Champions League 1994-95

Champions League 1994-95

(From 10-08-1994 to 24-05-1995)

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· 24 teams (domestic champions plus title holder) play a Qualifying Round on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decides the winner. Ties are resolved with: 1) the “away goals double value” rule; 2) a 30 minutes extra time after regulation; 3) a penalty shoot-out (pk).

· The 16 surviving teams participate in a league stage: 4 groups of 4 teams each playing a round robin (2 points per victory, 1 point per draw). The winners and runners-up of these groups qualify for a knock-out round of quarterfinals (firsts against seconds) and further semifinals.

· A final game is played at a predetermined venue.

[Note: As a novelty in European competitions, substitutions of three players per game are allowed (instead of just two, as before). In addition, in order to strengthen the brand identity of Champions League, a standard version of the player’s name (usually his family name) is attached to his number in the back of the shirt.]

QUALIFYING ROUND
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - IFK Göteborg (SWE)	1-0 (a)	0-2
Maccabi Haifa MK (ISR) - SV Casino Salzburg (AUT)	1-2	1-3
Silkeborg IF (DEN) - FK Dynamo (UKR)	0-0	1-3
WWKS Legia (POL) - HNK Hajduk (CRO)	0-1	0-4
FC Avenir Beggen (LUX) - Galatasaray SK (TUR)	1-5	0-4 (b)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) - Vác FC (HUN)	3-0	2-1
CSA Steaua Bucureşti (ROM) - Servette FC (SWI)	4-1	1-1
*AEK (Athína) (GRE)* - Rangers FC (SCO)	2-0	1-0
BYES: AC Milan (ITA) [title holder]; FC Barcelona (SPA), Manchester United FC (ENG), *FK Spartak (Moskva) (RUS), FC Bayern München (GER), SL Benfica (POR), RSC Anderlecht (BEL), AFC Ajax (NED)*.
(a) Played in Jablonec nad Nisou. (b) Played in İzmir.

GROUP STAGE (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)

GROUP A

GROUP B

Competition Day 1

Manchester United FC - IFK Göteborg

4-2

FK Dynamo - FK Spartak

3-2

FC Barcelona - Galatasaray SK

2-1

PSG - FC Bayern München

2-0

Competition Day 2

Galatasaray SK - Manchester United FC

0-0

FK Spartak - Paris Saint-Germain FC

1-2

IFK Göteborg - FC Barcelona

2-1

FC Bayern München - FK Dynamo

1-0

Competition Day 3

IFK Göteborg - Galatasaray SK

1-0

FK Spartak - FC Bayern München

1-1

Manchester United FC - FC Barcelona

2-2

FK Dynamo - Paris Saint-Germain FC

1-2

Competition Day 4

Galatasaray SK - IFK Göteborg

0-1

FC Bayern München - FK Spartak

2-2

FC Barcelona - Manchester United FC

4-0

Paris Saint-Germain FC - FK Dynamo

1-0

Competition Day 5

IFK Göteborg - Manchester United FC

3-1

FK Spartak - FK Dynamo

1-0

Galatasaray SK - FC Barcelona

2-1

FC Bayern München - PSG

0-1

Competition Day 6

Manchester United FC - Galatasaray SK

4-0

FK Dynamo - FC Bayern München

1-4

FC Barcelona - IFK Göteborg

1-1

Paris Saint-Germain FC - FK Spartak

4-1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. IFK Göteborg	6	4	1	1	10	7	9
2. FC Barcelona	6	2	2	2	11	8	6
3. Manchester United FC	6	2	2	2	11	11	6
4. Galatasaray SK	6	1	1	4	3	9	3

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Paris Saint-Germain	6	6	0	0	12	3	12
2. FC Bayern München	6	2	2	2	8	7	6
3. FK Spartak	6	1	2	3	8	12	4
4. FK Dynamo	6	1	0	5	5	11	2

GROUP C

GROUP D

Competition Day 1

HNK Hajduk - SL Benfica

0-0

SV Casino Salzburg - AEK

0-0 (a)

RSC Anderlecht - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

0-0

AFC Ajax - AC Milan

2-0

Competition Day 2

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - HNK Hajduk

0-1

AC Milan - SV Casino Salzburg

3-0 (*)

