Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich ● Trohpy in 2 Minutes ● Uefa Champions League Final 1998-99

It has been the most perfect day in Barcelona. The breathtaking Nou Camp stadium is a most perfect setting. Some of Manchester United's footballers neared perfection this year. Surely, chance of a lifetime. A treble chance. Support from Michael Turner. Good attack this. Effenberger's got beyond the far post. The ball did go out of play before he reached it. Youngster's got some catching up to do. Bumps Carlsen Janko on the edge of the box. And can seize a free kick on the edge of the box. Tense moment. It's Basler. Over five minutes gone. Just United, as they've done time and time again on this European run, have made it hard for themselves. In towards York. And Dwight York has been penalised. They were that very cleverly, didn't they? Yeah, the free kick. The bobble on the end. Zickler's still on a macho stamp. Tell you what. The move that led up to the goal just before the header. Hiding unseen. Knocked it down. Might come for Andy Cole. And just wide. He didn't know a great deal about the final. Bobble is in there too. Picked over the head of Janko towards Zickler. Beckham's crossed towards the near post. York trying to make something of it. Kahn had to improvise. Mateusz with the header. And then Effenberger with the volley clearance. On to his favourite left foot. Good first touch. Trying to squeeze it across towards York. He'll get another chance. In towards Butt. Over-elaborated a little bit. But Zickler's not frightened to hit it. Pushed inside. Dwight York now. Didn't really get hold of it. This is Mateusz. No. Saw the morning newspaper headlines, I think. And felt that it... In towards Biggs. Flag is up. Tackled by Butt. But it's come here for Zickler. Trying to turn Ronnie Jansson. In towards Bobble. Schmeichel rolls it down the centre towards Giggs. Turned off to Cole. Cole on the turns. It's come back. That's right. Every ball has come back to Schmeichel. Longfist arriving late in the day. Manchester United need something. David Beckham. Now Pitta. Steady. In to Cole. Slip through. Ryan Giggs trying to get there. Oliver Kahn does get there. Giggs is under pressure from Tana and Furnas. But not a real clear-cut chance yet. Beckham. Cole. It's Giggs. Alex Ferguson has commented on several occasions this season how his team have made him suffer for the glory they've gained since the mid-seventies. Porto in 1987. Quiet game. Tarnac's cross. Ustam sliced it. And now Janka. Trying to hold off Jansson who's forced him wide. But Janka still managed to squeeze in a shot. And Schmeichel had to slip away. Beckham. In towards Jansson. Effenberg with another cross. In towards Kufoor this time. And he just couldn't quite wrap his head around the ball. It's a game. He was being hampered by Barbour but he beat. Got away with it. The first yellow card of the evening. And Michael Turner. Driven in. Giggs and Blomqvist. Carl was taken out by his own team. International defending machine. Thomas Linker. And again he's looking to do Schmeichel who stumbles. Well. He saw what he wanted to do. And he very nearly pulled it off. That's not the worst attempt you've ever seen. There's your full marks for quick things. Touchline. But Teddy Sheringham who has played in 8 of the 10 games since his recall from the FA Cup. Sammy. Beckham takes. In towards Stam. Almost made too good a contact with it. York. It's Cole. Begin to get hold of it really. Oh he had time and he had space. York he'd lost. Effenberg. Effenberg shot. Well. They haven't seen a great deal. Let the ball run. Support. Steffen Effenberg. Oh terrific stop by Schmeichel. Well. If there are question marks against Peter Schmeichel for the Bayern Munich goal. Then some of them have just been asked. I'll tell you something else as well. We were on the pitch last night when we were having a look at it. Now Irwin. Giggs almost got a touch. Taking over. Oh. Delicious chip. Hits the post. And bounces straight back into the hands of Peter Schmeichel. Oh a tiki bat has gone on. It's Buck for Manchester United. Pulled back towards Cole. Just wouldn't quite come for him. And Sheringham couldn't reach it either. They have. Who almost had to sacrifice himself. Wide out the right hand side at Wembley on Saturday. Teddy Sheringham onside. Neville's cross. Oh and a header from Solskjaer. His first touch. And scrambles across to his post and saves. Oh what a story that would have been. It's now for Shaw. Or about to be. Space is. It's Shaw. It's another. Marbles there. Shaw's there with a header. Jankin with the overhead. Hits the crossbar. Twice the woodwork has saved Manchester United. Sheringham. It might run here for Solskjaer. Little backheel. Sheringham. Just dropping behind him. Beckham. It's Neville. Kewton against them. I think they'll win this. They're going to win it. Solskjaer. He's going back to mark him. Relatedly. Three added minutes. Come for Dwight York. Congratulations from everyone concerned. David May sent his shot there. Everywhere. There's a level.