[102] After becoming the first manager to achieve this honour, Alex Ferguson was made a Knight Bachelor on 12 June 1999 in recognition of his services to football,[103] as well as a bonus from the club reported to be in the region of £350,000 (the players received bonuses of £150,000 each). Let's appreciate the German champions for a moment though. Wipeout. [58], The match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. #UCL pic.twitter.com/08mPDeJLQg. Ottmar Hitzfeld responded with a substitution of his own, bringing on Mehmet Scholl, who immediately set up Stefan Effenberg for a long-range shot which went narrowly wide. 'Muller deserves Man of the Match award, he was the one who controlled our pressing, but ultimately I have to pay compliments to my whole team for keeping up that intensity for 90 minutes,' Hans-Dieter Flick told Sky Germany. 63min: Magic from Alphonso Davies, what a star this lad is! Paris St-Germain held off a spirited Barcelona side to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 5-2 win on aggregate. Injury time goals from Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær cancelled out Mario Basler's early goal to give Manchester United a 2–1 win. Pique's comments will be interpreted as direct criticism of President Josep Bartomeu who will now be under massive pressure to call elections even though he has a year left of his mandate. [119], On 26 May 2019, Manchester United hosted a reunion match against a Bayern Munich Legends team to mark the 20th anniversary of winning the Treble and to raise money for the Manchester United Foundation. A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. Barcelona and Bayern Munich meet in a blockbuster Champions League quarter-final, in what promises to be a superb game between two of Europe’s most illustrious clubs.. 0:21 . 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'I used to dance like that after a load of Bacardi and Coke! No he doesn't celebrate... 84min: Corentin Tolisso and Lucas Hernandez comes on for Bayern, replacing Goretzka and Davies. We've already had two dramatic Champions League quarter-finals this week with PSG and RB Leipzig leaving it late to extend their stays in Lisbon. They only need three goals to get back on level terms, but the way they are defending they are probably going to need seven goals in this next 45 minutes. Those waiting fans have been rewarded with a glimpse of their stars including Lionel Messi (below) as Barca depart via bus for the Estadio da Luz. Yellow cards are being dished out everywhere as Jordi Alba is booked for dissent after chucking the ball towards the referee, while Bayen Munich's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic is also booked for showing dissent on the bench. Lionel Messi looks absolutely furious. As half-time approached, United winger Ryan Giggs, playing out of position on the right, sent a weak header towards Kahn from a Cole cross, but that was as close as they were to come to a goal in the first half. The celebrations though are with the Canadian who let's face it did 90 per cent of the work. 13min: The end-to-end action continues as Robert Lewandowski has a shot that falls off target. Bayern Munich's last match was in European Champions League against FC Barcelona on Friday 14th August at Camp Nou. [49] The selection process had begun more than four months earlier, in May 1998, when FC Barcelona submitted the Camp Nou as a contender to host the match in recognition of the club's centenary year. Published: 12:57 EDT, 14 August 2020 | Updated: 18:58 EDT, 14 August 2020. 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The game changes. Adios.#UCL pic.twitter.com/daE3qSNDuJ, Unbelievable - what a game!! Barcelona's stars were humbled by Bayern … 89min: He's done it again! The parade culminated with a reception at the Manchester Arena, for which 17,500 tickets were made available at £3 each, with proceeds going to Alex Ferguson's testimonial fund. 'We had so much fun today. #UCL pic.twitter.com/tQHXpzU739. [62] The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks,[63] as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday. Right now - thank you for the MOTM trophy but I think we have 12 or 15 players more that deserve this trophy as well. 'We knew that if we put them under pressure, we would get chances. Sportsmail will provide live UCL coverage of Barcelona vs Bayern including score, lineups and build-up for the 8pm BST kick-off. I’m glad I wasn’t playing when social media was around - I’d have had to delete Instagram, Twitter the lot. He’s the best attacking full-back on the planet at the minute. For Barcelona, an embarrassing night.'. Following their 5-3 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich, Barcelona will appear in their fifth Champions League, and their 18th European, final. [7] Bayern were also playing for a treble, having won the Bundesliga and reached the DFB-Pokal final, although they went on to lose that match. Philippe Coutinho strolls into the box to collect a header knocked down into the mixer and grab his second goal of the night. Thomas Muller scored twice as he helped Bayern Munich humiliate Barcelona in Lisbon. Bayern show that Speed Kills. Bemusement on the faces of Barcelona players, Bayern's stars in dreamland...Full-time scenes in Lisbon as the German champions destroy Barca 8-2 #Club2020 pic.twitter.com/ooIfHjVsEX. 'It's too early to think if I'll continue or not, that doesn't depend on me, there'll be reflection given the importance for Barça of such a humiliating defeat.'