
The 1991 European Cup final was a
football
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match held at the
Stadio San Nicola in
Bari
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,
Italy
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, on 29 May 1991, that saw
Red Star Belgrade
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of
Yugoslavia
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, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
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defeat
Marseille
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of
France
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in a
penalty shoot-out
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. After normal time and
extra time
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could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks.
Manuel Amoros
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's miss for the French side proved crucial, as Red Star held their nerve to win their first European Cup title.
Teams
Route to the final
Pre-match
Red Star arrived in Italy unusually early, on Thursday, 23 May 1991, six full days ahead of the final. The team set up base in the town of
Monopoli, south-east of Bari. There they stayed in Il Melograno Hotel, an isolated accommodation on the town outskirts, and trained at the
facilities of
AC Monopoli. Due to a lot of interest from richer European clubs already being raised for the future services of young Red Star players, the club management tried to ensure its footballers were fully focused on the task at hand. The players were placed in semi-quarantine immediately upon arrival in Italy, which meant being separated from wives and girlfriends without the ability to receive incoming phone calls in hotel rooms, though able to make outgoing calls.
Over the coming days, the club also organized for a large entourage consisting of club legends, friends of the club, etc., to arrive in Bari in order to watch Red Star in its first European Cup final. Therefore, notable former players
Rajko Mitić,
Dragoslav Šekularac,
Srđan Mrkušić,
Stanislav Karasi, and
Živorad Jevtić, former coach
Miša Pavić, and several Serbian celebrities and personalities such as
Ljuba Tadić,
Ivan Bekjarev, and
Bora Đorđević, all made their way to Italy.
Red Star in Bari
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Match
Details
See also
* 1990–91 European Cup
* Olympique de Marseille in European football
* Red Star Belgrade in European football
Notes
References
External links
1990–91 season at UEFA website
at European Cup History
{{Olympique de Marseille matches
Final
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Sport in Bari