1998 UEFA Champions League Final
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The 1998 UEFA Champions League Final took place at the Amsterdam ArenA
in Amsterdam
on 20 May 1998. Spanish
club Real Madrid
defeated Italian
side Juventus
1–0 to clinch their seventh European title, the sixth being in 1966.
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JUVENTUS:
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GK
1
Angelo Peruzzi
(c)
CB
3
Moreno Torricelli
CB
4
Paolo Montero
CB
15
Mark Iuliano
RWB
7
Angelo Di Livio
LWB
22
Gianluca Pessotto
CM
14
Didier Deschamps
CM
26
Edgar Davids
AM
21
Zinedine Zidane
FW
9
Filippo Inzaghi
FW
10
Alessandro Del Piero
Substitutes:
GK
12
Michaelangelo Rampulla
DF
6
Dimas Teixeira
DF
15
Alessandro Birindelli
MF
20
Alessio Tacchinardi
CM
8
Antonio Conte
FW
18
Daniel Fonseca
FW
16
Nicola Amoruso
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
Source: UEFA Champions League Final 1998 Full-Time Report
Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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on 20 May 1998. Spanish
Spain
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club Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
defeated Italian
Italy
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side Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
1–0 to clinch their seventh European title, the sixth being in 1966.
Match details
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| GK | 25 |  Bodo IllgnerBodo Illgner Bodo Illgner is a retired German footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.During his career, he played for 1. FC Köln and Real Madrid, and helped West Germany to the 1990 World Cup, where he became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.-Club career:Born in Koblenz, Illgner... |
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| RB | 2 | Christian Panucci Christian Panucci Christian Panucci is a retired Italian footballer. He was a member of the Italian national team. Panucci is a right back, but can also play as a centre back.-Early career:... |
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| CB | 5 |  Manuel Sanchís (c) |
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| CB | 4 | Fernando Hierro Fernando Hierro Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a retired Spanish footballer. He is mostly known for his spells with Real Madrid and Spain, appearing in more than 500 official games with the former and representing the latter on nearly 100 occasions, whilst appearing in four World Cups and two European... |
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| LB | 3 |  Roberto Carlos |
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| CM | 6 |  Fernando RedondoFernando Redondo Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri is a retired Argentine footballer.A defensive midfielder with the ability to contribute both defensively and offensively, he played one full decade in La Liga, mainly for Real Madrid, then finished his career in Italy with Milan.Redondo was a member of the Argentine... |
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| RM | 22 | Christian Karembeu Christian Karembeu Christian Karembeu is a retired French international footballer and current scout for Arsenal Football Club... |
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| LM | 10 | Clarence Seedorf Clarence Seedorf Clarence Clyde Seedorf OON is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Milan. Seedorf is the first player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs - Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998 and Milan in 2003 and 2007... |
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| AM | 7 | Raúl Raúl González Raúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04.... |
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| CF | 15 | Fernando Morientes Fernando Morientes Fernando Morientes Sánchez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.His main asset was his aerial and strong goalscoring abilities. He played for a number of clubs throughout his career, including Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool, and Valencia... |
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| CF | 8 | Predrag Mijatović Predrag Mijatovic Predrag "Peđa" Mijatović is a Montenegrin football player and former sports director of Real Madrid. He is considered one of Yugoslavia's best players of the 1990s. He was acclaimed as the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1997... |
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| GK | 1 | Santiago Cañizares Santiago Cañizares José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After playing with Real Madrid, mostly as a backup, he finished his career at Valencia CF, where he appeared in more than 400 official games since 1998.In his prime, he was regarded as one of the best... |
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| DF | 19 | Fernando Sanz Fernando Sanz Fernando Sanz Durán is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.He spent seven years of his professional career with Málaga - after starting out at Real Madrid - appearing in more than 250 official games... |
