Memorable European Confrontations, Business Office 28-1996 Bordeaux Vs. Ac Milan
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Bordeaux together with air conditioning Milan were paired inward the Quarterfinals of the 1995/96 UEFA Cup.
The Italian were the premier Team inward European Football having won the Champions Cup (later called Champions League) 3 times inward the previous 8 years together with reached the Final on 2 other occasions.
The squad managed past times Fabio Capello had some of the best Italian players some such equally Legends similar Captain Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio equally good equally the likes of Alessandro Costacurta, Christian Panucci, Roberto Donadoni, etc.
The unusual contingent included the recent 1995 Ballon d’Or, the Liberian (and one-time Paris St. Germain) frontwards George Weah, Croation midfielder Zvonimir Boban together with Yugoslavia’s Dejan Savicevic.
In the midseason they had acquired promising immature French thespian Patrick Vieira.
The squad were riding high inward the League together with were on their agency to claim a quaternary Scudetto inward 5 seasons.
They had qualified from their opening rounds past times defeating Poland’s Zaglebie Lubin (4-0, 4-1 away), France’s Strasbourg (1-0 away, 2-1 away) together with Czech Republic’s Sparta Prague (2-0 home, 0-0).
In contrast, French lodge Bordeaux had been struggling inward the League together with were inward the lower one-half of the table.
They had replaced their Manager, the Yugoslavian, Slavo Muslin amongst youth coach, their long serving one-time High German defender Gernot Rohr.
Despite their struggles the squad did convey character together with formed a backbone amongst the trio of futurity Legend Zidane Zidane along amongst defender Bixente Lizarazu together with striker Christophe Dugarry.
The squad also included one-time Ajax together with Barcelona midfielder together with Dutch International Richard Witschge together with Denmark’s Jacob Friis-Hansen.
They had advanced via the Intertoto Cup together with had started the previous July.
After making their entry through the backdoor of the Intertoto Cup, Bordeaux had qualified from their opening rounds past times defeating FYR Macedonia’s Vardar Skopje (0-2 away, 1-1 home), Russia’s Rotor Volgograd (2-1 home, 1-0 away) together with Spain’s Real Betis (2-0 home, 1-2).
The foremost leg, on March 5th, was played at Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro).
Milan fans used to the glamour of the Champions League did non stance this contest equally highly together with the depression turn-out (just over 22, 0000) reflected that, equally did some of Capello’s selections.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (Team captains, Bixente Lizarazu together with Franco Baresi, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2605, March 12, 1996 (Bordeaux bench amongst Manager Gernot Rohr together with Club President Alian Affelou, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
First selection goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi was rested together with inward his identify Mario Ielpo started. Liberian striker George Weah was also missing.
Also missing were, the injured Demetrio Albertini together with Croation Zvonimir Boban (out because of the flu) inward midfield.
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Photo From: Le Livre d'or du Football 1996 (Patrick Vieira together with Zinedine Zidane, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2605, March 12, 1996 (Bixente Lizarazu betwixt Alessandro Costacurta together with Franco Baresi, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
Their absence gave a rare chance for immature French midfielder Patrick Vieira to start.
Bordeaux Manager Gernot Rohr had lowered expectations earlier the tally together with had given his squad entirely a 10% run a peril of advancing. His principal trouble organization had been to piece of occupation out Milan without giving upwards many goals.
On the pitch, Milan did the required minimum to win.
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Photo From: Le Livre d'or du Football 1996 (Mario Ielpo, Richard Witschge together with Alessandro Costacurta, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
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Photo From: Le Livre d'or du Football 1996 (Marcel Desailly, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
In the 30th minute, Marco Simone sent a through ball within the box for Savicevic (back to the goal), who set it on for Eranio to shoot past times Huard.
Milan sealed the tally inward the 75th minute, through a curling gratis kicking destination past times Roberto Baggio.
Milan had won without actually exerting themselves together with were seemingly inward a comfortable atomic number 82 for the 2d leg given their recent history.
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2605, March 12, 1996 (Patrick Vieira together with Zinedine Zidane, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2605, March 12, 1996 (March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
Capello was dissatisfied that his squad had non scored at to the lowest degree 1 to a greater extent than goal. He also called into enquiry the refereeing over an offside telephone telephone against Baggio.
Bordeaux had been defeated but it had non been the humiliation that many would convey predicted.
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2605, March 12, 1996 (Christophe Dugarry, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
Gernot Rohr was satisfied amongst his team’s display specially given their League position.
Christophe Dugarry felt a 2 destination deficit would endure hard but they would create their utmost to win.
Afterwards, Bordeaux President maintained that despite fiscal difficulties, at that spot was a 95% run a peril that Dugarry together with Zidane would soundless stay purpose of the squad for side past times side season. (In the halt neither thespian nor Affelou himself remained for the next season).
