be honest, this final, Ferguson's tactical organization is not superb, Giggs right shift lack of brightness, the left side of the Bloomquist no performance - if it is not lucky, "Red Devils" is likely to 0-2, or even 0-3 into injury time.
In the 89th minute of the match, then UEFA President Johansson left his seat and headed for the elevator to present the trophy to Bayern together with Beckenbauer. As he walked past Sir Bobby Charlton, the Swede said "It's a pity", while the staff prepared to add the Bayern decoration to the trophy. But by the time Johansson and Beckenbauer stepped out of the elevator, the stadium had changed forever!
"It's unimaginable! The winners are suffering and the losers are dancing!" (Johnsson's words)
Sheringham dabbed back from the front point, and Solszal reacted innately with a right-footed ...... so-so finish that it wasn't pretty, but it was priceless! Schmeichel's cartwheel celebration is the ultimate classic that the Danish goalkeeper left to Manchester United.
The two goals in extra time, let Manchester United and Bayern finished the exchange of heaven and hell. 1985 after the Heysel tragedy, the English team for the first time into the Champions League final to get the trophy, and in an unimaginable way. Jedi resurrection, is the best footnote of this competition, Ferguson after the game that "this damn soccer" has become a famous saying. Seventeen days after the Champions League trophy, the United manager was awarded the Sir Medal.
This Champions League final was also Peter Schmeichel's final match on behalf of Manchester United, and it couldn't have ended more perfectly. Finished the shutout of Sols Shahr, after the game, admitted that the sliding knee celebration let himself hurt; but years later and accept the interview, the Norwegian smiled and said, if you can do it again, he will pick a more impactful way of celebrating.
Because of the magic, so classic. The BBC selected the top 100 classic sports moments, and this competition ranked 4th, the highest ranking in the soccer club competition. What's more, the day of the competition is still the 90th birthday of Manchester United's legendary manager, Sir David Busby. 1967-68 season Champions League final, Manchester United beat Benfica 4-1, for the first time to become the Champions League king, the manager at that time was Busby - that victory was also the United out of the shadow of the Munich crash, the sign of the rebirth of the nirvana. 31 years later, the "Red Devils" once again lifted the Cup, such a coincidence, people have to lament the fate of the organization.
For Bayern, the night of Camp Nou 1999 was the breaking point of all suffering. After Solszal scored, many Bayern players' psychological defenses collapsed and completely paralyzed, and center back Kufuor cried into tears before the final whistle blew. And then the Bundesliga juggernaut lost to Bremen in the German Cup final, with Effenberg and Mateusz missing in the penalty shootout.
The bald Italian referee Colina, who had seen the final, was by then an internationally renowned and knowledgeable judge; but he was very forthright after the match, stating that "it was the most memorable night of my career". Before the final, the Spanish soprano Montserrat Cabaye "sang" the 1987 classic Barcelona with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (who died in 1991) on the big screen, a scene that also made Colina, a Queen fan, lament a lot.
About Bayern goalkeeper Kahn, this final, but also his "Colina nightmare" began. 2001 World Qualifier, Kahn on behalf of the German team was swept away by England 1-5 at home; 2002 International Cup final, "Lion King" team 0-2 against Brazil, the championship - both were Colina law. , no championship - both contests are Colina law. "He is the top international referee, there is no doubt about it, but he really did not bring me luck."
We'll meet again in 20 years.
On May 26, 2019, the 20th anniversary of the "Miracle of the Camp Nou", Old Trafford witnessed a match called the "Three Champions Reunion". The former Manchester United stars and Bayern big players met again, the atmosphere of the competition from the year of the sword, into laughter and happiness.
The match attracted 61,175 spectators to the venue, and all proceeds from the tickets went to charity. On the Manchester United side, virtually the exact same starting lineup as that year, except that Scholes, who was suspended in 1999, replaced Giggs (who coached the Welsh representative team on competition duty). On Bayern's side, the original team came with Mateusz, Effenberg, Kuffour, Babel, Jankel, Fink, Elber and Dreher, with Mateusz starting with the captain's armband.
