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00:00Put in the strings, yeah. I mean, he's got a little bit of everything as a midfield player, and he's a wonderful player.
00:05Yeah, no Michael Reisiger who's suspended. Now, John, Juventus.
00:10Well, it's a very hard-working Juventus side. I think, very importantly, Ferraris fit. He was the only doubt.
00:15Signing from Napoli a couple of years ago, very tough, along with Viejo, Wadon, Torricelli, and really, the back seven,
00:21the four defenders and the three midfield players are all good, hard-working, defensive-minded players,
00:25and they'll let the attacking just be done by Delpierre and Viali. Delpierre will be very important.
00:29He scored six goals.
00:59But I think, probably, his right is his best.
01:01Now, Ajax coming again as Lipparland finds Dubois, but he can't, in turn, find Fennidi.
01:07They've crossed the line!
01:10And Ravinelli! What a mistake in the Ajax defence!
01:15Ravinelli let them off once, but he didn't let them off that time, and Juventus go into the lead.
01:24What a crazy goal to give away, though.
01:27It may have been crazy, Brian, but you can't take away from this man the finish from such an acute angle.
01:33It was just tremendous, and he did it so casually, like, he didn't even expect to miss it.
01:37Of course, here, it's a mix-up, but he's no right to do this, not for me, anyway.
01:43It's a tremendous finish.
01:46And just crossing the line, as you can see before, Saloy could get in there, Juventus a goal up.
01:52Great example for kids to chase lost causes as a forward, you just never know.
02:01You're quite right about the angle and so on, but, I mean, if they've been your defenders, you'd be mortified, Kevin, wouldn't you?
02:09Well, yeah, I mean, Dubois looking for the keeper to make the decision for him, but in that situation, if there's any doubt, just hook it out.
02:16But even so, Brian, what was he, a yard and a half, a metre and a half from the dead ball line, running, moving ball.
02:25Look at this, tremendous.
02:29Now, it's a free kick to Juventus.
02:32There's been a foul while in, but straight to the arms of the MX people.
02:41AIM.
02:42Kick back.
02:43And, uh, Frank De Boer worked marbles there for Ajax.
02:48They get it up to Litmanen.
02:51And now Bogart.
02:53Davids.
02:55Or Sampa.
03:01It's a still leading by Rabanelli's goal.
03:04After a bad defensive mistake by Ajax.
03:071-0.
03:071-0.
03:13The Ajax.
03:16Free kick.
03:19Davids tried to track it all the way and then gave the ball back to Juventus.
03:27That's what happens when defenders get into those positions.
03:29He dumbed in and then fell over.
03:31But he had a long, long run.
03:32He's worked very hard.
03:33And I think his leg just got the better of him.
03:35Ronald De Boer.
03:37Panu.
03:39Foul by him.
03:39A free kick to Juventus.
03:41A lot of support for him.
03:42But still...
03:44tries and almost succeeds in getting that through to Litmanen.
03:48And, uh...
03:49Didier Deschamps.
03:51Eventually putting it away from the corner.
03:53That's the first time we've really seen Sampa get the better of his full-back.
03:57And to be honest with you, I thought he should have gone on.
03:59But he looked to pick out.
04:01I think it was Litmanen.
04:02And, uh...
04:03A good interception there.
04:04It was a terrific save by Peruzzi though.
04:07But the flag was up.
04:09Terrific agility there by Peruzzi.
04:12In the Juventus goal.
04:14The flag was up.
04:16And it'll be a free kick to Juventus.
04:21Now he wouldn't have known.
04:22But the flag was up.
04:25But he performed arms.
04:27It never crossed the line.
04:27Oh, no.
04:28Canu ran away like it scored the goal.
04:29But it's a great save.
04:33And often I think it was a free kick.
04:35Which Peruzzi himself has taken.
04:40Riali.
04:41Look at me.
04:43Conte's gone in as well.
04:45Ajax again in a muddle at the back.
04:47But in the end...
04:49Got themselves out of it at the expense of a corner.
04:52Yes.
