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1998 UEFA Champions League final
Association football match
Association football match
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1998 UEFA Champions League final |
| image | 1998 UEFA Champions League Final match programme.jpg |
| caption | Match programme cover |
| event | [1997–98 UEFA Champions League](1997-98-uefa-champions-league) |
| team1 | Juventus |
| team1association | |
| team1score | 0 |
| team2 | Real Madrid |
| team2association | |
| team2score | 1 |
| date | 20 May 1998 |
| stadium | Amsterdam Arena |
| city | Amsterdam |
| referee | Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
| attendance | 48,500 |
| weather | Mostly cloudy |
| 16 °C | |
| 63% humidity | |
| previous | [1997](1997-uefa-champions-league-final) |
| next | [1999](1999-uefa-champions-league-final) |
16 °C 63% humidity 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 2017.
Venue
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
| Juventus | Round | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | [Group stage](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage) |
| Feyenoord | [5–1](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-juventus-v-feyenoord) (H) | Matchday 1 |
| Manchester United | [2–3](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-manchester-united-v-juventus) (A) | Matchday 2 |
| Košice | [1–0](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-kosice-v-juventus) (A) | Matchday 3 |
| Košice | [3–2](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-juventus-v-kosice) (H) | Matchday 4 |
| Feyenoord | [0–2](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-feyenoord-v-juventus) (A) | Matchday 5 |
| Manchester United | [1–0](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-juventus-v-manchester-united) (H) | Matchday 6 |
| **[Group B](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-group-b) runners-up** | Final standings | **[Group D](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-group-d) winner** |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 5–2 | [1–1](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-knockout-stage-juventus-v-dynamo-kyiv) (H) |
| Monaco | 6–4 | [4–1](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-knockout-stage-juventus-v-monaco) (H) |
Match
Details
- Mijatović
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|---|
| ITA Marcello Lippi |
|---|
| GER Jupp Heynckes |
|---|
|}
Statistics
| Juventus | Real Madrid |
|---|---|
| Goals scored | 0 |
| Total shots | 3 |
| Shots on target | 1 |
| Ball possession | |
| Corner kicks | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 13 |
| Offsides | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Juventus | Real Madrid |
|---|---|
| Goals scored | 0 |
| Total shots | 6 |
| Shots on target | 3 |
| Ball possession | |
| Corner kicks | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 16 |
| Offsides | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Juventus | Real Madrid |
|---|---|
| Goals scored | 0 |
| Total shots | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 |
| Ball possession | 49% |
| Corner kicks | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 29 |
| Offsides | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 |
References
References
- "Amsterdam, Schiphol, North Holland, Netherlands Weather History". The Weather Channel.
- "Amsterdam's historic finals". Union of European Football Associations.
- (2017). "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17". Union of European Football Associations.
- (20 May 1998). "UEFA Champions League Final 1998 Full-Time Report". [[UEFA]].
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