1998 Champions League Final vs Juventus

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The 1998 final was a tense affair, with Real Madrid ending a 32-year drought to claim their seventh European Cup. The match was played at the Amsterdam Arena, where Real Madrid faced Juventus in a repeat of the 1998 final. The deciding goal came in the 67th minute, when Predrag Mijatović scored to make it 1-0. This victory was part of Real Madrid's history of winning finals, including those in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, and 2016. The source notes that Real Madrid won the 1998 final 1–0, and that this was the first time since the two teams met in 1998 that both finalists had won either their domestic league or the Champions League the previous season. The match was managed by Jupp Heynckes, who led the team to this historic victory, securing La Novena for Real Madrid.

Did You Know?

• The 1998 final was a repeat of the 1998 final, making it the eighth repeated final pairing in Champions League history.
• Real Madrid won the 1998 final 1–0, with the deciding goal scored by Predrag Mijatović in the 67th minute.
• This was the first time since the two teams met in 1998 that both finalists had won either their domestic league or the Champions League the previous season.
• Real Madrid's victory in 1998 was part of their 12th title in the competition, as noted in the source.
• The match was played at the Amsterdam Arena in the Netherlands on May 20, 1998.