Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 247 (Interview with Mr. Jan Roskott of http://dutchsoccersite.org/ on Holland National Team 1988/89)

This is the 247^th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

For this episode, we continue our interview series with Mr. Jan Roskott of http://dutchsoccersite.org/ as we discuss the matches of the Holland National Team for the 1988/89 season.

 

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Soccer Memories-Part 39 (April 28, 1993, WC Qualifier, England vs. Holland)

 England faced the Netherlands for an important World Cup qualifier at Wembley on April 28^th, 1993.

Just a year prior, no one would have imagined that the two would be fighting it out for the second place behind Norway in the race to qualify to the American World Cup in 1994.

England’s form under Manager Graham Taylor had been unspectacular since the 1990 World Cup to say the least, yet not qualifying to the World Cup would have been un-imaginable.

This calendar year would get worse and worse for Taylor and this match would be the first step on the road to dismissal at the end of the year.

 

This was a match at home that England had to win to have an edge in qualification as they had lost a lifeline with a home draw vs. Norway in October 1992. England could not afford any more dropped points at home.

But worse was yet to come to another busy end of season/summer for the National Team.

For the English, Alan Shearer was out with a long-term injury, but Les Ferdinand had been called up to deputize for these early 1993 matches. Despite not starting for Juventus as the extra foreigner (pre-Bosman days remember), David Platt, had been exemplary for England and the best avenue for goals. Paul Gascoigne had been back after an entire year out injured and had been slowly finding his feet at Italian side Lazio.

There were the customary criticisms for the inclusion of far from fit John Barnes and the continual selection of Carlton Palmer, that many believed was not International material.

 

Photo From:  World Soccer, June 1993

(John De Wolf and Les Ferdinand, April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Holland 2)

The Dutch were missing Ronald Koeman and Ballon d’or Winner Marco Van Basten. Ruud Gullit was also far from ideal in a season, where he had also been the victim of the extra-foreign player rule.

Holland’s new star was Ajax’s Dennis Bergkamp, on his way to the Serie A himself the following season to Internazionale Milano.

He had impressed in the 1992 Euros and was becoming a global star.

 

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993

(Des Walker and Dennis Bergkamp, April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Holland 2)

For the match itself, given their predicament, England came out more determined. The much-criticized John Barnes scored from a free kick in the very first minute.

In the 23^rd minute, England doubled the lead, with Platt knocking in a rebound after Ferdinand’s shot had hit the post.

England seemed headed for a win but an injury to Gascoigne would perhaps change England’s fortunes in this match.

Jan Wouters elbowed the Gascoigne and fractured his cheekbone. He would wear a face protective mask for the rest of the first half before being substituted.

 

Photo From:  Het Nederlands Elftal, de histoire van oranje, 1989-1995, Authors Matty Verkamman and Henk Mees

(Jan Wouters elbowing Paul Gascoigne, April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Holland 2)

The Dutch would take advantage of this dis-array in England’s play by pulling a goal back in the 34^th minute with a brilliant volley through Dennis Bergkamp.

This goal gave the Dutch some hope as England went into the break somewhat dejected after the goal.

England held onto to this slim lead until Walker gave away a penalty as he was unable to keep up with the pace of Dutch winger and future Gunner Marc Overmars.

Photo From:  World Soccer, September 1993

(Des Walker fouling Marc Overmars in the box, April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Holland 2)

Peter van Vossen scored from the ensuing penalty kick to earn the Dutch an important away point and perhaps the psychological edge in the battle for qualification.

A distraught Taylor told the media afterwards that he had felt like crying after a win eluded them in the closing stages.

 

An opportunity had slipped by England, at the time it did not feel immediately catastrophic, but was clearly the start of the end of the qualification hopes, even if many matches still remained.

 

Note:

1-In the Italian Serie A that season (1992/93), clubs could have as many foreign players as they liked, but only three would be authorized to feature on the teamsheet for a given match.