SL Benfica - RSC Anderlecht

3-1

AEK - AFC Ajax

1-2

Competition Day 3

SL Benfica - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

2-1

SV Casino Salzburg - AFC Ajax

0-0 (a)

HNK Hajduk - RSC Anderlecht

2-1

AEK - AC Milan

0-0

Competition Day 4

RSC Anderlecht - HNK Hajduk

0-0

AC Milan - AEK

2-1 (b)

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - SL Benfica

1-1

AFC Ajax - SV Casino Salzburg

1-1

Competition Day 5

SL Benfica - HNK Hajduk

2-1

AEK - SV Casino Salzburg

1-3

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - RSC Anderlecht

1-1

AC Milan - AFC Ajax

0-2 (b)

Competition Day 6

HNK Hajduk - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

1-4

SV Casino Salzburg - AC Milan

0-1 (a)

RSC Anderlecht - SL Benfica

1-1

AFC Ajax - AEK

2-0

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. SL Benfica	6	3	3	0	9	5	9
2. HNK Hajduk	6	2	2	2	5	7	6
3. CSA Steaua Bucureşti	6	1	3	2	7	6	5
4. RSC Anderlecht	6	0	4	2	4	7	4

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. AFC Ajax	6	4	2	0	9	2	10
2. AC Milan*	6	3	1	2	6	5	5
3. SV Casino Salzburg	6	1	3	2	4	6	5
4. AEK	6	0	2	4	3	9	2
(a) Played in Wien. (b) Played in Trieste.

* Due to crowd misconduct (resulting in the Austrian goalkeeper Konrad being hit by a plastic bottle thrown from the stands), AC Milan was penalized with the deduction of 2 points in the final classification and was forced to play the remaining home matches away from Milano.

1/4 FINALS
B2-A1: FC Bayern München - IFK Göteborg	0-0	2-2
C2-D1: HNK Hajduk - AFC Ajax	0-0	0-3
A2-B1: FC Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain FC	1-1	1-2
D2-C1: AC Milan - SL Benfica	2-0	0-0

1/2 FINALS
FC Bayern München - AFC Ajax	0-0	2-5
Paris Saint-Germain FC - AC Milan	0-1	0-2

FINAL

STADIUM: Prater- / Ernst-Happel-Stadion (Wien)

DATE: 24-05-1995 (20:30 h)

Attendance: 49.730

Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (ROM)

Goals: 1-0 (Kluivert 85')

BOOKED: Overmars (33'), Blind (45')

AFC Ajax - AC Milan

1-0 (0-0)

AFC Ajax (coach: Louis van Gaal)

Edwin van der Sar

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Michael Reiziger

Danny Blind (c)

Frank Rijkaard

Frank de Boer

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Clarence Seedorf (Nwankwo Kanu 53’)

Edgar Davids

Ronald de Boer

Finidi George

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Marc Overmars

Jari Litmanen (Patrick Kluivert 69’)

AC Milan (coach: Fabio Capello)

Sebastiano Rossi

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Christian Panucci

Franco Baresi (c)

Marcel Desailly

Paolo Maldini

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Roberto Donadoni

Zvonimir Boban (Gigi Lentini 86’)

Demetrio Albertini

Alessandro Costacurta

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Daniele Massaro (Stefano Eranio 90’)

Marco Simone

TOP SCORER: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain FC) - 8 goals

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

AFC Ajax

AC Milan

Goalkeepers

1. Edwin van der Sar (29-10-1970)

12. Fred Grim (17-08-1965)

Defenders

2. Michael Reiziger (3-05-1973)

3. Danny Blind (1-08-1961)

4. Frank Rijkaard (30-09-1962)

5. Frank de Boer (15-05-1970)

13. Winston Bogarde (22-10-1970)

Jan “Sonny” Silooy (31-08-1963)

John van den Brom (4-10-1966)

Michel Kreek (16-01-1971)

Midfielders

6. Clarence Seedorf (1-04-1976)

7. Finidi George (15-04-1971)

8. Edgar Davids (13-03-1973)

9. Ronald de Boer (15-05-1970)

Kizito “Kiki” Musampa (20-07-1977)

