26 years since the Eighth

The Saint Denis Stadium (Paris) was the stage for Real Madrid's Eighth European Cup. Our team defeated Valencia in the first-ever all-Spanish final in the history of the competition. On May 24, 2000, the madridistas delivered a brilliant performance, with Morientes opening the scoring with a header before halftime.  McManaman, with an acrobatic strike, and Raúl, who scored his tenth goal of that edition, were the other scorers.

Real Madrid lifted the continent's most prestigious title in Paris, the city where its European legend began with the first final in 1956. Our team made history again in the same stadium in 2022, claiming the Fourteenth in the final against Liverpool.

On the road to the Eighth, the madridistas faced Porto, Olympiacos, and Molde in the first Group Stage, and Bayern Munich, Dynamo Kyiv, and Rosenborg in the second. In the quarterfinals, the memorable play by Redondo at Old Trafford took place, where the Argentine executed a backheel trick and then assisted Raúl to defeat Manchester United. In the semifinal against Bayern Munich, Anelka was the key player, scoring in both the first and second legs.

All-Spanish finals
Real Madrid would win the next two all-Spanish finals. Both were against Atlético, and the first of these also took place on May 24, but in 2014 (the Tenth, in Lisbon). The most recent was the Eleventh in Milan.

MATCH DETAILS:
3- Real Madrid: Casillas, Míchel Salgado (Hierro, 85'), Iván Campo, Helguera, Karanka, Roberto Carlos, McManaman, Redondo, Raúl, Anelka (Sanchís, 80'), and Morientes (Savio, 72').
0- Valencia: Cañizares, Angloma, Djukic, Pellegrino, Gerardo (Ilie, 69'), Mendieta, Farinós, Gerard, Kily González, Angulo, and Claudio López.

Goals:
1-0 (min. 38): Morientes.
2-0 (min. 66): McManaman.
3-0 (min. 74): Raúl.

Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy).
Stadium: Saint Denis (Paris).

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