 

 

Questions and Analysis

I have asked my friend and podcast partner Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter for his memories of this match.

 

Link to Mr. Paul Whittle’s book (Before the Premier League: A History of the Football League's Last Decades):

https://the1888letter.com/book-before-the-premier-league/

http://www.wibblepublishing.com/bpl.html

 

 

Soccernostalgia Question: Going into this match, what was your pre-match feeling for the result?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: I was certainly not too optimistic, as England had never really been convincing under Graham Taylor, and the Dutch were obviously one of the best teams in Europe at the time.

 

Soccernostalgia Question: Do you remember watching the match?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: I can’t actually remember where I watched it, not at home as it was on Sky. I still watched most England games, and with it being an important qualifier I would have seen it somewhere. It hasn’t remained in the memory as strongly as the return game in Rotterdam…

 

Soccernostalgia Question: It was a match of contrasting fortunes. Did you believe England could hold on after a (2-0) start or cautious?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: It was definitely one of the better, if not the best, performances by England under Taylor and got off to a great start but always cautious, especially against such dangerous opposition.

 

Soccernostalgia Question: I assume Ruud Gullit and Rijkaard would have been well-known in England, do you remember if Dennis Bergkamp was known in England at the time?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: He didn’t yet have the profile he would later on, but he was known from his impact on the 1992 Euros and as another outstanding young player produced by Ajax.

 

Soccernostalgia Question: The sight of Paul Gascoigne playing with a protective mask is another indelible image of this match. What are your thoughts on the clash with Wouters and had VAR been in use at the time?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: The game between the countries at the 1990 World Cup really established Gascoigne on the international stage, the Dutch would have known he was England’s main (if not only) creative force by this time. Wouters was the obvious player to mark him and only he knows if the elbow was deliberate. It didn’t look good – VAR and a sending-off might have changed this result, and the group.

 

Soccernostalgia Question: Des Walker losing his foot race with Marc Overmars is often referenced. Did you feel as well that he was no longer the same player?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: Yes, he seemed to lose so much confidence during the season in Italy and it was very unusual to see him outpaced. In hindsight, he might have tried to bring down Overmars before he got into the penalty area!

 

Soccernostalgia Question: Did you feel at the time, this was the reference point that England’s WC qualification hopes crashed?

(Bearing in mind, the loss vs. Norway would be in June)

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: Qualification got off to a bad start with the draw at Wembley against Norway, who were really England’s main rivals for the second qualifying place as I think the Dutch would have been clear favourites. However, dropping points after being 2-0 up was another blow, and winning this game would have been a big boost.

 

Soccernostalgia Question: Historically, the return fixture in October is much referenced for obvious reasons, but do you think by then the die was already cast with this match in April?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: To some extent, as I think the confidence from a win over Holland can’t be underestimated. Gascoigne’s injury was a disruptive factor too, but qualification was still in England’s hands at this point. They never played as well again under Taylor, the remaining performances (especially in Norway) were more and more disjointed, I don’t think Taylor knew his best team or tactics.

 

Soccernostalgia Question: From a historical standpoint what was the takeaway for England, vis-à-vis Graham Taylor’s reign? As a follow-up, was that your opinion at the time as well?

 

Mr. Paul Whittle @1888letter Response: It was a missed opportunity to beat a major rival and get some confidence ahead of the rest of the qualifiers. Graham Taylor unfortunately never seemed to fit as England manager, even when winning you always felt a bad result or performance was just around the corner. My feeling was (and is) that even had results gone their way in the key games and they somehow qualified for the World Cup, it could have been embarrassing.