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Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1996 (Gaetan Huard unable to halt Baggio’s gratis kick, March 5, 1996, UEFA Cup, air conditioning Milan 2-Bordeaux 0) |
March 5, 1996
AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan-Milano (Italy) 2- Football Club Des Girondins de Bordeaux (France) 0
UEFA Cup- Quarterfinals, First Leg
Venue: Milano -Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro
Attendance: 22,740
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Goalscorers: (AC Milan): Stefano Eranio 30th, Roberto Baggio 75th
(Bordeaux): None
Lineups:
AC Milan:
1-Mario Ielpo, 2-Christian Panucci, 3-Paolo Maldini, 4-Patrick Vieira (France), 5-Alessandro Costacurta, 6-Franco Baresi, 7-Stefano Eranio, 8-Marcel Desailly (France), 9-Roberto Baggio, 10-Dejan Savicevic (Yugoslavia) (15-Roberto Donadoni 87th), 11-Marco Simone (16-Paolo Di Canio 74th)
Coach: Fabio Capello
Team Captain: Franco Baresi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Lotto
Shirt Sponsor: Opel
Uniform Colors: Red/Black Vertical Striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Bordeaux:
1-Gaetan Huard, 2-Geoffrey Toyes, 3-Bixente Lizarazu, 4-Laurent Croci, 5-Jean-Luc Dogon, 6-Phillipe Lucas (12-Daniel Dutuel 81st), 7-Zinedine Zidane, 8-Jacob Friis Hansen (Denmark), 9-Anthony Bancarel, 10-Richard Witschge (Holland), 11-Christophe Dugarry (Didier Tholot 88)
Coach: Gernot Rohr (Germany)
Booked: Geoffrey Toyes 45, Laurent Croci 86
Team Captain: Bixente Lizarazu
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Asics
Shirt Sponsor: Alain Affelou
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, Burgundy Red Socks
The 2d leg, on March 19th, was played at Bordeaux’s Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure).
Milan were seemingly inward a security seat together with the tally held no indications that it would acquire a classic inward a tally betwixt the Serie H5N1 League leaders against a squad inward the 14th seat inward the French League.
For Milan, Weah was dorsum inward the squad, along amongst Roberto Donadoni.
Marco Simone was out equally was Dejan Savicevic. The argue for the withdrawal of Savicevic was a perceived injury. However, Salvo Muslin (Bordeaux’s Manager only a few months prior) had learned from a journalist friend inward Yugoslavia that Savicevic was fit to play, but Capello had preferred to residue him for the Serie A. Incidentally Muslin was inward the stands for this match, equally was Prime Minister together with Bordeaux Mayor Alain Juppé.
For Bordeaux, Croci was out together with Friis-Hansen was moved into the defense.
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Photo From: Football International, Apr 1996 (Team captains, Bixente Lizarazu together with Franco Baresi, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Football International, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
Daniel Dutuel started inward midfield together with Didier Tholot started upfront inward identify of Bancarel.
Bordeaux started from the set about together with were determined to win this match.
Milan, maybe surprised past times Bordeaux’s decision were out of sorts inward this foremost one-half together with had 1 of their worst displays.
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2607, March 26, 1996 (Gaetan Huard together with Paolo Maldini, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0 |
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2607, March 26, 1996 (Grenet betwixt Albertini together with Donadoni, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
Bordeaux took the atomic number 82 inward the 15th minute. Richard Witschge switched the plain amongst a long exceed from the correct to the left side to Lizarazu.
The Bordeaux Captain crossed within the box for Tholot to tap in. Mario Ielpo attempted to halt the shot but the ball went in.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (Didier Tholot scoring, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1996 (Didier Tholot celebrating the foremost goal, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
Just x minutes later, Milan were dealt a blow when Eranio was injured together with had to endure replaced past times Albertini.
At the set about of the 2d half, Capello made a tactical switch to improve Milan’s play. He took out Baggio together with lay inward Paolo Di Canio.
At foremost it appeared the alter had been beneficial was Milan seemed ameliorate but Bordeaux’s relentless surge continued.
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Photo From: Football International, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Football International, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
In the 64th minute, Bordeaux scored its 2d to necktie the series.
Zidane took a gratis kicking from the left side that took a deflection together with cruel for Dugarry to score from the rebound.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 110, March 1998 (Patrick Vieira together with Bixente Lizarazu , March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2607, March 26, 1996 (Marcel Desailly, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0 |
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2607, March 26, 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0 |
Six minutes later, inward the 70th minute, Bordeaux scored its tertiary to overcome the deficit.
Lizarazu released Zidane on the left side, who inward plough tried to unloose Tholot but his elbow grease was blocked together with got dorsum to him. Zidane therefore slid the ball to Dugarry on the correct side who shot high past times Ielpo.
