1998 UEFA Champions League Final


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, the only goal scored by Predrag Mijatović, to clinch their record breaking seventh European title, their first for 32 years. The two teams faced each other in the final again in 2017 in Cardiff; Real Madrid won 4–1.

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 Hamburg. 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

Match

Details

Statistics

JuventusReal Madrid
Goals scored00
Total shots36
Shots on target12
Ball possession
Corner kicks12
Fouls committed1310
Offsides10
Yellow cards12
Red cards00

JuventusReal Madrid
Goals scored01
Total shots62
Shots on target31
Ball possession
Corner kicks21
Fouls committed1612
Offsides21
Yellow cards12
Red cards00

JuventusReal Madrid
Goals scored01
Total shots98
Shots on target43
Ball possession49%51%
Corner kicks33
Fouls committed2922
Offsides31
Yellow cards24
Red cards00

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