1996 UEFA Champions League Final

1996 UEFA Champions League Final
Event 1995–96 UEFA Champions League
Ajax Juventus
Netherlands Italy
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Juventus won 4–2 on penalties
Date 22 May 1996
Venue Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Attendance 67,000

The 1996 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 22 May 1996 between Juventus of Italy and Ajax of the Netherlands. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time, forcing a penalty shoot-out, which Juventus won 4–2. It was the club's second triumph in the competition.

Route to the final

For more details on this topic, see 1995–96 UEFA Champions League.
Netherlands Ajax Round Italy Juventus
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Spain Real Madrid 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 (A)
Hungary Ferencváros 5–1 (A) Matchday 2 Romania Steaua București 3–0 (H)
Switzerland Grasshopper 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Scotland Rangers 4–1 (H)
Switzerland Grasshopper 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Scotland Rangers 4–0 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–2 (H)
Hungary Ferencváros 4–0 (H) Matchday 6 Romania Steaua București 0–0 (A)
Group D winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Ajax 6510151+1416
Spain Real Madrid 6312115+610
Hungary Ferencváros 6123919−105
Switzerland Grasshopper 6024313−102
 Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6411154+1113
Germany Borussia Dortmund 62318809
Romania Steaua București 613225−36
Scotland Rangers 6033614−83
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Spain Real Madrid 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Greece Panathinaikos 3–1 0–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Semi-finals France Nantes 4–3 2–0 (H) 2–3 (A)

Match details

Ajax
Juventus
GK 1 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Netherlands Sonny Silooy
CB 3 Netherlands Danny Blind (c)  83'
LB 5 Netherlands Winston Bogarde
DM 4 Netherlands Frank de Boer  69'
RM 6 Netherlands Ronald de Boer  90'
LM 8 Netherlands Edgar Davids
AM 10Finland Jari Litmanen
RF 7 Nigeria Finidi George  22'
CF 9 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
LF 11Netherlands Kiki Musampa  46'
Substitutions:
GK 12Netherlands Fred Grim
MF 13Netherlands Arnold Scholten  69'
MF 14Netherlands Dave van den Bergh
MF 16Netherlands Nordin Wooter  92'  91'
FW 15Netherlands Patrick Kluivert  46'
Manager:
Netherlands Louis van Gaal
GK 1 Italy Angelo Peruzzi
RB 4 Italy Moreno Torricelli  102'
CB 2 Italy Ciro Ferrara
CB 5 Italy Pietro Vierchowod
LB 3 Italy Gianluca Pessotto
RM 8 Italy Antonio Conte  44'
CM 6 Portugal Paulo Sousa  57'
LM 7 France Didier Deschamps  87'
RF 11Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli  77'
CF 9 Italy Gianluca Vialli (c)
LF 10Italy Alessandro Del Piero
Substitutions:
GK 12Italy Michelangelo Rampulla
DF 13Italy Sergio Porrini
MF 14Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Jugović  50'  44'
MF 15Italy Angelo Di Livio  106'  57'
FW 16Italy Michele Padovano  77'
Manager:
Italy Marcello Lippi

Linesmen:
Joaquín Olmos González (Spain)
Manuel Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Reserve referee:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

See also

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