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
JuventusRound Real MadridOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Feyenoord5–1 (H)Matchday 1 Rosenborg4–1 (H) Manchester United2–3 (A)Matchday 2 Porto2–0 (A) Košice1–0 (A)Matchday 3 Olympiacos5–1 (H) Košice3–2 (H)Matchday 4 Olympiacos0–0 (A) Feyenoord0–2 (A)Matchday 5 Rosenborg0–2 (A) Manchester United1–0 (H)Matchday 6 Porto4–0 (H)Group B runners-upFinal standingsGroup D winnerOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Dynamo Kyiv5–21–1 (H)4–1 (A)Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen4–11–1 (A)3–0 (H) Monaco6–44–1 (H)2–3 (A)Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund2–02–0 (H)0–0 (A)
Match Details
GK 1 Angelo Peruzzi (c)RB 3 Moreno TorricelliCB 13 Mark IulianoCB 4 Paolo Montero LB 22 Gianluca Pessotto RM 7 Angelo Di Livio CM 14 Didier Deschamps CM 26 Edgar Davids LM 10 Alessandro Del PieroAM 21 Zinedine ZidaneCF 9 Filippo InzaghiSubstitutes:GK 12 Michelangelo RampullaDF 6 Dimas TeixeiraDF 15 Alessandro BirindelliMF 8 Antonio Conte MF 20 Alessio Tacchinardi FW 16 Nicola AmorusoFW 18 Daniel Fonseca Manager: Marcello Lippi GK 25 Bodo IllgnerRB 17 Christian PanucciCB 5 Manolo Sanchís (c)CB 4 Fernando Hierro LB 3 Roberto Carlos DM 27 Christian Karembeu DM 6 Fernando RedondoCM 10 Clarence Seedorf AM 15 Fernando Morientes AM 8 Predrag Mijatović CF 7 Raúl Substitutes:GK 1 Santiago CañizaresDF 19 Fernando SanzMF 11 José Amavisca MF 16 Jaime Sánchez MF 18 Víctor SánchezMF 20 SávioFW 9 Davor Šuker Manager: Jupp Heynckes
Assistant referees: Thorsten Bastian (Germany) Christian Schräer (Germany) Fourth official: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutes.
Statistics
+First half Juventus Real MadridGoals scored 0 0Total shots 3 6Shots on target 1 2Ball possession Corner kicks 1 2Fouls committed 13 10Offsides 1 0Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0
+Second half Juventus Real MadridGoals scored 0 1Total shots 6 2Shots on target 3 1Ball possession Corner kicks 2 1Fouls committed 16 12Offsides 2 1Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0
+Overall Juventus Real MadridGoals scored 0 1Total shots 9 8Shots on target 4 3Ball possession 49% 51%Corner kicks 3 3Fouls committed 29 22Offsides 3 1Yellow cards 2 4Red cards 0 0
See also 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final 1998 UEFA Cup final 1997–98 Juventus FC season 1997–98 Real Madrid CF season 2017 UEFA Champions League final – contested between same teams Juventus FC in international football Real Madrid CF in international football
References
External links 1997–98 season at UEFA.com