1994 UEFA Champions League final

{{Short description|The final of the 1993–94 edition of the UEFA Champions League}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1994 UEFA Champions League final

| image = 1994europeancupfinal.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 1993–94 UEFA Champions League

| team1 = Milan

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ITA|size=30px}}

| team1score = 4

| team2 = Barcelona

| team2association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = {{Start date|1994|5|18|df=y}}

| stadium = Olympic Stadium

| city = Athens

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Philip Don (England)

| attendance = 70,000

| weather =

| previous = 1993

| next = 1995

}}

The 1994 UEFA Champions League final, originally known as the 1994 European Cup final, was a football match between Italian club Milan and Spanish club Barcelona, played on 18 May 1994 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

Having won La Liga for the fourth consecutive year, Barcelona were favourites to win a second European Cup/UEFA Champions League title in three years. Milan's preparation before the final was in disarray with injured or suspended talent and other issues. Milan's legendary striker Marco van Basten and their £13 million young sensation Gianluigi Lentini (then the world's most expensive footballer) were both injured, while Franco Baresi and defender Alessandro Costacurta were both suspended. UEFA regulations at the time, which limited teams to fielding a maximum of three non-nationals, meant that Milan coach Fabio Capello was forced to leave out Florin Răducioiu, Jean-Pierre Papin and Brian Laudrup. On Barcelona's side, the rule saw coach Johan Cruyff choosing not to pick Michael Laudrup in his squad for the final, which caused Capello to state after the game "Laudrup was the guy I feared but Cruyff left him out, and that was his mistake".{{cite news |last=Ortego |first=Enrique |location=Seville |url=https://www.abc.es/archivo/periodicos/abc-sevilla-19940520-92.html |title=La lección táctica de Fabio Capello, cura de humildad para Johan Cruyff |trans-title=Fabio Capello's tactical lesson, humbling for Johan Cruyff |work=ABC |page=92 |date=20 May 1994 |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108235340/https://www.abc.es/archivo/periodicos/abc-sevilla-19940520-92.html |archive-date=8 January 2025}} Laudrup left Barcelona for their arch-rival, Real Madrid, at the end of the season.

Milan played in their all-white away strip, which historically they use in finals of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, while Barcelona played in their red and blue strip. Milan dominated early and were rewarded when Dejan Savićević ran down the right flank and passed to Daniele Massaro, who tapped the ball into an empty net. Massaro banged in his second just before half-time to make it 2–0 after a solo run by Roberto Donadoni down the left wing.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/31/milan-daniele-massaro-barcelona-golden-goal |title=Golden Goal: Daniele Massaro for Milan v Barcelona (1994) |work=The Guardian |date=31 May 2016 |access-date=12 May 2020 |first=Conrad |last=Leach }}

In the 47th minute, Savićević capitalised on a defensive error by Miguel Ángel Nadal to lob goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta for the third goal. Eight minutes later, after Savićević had hit a post and the Barcelona defence had failed to clear, Milan midfielder Marcel Desailly beat the offside trap to make it 4–0, which ended up being the final score.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/dec/13/newsstory.acmilan |title=Milan style - how the Guardian saw the 1994 final |work=The Guardian |date=13 December 2007 |access-date=1 May 2020 |first=Russell |last=Thomas }} Desailly became the first player to win the trophy in consecutive years with different clubs after winning with Marseille in 1993.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/may/13/milan-v-barcelona-1994-champions-league-final-live|title =Milan v Barcelona 1994 Champions League final: as it happened|date=13 May 2020|work=Guardian|access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Rob |last=Smyth}}

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

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!Team

!Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

|6 (1958, 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993)

{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|3 (1961, 1986, 1992)

Route to the final

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colspan=4\|{{fbaicon\|ITA}} Milan !Round !colspan=4\|{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg \| \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|SUI}} Aarau \|1–0 \|1–0 (A) \|0–0 (H) \|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"\|First round \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|UKR\|1992}} Dynamo Kyiv \|5–4 \|1–3 (A) \|4–1 (H)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|DEN}} Copenhagen \|7–0 \|6–0 (A) \|1–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Second round \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|AUT}} Austria Wien \|5–1 \|3–0 (H) \|2–1 (A)
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result \|Group stage \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|BEL}} Anderlecht \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 1 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|TUR}} Galatasaray \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|POR}} Porto \|colspan=3\|3–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 2 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|FRA\|1974}} Monaco \|colspan=3\|2–0 (H)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|GER}} Werder Bremen \|colspan=3\|2–1 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 3 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|RUS\|1991}} Spartak Moscow \|colspan=3\|2–2 (A)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|GER}} Werder Bremen \|colspan=3\|1–1 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 4 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|RUS\|1991}} Spartak Moscow \|colspan=3\|5–1 (H)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|BEL}} Anderlecht \|colspan=3\|0–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 5 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|TUR}} Galatasaray \|colspan=3\|3–0 (H)
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|POR}} Porto \|colspan=3\|0–0 (A) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Matchday 6 \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|FRA\|1974}} Monaco \|colspan=3\|1–0 (A)
colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group B winner {{:1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage\|transcludesection=Group B\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=n\|showteam=MIL}} \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Final standings \|colspan=4 align=center valign=top\|Group A winner {{:1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage\|transcludesection=Group A\|only_pld_pts=yes\|show_matches=n\|showteam=BAR}}
bgcolor=#c1e0ff \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result \|Knockout phase \|Opponent \|colspan=3\|Result
align=left\|{{fbaicon\|FRA\|1974}} Monaco \|colspan=3\|3–0 (H) \|bgcolor=#c1e0ff\|Semi-finals \|align=left\|{{fbaicon\|POR}} Porto \|colspan=3\|3–0 (H)