. Thought it could not get worse Barca fans. Surely big favourites for the competition now. The two sides had played each other earlier in the competition, having both been drawn in Group D in the group stage; Bayern won the group, while Manchester United qualified for the knockout phase as one of the two best runners-up across all six groups. Even after a David Alaba own goal cancelled out Thomas Muller's opener in the first seven minutes, Barca were soon heading towards their biggest European humiliation with only around half-an-hour played. The German team started the second half in a more positive mood with Jancker forcing a save from Schmeichel in the first minute of the restart. Not even Barcelona's magic man could get them firing in attack. [80] The substitute immediately forced Kahn into a diving save with a header; it was the closest United had come to scoring all game. He was amazing today. Goals from Keane and Yorke before half-time levelled the tie but gave United the advantage on away goals, before Andy Cole secured victory with the winning goal seven minutes from time. He has to wait for a VAR check for offside but the goal is given. Bayern Munich 3-2 Barcelona (3-5 on aggregate): 5 things we learned as Neymar fires Catalans into the final The Catalan side saw off a late Bayern surge to book a … PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: As if this Champions League were not strange enough tonight we'll see something we haven't seen for well over a decade: Barcelona go into a game as underdogs. Bayern have a corner after Philippe Coutinho looks to pull the ball back - however, Barca's defenders calm the jitters at the back by clearing. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. [113], In the United Kingdom, the final was broadcast by ITV Sport with commentary provided by Clive Tyldesley and Ron Atkinson. Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a tifo of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards.[63]. 60min: Bit of a scrappy second half on and off the field so far. Barcelona 2-5 Bayern Munich. 4min: What a start to this game! They have been awful. [44], United again came up against Italian opposition in the semi-finals, facing Juventus, who had beaten Greek side Olympiacos in the quarters, and Bayern were drawn against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who beat reigning champions Real Madrid to reach the semis. Presence. [56], As well as reducing the capacity of the stadium, UEFA also mandated that the Camp Nou pitch be narrowed by 4 metres (13 ft) from 72 metres (236 ft) to 68 metres (223 ft), to match UEFA's 'standard' pitch size. Lionel Messi finds space to run into on the right but his ball into the centre is crucially cleared by Jerome Boateng with Luis Suarez ready to convert. [98] For Bayern Munich, substitutes Thomas Helmer and Ali Daei left the club in the summer of 1999, with Helmer moving to England to play for Sunderland and Daei remaining in Germany with Hertha BSC. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Barcelona boss Quique Setien has reportedly been sacked after his side suffered a humiliating 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. 'It’s a massive job - there’ll be someone cleaning his desk right now (Setien) but I think it was a poison chalice before he got it. Barcelona's biggest defeat in Europe and their heaviest defeat since losing 11-1 to Sevilla in 1940. Machine. From the section Football. It had also hosted two Cup Winners' Cup finals, in 1972 and 1982; the latter was won on home turf by Barcelona. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. That's how we doooo. The latter of which represents an all-time record across the continent. So... who had their money on Bayern Munich winning 8-2? [52], The Camp Nou was constructed over three years from 1954 to 1957 as a replacement for Barcelona's previous home, the nearby Camp de Les Corts, which had reached its limit for expansion. 55min: Having spent much of the first half taking kick-off, Suarez has something else to do. [26], In the group stage, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in Group D, along with Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Brøndby IF, in what was soon known as the "group of death". Stage. It’s a little bit special, this tournament is special. To put that into perspective that was still weeks before THAT night in Istanbul for Liverpool. Luis Suarez's beautiful feint on the edge of the box sends the charging Jerome Boateng halfway downtown in Lisbon before he drills a top finish beyond Manuel Neuer. Reserve referee:[1] But this is a shambles like nothing I have ever seen from Barcelona at the back. [19] Nevertheless, both went into the match as champions, having won their domestic leagues in 1998–99; Bayern Munich claimed the Bundesliga title with a 1–1 draw against Hertha BSC on 9 May with three games to go, while Manchester United left it until the last day of the season (16 May), when they came back from 1–0 down against Tottenham Hotspur to win 2–1 and beat Arsenal to the title by a point. Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy), The game's ending was so unexpected that UEFA President Lennart Johansson had left his seat in the stands before Sheringham's equaliser to make his way down to the pitch to present the European Cup trophy, already decorated with Bayern ribbons. The Champions League semi-finals will be devoid of the presence of both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since 2005. Bayern Munich are a side bristling with pace and they put it on full … Endless. But those few seconds were enough for Manchester to get back into the game. El FC Barcelona cae eliminado de la UEFA Champions League en cuartos de final tras perder 2-8 contra el FC Bayern. We were playing well in the last 20 minutes and should have been able to hold on to victory. The more attack minded Antoine Griezmann comes on for Sergi Robero. Manchester United were drawn against Polish champions ŁKS Łódź and won 2–0 on aggregate, goals from Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole in the first leg at Old Trafford giving them the victory. Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. [1], As both Manchester United and Bayern Munich's primary kits featured significant amounts of red, UEFA regulations about kit clashes would normally have required both teams to wear their change kits. This will … Manchester United won the toss and therefore wore their usual European colours of red shirts, white shorts and white socks, while Bayern wore silver shirts, shorts and socks, all with maroon trim. [104] In a post-match interview with ITV's Gary Newbon, Ferguson provided a succinct summary of the game: "Football, eh? Six minutes into the match, Ronny Johnsen fouled Bayern striker Jancker just outside the area, and Basler placed a low free kick around the United wall to score the first goal, with Peter Schmeichel caught flat-footed. [123] The match was played in front of 61,175 spectators and raised £1.5 million for the Manchester United Foundation. We have to win the next game as well. ""It's a big statement, but semi-final starts 0-0. 51min: Deary me. Bayern Munich: Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Thiago, Goretzka, Gnabry, Muller, Perisic, Lewandowski.Subs: Odriozola, Sule, Javi Martinez, Coutinho, Cuisance, Lucas, Tolisso, Ulreich, Coman, Zirkzee, Hoffmann, Musiala. They can't damn stop scoring and are unbeaten in about 28 games now. [121] Alex Ferguson returned to manage the side, six years after his retirement from full-time management, joined by his 1999 assistant Steve McClaren and former club captain Bryan Robson as head coach. Alphonso Davies has been one of the breakout stars of the season for Bayern Munich and our man Nathan Salt's produced this bio on the full-back who hopes to do the damage on going forward, as well as keeping Messi quiet at the back. Has he got the time to sit there and wait? ', 29 - The average age of Barcelona's starting XI tonight is 29 years and 329 days, making it the oldest line-up they have ever named for a Champions League match. Most of the time after these big wins it’s more difficult so we have to be careful. 69min: Only a last ditch challenge prevents another cut-back for Coman resulting in a sixth Bayern goal. When somebody make a pressing and get dribbled, the next time has to come and there is a moment we catch the ball and we have so much talent. [81], Clive Tyldesley on ITV's broadcast call of Sheringham's injury time equaliser[82]. Barça is such a big club. Barcelona vs Bayern Munich: 2020 Champions League quarterfinals full coverage. I've lost count! At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. [69] Norwegian defender Henning Berg also missed out through injury, meaning that his compatriot Ronny Johnsen – who had been an early contender to play alongside Butt in midfield[70] – played in central defence alongside Jaap Stam, who overcame an Achilles injury. Cole once again found himself with a chance in the Bayern box, but keeper Oliver Kahn hurried out of his goal to punch the ball to safety. Football 4U. Bayern Munich are unchanged from the team that hammered Chelsea 4-1, and that includes Jerome Boateng in defence who had picked up a knock at the Allianz Arena. [16] Although Bayern had been waiting 23 years for a European Cup title, Manchester United had had to wait even longer, their only victory having come in 1968. On matchday 5, United played their second match against Barcelona – their first trip to the Camp Nou of the season – and again the two sides played out a 3–3 draw. Barcelona 2-5 Bayern Munich 79min: Since Kimmich restored Bayern's three-goal advantage, Barca have hardly had a worthwhile kick. Goals from Ivan Perisic, Serge Gnabry and another from Muller put Bayern 4-1 up with just 31 minutes on the clock and it only got worse for the Spanish outfit after the break despite bringing Antoine Griezmann coming on. "I can't believe it", he later said, "The winners are crying and the losers are dancing. [17] Their manager then was Matt Busby, who had been seriously injured in the Munich air disaster, which killed eight of his players on the way back from a European Cup tie in Belgrade 10 years earlier, before rebuilding the team to become European Cup winners. Normally when the opposition equalise you are expecting extra-time and it was a shock to our team when they scored the winner two minutes later. That’s full-back setting up full-back to score - it’s expansive open football. [20] Both teams were also playing for the treble; in addition to their league win, Manchester United had beaten Newcastle United in the 1999 FA Cup Final on 22 May to claim the Double,[21] while Bayern were due to play Werder Bremen in the 1999 DFB-Pokal Final on 12 June. This capitulation is astonishing. It could take days or even weeks to recover from this but I must say that Manchester are great champions. Former Barcelona coach says they hit “rock bottom” against Bayern Munich in 8-2 defeat; Barcelona vs Bayern Munich: Lineups, team news, injuries, and more! 16min: We finally have a pattern developing in this match and it is Bayern who are starting to get on top as Leon Goretzka diverts a corner wide from the German side. Robert Lewandowski has the ball in the net but it is instantly ruled out as Muller was well offside in the build up. Thomas Muller says Bayern Munich's 8-2 victory against Barcelona was more "brutal" than Germany's 7-1 win against Brazil - plus you tell us whether you have seen a more incredible game. 25min: Barca look very rocky at the back. [10] Bayern Munich had an equally narrow advantage in their 22 matches against English opposition, with seven wins, nine draws and six defeats, including a win over Leeds United in the 1975 European Cup Final and a defeat to Aston Villa in the 1982 final.