Champions League 1995-96

Champions League 1995-96

(From 9-08-1995 to 22-05-1996)

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 (3 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.

QUALIFYING ROUND
FK Dynamo (UKR) - AaB (Ålborg) (DEN)	1-0	3-1
SV Casino Salzburg (AUT) - CSA Steaua Bucureşti (ROM)	0-0	0-1
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) - Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)	0-1	1-1
Rangers FC (SCO) - AS Anórthosis (CYP)	1-0	0-0 (a)
Rosenborg BK (NOR) - Beşiktaş JK (TUR)	3-0	1-3
Grasshopper-Club (SWI) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK (ISR)	1-1	1-0
WWKS Legia (POL) - IFK Göteborg (SWE)	1-0	2-1
Panathinaïkós AO (GRE) - HNK Hajduk (CRO)	0-0	1-1 (b)
BYES: AFC Ajax (NED) [title holder]; Juventus FC (ITA), FC Nantes Atlantique (FRA), BV Borussia 09 (GER), Real Madrid CF (SPA), Blackburn Rovers FC (ENG), FC Porto (POR), *FK Spartak (Moskva) (RUS)*.
(a) Played in Lárnax. (b) Played in Rijeka.

GROUP STAGE (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)

GROUP A

GROUP B

Competition Day 1

FC Nantes Atlantique - FC Porto

0-0

WWKS Legia - Rosenborg BK

3-1

AaB - Panathinaïkós AO

2-1

Blackburn Rovers FC - FK Spartak

0-1

Competition Day 2

Panathinaïkós - FC Nantes Atlantique

3-1

FK Spartak - WWKS Legia

2-1

FC Porto - AaB

2-0

Rosenborg BK - Blackburn Rovers FC

2-1

Competition Day 3

FC Nantes Atlantique - AaB

3-1

WWKS Legia - Blackburn Rovers FC

1-0

FC Porto - Panathinaïkós AO

0-1

Rosenborg BK - FK Spartak

2-4

Competition Day 4

Panathinaïkós AO - FC Porto

0-0

FK Spartak - Rosenborg BK

4-1

AaB - FC Nantes Atlantique

0-2

Blackburn Rovers FC - WWKS Legia

0-0

Competition Day 5

Panathinaïkós AO - AaB

2-0

FK Spartak - Blackburn Rovers FC

3-0

FC Porto - FC Nantes Atlantique

2-2

Rosenborg BK - WWKS Legia

4-0

Competition Day 6

FC Nantes Atlantique - Panathinaïkós

0-0

WWKS Legia - FK Spartak

0-1

AaB - FC Porto

2-2

Blackburn Rovers FC - Rosenborg BK

4-1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Panathinaïkós AO	6	3	2	1	7	3	11
2. FC Nantes Atlantique	6	2	3	1	8	6	9
3. FC Porto	6	1	4	1	6	5	7
4. AaB (Ålborg)*	6	1	1	4	5	12	4

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. FK Spartak	6	6	0	0	15	4	18
2. WWKS Legia	6	2	1	3	5	8	7
3. Rosenborg BK	6	2	0	4	11	16	6
4. Blackburn Rovers FC	6	1	1	4	5	8	4

* The Ukrainian team FK Dynamo, participant in Champions League, was disqualified by UEFA after its first game in the league stage (1-0 victory against Panathinaïkós AO in Kyïv) when the Spanish referee Antonio Jesús López Nieto reported a bribe attempt (including minks and feminine escort). To replace FK Dynamo in this group stage, UEFA promoted its Qualifying Round rivals, AaB (Ålborg). Later, UEFA excluded FK Dynamo for three years (including season 1995-96) from all European competitions. This ban was lifted on April 19, 1996 (the official UEFA explanation being that it was to avoid hindering the development of Ukrainian football).