 

 

Date: April 28, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Group 2

Result: England 2-Holland 2

Venue: London - Wembley

Attendance: 73,163

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(England): John Barnes 1, David Platt 23

(Holland): Dennis Bergkamp 34, Peter van Vossen 85 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (1^st minute, England): John Barnes scored from a free kick

2:0 (23^rd minute, England): From the middle, Gascoigne advanced and attempted a combination play with Platt, he received the ball back, but mis-kicked and the ball reached Ferdinand on the right shot, his ground-level shot hit the post and Platt knocked in the rebound.

2:1 (34^th minute, Holland): From the middle, Wouters lobbed a ball at the edge of the box and Bergkamp volleyed it first time.

2:2 (85^th minute, Holland): On the right side, Overmars advanced into the box before being pulled down by Walker. Peter van Vossen scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

England:

1- Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club)

2- Lee Michael Dixon (Arsenal Football Club-London)

6- Anthony Alexander Adams (Arsenal Football Club-London)

3- Martin Raymond Keown (Arsenal Football Club-London)

5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

4- Carlton Lloyd Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club)

11- Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (Manchester United Football Club)

10- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)

7- David Andrew Platt (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

8- Paul John Gascoigne (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy) (14-Paul Charles Merson (Arsenal Football Club-London) 46)

9- Leslie Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London)

 

Coach: Graham Taylor

Booked: Martin Keown 74

Other Substitutes:

12-Nigel Howard Clough (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

13-David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

15-Lee Stuart Sharpe (Manchester United Football Club)

16-Edward Paul ‘Teddy’ Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

 

Team Captain: David Platt

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

 

Holland:

1- Eduard Franciscus ‘Ed’ de Goey (Feyenoord Rotterdam)  

2- Dirk Franciscus ‘Danny’ Blind (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)  

3- Franciscus ‘Frank’ de Boer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

4- Jan Jacobus Wouters (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

5- Robert ‘Rob’ Witschge (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

6- Aron Mohamed Winter (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)

8- Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

10- Rudi Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (12-Peter Jacobus van Vossen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium) 70)

7- Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

11- Marc Overmars (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

9- Johannes Jacobus ’John’ Bosman (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium) (14-Johannes Hildebrand ‘John’ de Wolf (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 46)

 

Coach: Dirk Nicolaas ‘Dick’ Advocaat

Booked: John de Wolf 66

Other Substitutes:

16-Theodorus Antonius Gerardus ‘Theo’ Snelders (Aberdeen Football Club / Scotland)

13-Jan Jacobus ‘Sonny’ Silooy (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax)

15-Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax)

Team Captain: Jan Wouters

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Lotto

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

 

Photo From:  MagzinesHet Nederlands Elftal, de histoire van oranje, 1989-1995, Authors Matty Verkamman and Henk Mees

(Holland squad, April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Holland 2)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2456, May 4, 1993

(April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Holland 2)

Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 22-Matches of AC Milan in the Champions Cup, 1988/89 season.

 

AC Milan Matches during the Champions Cup, 1988/89 Season:

September 7, 1988, Sofia, Vitosha Sofia 0-AC Milan 2 (Pietro Paolo Virdis 18, Ruud Gullit 76)

October 6, 1988, Milan, AC Milan 5-Vitosha Sofia 2 (Marco van Basten 2, 13, 42, 83, Pietro Paolo Virdis 62 / Sasho Nachev 29, Nikolay Iliev 73)

October 26, 1988, Milan, AC Milan 1-Red Star Belgrade 1 (Pietro Paolo Virdis 48 / Dragan Stojkovic 47)

November 10, 1988, Belgrade, Red Star Belgrade 1-AC Milan 1 (Dragan Stojkovic 38 / Marco Van Basten 34) (AC Milan won 4-2 on penalty kick shoot-out)

March 1, 1989, Bremen, Werder Bremen 0-AC Milan 0 (-)

March 15, 1989, Milan, AC Milan 1-Werder Bremen 0 (Marco van Basten 32pen)

April 5, 1989, Madris, Real Madrid 1-AC Milan 1 (Hugo Sanchez 41 / Marco van Basten 78)

