25 years ago - on 7 April 1999 the first semifinal match of the Champions League 1998/1999 season took place, in which Dynamo Kyiv and Bayern Munich met (3:3).
UEFA Champions League 1998/1999. 1/2 final. First match
7 April 1999. Kiev. NSC Olimpiyskiy. 90 000 spectators.
"Dynamo (Kyiv, Ukraine) - Bayern Munich (Munich, Germany) - 3:3 (2:1)
Goals: Shevchenko, 16 (1:0). Shevchenko, 43 (2:0). Tarnat, 45 (2:1). Kosovskiy, 50 (3:1). Effenberg, 78 (3:2). Yanker, 90 (3:3).
Warnings: Luzhny, 22. Strunz, 41. Kuffur, 61
"Dynamo (Kyiv): Shovkovskiy, Luzhny, Golovko, Vashchuk, Kaladze, Gusin, Khatskevich (Kiryukhin, 80), Belkevich, Kosovskiy, Shevchenko, Rebrov. Coach: Valeriy Lobanovskiy.
"Bayern" (Munich): Kahn, Matteus, Babbel, Kuffour, Strunz, Tarnat, Jeremis, Effenberg, Salihamidzic, Yanker (Ali Daei, 90), Scholl (Zickler, 72). Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld.
The UEFA press service on Twitter published a video of the goals scored by Dynamo players. The match ended in a 3-3 draw, and in the second game Munich won a minimal victory 1-0 thanks to Mario Basler's goal and reached the final of the tournament.
In the decisive match Bayern lost to Manchester United, conceding two goals in the final minutes of the game. The Mancunians responded to Basler's goal with goals from Sheringham and Sulser.