Manchester United and Bayern Munich had only met twice in competitive matches before the final, both meetings coming earlier in the 1998–99 season and both finished as draws. … See more

Venue and ticketing
The Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, was selected as the venue for the final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Lisbon, … See more

The game's ending was so unexpected that UEFA President Lennart Johansson had left his seat in the stands before Sheringham's … See more

On 26 May 2019, Manchester United hosted a reunion match at Old Trafford against a Bayern Munich Legends team to mark the 20th … See more

Qualifying round
Since neither Manchester United nor Bayern Munich had won their respective leagues in … See more

Team selection
Manchester United left England two days before the final, first flying from Manchester Ringway Airport to Heathrow, where they boarded a Concorde aircraft for the flight to Barcelona. They stayed in the Meliá Gran hotel … See more

In the United Kingdom, ITV Sport broadcast the final with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Ron Atkinson. The broadcast attracted … See more