April 19, 1989, Milan, AC Milan 5-Real Madrid 0 (Carlo Ancelotti 19, Frank Rijkaard 27, Ruud Gullit 45, Marco Van Basten 49, Roberto Donadoni 60)

May 24, 1989, Barcelona, Spain, AC Milan 4-Steaua Bucharest 0 (Ruud Gullit 18, 39, Marco van Basten 28, 47)

 

 

 

 

Date: September 7, 1988

Competition: Champions Cup-First Round, First Leg

Result: Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia (Bulgaria) 0-Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 2

Venue: Sofia-Gerema

Attendance: 32,500

Referee: Michalis Germanakos (Greece)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Vitosha): None

(AC Milan):  Pietro Paolo Virdis 18, Ruud Gullit 76

Lineups:

Vitosha:

Borislav Mihailov, Krasimir Koev, Yordan Murlev, Dinko Gospodinov, Nikolai Iliev, Emil Velev, Vassil Dragolov, Georgi Donkov (Rosen Krumov 60), Petar Kurdov (Petar Petrov 41), Georgi Yordanov, Bozhidar Iskrenov

 

Coach: Vassil Metodiev

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

 

 

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Mauro Tassotti, Paolo Maldini, Angelo Colombo, Filippo Galli, Alessandro Costacurta, Roberto Donadoni (Roberto Mussi 88), Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Marco Van Basten (Holland), Alberigo Evani, Pietro Paolo Virdis (Ruud Gullit (Holland) 69)

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Paolo Maldini

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 711 (Number 37), September 14-20, 1988

(September 7, 1988, Champions Cup, Vitosha Sofia 0-AC Milan 2)

Date: October 6, 1988

Competition: Champions Cup-First Round, Second Leg

Result: Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 5-Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia (Bulgaria) 2

Venue: Milano-Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro

Attendance: 53,086

Referee: Joseph Worrall (England)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(AC Milan):  Marco Van Basten 2, 13, 42, 83, Pietro Paolo Virdis 62

(Vitosha): Sasho Nachev 29, Nikolay Iliev 73

Lineups:

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Mauro Tassotti, Roberto Mussi, Angelo Colombo (Christian Lantignotti 76), Filippo, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Van Basten (Holland), Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Pietro Paolo Virdis (Massimilano  Cappellini 69)

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Vitosha:

Borislav Mihailov, Stoil Georgiev, Yordan Murlev, Petar Petrov, Nikolai Iliev, Georgi Slavchev (Krasimir Koev 69), Vassil Dragolov, Sasho Nachev, Emil Velev (Nikolai Kostov 76), Georgi Yordanov, Rosen Krumov

 

Coach: Vassil Metodiev

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

 Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 715 (Number 41), October 12-18, 1988

(October 6, 1988, Champions Cup, AC Milan 5- Vitosha Sofia 2)

 Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 715 (Number 41), October 12-18, 1988

(October 6, 1988, Champions Cup, AC Milan 5- Vitosha Sofia 2)

Date: October 26, 1988

Competition: Champions Cup-Second Round, First Leg

Result: Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 1- Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd (Yugoslavia) 1

Venue: Milano-Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro

Attendance: 71,316

Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(AC Milan):  Pietro Paolo Virdis 48

(Red Star Belgrade): Dragan Stojkovic 47

Lineups:

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Roberto Mussi, Paolo Maldini, Angelo Colombo, Mauro Tassotti, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Van Basten (Holland), Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Pietro Pietro Virdis (Ruud Gullit (Holland) 58)

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Franco Baresi, Carlo Ancelotti

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Red Star Belgrade:

Stevan Stojanović, Milan Ivanović, Goran Vasilijević, Refik Sabanadzovic (Zarko Djurovic 89), Slavko Radovanovic, Goran Juric, Enes Besic, Ilija Najdoski, Milos Bursac, Dragan Stojkovic, Dejan Savicevic (Mitar Mrkela 65)

 

Coach: Branko Stankovic

Booked: Ilija Najdoski, Slavko Radovanovic

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: ?

