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1997 UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final: Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund's 1997 Champions League triumph over Juventus

The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund, played at the Olympiastadion in Munich.

Quick Facts

Competition
1996–97 UEFA Champions League
Stage
Quarter-Final
Aggregated result
Juventus eliminated (2-3 aggregate)
First leg venue
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Second leg venue
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Key juventus players
  • Edgar Davids
  • Alessandro Del Piero
  • Zinedine Zidane

Lore & Background

Borussia Dortmund faced the holders Juventus in the final. Karl-Heinz Riedle put Dortmund ahead, shooting under goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi from a cross by Paul Lambert. Riedle then made it two with a bullet header from a corner kick. In the second half, Alessandro Del Piero pulled one back for Juventus with a back heel. Then 20-year-old substitute and Dortmund-born Lars Ricken latched onto a through pass by Andreas Möller. Only 16 seconds after coming on to the pitch, Ricken chipped Peruzzi in the Juventus goal from over 20 yards out with his first touch of the ball. With Zinedine Zidane unable to make an impression for Juventus against the close marking of Lambert, Dortmund lifted the trophy with a 3–1 victory.

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