# 1992 European Cup final

The 1992 European Cup final was a football match held on 20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Sampdoria of Italy and Barcelona of Spain. Barcelona won the game 1–0 after extra time, thanks to a Ronald Koeman free kick, to record their first triumph in the competition. It was the first to have a group stage involving the eight second-round winners split into two groups, and the winner of each one met in the final. In doing so, they became the second Spanish club to win the tournament and the 19th overall. This was the last final before the competition was re-branded as the Champions League. The final is, as of 2024, the most recent in which both of the finalists entered a European Cup/UEFA Champions League final having not won any of the previous finals.

## Teams

| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Sampdoria | None |
| Barcelona | 2 (1961, 1986) |

## Route to the final

| Sampdoria | Sampdoria | Sampdoria | Sampdoria | Round | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosenborg | 7–1 | 5–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | First round | Hansa Rostock | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| Kispest Honvéd | 4–3 | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Second round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Sparta Prague | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Benfica | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Anderlecht | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) |
| Anderlecht | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Sparta Prague | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (A) |
| Panathinaikos | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | Benfica | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sampdoria 6 8 2 Red Star Belgrade 6 6 3 Anderlecht 6 6 4 Panathinaikos 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sampdoria 6 8 2 Red Star Belgrade 6 6 3 Anderlecht 6 6 4 Panathinaikos 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sampdoria 6 8 2 Red Star Belgrade 6 6 3 Anderlecht 6 6 4 Panathinaikos 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sampdoria 6 8 2 Red Star Belgrade 6 6 3 Anderlecht 6 6 4 Panathinaikos 6 4 Source: UEFA | Final standings | Group B winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Barcelona 6 9 2 Sparta Prague 6 6 3 Benfica 6 5 4 Dynamo Kyiv 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group B winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Barcelona 6 9 2 Sparta Prague 6 6 3 Benfica 6 5 4 Dynamo Kyiv 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group B winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Barcelona 6 9 2 Sparta Prague 6 6 3 Benfica 6 5 4 Dynamo Kyiv 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group B winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Barcelona 6 9 2 Sparta Prague 6 6 3 Benfica 6 5 4 Dynamo Kyiv 6 4 Source: UEFA |

## Match
### Details

| Sampdoria | Barcelona |
| GK | 1 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| RB | 2 | Moreno Mannini | 39' |
| CB | 5 | Pietro Vierchowod | 66' |
| CB | 6 | Marco Lanna |
| LB | 3 | Srečko Katanec |
| RM | 7 | Attilio Lombardo |
| CM | 4 | Fausto Pari |
| CM | 8 | Toninho Cerezo |
| LM | 11 | Ivano Bonetti | | 73' |
| CF | 10 | Roberto Mancini (c) | 118' |
| CF | 9 | Gianluca Vialli | | 100' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Giulio Nuciari |
| DF | 13 | Dario Bonetti |
| MF | 14 | Giovanni Invernizzi | | 73' |
| MF | 15 | Paulo Silas |
| MF | 16 | Renato Buso | | 100' |
| Manager: ||
| Vujadin Boškov ||
| GK | 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta (c) |
| SW | 4 | Ronald Koeman |
| CB | 3 | Albert Ferrer |
| CB | 2 | Nando |
| DM | 10 | Pep Guardiola | | 112' |
| RWB | 11 | Eusebio Sacristán |
| LWB | 5 | Juan Carlos |
| AM | 6 | José Mari Bakero | 75' |
| AM | 9 | Michael Laudrup |
| SS | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov |
| CF | 7 | Julio Salinas | | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 12 | José Ramón Alexanko | | 112' |
| GK | 13 | Carles Busquets |
| FW | 14 | Txiki Begiristain |
| MF | 15 | Miguel Ángel Nadal |
| MF | 16 | Jon Andoni Goikoetxea | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Johan Cruyff ||
| Assistant referees: Joachim Ren (Germany) Uwe Ennuschat (Germany) Fourth official: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions. |