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colspan=4|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan

!Round

!colspan=4|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

bgcolor=#c1e0ff

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{fbaicon|SUI}} Aarau

|1–0

|1–0 (A)

|0–0 (H)

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|First round

|align=left|{{fbaicon|UKR|1992}} Dynamo Kyiv

|5–4

|1–3 (A)

|4–1 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|DEN}} Copenhagen

|7–0

|6–0 (A)

|1–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Second round

|align=left|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Austria Wien

|5–1

|3–0 (H)

|2–1 (A)

bgcolor=#c1e0ff

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

|Group stage

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 1

|align=left|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

|colspan=3|3–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 2

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} Monaco

|colspan=3|2–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} Werder Bremen

|colspan=3|2–1 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 3

|align=left|{{fbaicon|RUS|1991}} Spartak Moscow

|colspan=3|2–2 (A)

align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} Werder Bremen

|colspan=3|1–1 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 4

|align=left|{{fbaicon|RUS|1991}} Spartak Moscow

|colspan=3|5–1 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|colspan=3|0–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 5

|align=left|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|colspan=3|3–0 (H)

align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

|colspan=3|0–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Matchday 6

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} Monaco

|colspan=3|1–0 (A)

colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group B winner

{{:1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=n|showteam=MIL}}

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Final standings

|colspan=4 align=center valign=top|Group A winner

{{:1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=n|showteam=BAR}}

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|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

|Knockout phase

|Opponent

|colspan=3|Result

align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} Monaco

|colspan=3|3–0 (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals

|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

|colspan=3|3–0 (H)

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|1994|5|18|df=y}}

|time = {{CEST|20:15|localtz=EEST}}

|team1 = Milan {{fbaicon|ITA}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1 =

Massaro {{goal|22||45+2}}
Savićević {{goal|47}}
Desailly {{goal|58}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympic Stadium, Athens

|attendance = 70,000{{cite book |year=2017 |chapter=2. Finals |chapter-url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/02/28/56/89/2285689_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17 |location=Nyon |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |page=1 |access-date=22 April 2017}}

|referee = Philip Don (England)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/51078/

}}

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Sebastiano Rossi
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mauro Tassotti (c)	{{yel\|35}}
LB	3	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Christian Panucci	{{yel\|88}}
CM	4	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Demetrio Albertini	{{yel\|53}}
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Filippo Galli
CB	6	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Paolo Maldini		{{suboff\|83}}
LM	7	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Roberto Donadoni
CM	8	{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Marcel Desailly
RM	9	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Zvonimir Boban
CF	10	{{flagicon\|FRY}} Dejan Savićević
CF	11	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Daniele Massaro	{{yel\|45}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	12	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mario Ielpo
DF	13	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Stefano Nava		{{subon\|83}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Angelo Carbone
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Gianluigi Lentini
FW	16	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Marco Simone
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Fabio Capello

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|valign="top" width="50%"|

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Andoni Zubizarreta
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Albert Ferrer	{{yel\|58}}
DM	3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Pep Guardiola
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ronald Koeman
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Nadal	{{yel\|54}}
CM	6	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Mari Bakero (c)	{{yel\|48}}
LB	7	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergi Barjuán	{{yel\|55}}	{{suboff\|71}}
RF	8	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Hristo Stoichkov	{{yel\|24}}
CM	9	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Guillermo Amor
CF	10	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Romário
LF	11	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Txiki Begiristain		{{suboff\|51}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juan Carlos
GK	13	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Carles Busquets
MF	14	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Eusebio Sacristán		{{subon\|51}}
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
MF	16	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Quique Estebaranz		{{subon\|71}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|NED}} Johan Cruyff

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Linesmen:

Rob Harris (England)

Roy Pearson (England)

Fourth official:

Martin Bodenham (England)

References

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1993/ 1993–94 season at UEFA website]

Champions

UEFA

European Cup Final 1994

1994

Final

Category:UEFA Champions League finals

UEFA Champions League final

Category:Sports competitions in Athens

UEFA Champions League final, 1994

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Sebastiano Rossi
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mauro Tassotti (c)	{{yel\|35}}
LB	3	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Christian Panucci	{{yel\|88}}
CM	4	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Demetrio Albertini	{{yel\|53}}
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Filippo Galli
CB	6	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Paolo Maldini		{{suboff\|83}}
LM	7	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Roberto Donadoni
CM	8	{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Marcel Desailly
RM	9	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Zvonimir Boban
CF	10	{{flagicon\|FRY}} Dejan Savićević
CF	11	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Daniele Massaro	{{yel\|45}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	12	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Mario Ielpo
DF	13	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Stefano Nava		{{subon\|83}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Angelo Carbone
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Gianluigi Lentini
FW	16	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Marco Simone
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Fabio Capello

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center \|colspan="4"\|
GK	1	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Andoni Zubizarreta
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Albert Ferrer	{{yel\|58}}
DM	3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Pep Guardiola
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ronald Koeman
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Nadal	{{yel\|54}}
CM	6	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Mari Bakero (c)	{{yel\|48}}
LB	7	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergi Barjuán	{{yel\|55}}	{{suboff\|71}}
RF	8	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Hristo Stoichkov	{{yel\|24}}
CM	9	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Guillermo Amor
CF	10	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Romário
LF	11	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Txiki Begiristain		{{suboff\|51}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juan Carlos
GK	13	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Carles Busquets
MF	14	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Eusebio Sacristán		{{subon\|51}}
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
MF	16	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Quique Estebaranz		{{subon\|71}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|NED}} Johan Cruyff

1994 UEFA Champions League final

Teams

Route to the final

Match

=Details=

See also

References

External links