The 1991 European Cup final was a football match held at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari, Italy, on 29 May 1991, that saw Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia defeat Marseille of France in a penalty shoot-out. After normal time and extra time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Manuel Amoros's miss for the French side proved crucial, as Red Star held their nerve to win their first European Cup title. As of 2026, this remains the last European Cup final that both clubs were making their debut appearances in the competition's final.

Teams TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners) Red Star BelgradeNone MarseilleNone

Route to the final

Red Star BelgradeRound MarseilleOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Grasshoppers5–21–1 (H)4–1 (A)First round Dinamo Tirana5–15–1 (H)0–0 (A) Rangers4–13–0 (H)1–1 (A)Second round Lech Poznań8–42–3 (A)6–1 (H) Dynamo Dresden6–03–0 (H)3–0 (A)Quarter-finals AC Milan4–11–1 (A)3–0 (H) Bayern Munich4–32–1 (A)2–2 (H)Semi-finals Spartak Moscow5–23–1 (A)2–1 (H)

Pre-match Red Star arrived in Italy unusually early, on Thursday, 23 May 1991, six full days ahead of the final. The team set up base in the town of Monopoli, south-east of Bari. There they stayed in Il Melograno Hotel, an isolated accommodation on the town outskirts, and trained at the facilities of AC Monopoli.Red Star in Bari Due to a lot of interest from richer European clubs already being raised for the future services of young Red Star players, the club management tried to ensure its footballers were fully focused on the task at hand. The players were placed in semi-quarantine immediately upon arrival in Italy, which meant being separated from their families without the ability to receive incoming phone calls in hotel rooms, though able to make outgoing calls.Red Star in Bari

Over the coming days, the club also organized for a large entourage consisting of club legends, friends of the club, etc., to arrive in Bari in order to watch Red Star in its first European Cup final. Therefore, notable former players Rajko Mitić, Dragoslav Šekularac, Srđan Mrkušić, Stanislav Karasi, and Živorad Jevtić, former coach Miša Pavić, and several Serbian celebrities and personalities such as Ljuba Tadić, Ivan Bekjarev, and Bora Đorđević, all made their way to Italy.Red Star in Bari

Match details

GK 1 Stevan Stojanović (c)RB 4 Refik ŠabanadžovićCB 6 Ilija NajdoskiCB 8 Siniša Mihajlović LB 3 Slobodan Marović DM 5 Miodrag BelodediciRM 11 Dragiša Binić CM 7 Robert ProsinečkiCM 10 Dejan Savićević LM 2 Vladimir JugovićCF 9 Darko PančevSubstitutes:GK 12 Milić JovanovićMF 13 Ivica MomčilovićDF 14 Rade TošićMF 15 Vlada Stošić FW 16 Vladan LukićManager: Ljupko Petrović GK 1 Pascal OlmetaCB 4 Basile Boli CB 5 Carlos MozerCB 7 Bernard CasoniRM 2 Manuel AmorosCM 11 Laurent Fournier CM 6 Bruno GermainLM 3 Éric Di Meco RF 8 Chris WaddleCF 9 Jean-Pierre Papin (c)LF 10 Abedi PeleSubstitutes:MF 12 Dragan Stojković MF 13 Philippe Vercruysse MF 14 Jean TiganaDF 15 Éric MuraGK 16 Alain CasanovaManager: Raymond Goethals

Assistant referees: Castello Buonocore (Italy) Roberto Calabassi (Italy) Fourth official: Pierluigi Magni (Italy)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes, of which two may be used

See also 1990–91 Red Star Belgrade season 1990–91 Olympique de Marseille season 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1991 European Super Cup 1991 UEFA Cup final Red Star Belgrade in European football Olympique de Marseille in European football

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References

External links 1990–91 season at UEFA website at European Cup History