UEFA Champions League 1998–99

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The UEFA Champions League 1998–99 was the European club football season in which Manchester United famously won a dramatic treble, capped by a last-minute comeback victory over Bayern Munich in the final at Camp Nou.

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instanceOf UEFA Champions League season
football competition
champion Manchester United F.C. NERFINISHED
competitionLevel top-tier European club competition
continent Europe
decidedBy normal time
defendingChampion Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED
defendingChampionEliminatedBy FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED
endTime 1999-05-26
finalCity Barcelona NERFINISHED
finalCountry Spain NERFINISHED
finalDate 1999-05-26
finalReferee Pierluigi Collina NERFINISHED
finalRunnerUpGoals 1
finalScore 2–1
finalScoreAfter90Minutes 2–1
finalVenue Camp Nou NERFINISHED
finalWinnerGoals 2
groupStageFormat league system home-and-away
knockoutPhaseFormat two-legged ties plus single-match final
nextSeason UEFA Champions League 1999–2000 NERFINISHED
notableFeature Manchester United completed a continental treble with this title
Manchester United scored two injury-time goals in the final
notableMatch 1999 UEFA Champions League Final NERFINISHED
numberOfGroups 6
numberOfTeamsInGroupStage 24
organizer UEFA NERFINISHED
previousSeason UEFA Champions League 1997–98 NERFINISHED
runnerUp FC Bayern Munich NERFINISHED
runnerUpCountry Germany NERFINISHED
runnerUpManager Ottmar Hitzfeld NERFINISHED
seasonNumber 44
seasonNumberAsChampionsLeague 7
semiFinalist FC Bayern Munich NERFINISHED
FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED
Juventus F.C. NERFINISHED
Manchester United F.C. NERFINISHED
sponsorName UEFA Champions League NERFINISHED
sport association football
startTime 1998-07-22
topScorer Andriy Shevchenko NERFINISHED
topScorerClub FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED
topScorerGoals 8
winnerAchievement continental treble
winnerCaptain Peter Schmeichel NERFINISHED
winnerCountry England NERFINISHED
winnerDomesticCup FA Cup 1998–99 NERFINISHED
winnerDomesticLeague FA Premier League 1998–99 NERFINISHED
winnerManager Alex Ferguson NERFINISHED

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Racing Club de Lens notableCompetition UEFA Champions League 1998–99
Dwight Yorke trophyWon UEFA Champions League 1998–99
Roy Keane wonCompetition UEFA Champions League 1998–99