04:54Pushed away and Ravinelli can't quite get on the end of it.
05:01Well, he didn't quite catch it, Brian, did he?
05:03It's on his left foot.
05:05It's a great ball.
05:06It gets through and he takes it inside.
05:08Beats De Boer.
05:10And I thought he might have gone on again.
05:11But he decides to shoot.
05:12Not a great shot.
05:13But it still has to be dealt with.
05:14I thought they came on also.
05:21And in it, it's De Boer.
05:23Fisted out.
05:25And Litmanen.
05:25Well, there was a poor piece of goalkeeping, I have to say, by Peruzzi.
05:34And Litmanen snapped up the rebound in a flash.
05:38And it's 1-1.
05:38Yeah, it was a poor free kick from De Boer for me.
05:42I mean, it sounds great to say that because they've scored from it.
05:45What was the goalkeeper thinking of it?
05:46It was much more difficult to punch the ball at this height than it ever was to catch it.
05:50And Litmanen scores there for Finn.
05:58His ninth goal in the Champions League.
06:01Leading everybody else by three now.
06:04Look at this, Brian.
06:05He's got to catch that, hasn't he?
06:07He really has got to catch it.
06:08And he pays the penalty for that here.
06:10The great finish.
06:12What a cool piece of finishing.
06:13You could see that there.
06:15That was so precise, wasn't it, by Litmanen.
06:17He's very much home in that position because he came to Ajax as a forward.
06:21And he's moved slowly back.
06:23But he hasn't lost the knack of playing there, as he showed.
06:26And he's delights there for all to see.
06:29Really poor goalkeeping for me.
06:32Here we are again.
06:34I mean, two serious defenders.
06:36Perfectly good tackle.
06:38And I can't see what he's on about.
06:39He sort of gets the ball.
06:40Oh, clearly he gets the ball.
06:45Well, Biali is...
06:47There, Ravinelli is also behind it.
06:51Del Piero.
06:52Del Piero.
06:53We know what he can do, Brian.
06:54He's going to be the favourite for this one.
06:57Just his range, he really is.
07:01He's curled it around the wall.
07:03And no fisting away there by Van der Sar.
07:07A good safe catch.
07:09And a comfortable one, too.
07:15Curling nicely.
07:17And it must have been touch and go.
07:21I think the only thing that saved him there was the fact it was an awkward ball.
07:24Because there was certainly contact.
07:25But it was a little bit behind him.
07:27But I think they had reason to make it for the field.
07:31Referee knocked to the ground.
07:32Followed by a Juventus player.
07:34And here comes Jugovic now.
07:37And now Biali.
07:38Del Piero's waiting on the far side.
07:40And he's hit it beyond good reactions.
07:42And quick ones.
07:43And plenty of strength in that punch.
07:45I think this took him by surprise.
07:48I know he did well to beat it away.
07:49It's a strange sort of beat, though, isn't it?
07:51Mind you, he did strike it very, very well, didn't he?
07:54That was blind to them.
07:55Play does so now.
07:56What sort of cross can he find?
07:57Well, Torricelli wants a bit more of the action.
07:59Little one, two, possibly, with Fiali.
08:03Torricelli again.
08:04Right across the face of the goal.
08:06And Del Piero, you felt, only had to stick out a leg.
08:08And it would have been, too.
08:11Looking for Kluivert.
08:12Oh, my goodness.
08:14There was a missed kick there by Ferrara.
08:16And it provides Ajax with a corner.
08:20Oh, just across the face of that goal.
08:22Again from Patrick Kluivert.
08:24Now, this is where Edwin van der Zaw will really need to be on his toes.
08:31It's like Torricelli, mate, isn't this?
08:32I've never seen him here before.
08:34You're more used to Del Piero, but he's on the ball, so.
08:41Del Piero's having a shant at Torricelli.
08:45And Padovano, too.
08:48Well, that's not surprising.
08:50He didn't get a shot in there, Brian.
08:51He was 10 yards away from the ball when the landlady.
