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1994 European Cup Winners' Cup
1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final programme
Event1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date4 May 1994
VenueParken Stadium, Copenhagen
RefereeVáclav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Attendance33,765
1993
1995

The 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match on 4 May 1994 contested between Arsenal of England and Parma of Italy. It was the final match of the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 34th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, and Arsenal won 1–0 with the goal coming from Alan Smith. It is widely considered as the peak of Arsenal's famous defence. Arsenal became the fourth London club to win the trophy after Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and West Ham United.

Background[]

Having beaten Antwerp in the same competition in the previous year, Parma were aiming to become the first side to win consecutive finals; five sides had previously failed to do so after reaching the final for a consecutive year. The final was the first time that Parma had come up against English opposition. On the other hand, Arsenal had three times played out two-legged affairs with Italian clubs. The first meeting was in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, when they overcame Lazio 4–2 on aggregate, drawing the first leg in Rome and winning the second leg 2–0 at Highbury. Arsenal had also faced Italians in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup at the semi-final stage; Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregate. The most recent meeting was in the quarter-finals of this year's competition, where they overcame Torino 1–0 over two legs.

It was the first time Parken Stadium had hosted the major European competition's final and the first time any European competition's final had been held in Denmark. The stadium had opened only recently – in 1992 – and was the home of Copenhagen and the Danish national football team, taking two years to construct at the cost of 640 million Danish kroner. It was built on the site of the national team's previous home, Idrætsparken.

Route to the final[]

Flag of England Arsenal Flag of Italy Parma
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Flag of Denmark Odense 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H) First round Flag of Sweden Degerfors IF 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Flag of Belgium Standard Liège 10–0 3–0 (H) 7–0 (A) Second round Flag of Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–1 (3–1 p) 1–0 (A) 0–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Flag of Italy Torino 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Flag of Netherlands Ajax 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Flag of Portugal Benfica 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)

Match[]

Summary[]

A crowd of 33,765 witnessed a tactical match. Parma's Tomas Brolin hit the post early on but, in the 20th minute, Lorenzo Minotti miss-hit an overhead clearance and Alan Smith capitalized, beating Luca Bucci with a left-footed volley. Arsenal then invited pressure from Parma but, by controlling Gianfranco Zola and Faustino Asprilla, defended their lead and became the fourth London club to win the trophy. The final was noted for Arsenal fans singing "one nil to the Arsenal" throughout the match.

Arsenal were without their leading goalscorer Ian Wright, who missed the final through suspension as well as the injured John Jensen, Martin Keown, and David Hillier. Arsenal were fielding a starting midfield of Ian Selley, Steve Morrow and Paul Davis. The famous back five of Seaman, Dixon, Adams, Bould and Winterburn was safely in place but with Wright suspended, Alan Smith was given a lone role up front with Merson and Kevin Campbell instructed to play wide in a 4-5-1.

Details[]

4 May 1994
20:15 CEST
Arsenal Flag of England 1–0 Flag of Italy Parma Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 33,765
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Smith Goal 20' Report
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GK 1 Flag of England David Seaman
RB 2 Flag of England Lee Dixon
LB 3 Flag of England Nigel Winterburn
CM 4 Flag of England Paul Davis
CB 5 Flag of England Steve Bould
CB 6 Flag of England Tony Adams (c) Booked in the 25th minute 25'
RW 7 Flag of England Kevin Campbell Booked in the 78th minute 78'
CM 8 Flag of Northern Ireland Steve Morrow
CF 9 Flag of England Alan Smith
LW 10 Flag of England Paul Merson Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CM 11 Flag of England Ian Selley Booked in the 51st minute 51'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of England Andy Linighan
GK 13 Flag of England Alan Miller
MF 14 Flag of Republic of Ireland Eddie McGoldrick Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
MF 15 Flag of England Ray Parlour
FW 16 Flag of Scotland Paul Dickov
Manager:
Flag of Scotland George Graham
GK 1 Flag of Italy Luca Bucci
RWB 2 Flag of Italy Antonio Benarrivo
LWB 3 Flag of Italy Alberto Di Chiara
SW 4 Flag of Italy Lorenzo Minotti (c)
CB 5 Flag of Italy Luigi Apolloni
CB 6 Flag of Argentina Roberto Sensini
CM 7 Flag of Sweden Tomas Brolin
CM 8 Flag of Italy Gabriele Pin Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 9 Flag of Italy Massimo Crippa Booked in the 44th minute 44'
AM 10 Flag of Italy Gianfranco Zola
CF 11 Flag of Colombia Faustino Asprilla Booked in the 45th minute 45'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Flag of Italy Marco Ballotta
DF 13 Flag of Italy Roberto Maltagliati
DF 14 Flag of Italy David Balleri
MF 15 Flag of Italy Daniele Zoratto
FW 16 Flag of Italy Alessandro Melli Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
Manager:
Flag of Italy Nevio Scala

Assistant referees:
Flag of Czech Republic Josef Zvonic (Czech Republic)
Flag of Czech Republic Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Flag of Czech Republic Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

See also[]

External links[]

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