1991 European Cup final

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The 1991 European Cup final was a football match held at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari, Italy, on 29 May 1991, that saw Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia[a] defeat Marseille of France in a penalty shoot-out. After normal time and extra time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Manuel Amoros's miss for the French side proved crucial, as Red Star held their nerve to win their first and, as of 2024, only European Cup.

1991 European Cup final
Event1990–91 European Cup
After extra time
Red Star Belgrade won 5–3 on penalties
Date29 May 1991 (1991-05-29)
VenueStadio San Nicola, Bari
RefereeTullio Lanese (Italy)
Attendance51,587
1990
1992
A ticket for the 1991 European Cup final

Teams edit

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Red Star Belgrade None
  Marseille None

Road to the final edit

  Red Star Belgrade Round   Marseille
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Grasshoppers 5–2 1–1 (H) 4–1 (A) First round   Dinamo Tirana 5–1 5–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
  Rangers 4–1 3–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Second round   Lech Poznań 8–4 2–3 (A) 6–1 (H)
  Dynamo Dresden 6–0 3–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarter-finals   AC Milan 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
  Bayern Munich 4–3 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H) Semi-finals   Spartak Moscow 5–2 3–1 (A) 2–1 (H)

Pre-match edit

Red Star arrived in Italy unusually early, on Thursday, 23 May 1991, six full days ahead of the final. The team set up base in the town of Monopoli, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Bari. There they stayed in Il Melograno Hotel, an isolated accommodation on the town outskirts, and trained at the facilities of AC Monopoli.[3] Due to a lot of interest from richer European clubs already being raised for the future services of young Red Star players, the club management tried to ensure its footballers were fully focused on the task at hand. The players were placed in semi-quarantine immediately upon arrival in Italy, which meant being separated from wives and girlfriends without the ability to receive incoming phone calls in hotel rooms, though able to make outgoing calls.[4]

Over the coming days, the club also organized for a large entourage consisting of club legends, friends of the club, etc., to arrive in Bari in order to watch Red Star in its first European Cup final. Therefore, notable former players Rajko Mitić, Dragoslav Šekularac, Srđan Mrkušić, Stanislav Karasi, and Živorad Jevtić, former coach Miša Pavić, and several Serbian celebrities and personalities such as Ljuba Tadić, Ivan Bekjarev, and Bora Đorđević, all made their way to Italy.[5]

Match edit

Details edit

Red Star Belgrade  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Marseille
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 51,587
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red Star Belgrade
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marseille
GK 1   Stevan Stojanović (c)
CM 2   Vladimir Jugović
LB 3   Slobodan Marović   61'
RB 4   Refik Šabanadžović
CB 5   Miodrag Belodedici
CB 6   Ilija Najdoski
AM 7   Robert Prosinečki
CM 8   Siniša Mihajlović   40'
CF 9   Darko Pančev
AM 10   Dejan Savićević   84'
CF 11   Dragiša Binić   26'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Milić Jovanović
MF 13   Ivica Momčilović
DF 14   Rade Tošić
MF 15   Vlada Stošić   84'
FW 16   Vladan Lukić
Manager:
  Ljupko Petrović
 
GK 1   Pascal Olmeta
RWB 2   Manuel Amoros
LWB 3   Éric Di Meco   112'
CB 4   Basile Boli   28'
CB 5   Carlos Mozer
CM 6   Bruno Germain
CB 7   Bernard Casoni
RF 8   Chris Waddle
CF 9   Jean-Pierre Papin (c)
LF 10   Abedi Pele
CM 11   Laurent Fournier   75'
Substitutes:
MF 12   Dragan Stojković   112'
MF 13   Philippe Vercruysse   75'
MF 14   Jean Tigana
DF 15   Éric Mura
GK 16   Alain Casanova
Manager:
  Raymond Goethals

Assistant referees:
Castello Buonocore (Italy)
Roberto Calabassi (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Magni (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes, of which two may be used

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ UEFA conventionally refers to Red Star Belgrade by the club's Serbian-language name, Crvena zvezda. Since the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, the club competes under the auspices of its successor Serbian Football Association.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "1990/91: Crvena zvezda spot on". Archive: UEFA Champions League. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Member associations: Serbia: Honours". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  3. ^ Red Star in Bari
  4. ^ Red Star in Bari
  5. ^ Red Star in Bari

External links edit