1997 UEFA Champions League Final

The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played between Borussia Dortmund of Germany and Juventus from Italy. The event took place at the Olympiastadion in Munich on 28 May 1997. Borussia Dortmund wore their traditional yellow and black shirts, while Juventus donned their blue away kit.

Match summary

Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead finishing from Paul Lambert's cross. Riedle then made it 2 with a bullet header from a corner kick. In the second half, Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero, who had come on as a substitute, scored on a heel deflection after a cross, to make the score 2-1. Then 20 year old substitute and Dortmund local boy Lars Ricken latched on to a through pass by Andreas Möller. Only 16 seconds after coming on to the pitch Ricken chipped Angelo Peruzzi in the Juve goal from over 20 yards with his first touch of the ball. Ricken became the youngest player ever to score in a Champions League final, and his goal was the fastest ever by a substitute in said event. With Zinedine Zidane unable to make an impression against Lambert's marking, Juve were beaten. The 3 - 1 victory gave Borussia their first — and only to date — Champions League title.

Match details

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date = 1997-05-28
team1 = flagicon|GER Borussia Dortmund
score = 3 – 1
team2 = Juventus flagicon|ITA
goals1 = Riedle goal|29 goal|34
Ricken goal|70
goals2 = Del Piero goal|66
stadium = Olympiastadion, Munich
attendance = 59,000
referee = Sándor Puhl flagicon|HUN

ee also

*UEFA Champions League 1996-97

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/Season=1996/intro.html Official Champions League Final]
* [http://www.footy20.com/2008/05/1997-champions-league-final-borussia-dortmund-3-1-juventus Video highlights]