1997 UEFA Champions League Final

1997 UEFA Champions League Final
Match programme cover
Event 1996–97 UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund Juventus
Germany Italy
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Date 28 May 1997
Venue Olympiastadion, Munich
Referee Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Attendance 59,000[1]

The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played at the Olympiastadion in Munich on 28 May 1997 to determine the winner of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League. The match was contested by Borussia Dortmund of Germany and Juventus of Italy. Borussia Dortmund won 3–1 with goals from Karl-Heinz Riedle and Lars Ricken; Juventus' goal was scored by Alessandro Del Piero.

Route to the final

In their first semi-final in Europe's premier tournament since 1964, Dortmund defeated Manchester United, who themselves had not reached that stage since 1969.

In the other half of the draw, Juventus easily overcame Ajax, the same team they had beaten on penalties in the previous year's final.

Germany Borussia Dortmund Round Italy Juventus
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Poland Widzew Łódź 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 England Manchester United 1–0 (H)
Romania Steaua București 3–0 (A) Matchday 2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–0 (A)
Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 (A)
Spain Atlético Madrid 1–2 (H) Matchday 4 Austria Rapid Wien 5–0 (H)
Poland Widzew Łódź 2–2 (A) Matchday 5 England Manchester United 1–0 (A)
Romania Steaua București 5–3 (H) Matchday 6 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–0 (H)
Group B runners-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Atlético Madrid 6411124+813
Germany Borussia Dortmund 6411148+613
Poland Widzew Łódź 6114610−44
Romania Steaua București 6114515−104
 Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6510111+1016
England Manchester United 630363+39
Turkey Fenerbahçe 621336−37
Austria Rapid Wien 6024212−102
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
France Auxerre 4–1 3–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Norway Rosenborg 3–1 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
England Manchester United 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Netherlands Ajax 6–2 2–1 (A) 4–1 (H)

Familiarity of finalists

The match featured the same teams who competed in the 1993 UEFA Cup Final, in which Juventus prevailed 6–1 over two legs.[2] Their two German players in that final, Jürgen Kohler and Andreas Möller, had since moved to Dortmund[3] along with the Brazilian Júlio César (who did not feature in the 1997 final), while another two Dortmund players who did play in Munich – Stefan Reuter and Paulo Sousa – were also former Juventus players, and Matthias Sammer and Karl-Heinz Riedle had previously played in Italy's Serie A[3] (the latter's replacement at Lazio was Alen Bokšić, who by 1997 had moved to Juventus).

Goalkeepers Angelo Peruzzi and his understudy Michelangelo Rampulla were the only Juventus players from 1993 in the squad for the 1997 final (Moreno Torricelli and Antonio Conte were still at the club but were not involved), with the aforementioned Kohler and Möller having switched sides. In the Dortmund squad their goalkeeper Stefan Klos, striker Stéphane Chapuisat[3] and midfielders René Tretschok, Reuter and club captain Michael Zorc remained from four years earlier.

Besides the 1993 showpiece, the clubs had also met in the semi-finals of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup with Juventus progressing to the final which they lost to Parma,[2] and in the group stage of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, with each club winning away from home, however Juventus topped the group and went on to win the trophy.[2]

In the years to follow, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund would not meet again until 2014–15 Champions League round of 16[2] – the Italian club went through,[4] meaning they won all four fixtures (1993, 1995 UEFA Cup, 1995 and 2015 Champions League) at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, with their only defeat on German soil was in this final. Juventus reached the that season's final; coincidentally that match was again held at an Olympiastadion in Germany, but this time in Berlin, and the outcome was another 3–1 loss, to Barcelona.

Match

Summary

Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead finishing from inside the six yard box after Paul Lambert's cross. Riedle then made it two with a header from a corner kick from the right.

In the second half, Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero, who had come on as a substitute, scored via a back-heel from a cross by Alen Bokšić to make the score 2–1.

20-year-old substitute and Dortmund local boy Lars Ricken latched on to a through-pass by Andreas Möller only 16 seconds after coming onto the pitch. Ricken chipped Angelo Peruzzi in the Juve goal from over 20 yards with his first touch of the ball, to make it 3–1 for Dortmund. Ricken's goal was the fastest ever by a substitute in said event.

With Zinedine Zidane unable to make an impression for Juve against the close marking of Lambert,[5][6][7][8][9][10] the 3–1 victory gave Dortmund their only Champions League title to date.

Details

Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–1 Italy Juventus
Riedle  29', 34'
Ricken  71'		 Report Del Piero  65'
Attendance: 59,000[1]
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
GK1Germany Stefan Klos
SW6Germany Matthias Sammer (c)
CB15Germany Jürgen Kohler
CB16Germany Martin Kree
RWB 7Germany Stefan Reuter
LWB 17Germany Jörg Heinrich
CM14Scotland Paul Lambert
CM19Portugal Paulo SousaYellow card 23'
AM10Germany Andreas Möller 89'
CF13Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle 67'
CF9Switzerland Stéphane Chapuisat 70'
Substitutes:
GK12Germany Wolfgang de Beer
MF8Germany Michael Zorc 89'
MF18Germany Lars RickenYellow card 71'  70'
MF23Germany René Tretschok
FW11Germany Heiko Herrlich 67'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK1Italy Angelo Peruzzi (c)
RB5Italy Sergio PorriniYellow card 19'  46'
CB2Italy Ciro Ferrara
CB4Uruguay Paolo Montero
LB13Italy Mark IulianoYellow card 90'
DM14France Didier Deschamps
RM7Italy Angelo Di Livio
LM18Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Jugović
AM21France Zinedine Zidane
CF15Italy Christian Vieri 71'
CF9Croatia Alen Bokšić 87'
Substitutes:
GK12Italy Michelangelo Rampulla
DF22Italy Gianluca Pessotto
MF20Italy Alessio Tacchinardi 87'
FW10Italy Alessandro Del Piero 46'
FW16Italy Nicola Amoruso 71'
Manager:
Italy Marcello Lippi

Assistant referees:
Hungary László Hamar (Hungary)
Hungary Imre Bozóky (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Hungary Attila Juhos (Hungary)

Match rules

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Juventus v Dortmund background". UEFA.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "20 years on: Dortmund's European champions". UEFA.com. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tévez leads Juventus to Dortmund stroll". UEFA.com. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Murray, Scott (25 November 2011). "The Joy of Six: British and Irish footballers abroad". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Paul Lambert – The Norwich wizard". espnstar.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Phil (6 September 2009). "Norwich City manager Paul Lambert on his vision for the future". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Calvin, Michael (1 May 2010). "Revealed: The six British Football League managers capable of being the next Roy Hodgson". Mirror Football. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Layton, Peter (9 August 2011). "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP NEW BOYS UP". Daily Star. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "PAUL LAMBERT: FROM LINWOOD RANGERS BC TO THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE". scotzine.com. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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