Snap shot: Real Madrid’s 1998 victory lap

Snap shot: Real Madrid’s 1998 victory lap

It was 20 years ago today that Predrag Mijatović’s goal earned Real Madrid a 1-0 UEFA Champions League final win against Juventus in Amsterdam. “Where is Del Piero?” sang the Madrid fans of their opponents’ star striker. “Hierro has eaten him!”

What has happened to the players since then?

1. Christian Panucci

The first Italian to play for Real Madrid, the right-back collected his second UEFA Champions League winners’ medal in Amsterdam – having won his first with AC Milan in 1994. He left Spain in 1999, spending much of his later playing career at Roma. Currently coach of the Albanian national team.

UEFA.com – News

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