1995 UEFA Champions League final

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1995 UEFA Champions League final
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Match programme cover
Event 1994–95 UEFA Champions League
Date24 May 1995
Venue Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Referee Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)
Attendance49,730 [1]
1994
1996

The 1995 UEFA Champions League final was the 40th edition and took place in Vienna between Ajax and Milan. It was a rematch of the 1969 European Cup final and Milan's third consecutive UEFA Champions League final, a feat which has since been matched in the Champions League era by Juventus between 1996 and 1998 and Real Madrid between 2016 and 2018. Milan was also aiming to tie Real Madrid's record of having won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League six times. After 85 minutes, the deadlock was broken when Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert, aged 18 years and 327 days, became the youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League final. [2] [3]

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Teams

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

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Ajax 4 (1969, 1971, 1972 , 1973 )
Milan 7 (1958, 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)

Road to final

Ajax Round Milan
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Milan 2–0 (H)Matchday 1 Ajax 0–2 (A)
AEK Athens 2–1 (A)Matchday 2 Casino Salzburg 3–0 (H)
Casino Salzburg 0–0 (A)Matchday 3 AEK Athens 0–0 (A)
Casino Salzburg 1–1 (H)Matchday 4 AEK Athens 2–1 (H)
Milan 2–0 (A)Matchday 5 Ajax 0–2 (H)
AEK Athens 2–0 (H)Matchday 6 Casino Salzburg 1–0 (A)
Group D winner

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 610
2 Flag of Italy.svg Milan 65
3 Flag of Austria.svg Casino Salzburg 65
4 Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 62
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group D runners-up

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 610
2 Flag of Italy.svg Milan 65
3 Flag of Austria.svg Casino Salzburg 65
4 Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 62
Source: UEFA
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout phase OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Hajduk Split 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)Quarter-finals Benfica 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Bayern Munich 5–2 0–0 (A) 5–2 (H)Semi-finals Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

* Milan were docked two points for crowd trouble against Casino Salzburg on Matchday Two.

Match

Details

Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–0 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Kluivert Soccerball shade.svg85' Report
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 49,730 [1]
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)
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Ajax
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Milan
GK1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin van der Sar
RB2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Reiziger
CB3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Blind (c)Yellow card.svg 44'
DM4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank Rijkaard
LB5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank de Boer
RM6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clarence Seedorf Sub off.svg 53'
RF7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Finidi George
LM8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edgar Davids
CF9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald de Boer
AM10 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Litmanen Sub off.svg 70'
LF11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Overmars Yellow card.svg 33'
Substitutions:
GK12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Grim
DF13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Winston Bogarde
FW14 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nwankwo Kanu Sub on.svg 53'
FW15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick Kluivert Sub on.svg 70'
FW16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter van Vossen
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louis van Gaal
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GK1 Flag of Italy.svg Sebastiano Rossi
RB2 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Panucci
LB3 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maldini
CM4 Flag of Italy.svg Demetrio Albertini
CB5 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Costacurta
CB6 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Baresi (c)
RM7 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Donadoni
CM8 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marcel Desailly
CF9 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Massaro Sub off.svg 88'
LM10 Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Boban Sub off.svg 84'
CF11 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Simone
Substitutions:
GK12 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Ielpo
DF13 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Galli
MF14 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Eranio Sub on.svg 88'
MF15 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Lentini Sub on.svg 84'
MF16 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Stroppa
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello

Linesmen:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Tudor Constantinescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)

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