Tarik Oulida (19-01-1974)

Martijn Reuser (1-02-1975)

Nordin Wooter (24-08-1976)

Mendel Witzenhausen (3-01-1976)

Forwards

10. Jari Litmanen (20-02-1971)

11. Marc Overmars (29-03-1973)

14. Nwankwo Kanu (1-08-1976)

15. Patrick Kluivert (1-07-1976)

16. Peter van Vossen (21-04-1968)

Clyde Wijnhard (1-11-1973)

Patrick van Dam (3-09-1973)

COACH: Louis van Gaal (8-08-1951)

Goalkeepers

1. Sebastiano Rossi (20-07-1964)

12. Mario Ielpo (8-06-1963)

Carlo Cudicini (6-09-1973)

Gabriele Aldegani (10-05-1976)

Defenders

2. Christian Panucci (12-04-1973)

3. Paolo Maldini (26-06-1968)

5. Alessandro Costacurta (24-04-1966)

6. Franco Baresi (8-05-1960)

8. Marcel Desailly (7-09-1968)

13. Filippo Galli (19-05-1963)

Stefano Nava (19-02-1969)

Massimo Oddo (14-06-1976)

Mauro Tassotti (19-01-1960)

Francesco Coco (8-01-1977)

Salvatore Cozza (4-09-1976)

Roberto Lorenzini (9-07-1966)

Alessandro Orlando (1-06-1970)

Midfielders

4. Demetrio Albertini (23-08-1971)

7. Roberto Donadoni (9-09-1963)

10. Zvonimir Boban (8-10-1968)

14. Stefano Eranio (29-12-1966)

16. Giovanni Stroppa (24-01-1968)

Dejan Savićević (15-09-1966)

Gianluca Sordo (2-12-1969)

Massimo Orlando (26-05-1971)

Cristian Brocchi (30-01-1976)

Ruud Gullit (1-09-1962)

Forwards

9. Daniele Massaro (23-05-1961)

11. Marco Simone (7-01-1969)

15. Gianluigi “Gigi” Lentini (27-03-1969)

Francesco de Francesco (21-09-1977)

Paolo di Canio (9-07-1968)

Alessandro Melli (11-12-1969)

Krasimir Bogdanov (Красимир Богданов) (12-02-76)

Marco van Basten (31-10-1964) (*)

COACH: Fabio Capello (18-06-1946)

* Van Basten missed the entire season through injury.

RESUMEN DEL PARTIDO (GAME SUMMARY)

Un AFC Ajax joven y plagado de talento ha conquistado la Liga de Campeones con un fútbol moderno que supone un relevo generacional en Europa, y de paso ha cerrado el ciclo de un mítico AC Milan, curtido en mil batallas y dominador durante la primera mitad de los 90.

El Ajax, sin ser aquel equipo que asombró a principios de los setenta por su capacidad creativa y talento ofensivo, se había plantado en la final tras una fase previa en la que demostró todo su poderío y su clase. Sin embargo, cuando el balón empezó a rodar en el Prater evidenció su gran respeto hacia el rival y se sintió ciertamente incómodo ante la presión y disciplina defensiva del Milán que, por contra, disfrutaría a lo largo de este primer periodo de las ocasiones más claras. Los italianos pudieron haber aprovechado alguna que otra indecisión de Van der Sar, así como sendos remates de Panucci y Massaro, pero no lo hicieron y al descanso se llegó con un 0-0 que dejaba toda la emoción para el segundo tiempo. En la reanudación, Van Gaal intentó arreglar el desaguisado táctico del Ajax dando entrada a su artillería pesada: el gigante Kanu y el goleador Kluivert. El Ajax comenzó entonces a jugar con mayor desparpajo y se hizo con las riendas del encuentro con claridad, mientras que el Milán se replegaba paulatinamente en su parcela y buscaba la contra. En el minuto 85, Rijkaard cede a Kluivert en el área para que éste controle y marque por bajo. Capello buscó entonces una reacción desesperada, pero el Ajax aguantó el tipo y logró alzarse justamente con la victoria.

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