1997 Champions League Final

Riedle twice and Ricken: Dortmund beat the holders in Munich.

On 28 May 1997 Borussia Dortmund met defending champions Juventus at Munich's Olympiastadion to decide the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League. Dortmund won 3-1; Karl-Heinz Riedle and Lars Ricken scored for the German side, and Alessandro Del Piero got the Italian club's only goal.

Quick Facts

Event: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League
Date: 28 May 1997
Stadium: Olympiastadion
City: Munich
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Attendance: 59,000

Reader's Guide

It was Dortmund's first semi-final in the premier European competition since 1964, and they reached the final by knocking out Manchester United. The game was the third final in a row in which the reigning champions lost to their opponents. The two clubs had met in the 1993 UEFA Cup final, which Juventus won.

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