Real Madrid won their 8th European Cup in Paris 20 years ago. Madrid beat Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, Manchester United in the quarter-finals, and topped the first group. The first one had Olympiacos, Porto, and Molde, while they came 2nd in the second group alongside Bayern, Dynamo Kyiv and Rosenborg.
They beat Valencia 3-0 in the final, with Morientes, Mcmanaman, and Raúl all scoring.