The knockout stage of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League began on 4 March 1998 and ended with the final at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam on 20 May 1998. The six group winners in the group stage, as well as the two best runners-up, competed in the knockout stage. For the quarter-finals, two group winners were randomly drawn against the two best runners-up from another group while the other four group winners face against each other with the restriction that two best runners-up cannot be drawn against the winners of their own group. The knockout stage was then played as a single-elimination tournament.
Each quarter-final and semi-final was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home; the team that scored the most goals over the two legs qualified for the following round. In the event that the two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs, the team that scored more goals away from home qualified for the next round; if both teams scored the same number of away goals, matches would go to golden goal extra time and then penalties if the teams could not be separated after extra time.
Draw dates
editThe draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was announced on 17 December 1997 and 20 March 1998.[1][2] UEFA reported that the final would be played at Amsterdam Arena.[3]
Qualified teams
edit| Group | Winners | Runners-up (best two qualify) |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Borussia Dortmund
| |
| B |  Manchester United
|
 Juventus
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| C |  Dynamo Kyiv
| |
| D |  Real Madrid
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| E | Bayern Munich
| |
| F |  Monaco
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Bayer Leverkusen
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Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| Juventus
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Juventus
| 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Monaco
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Monaco (a)
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Juventus
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bayer Leverkusen
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-final between German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund marked the first meeting of two teams from the same country in the Champions League (including the European Cup era, the first game between teams from the same country occurred in 1958–59). With Bayer Leverkusen also having qualified, it marked the first time three clubs from the same nation played in the knockout phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen
|
1–4 | Real Madrid
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Bayern Munich
|
0–1 | Borussia Dortmund
|
0–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
| Juventus
|
5–2 | Dynamo Kyiv
|
1–1 | 4–1 |
| Monaco
|
1–1 (a) | Manchester United
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
edit| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
Beinlich  18' |
Report | Karembeu 74' |
| Juventus | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Inzaghi 69' |
Report | Husin 56' |
Second leg
edit| Real Madrid | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Karembeu 52' Morientes 57'Hierro 89' (pen.) |
Report |
Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
Juventus won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Chapuisat 109' |
Report |
Borussia Dortmund won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 1–1 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Solskjær 53' |
Report | Trezeguet 5' |
1–1 on aggregate. Monaco won on away goals.
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid
|
2–0 | Borussia Dortmund
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Juventus
|
6–4 |  Monaco
|
4–1 | 2–3 |
First leg
edit| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Morientes 24' Karembeu 67' |
Report |
The match kick-off was over an hour late due to Real Madrid fans in the stadium's south stand bringing down the goal structure below them while the teams were posing for their pre-match photos. In addition to the CHF1.3 million monetary fine, UEFA punished Real for the following Champions League season by forcing it to play its first home group stage match at least 300km away from their home venue.[4]
Second leg
editJuventus won 6–4 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
editThe final was played on 20 May 1998 at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
| Juventus | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mijatović 66' |
References
edit- ^ Moore, Glenn (18 December 1997). "United join the high rollers in quest for European glory". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "La Juventus sur la route de Monaco". L'Humanité (in French). 21 March 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "UEFA go Dutch". Daily Record. 17 December 1997. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Fylan, Kevin (1998-04-05). "Football: Real punished for trouble at European Cup tie". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
External links
edit- 1997–98 UEFA Champions League season at UEFA.com