Uniform Colors: Red/White Vertical striped  Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 718 (Number 44), November 1-8, 1988

(October 26, 1988, Champions Cup, AC Milan 1-Red Star Belgrade 1)

Date: November 9, 1988

Competition: Champions Cup-Second Round, Second Leg

Result: Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd (Yugoslavia) 1-Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 0

Venue: Belgrade, Stadion Crvene Zvezde (Red Star)- Marakana

Attendance: -

Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Red Star Belgrade): Dejan Savicevic 50

(AC Milan):  None

Lineups:

Red Star Belgrade:

Stevan Stojanovic, Ilija Najdoski, Goran Vasilljevic, Refik Sabanadzovic, Slavko Radovanovic, Goran Juric, Milan Ivanovic, Dejan Savicevic, Milos Bursac, Dragan Stojkovic, Zarko Djurovic

 

Coach: Branko Stankovic

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: ?

Uniform Colors: Red/White Vertical striped  Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Mauro Tassotti, Paolo Maldini, Angelo Colombo, Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Van Basten (Holland), Alberigo Evani, Pietro Paolo Virdis

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Match abandoned in the 57^th minute due to the fog.

2-In another source Graziano mannaric started in place of Virdis for AC Milan.

Date: November 10, 1988

Competition: Champions Cup-Second Round, Second Leg

Result: Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd (Yugoslavia) 1-Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 1 (AC Milan won 4-2 on penalty kick shoot-out)

Venue: Belgrade, Stadion Crvene Zvezde (Red Star)- Marakana

Attendance: 88,500

Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Red Star Belgrade): Dragan Stojkovic 38

(AC Milan):  Marco Van Basten 34

Penalty kick sequence:

Red Star: 1:0 Dragan Stojković, 2:1 Robert Prosinečki, 2:2 Dejan Savićević (missed), 2:3 Mitar Mrkela (missed)

AC Milan: 1:1 Franco Baresi, 2:2 Marco van Basten, 2:3 Alberigo Evani, 2:4 Frank Rijkaard

Lineups:

Red Star Belgrade:

Stevan Stojanovic, Ilija Najdoski, Goran Vasilljevic, Refik Sabanadzovic, Slavko Radovanovic, Goran Juric, Milan Ivanovic, Dejan Savicevic, Milos Bursac (Mitar Mrkela 51), Dragan Stojkovic, Zarko Djurovic (Robert Prosinecki 73)

 

Coach: Branko Stankovic

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: ?

Uniform Colors: Red/White Vertical striped Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Mauro Tassotti, Paolo Maldini, Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Alessandro Costacurta, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni (Ruud Gullit (Holland) 45), Angelo Colombo, Marco Van Basten (Holland), Alberigo Evani, Graziano Mannari (Massimiliano Cappellini 115)

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 720 (Number 46), November 15-22, 1988

(November 10, 1988, Champions Cup, Red Star Belgrade 1-AC Milan 1)

 

Date: March 1, 1989

Competition: Champions Cup-Quarterfinals, First Leg

Result: Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. (West Germany) 0-Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 0

Venue: Bremen, Weserstadion

Attendance: 39,500

Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Werder Bremen): None

(AC Milan): None

Lineups:

Werder Bremen:

Oliver Reck - Thomas Schaaf, Jonny Otten, Rune Bratseth (Norway), Michael Kutzop,Günter Hermann, Frank Ordenewitz, Miroslav 'Mirko' Votava, Karlheinz Riedle, Frank Neubarth, Norbert Meier, 

Coach: Otto Rehhagel

Booked: Karlheinz Riedle 38, Frank Ordenewitz 49

 

