1995 UEFA Champions League final
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| Event | 1994–95 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna | ||||||
| Referee | Ion Crăciunescu (Romania) | ||||||
| Attendance | 49,730[1] | ||||||
The 1995 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played on 24 May 1995 at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winners of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, the 40th season of Europe's premier club competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by Dutch side Ajax and Milan of Italy in a rematch of the 1969 final. Milan were appearing in their third consecutive UEFA Champions League final, as well as aiming to win a sixth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title, which would have tied them with Real Madrid's record. However, after 85 minutes, Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert scored the only goal of the game to give Ajax the title; at the age of 18 years, 327 days, that made him the youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League final.[2][3]
Teams
In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Ajax | 4 (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973) |
| Milan | 7 (1958, 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994) |
Route to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
Source: UEFA
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Final standings | Group D runners-up[a]
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd 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 2.
Match
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See also
- 1969 European Cup final – contested by the same teams
- 1995 UEFA Super Cup
- 1994–95 A.C. Milan season
- 1994–95 AFC Ajax season
- A.C. Milan in European football
- AFC Ajax in European football
References
- ^ a b "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Ames, Nick (24 May 2020). "'A volcano that exploded': the '95 Ajax side that changed European football". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League final". Guinness World Records. 24 May 1995. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- UEFA Champions League 1994/1995 season at UEFA.com