GROUP C

GROUP D

Competition Day 1

BV Borussia 09 - Juventus FC

1-3

AFC Ajax - Real Madrid CF

1-0

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - Rangers FC

1-0

Grasshopper-Club - Ferencvárosi TC

0-3

Competition Day 2

Rangers FC - BV Borussia 09

2-2

Ferencvárosi TC - AFC Ajax

1-5

Juventus FC - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

3-0

Real Madrid CF - Grasshopper-Club

2-0

Competition Day 3

BV Borussia 09 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

1-0

AFC Ajax - Grasshopper-Club

3-0

Juventus FC - Rangers FC

4-1

Real Madrid CF - Ferencvárosi TC

6-1

Competition Day 4

Rangers FC - Juventus FC

0-4

Ferencvárosi TC - Real Madrid CF

1-1

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - BV Borussia 09

0-0

Grasshopper-Club - AFC Ajax

0-0

Competition Day 5

Rangers FC - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

1-1

Ferencvárosi TC - Grasshopper-Club

3-3

Juventus FC - BV Borussia 09

1-2

Real Madrid CF - AFC Ajax

0-2

Competition Day 6

BV Borussia 09 - Rangers FC

2-2

AFC Ajax - Ferencvárosi TC

4-0

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - Juventus FC

0-0

Grasshopper-Club - Real Madrid CF

0-2

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Juventus FC	6	4	1	1	15	4	13
2. BV Borussia 09	6	2	3	1	8	8	9
3. CSA Steaua Bucureşti	6	1	3	2	2	5	6
4. Rangers FC	6	0	3	3	6	14	3

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. AFC Ajax	6	5	1	0	15	1	16
2. Real Madrid CF	6	3	1	2	11	5	10
3. Ferencvárosi TC	6	1	2	3	9	19	5
4. Grasshopper-Club	6	0	2	4	3	13	2

1/4 FINALS
B2-A1: WWKS Legia - Panathinaïkós AO	0-0	0-3
C2-D1: BV Borussia 09 - AFC Ajax	0-2	0-1
A2-B1: FC Nantes Atlantique - FK Spartak (Moskva)	2-0	2-2
D2-C1: Real Madrid CF - Juventus FC	1-0	0-2

1/2 FINALS
AFC Ajax - Panathinaïkós AO	0-1	3-0
Juventus FC - FC Nantes Atlantique	2-0	2-3

FINAL

STADIUM: Stadio Olimpico (Roma)

DATE: 22-05-1996 (20:30 h)

Attendance: 70.000

Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (SPA)

Goals: 1-0 (Ravanelli 12'); 1-1 (Litmanen 40')

BOOKED: Jugović (50'), Deschamps (86'), Torricelli (103'), Di Livio (109') / Finidi (22'), Blind (83'), Wooter (92')

PK: 0-0 (Davids [saved]); 1-0 (Ferrara) / 1-1 (Litmanen); 2-1 (Pessotto) / 2-2 (Scholten); 3-2 (Padovano) / 3-2 (Silooy [saved]); 4-2 (Jugović)

Juventus FC - AFC Ajax

1-1 (1-1;1-1) (pk:4-2)

Juventus FC (coach: Marcello Lippi)

Angelo Peruzzi

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Ciro Ferrara

Moreno Torricelli

Pietro Vierchowod

Gianluca Pessotto

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Antonio Conte (Vladimir Jugović 44’)

Paulo Sousa (Angelo di Livio 57’)

Didier Deschamps

Alessandro del Piero

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Gianluca Vialli (c)

Fabrizio Ravanelli (Michele Padovano 77’)

AFC Ajax (coach: Louis van Gaal)

Edwin van der Sar

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Sonny Silooy

Danny Blind (c)

Frank de Boer (Arnold Scholten 69’)

Winston Bogarde

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Edgar Davids

Kiki Musampa (Patrick Kluivert 46’)

Finidi George

Ronald de Boer (Nordin Wooter 90’)

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Nwankwo Kanu

Jari Litmanen

TOP SCORER: Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax) - 9 goals

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

Juventus FC

AFC Ajax

Goalkeepers

1. Angelo Peruzzi (16-02-1970)

12. Michelangelo Rampulla (10-08-1962)

Marzio Dan (19-10-1978)

Nicola Visentin (23-08-1976)

Defenders

2. Ciro Ferrara (11-02-1967)

3. Gianluca Pessotto (11-08-1970)

4. Moreno Torricelli (23-01-1970)

5. Pietro Vierchowod (6-04-1959)

13. Sergio Porrini (8-11-1968)

Massimo Carrera (22-04-1964)