Team Captain: Miroslav 'Mirko' Votava

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: Portas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Mauro Tassotti, Alessandro Costacurta, Angelo Colombo, Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Van Basten (Holland), Ruud Gullit (Holland), Alberigo Evani

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Frank Rijkaard 41

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 735 (Number 10), March 8-14, 1989

(March 1, 1989, Champions Cup, Werder Bremen 0-AC Milan 0)

Date: March 15, 1989

Competition: Champions Cup-Quarterfinals, First Leg

Result: Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 1-Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. (West Germany) 0

Venue: Milano-Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro

Attendance:  71,207

Referee: George Brian Smith (Sotland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(AC Milan): Marco van Basten 32pen

(Werder Bremen): None

Lineups:

AC Milan:

Giovanni Galli, Mauro Tassotti, Paolo Maldini, Angelo Colombo (Alessandro Costacurta 89), Frank Rijkaard (Holland), Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Van Basten (Holland), Ruud Gullit (Holland), Alberigo Evani

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Werder Bremen:

Oliver Reck, Günter Hermann, Jonny Otten, Rune Bratseth (Norway), Gunnar Sauer,Ulrich 'Uli' Borowka (Christoph Hanses 72), Thomas Wolter, Miroslav 'Mirko' Votava, Frank Ordenewitz (Manfred Burgsmüller 65), Frank Neubarth, Norbert Meier 

Coach: Otto Rehhagel

Booked: Oliver Reck, Gunnar Sauer, Miroslav 'Mirko' Votava, Norbert Meier

 

Team Captain: Miroslav 'Mirko' Votava

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Shirt Sponsor: Portas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 737 (Number 12-13), March 22- April 4, 1989

(March 15, 1989, Champions Cup, AC Milan 1-Werder Bremen 0)

Date: April 5, 1989

Competition: Champions Cup- Semi Finals, First Leg   

Result: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spain) 1- Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 1

Venue: Madrid- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu    

Attendance: 95,000

Referee: Erik Frederiksson (Sweden)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Real Madrid): Hugo Sanchez 41

(AC Milan): Marco van Basten 78

Lineups:

Real Madrid:

1-Francisco Buyo, 2-Miguel Chendo, 5-Manuel Sanchis, 10-Ricardo Gallego, 3-Miguel Tendillo, 8-Bernd Schuster (West Germany), 4-Michel (16-Francisco Llorente 82), 11-Rafael Martin Vasquez, 6-Rafael Gordillo, 7-Emilio Butragueno, 9-Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)

 

Coach: Leo Beenhakker (Holland)

Other Substitutes:

12-Jesus Solana, 13-Agustin, 14-Esteban, 15-Adolfo Aldana

 

Team Captain: Ricardo Gallego

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Shirt Sponsor: Parmalat

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

AC Milan:

1-Giovanni Galli, 2-Mauro Tassoti, 5-Frank Rijkaard (Holland), 6-Franco Baresi, 3-Paolo Maldini, 4-Angelo Colombo (13-Alessandro Costacurta 89), 7-Roberto Donadoni, 8-Carlo Ancelotti,11-Alberigo Evani, 10-Ruud Gullit (Holland) (16-Pietro Paolo Virdis 77), 9-Marco Van Basten (Holland)

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Tassoti 53

Other Substitutes:

12-Davide Pinato, 14-Roberto Mussi, 15-Fabio Viviani

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, See:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2012/06/memorable-european-confrontations-part.html

Photo From: Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 739 (Number 15), April 12-18, 1989 

(April 5, 1989, Champions Cup, Real Madrid 1-AC Milan 1)

Photo From: Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 739 (Number 15), April 12-18, 1989 

(April 5, 1989, Champions Cup, Real Madrid 1-AC Milan 1)

Photo From: Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 739 (Number 15), April 12-18, 1989 

(April 5, 1989, Champions Cup, Real Madrid 1-AC Milan 1)

Date: April 19, 1989

Competition: Champions Cup- Semi Finals, Second Leg

Result: Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 5-Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spain) 0

