Sports · May 20, 1998

1998 UEFA Champions League Final

Name: 1998 UEFA Champions League Final
Start: 1998-05-20
Location: Johan Cruyff Arena, Netherlands

28 years ago · Johan Cruyff Arena, Netherlands

28th anniversary

The 1998 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, on 20 May 1998 to determine the winner of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. It pitted Real Madrid of Spain and Juventus of Italy.

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