08:53So, of course, a defender can run 10 yards as well.
08:57Oh, and he missed it.
09:03Players on the bench there.
09:04Lombardo was one of them.
09:05Just couldn't believe that.
09:07Looked to be an absolutely golden opportunity.
09:11With three minutes or so of the game remaining.
09:15There's Bialy.
09:16He's round the goalkeeper.
09:19And it stays at 1-1.
09:21An extra time really begins to beckon now.
09:24That was a golden opportunity to finish the whole thing off.
09:28Kliber's waiting in the middle.
09:29Oh, the old faithful vehicle board again.
09:36Littmannen.
09:38Schulten.
09:41Blint.
09:44Whose legs are the strongest now?
09:46Oh, that was a good drive.
09:52But it was always going just that fraction wide.
09:54But a poor ball inside.
09:56And Klibert was waiting for it.
09:59Up to Padovano.
10:02Beaten by Schulten.
10:04Padovano playing it on.
10:05But not accurately enough for Finidi.
10:09And not a good enough cross again.
10:12Kliber actually was in a very good position there.
10:15But now Finidi.
10:16Will have another go possibly.
10:18Aim again towards Littmannen.
10:25Padov.
10:27Finidi.
10:27Fouled by Tomicelli there.
10:32Free kick to Ajax.
10:34And that could be a yellow Finidi with it.
10:42And Juventus get it away.
10:44Schulten backpedalling.
10:46And Jugovic in there as well.
10:48Goodness, that was so close to an own goal by Siloy it seemed to me.
10:52Del Piero looking up.
10:55He'd seen that Jugovic had made a terrific run for him.
10:59And for Juventus.
11:00Here he is.
11:0613 goals this season.
11:086 of them in European competition.
11:10And looking for number 7 in European competition.
11:13That might just bring the cup to Italy.
11:16Sandro Del Piero.
11:22No, it's not here.
11:24Inflective.
11:24It was deflected wide by the merest fraction.
11:28Off that Ajax wall.
11:31Jugovic.
11:32With the shot.
11:34That's why it's always worth having a crack from this distance.
11:36Because it's not always the great shots that score goals.
11:39Watch how close this is.
11:40This is Hare's breath of going in.
11:43Kerov Karnou.
11:43Probably Tony Yard.
11:45Had he gone anywhere near that corner.
11:47It was a goal.
11:50Jugovic with a corner.
11:52Not a good one.
11:53Linz.
11:54Not a very good clearance by him actually as well.
11:57And a great fist away though by van der Zahr.
12:01No nonsense there.
12:02And I think he's injured.
12:05And he certainly feels he made a contact with Viali.
12:08And a great save there by van der Zahr again.
12:11He was completely...
12:12That's right.
12:13Right now.
12:17What sort of cross?
12:18Oh and it came through to Kluivert.
12:22It was a chance Brian.
12:24A half chance.
12:24But it...
12:25It just got ahead of the ball a little bit.
12:27And again.
12:28You know.
12:29His excuse can always be.
12:30Well I haven't played for five weeks.
12:31But he does make a great run.
12:32He gets there look.
12:33And it sort of hits it off his knee onto his chest.
12:351996 decided by penalties.
12:40A little dab there.
12:42And he almost got it in at the near post.
12:44But van der Zahr was guarding that post so well.
12:47Interesting.
12:48It comes for a corner off Torricelli.
12:49And no surprise to see him getting the block in there.
12:53He really has impressed me tonight.
12:56He's a player that when you looked at all the names on show here.
12:58He wouldn't be one that you thought would possibly be this type of man of the match.
13:02There's so many other players with so much ability.
13:04But he has done really well for Juventus tonight.
13:06Bogart up at the near post.
13:08Noam Karnu there too.
13:10Bogart up for it.
13:12Clavadin there too.
13:16And in the end Vuta.
13:18They're struggling to get this away.
13:19Scholten will...
13:22Adobano hustling.
13:23There was a chance here.
13:35Oh!
13:35But straight at the keeper from Del Quiero.
13:40Well he's guilty of one thing there.