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| MF | 16 | Jaime |
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| MF | 11 | José Emilio Amavisca José Emilio Amavisca José Emilio Amavisca Gárate is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a left winger.He was best known for his Real Madrid stint, but played for five other clubs, amassing 381 games and 57 goals in both major levels of Spanish football, over the course of 16 seasons.A Spanish... |
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| MF | 20 | Sávio Sávio Sávio Bortolini Pimentel , simply Sávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí Futebol Clube as a winger.... |
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| MF | 18 | Víctor Sánchez Victor Sanchez Victor Sanchez is a Mexican author. He was initially inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda and by his own studies among the Wirrarika, said to be cultural descendants of the Pre-Columbian Native American Toltecs.... |
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| CF | 9 |  Davor ŠukerDavor Šuker Davor Šuker , is a retired Croatian footballer. He played as a striker for a number of European clubs as well as the Croatian national team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer with 45 goals.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Jupp Heynckes Jupp Heynckes Josef "Jupp" Heynckes is a German football coach and former player. As player he belonged to the core of the team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in its golden era of the 1960s and 1970s where he won many national championships and the Cup as well as the UEFA Cup... Assistant referees: Thorsten Bastian Christian SchraerFourth official: Hans-Jürgen Weber |
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Angelo PeruzziAngelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award....
(c)
Moreno TorricelliMoreno Torricelli
Moreno Torricelli is an Italian football manager and former defender.-Player:Torricelli, born in Erba was one of 3 children, twin brother Paulo and sister Ariann. He started playing football when he was around 8 in the town he was living in, Verano Brianza...
Paolo MonteroPaolo Montero
Paolo Rónald Montero Iglesias is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a central defender or left back. He has been described as "skillful on the ball and calm under pressure", and a "wonderfully talented and intelligent footballer"...
Mark IulianoMark Iuliano
Mark Iuliano is a former Italian football defender, who spent the bulk of his career with Italian powerhouse, Juventus FC, in the Italian Serie A.-Salernitana Calcio 1919:...
Angelo Di LivioAngelo Di Livio
Angelo di Livio is a former Italian football midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank....
Gianluca PessottoGianluca Pessotto
Gianluca Pessotto is a former football player who spent the majority of his career with Juventus F.C., where he currently serves as team manager...
Didier DeschampsDidier Deschamps
Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
Edgar DavidsEdgar Davids
Edgar Steven Davids is a retired Dutch footballer and current member of the supervisory board of Ajax. After beginning his career with the Amsterdam club, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham...
Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
Filippo InzaghiFilippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi, Ufficiale OMRI commonly known as Pippo, is a World Cup and UEFA Champions League-winning Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan....
Alessandro Del PieroAlessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain....
Michaelangelo Rampulla Dimas TeixeiraDimas Teixeira
Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira , simply Dimas, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a left defender....
Alessandro BirindelliAlessandro Birindelli
Alessandro Birindelli is a retired Italian footballer. Equally at ease as right or left defender, he is best known for his 11-year spell with Juventus, winning several accolades and appearing in nearly 300 official games.-Early years:...
Alessio TacchinardiAlessio Tacchinardi
Alessio Tacchinardi is a retired Italian footballer who played as defensive midfielder and spent the vast majority of his career playing for Juventus FC, winning 17 official trophies with the club...
Antonio ConteAntonio Conte
Antonio Conte is an Italian former footballer and manager. He is the current manager of Juventus.-Playing career:...
Daniel FonsecaDaniel Fonseca
Daniel Fonseca Garis is an Uruguayan former footballer, now a football agent . As a forward, he played for Italy's S.S.C Napoli, A.S. Roma and Juventus....
Nicola AmorusoNicola Amoruso
Nicola Amoruso is a former Italian association football player who played as a striker. His nicknames were piede caldo and Dinamite.- Career :...
Marcello LippiMarcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...
Match statistics
| Real Madrid | Juventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 8 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 51% | 49% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 22 | 29 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Source: UEFA Champions League Final 1998 Full-Time Report