Juan Pablo Sorín (5-05-1976)

Dario Baccin (27-08-1976)

Andrea Dotti (3-02-1978)

Simone Loria (28-10-1976)

Midfielders

6. Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (30-08-1970)

7. Didier Deschamps (15-10-1968)

8. Antonio Conte (31-07-1969)

14. Vladimir Jugović (30-08-1969)

15. Angelo di Livio (26-07-1966)

Giancarlo Marocchi (4-07-1965)

Alessio Tacchinardi (23-07-1975)

Attilio Lombardo (6-01-1966)

Luigi Giandomenico (1-09-1978)

Marco Saviozzi (14-04-1977)

Michele Sciannimanico (14-03-1977)

Luca Fusi (7-06-1963)

Luigi Consonni (7-02-1977)

Forwards

9. Gianluca Vialli (9-07-1964)

10. Alessandro del Piero (9-11-1974)

11. Fabrizio Ravanelli (11-12-1968)

16. Michele Padovano (28-08-1966)

Tommaso Rocchi (19-09-1977)

Enrico Fantini (27-02-1976)

COACH: Marcello Lippi (11-04-1948)

Goalkeepers

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

12. Fred Grim (17-08-1965)

Defenders

2. Jan “Sonny” Silooy (31-08-1963)

3. Danny Blind (1-08-1961)

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

5. Winston Bogarde (22-10-1970)

Michael Reiziger (3-05-1973)

Márcio Roberto dos Santos (15-09-1969)

Midfielders

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

7. Finidi George (15-04-1971)

8. Edgar Davids (13-03-1973)

11. Kizito “Kiki” Musampa (20-07-1977)

13. Arnold Scholten (5-12-1962)

14. Dave van den Bergh (7-05-1976)

16. Nordin Wooter (24-08-1976)

Marc Overmars (29-03-1973)

Martijn Reuser (1-02-1975)

Peter Hoekstra (4-04-1973)

Denny Landzaat (6-05-1976)

Andrij Demchenko (Андрій Демченко) (20-08-76)

Rob Gehring (19-01-1976)

Forwards

9. Nwankwo Kanu (1-08-1976)

10. Jari Litmanen (20-02-1971)

15. Patrick Kluivert (1-07-1976)

Dennis Schulp (18-01-1978)

Ignacio Tuhuteru (23-08-1973)

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

RESUMEN DEL PARTIDO (GAME SUMMARY)

Contra pronóstico, el Juventus FC ha destronado al vigente campeón de Europa, AFC Ajax, con las armas de la disciplina y la ambición, aplastando con su rodillo la creatividad de un equipo que durante los últimos años ha impuesto el espectáculo como principal característica de su estilo de juego. Tras un partido en el que los holandeses no justificaron en absoluto su condición de favoritos, los penaltis otorgaron la victoria a una Juve más combativa.

La inspiración del campeonísimo holandés fue derribada en Roma por la agresividad, el orden, los estrechísimos marcajes y la constante presión del equipo juventino, lo que propició la anticipación, el robo del esférico y un gol como el que marcó Ravanelli, aprovechando una falta de entendimiento impropia de dos jugadores de la talla de Van der Sar y Frank de Boer. Esta desafortunada acción produjo un desgaste extra en los jugadores del Ajax, que se vieron incapaces de contrarrestar la presión de la Juventus durante toda la primera mitad. Únicamente el oportunismo de Litmanen al cazar un balón rechazado por Peruzzi tras el lanzamiento de una falta llevó las tablas al marcador antes del descanso. En la reanudación, el Ajax se vio incapaz de reaccionar. El cansancio y la impotencia para salir de la presión italiana eran evidentes. La Juve lo tuvo todo a su favor en esta segunda mitad para sentenciar la final, pero la falta de acierto de sus rematadores evitó que se consumase su victoria antes de llegar a una prórroga que tampoco vino a solucionar nada. Al final, la Vecchia Signora tuvo que “seducir” al Ajax desde el punto de penalti para arrebatarle la Copa de Campeones.

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