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Photo From: Le Livre d'or du Football 1996 (Patrick Vieira together with Christophe Dugarry, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Le Livre d'or du Football 1996 (George Weah, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: L’Annee du Football, 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
Milan soundless had 2 belatedly chances past times Weah, but Bordeaux goalkeeper Gaetan Huard came to the rescue together with saved the attempts.
In the halt Bordeaux won deservingly to seal 1 of the close memorable encounters of the history of the European Cups.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (Christophe Dugarry, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (Zinedine Zidane, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (Christophe Dugarry, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
Milan had non lost inward Europe past times 3 clear goals since 1978. air conditioning Milan’s French midfielder Marcel Desailly declared afterwards that he was ashamed of their display specially inward the foremost half. He did nonetheless emphasize that Milan had non underestimate its opponents. Desailly felt Bordeaux had played exceptionally good past times pressing hard.
Veteran Belgian Manager Raymond Goethals would afterwards remark that air conditioning Milan would never convey played inward such a careless fashion inward the Champions League.
This number is remembered inward the annals of French Football equally 1 of the greatest performances past times a French lodge inward Europe.
It was non only overturning a deficit but it must endure remembered that Berlusconi’s Milan were at the fourth dimension Europe’s premier club.
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Photo From: Planete Foot, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Planete Foot, Apr 1996 (Franco Baresi together with Christophe Dugarry, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
Bordeaux went on to eliminate Slavia Prague inward the semifinals together with advanced to the Final of the UEFA Cup inward May. They were overmatched inward the Final past times Bayern Munich together with were comprehensively defeated (0-2 away, 1-3 home) to halt a European adventure that had started the previous July.
That flavor was also the attack of the Bosman ruling together with Bordeaux predictably lost its close valuable jewels.
AC Milan themselves signed Christophe Dugarry, piece Zidane headed for Juventus together with Lizarazu to Athletic Bilbao.
Even players such equally goalkeeper Gaetan Huard together with midfielder Daniel Dutuel took wages of the novel rules to movement abroad.
AC Milan clinched the League championship to watch its primary objective.
This would stay equally 1 of the biggest upsets of European competitions. March 19, 1996
Football Club Des Girondins de Bordeaux (France) 3- air conditioning (Associazione Calcio) Milan-Milano (Italy) 0
UEFA Cup- Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Venue: Bordeaux– Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure)
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Ahmet Cakar (Turkey)
Goalscorers: (Bordeaux): Didier Tholt 15th, Chritophe Dugarry 64th, 70th
(AC Milan): None
Lineups:
Bordeaux:
1-Gaetan Huard, 2-Geoffrey Toyes, 3-Bixente Lizarazu, 4- Jacob Friis Hansen (Denmark), 5-Jean-Luc Dogon, 6-Phillipe Lucas, 7- Zinedine Zidane, 8- Daniel Dutuel (14- François Grenet 60th), 9-Didier Tholot (13-Joachim Fernandez 85th), 10-Richard Witschge (Holland), 11-Christophe Dugarry
Coach: Gernot Rohr (Germany)
Booked: Christophe Dugarry 88
Other Substitutes: 15-Anthony Bancarel, 16-Lionel Perez
Team Captain: Bixente Lizarazu
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Asics
Shirt Sponsor: Alain Affelou
Uniform Colors: Burgundy Red Shirts, White Shorts, Burgundy Red Socks
AC Milan:
1-Mario Ielpo, 2-Christian Panucci, 3-Paolo Maldini, 4-Patrick Vieira (France), (15-Tomas Locatelli 71st), 5-Alessandro Costacurta, 6-Franco Baresi, 7-Stefano Eranio (14-Demetrio Albertini 25th), 8-Marcel Desailly (France), 9-George Weah (Liberia), 10-Roberto Baggio (16-Paolo Di Canio 46th), 11-Roberto Donadoni
Coach: Fabio Capello
Booked: Paolo Maldini 28, Alessandro Costacurta 44, Paolo Di Canio 71
Other Substitutes: Mauro Tassoti, Massimo Ambrosini
Team Captain: Franco Baresi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Lotto
Shirt Sponsor: Opel
Uniform Colors: White shirts (thin red/black vertical stripe inward middle), White Shorts, White Socks
References:
Football International, Apr 1996
France Football, Issue 2605, March 12, 1996
France Football, Issue 2607, March 26, 1996
L'Annee du Football, 1996
Le Livre d'or du Football 1996
Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996
Onze-Mondial, Issue 110, March 1998
Planete Foot, Apr 1996
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Photo From: French Republic Football, Issue 2607, March 26, 1996 (Bordeaux squad celebrating, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Football International, Apr 1996 (Bordeaux President Alain Affelou joining the celebrations, March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 87, Apr 1996 (March 19, 1996, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 3-AC Milan 0) |