The Bayern defence remained strong and well-organised, as Andy Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders.
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. A look back at Man United’s historic Champions League victory over Bayern Munich.
Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances.
However, this time around, Peter Schmeichel stood guard at the United goalpost after receiving stern instructions from Sir Alex Ferguson. On this night, the club proved that the match is never over until the fat lady sings.
On the stroke of 90 minutes, with three minutes of injury time, United came to life when they received a corner. How would 1999 look in the 21st century? Full match of the 1999 epic final that faced Manchester United and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou. "May 26, 1999, will live in the hearts and minds of the Manchester United Faithful forever as the Red Devils completed a historic Treble.Andy Cole became a journeyman striker after his six years with United, playing for eight different clubs over a seven-year period.Sheringham is now a regular pundit on TV and radio.At Highbury in one game, he had a bad pass back in the last minute and [Dennis] Bergkamp came in and scored. I called him an eight out of 10.As we all know, Beckham is a very wealthy man, and is now in the process of setting up his own MLS franchise in Miami.The original target man, the huge Carsten Jancker was a nightmare to play against.Stefen Effenberg was the German equivalent of Eric Cantona: He was skillful, brilliant and at times hugely controversial.The man is a sensation. May 26, 1999, is a special date in Manchester United history. Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel came up for the corner and played an instrumental role in the equaliser as Sheringham netted the equaliser.Premier League giants Manchester United completed an astounding treble as they won the Champions League title against Bayern Munich, on this day, May 26 in 1999. The victory completed a treble-winning seasonfor Manchester United, aft…
He was an unbelievable player.He eventually returned to the Bundesliga to sign for his final club, Stuttgart.However, he was forced to sit there helpless as he witnessed United steal his team's thunder and glory.Tough tackling Thomas Linke stayed with Bayern Munich for seven seasons, winning the Bundesliga five times.He is currently the Red Devils reserve team manager, on David Moyes' staff.Butt then went on to represent Birmingham City before a short stint with South China ended his playing career in 2011.United famously stole the trophy from German hands on the day with two goals in injury time from substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.His tears in the 1999 final made him famous after he openly wept on the pitch after United's second goal and the final whistle.It was one of the least memorable Champions League finals in history...German striker Alexander Zickler spent 12 season with Bayern Munich before joining Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg.Nicknamed "The Tiger," Effenberg only played for his country on 35 occasions after a disagreement with the team management saw his international career halted.Oliver Kahn was very much Peter Schmeichel's main competitor for the position of the greatest goalkeeper in the world, back in 1999.Here we take a brief look at all of the participants from the match in 1999:Teddy Sheringham joined United late in his career in 1997 as the replacement for Eric Cantona. Removed in the last minute of Manchester in one of the best final of the Champions League in history that are remembered. They repeatedly tested the United defence on the counter. Manchester United took on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final.