1998 UEFA Champions League final

1998 UEFA Champions League final

The 1998 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, on 20 May 1998 to determine the winner of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. It pitted Real Madrid of Spain and Juventus of Italy. Juventus appeared in their third consecutive final, while Real Madrid were in their first of the Champions League era. Real Madrid won 1–0, to clinch their record breaking seventh European title, their first title for 32 years. The only goal was scored by Predrag Mijatović. The two teams would face each other in the final again in (/wiki/2017UEFAChampionsLeaguefinal).

Venue

1998 UEFA Champions League final

The Amsterdam Arena, host of the final.

The Amsterdam Arena has served as the home stadium of Ajax since 1996. The previous home for Ajax's European matches, the Olympisch Stadion, also hosted European finals.

One-legged finals include the 1962 European Cup final, in which Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5–3, and the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which Anderlecht were beaten 2–0 by Hamburger SV. It also hosted the second legs of the 1981 UEFA Cup Final between AZ '67 and Ipswich Town, and of the 1992 UEFA Cup Final between Ajax and Torino.

Route to the final

1998 UEFA Champions League final

Juventus				Round	Real Madrid
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Feyenoord	5–1 (H)			Matchday 1	Rosenborg	4–1 (H)
Manchester United	2–3 (A)			Matchday 2	Porto	2–0 (A)
Košice	1–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Olympiacos	5–1 (H)
Košice	3–2 (H)			Matchday 4	Olympiacos	0–0 (A)
Feyenoord	0–2 (A)			Matchday 5	Rosenborg	0–2 (A)
Manchester United	1–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Porto	4–0 (H)
Group B runners-up Source: UEFA				Final standings	Group D winner Source: UEFA
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Manchester United	6	15
2	Juventus	6	12
3	Feyenoord	6	9
4	Košice	6	0
Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Real Madrid	6	13
2	Rosenborg	6	11
3	Olympiacos	6	5
4	Porto	6	4
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv	5–2	1–1 (H)	4–1 (A)	Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	1–1 (A)	3–0 (H)
Monaco	6–4	4–1 (H)	2–3 (A)	Semi-finals	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	2–0 (H)	0–0 (A)

Match

Details

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><td>GK</td><td>1</td><td>Angelo Peruzzi (c)</td></tr><tr><td>RB</td><td>3</td><td>Moreno Torricelli</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>13</td><td>Mark Iuliano</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>4</td><td>Paolo Montero</td><td> 79'</td></tr><tr><td>LB</td><td>22</td><td>Gianluca Pessotto</td><td></td><td> 70'</td></tr><tr><td>RM</td><td>7</td><td>Angelo Di Livio</td><td></td><td> 46'</td></tr><tr><td>CM</td><td>14</td><td>Didier Deschamps</td><td></td><td> 77'</td></tr><tr><td>CM</td><td>26</td><td>Edgar Davids</td><td> 34'</td></tr><tr><td>LM</td><td>10</td><td>Alessandro Del Piero</td></tr><tr><td>AM</td><td>21</td><td>Zinedine Zidane</td></tr><tr><td>CF</td><td>9</td><td>Filippo Inzaghi</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Substitutes:</td></tr><tr><td>GK</td><td>12</td><td>Michelangelo Rampulla</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>6</td><td>Dimas Teixeira</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>15</td><td>Alessandro Birindelli</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>8</td><td>Antonio Conte</td><td></td><td> 77'</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>20</td><td>Alessio Tacchinardi</td><td></td><td> 46'</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>16</td><td>Nicola Amoruso</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>18</td><td>Daniel Fonseca</td><td></td><td> 70'</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Manager:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Marcello Lippi</td></tr><tr><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><td>GK</td><td>25</td><td>Bodo Illgner</td></tr><tr><td>RB</td><td>17</td><td>Christian Panucci</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>5</td><td>Manolo Sanchís (c)</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>4</td><td>Fernando Hierro</td><td> 23'</td></tr><tr><td>LB</td><td>3</td><td>Roberto Carlos</td><td> 37'</td></tr><tr><td>DM</td><td>27</td><td>Christian Karembeu</td><td> 56'</td></tr><tr><td>DM</td><td>6</td><td>Fernando Redondo</td></tr><tr><td>CM</td><td>10</td><td>Clarence Seedorf</td><td> 90+4'</td></tr><tr><td>AM</td><td>15</td><td>Fernando Morientes</td><td></td><td> 81'</td></tr><tr><td>AM</td><td>8</td><td>Predrag Mijatović</td><td></td><td> 89'</td></tr><tr><td>CF</td><td>7</td><td>Raúl</td><td></td><td> 90'</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Substitutes:</td></tr><tr><td>GK</td><td>1</td><td>Santiago Cañizares</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>19</td><td>Fernando Sanz</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>11</td><td>José Amavisca</td><td></td><td> 90'</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>16</td><td>Jaime Sánchez</td><td></td><td> 81'</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>18</td><td>Víctor Sánchez</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>20</td><td>Sávio</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>9</td><td>Davor Šuker</td><td></td><td> 89'</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Manager:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Jupp Heynckes</td></tr></tbody></table>