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| Event | 1996–97 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 28 May 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion,Munich | ||||||
| Referee | Sándor Puhl (Hungary) | ||||||
| Attendance | 59,000[1] | ||||||
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The1997 UEFA Champions League final was afootball match played at theOlympiastadion in Munich on 28 May 1997 to determine the winner of the1996–97 UEFA Champions League. The match was contested byBorussia Dortmund of Germany and defending championsJuventus of Italy. Borussia Dortmund won 3–1 with goals fromKarl-Heinz Riedle andLars Ricken; Juventus' only goal was scored byAlessandro Del Piero. This was the third consecutive final featuring the defending champion, all of whom lost to their opponents.
In their first semi-final in Europe's premier tournament since1964, Dortmund defeatedManchester United, who themselves had not reached that stage since1969.
In the other half of the draw, Juventus easily overcameAjax, the same team they had beaten on penalties in theprevious year's final.
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Widzew Łódź | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Manchester United | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Steaua București | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Fenerbahçe | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Atlético Madrid | 1–0 (A) | Matchday 3 |  Rapid Wien | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 1–2 (H) | Matchday 4 | Rapid Wien | 5–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widzew Łódź | 2–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | Manchester United | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steaua București | 5–3 (H) | Matchday 6 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B runners-up
Source:UEFA | Final standings | Group C winner
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Auxerre | 4–1 | 3–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Rosenborg | 3–1 | 1–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 2–0 | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Semi-finals |  Ajax | 6–2 | 2–1 (A) | 4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The match featured the same teams that competed in the1993 UEFA Cup final, in which Juventus prevailed 6–1 over two legs.[2] Their two German players in that final,Jürgen Kohler andAndreas Möller, had since moved to Dortmund[3] along with the BrazilianJúlio César (who did not feature in the 1997 final), while another two Dortmund players who did play in Munich –Stefan Reuter andPaulo Sousa – were also former Juventus players, andMatthias Sammer andKarl-Heinz Riedle had previously played in Italy'sSerie A[3] (the latter's replacement atLazio wasAlen Bokšić, who by 1997 had moved to Juventus).
GoalkeepersAngelo Peruzzi and his understudyMichelangelo Rampulla were the only Juventus players from 1993 in the squad for the 1997 final (Moreno Torricelli andAntonio Conte were still at the club but were not involved), with the aforementioned Kohler and Möller having switched sides. In the Dortmund squad their goalkeeperStefan Klos, strikerStéphane Chapuisat[3] and midfieldersRené Tretschok, Reuter and club captainMichael Zorc remained from four years earlier.
Besides the 1993 showpiece, the clubs had also met in the semi-finals of the1994–95 UEFA Cup with Juventus progressing to the final which they lost toParma,[2] and in thegroup stage of the1995–96 UEFA Champions League, with each club winning away from home, however Juventus topped the group and went on to win the trophy.[2]
In the years to follow, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund would not meet again until2014–15 Champions League round of 16[2] – the Italian club went through,[4] meaning they won all four fixtures (1993, 1995 UEFA Cup, 1995 and 2015 Champions League) at Dortmund'sWestfalenstadion, with their only defeat on German soil having been in this final. Juventus reachedthat season's final; coincidentally that match was again held at anOlympiastadion in Germany, but this time inBerlin, and the outcome was another 3–1 loss, toBarcelona.
In the 29th minute,Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead finishing with a low shot from inside the six yard box afterPaul Lambert's cross from the right. Five minutes later, Riedle made it 2–0 with a header from aAndreas Möller corner kick from the left.
In the second half, JuventusforwardAlessandro Del Piero, who had come on as a substitute, scored via a back-heel after a cross from the left byAlen Bokšić to make the score 2–1.
In the 71st minute, 20-year-old substitute and Dortmund local boyLars Ricken latched on to a through-pass byAndreas Möller only 16 seconds after coming onto the pitch. Ricken chippedAngelo Peruzzi in the Juve goal from over 20 yards with his first touch of the ball, to make it 3–1 for Dortmund. Ricken's goal was the fastest ever by a substitute in said event.[5]
WithZinedine Zidane unable to make an impression for Juve against the close marking of Lambert,[6][7][8][9][10] the 3–1 victory gave Dortmund their only Champions League title to date.
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