13:42He's just hitting it too well.
13:43He's hit straight down the goalkeeper's neck.
13:45Anywhere else.
13:47Just very well here to get it across.
13:49And he just strikes it very well.
13:51But it's straight at the keeper.
13:52Anywhere else.
13:54And extra time is over.
13:58The penalties will soon begin.
14:01What do you feel about that Kevin?
14:02I mean...
14:04Quite apart from anything else.
14:06We've said how tired tonight.
14:10Referee obviously telling Perucci.
14:12I want you to stand on the line.
14:14I don't want any movement before the ball is kicked.
14:16Some hope.
14:17Well here's Edgar Davids.
14:18You're the first of them.
14:21And it's saved by Perucci.
14:23Well that really sums up his night.
14:30He took it like a player who's got absolutely no confidence.
14:34I think he's really upset with himself.
14:36But he needn't be.
14:37Better players than him have missed penalties in situations like this.
14:40It wasn't a very good penalty actually and he was in tears.
14:43Now...
14:44The referee having the same words with Edwin van der Sauer.
14:49They want you moving until the kick is taken.
14:51Again I say...
14:52Some hope.
14:53But Ferrara...
14:55No mistake about that one.
14:57And Juventus lead 1-0 on penalties.
15:00Great strike.
15:01He missed the first two.
15:03Here's Litmanen.
15:04And that was a superb penalty.
15:09Well that's what Davids wanted to do but just did not have the confidence to do.
15:13This guy...
15:13...has had a terrific game.
15:15And he's standing two yards off the ball.
15:17And he scores two.
15:24So Juventus lead 2-1.
15:26He's impressed me tonight and his penalty was very impressive as well.
15:30The power of Brian I think.
15:31He'll just give it a mighty whack.
15:34Told you.
15:37All these defenders coming up and scoring.
15:43Against Palabar.
15:45Well here he comes.
15:47Just got his fingertips to it.
15:50Van der Sauer.
15:51But there was enough power in Palabar's shot.
15:55To play in Germany.
15:57And saved again!
16:00They're almost there now Juventus.
16:04In fact.
16:06If this one goes in to be taken by Jugovic.
16:10Juventus will be the winners of the European Champions Cup of 1996.
16:14Not a very good penalty.
16:18And another defender.
16:18So Carruzzi.
16:24Who was in a way a buffoon after the way he so badly punched away a goal.
16:31That only a shot that led to the Ajax equaliser.
16:35Might in the end turn out to be a hero.
16:38He scores here.
16:38And they'll win.
16:42And this place will erupt Brian.
16:45It will really erupt.
16:51Juventus.
16:53Are the winners.
16:53The most popular hometown victory you can imagine.
17:06They won it once before in 1985.
17:14On a dark night in Brussels.
17:17But this is a night now of sheer joy.
17:21In Rome.
17:27Ajax with only themselves to play in those two missed penalties.
17:35And they were made to pay for it.
17:38And for the great Juventus side.
17:41Who've tried so often and have won it only once back in 1985.
17:44And now they just wait up on that podium.
17:50For what really is the supreme moment.
17:52When Viali comes up.
17:56To receive.
17:58The European Champions Cup.
18:01So they qualify for the Champions League next season.
18:05Along with Manchester United on the rest.
18:08As Gianluca Viali.
18:09And Juventus are European Champions of 1996.
18:16The celebrations in Rome will go on and on and on.
18:20On this beautiful evening.
18:24The clock here reaches a quarter past 11 hours.
18:27On this beautiful morning.
18:28The local Talon trials.
18:32The final step is in the past day.
18:35On this accurately.
18:36You can see the top of,
18:37You can easily lose to the quintessential minus your mind.
18:38So let's walk around theрь.
18:40And here influence your heart.
18:40Let's focus on what do you want.
18:41And examine your heart.
18:42Go and go and use their heart.
18:44All right.
18:45check the way.
18:46The main technique's oral music.
18:48All right.
18:51Emmzieh the oui.
18:53See you all.
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