Juventus v Manchester United: 1999 Champions League semi-final – live!

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Twelve men, some angrier than others, are on a yellow card and will miss the final if they are booked tonight: Irwin, Johnsen, Keane, Scholes, Phil Neville, Conte, Deschamps, Davids, Di Livio, Zidane, Montero and Peruzzi. It was on this ground that Paul Gascoigne started shedding them during and after the Italia 90 semi-final.

There’s no Ryan Giggs, not even on the bench. Ferguson has decided to keep United’s width and replace him with Jesper Blomqvist rather than Paul Scholes. That’s one of two changes fron the first leg. The other was widely predicted: Nicky Butt replaces Scholes in central midfield, where United were outnumbered in the first half at Old Trafford.

Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole return to the starting line-up after being on the bench or in the stands for the last two games. They haven’t scored in over a month, and Yorke in particular had a beast in the first leg, but Ferguson was always likely to trust them in such a big game. They’ve scored 10 between them in this season’s competition, the same as the entire Juventus squad.

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Written by Rob Smyth
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/mar/31/juventus-v-manchester-united-1999-champions-league-semi-final-live under the title “Juventus v Manchester United: 1999 Champions League semi-final – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.