Venue: Milano-Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Alex Ponnet (Belgium)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(AC Milan): Carlo Ancelotti 19, Frank Rijkaard 27, Ruud Gullit 45, Marco Van Basten 49, Roberto Donadoni 60

(Real Madrid): None

Lineups:

AC Milan:

1-Giovanni Galli, 2-Mauro Tassoti, 5-Alessandro Costacurta, 6-Franco Baresi, 3-Paolo Maldini, 4-Angelo Colombo (13-Fillipo Galli 63), 8-Frank Rijkaard (Holland), 11-Carlo Ancelotti, 7-Roberto Donadoni, 9- Marco Van Basten (Holland), 10-Ruud Gullit (Holland) (16-Pietro Paolo Virdis 57)

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: Mediolanum

Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

 

Real Madrid:

1-Francisco Buyo, 2-Miguel Chendo, 5-Manuel Sanchis, 10-Ricardo Gallego, 3-Rafael Gordillo, 11-Rafael Martin Vasquez, 4-Michel, 8-Bernd Schuster (West Germany), 7-Emilio Butragueno, 9-Hugo Sanchez (Mexico), 6-Francisco Llorente

 

Coach: Leo Beenhakker (Holland)

Booked: Hugo Sanchez 4

 

Team Captain: Ricardo Gallego

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Shirt Sponsor: Parmalat

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 741 (Number 17), April 26-May 2, 1989

(April 19, 1989, Champions Cup, AC Milan 5-Real Madrid 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 741 (Number 17), April 26-May 2, 1989

(April 19, 1989, Champions Cup, AC Milan 5-Real Madrid 0)

Date: May 24, 1989

Competition: Champions Cup-Final

Result: Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano (Italy) 4- Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti (Romania) 0

Venue: Barcelona, Camp Nou, Spain

Attendance: 97,000

Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

Linesmen: Werner Fockler and Eugen Strigel (West Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(AC Milan):  Ruud Gullit 18, 39, Marco Van Basten 28, 47

(Steaua Bucharest): None

Lineups:

AC Milan:

1-Giovanni Galli; 2-Mauro Tassotti, 6-Franco Baresi, 5-Alessandro Costacurta (13-Filippo Galli 74), 3-Paolo Maldini, 4-Angelo Colombo, 8-Frank Rijkaard (Holland), 7-Roberto Donadoni, 11-Carlo Ancelotti, 10-Ruud Gullit (Holland) (16-Pietro Paolo Virdis 60), 9-Marco Van Basten (Holland)

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Franco Baresi 48

Other Substitutes:

12-Davide Pinato, 14-Roberto Mussi, 15-Alberigo Evani

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Shirt Sponsor: No sponsor on kits for the final (but normally Mediolanum)

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Steaua Bucharest:

1-Silviu Lung; 2-Dan Petrescu, 4-Adrian Bumbescu, 6-Stefan Iovan, 3-Nicolae Ungureanu, 8-Daniel Minea, 10-Gheorghe Hagi, 5-Tudorel Stoica, 11-Iosif Rotariu (14-Gavril Balint 46), 7-Marius Lacatus, 9-Victor Piturca

Coach: Anghel Iordanescu

Other Substitutes:

12-Gheorge Liliac, 13-Petre Bunaciu, 15-Lucian Balan, 16-Adrian Negrau

 

Team Captain: Tudorel Stoica

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: None

Uniform Colors: Dark Blue Shirts, Light Blue Shorts, Light Blue Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2251, May 30, 1989

(May 24, 1989, Champions Cup, AC Milan 4-Steaua Bucharest 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2251, May 30, 1989

(May 24, 1989, Champions Cup, AC Milan 4-Steaua Bucharest 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 746 (Number 22), May 31-June 6, 1989

(May 24, 1989, Champions Cup, AC Milan 4-Steaua Bucharest 0)