# 1997 UEFA Cup final

The 1997 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged football match contested between Schalke 04 of Germany and Internazionale of Italy. The tie was a tight affair, with each leg being won 1–0 by the home-team. After 210 minutes of football, the tie was eventually settled on penalties, with Schalke winning 4–1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. It was to be the last UEFA Cup final to be played over two legs, future finals being one-off games at a neutral ground.

## Route to the final

| Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Round | Internazionale | Internazionale | Internazionale | Internazionale |
| UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Roda | 5–2 | 3–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) | First round | Guingamp | 4–1 | 3–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
| Trabzonspor | 4–3 | 1–0 (H) | 3–3 (A) | Second round | GAK | 1–1 (p) | 1–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| Club Brugge | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Third round | Boavista | 7–1 | 5–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
| Valencia | 3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Anderlecht | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
| Tenerife | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (aet) (H) | Semi-finals | Monaco | 3–2 | 3–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) |

## Match
### Details
#### First leg

| Schalke 04 | Internazionale |
| GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann |
| SW | 10 | Olaf Thon (c) |
| CB | 25 | Johan de Kock |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke |
| RWB | 4 | Yves Eigenrauch |
| LWB | 19 | Mike Büskens | 66' |
| CM | 20 | Jiří Němec |
| CM | 6 | Andreas Müller |
| CM | 3 | Radoslav Látal |
| AM | 8 | Ingo Anderbrügge |
| CF | 24 | Marc Wilmots |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Mathias Schober |
| DF | 5 | Thomas Dooley |
| DF | 21 | Marco Kurz |
| MF | 16 | Oliver Held |
| FW | 11 | Martin Max | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Huub Stevens ||
| GK | 1 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| SW | 7 | Salvatore Fresi | | 61' |
| RB | 2 | Giuseppe Bergomi (c) |
| CB | 19 | Massimo Paganin |
| CB | 5 | Fabio Galante | 14' |
| LB | 3 | Alessandro Pistone |
| CM | 4 | Javier Zanetti |
| CM | 21 | Ciriaco Sforza |
| CM | 14 | Aron Winter |
| CF | 23 | Maurizio Ganz |
| CF | 9 | Iván Zamorano |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Andrea Mazzantini |
| MF | 15 | Sergio D'Autilia |
| MF | 16 | Tiziano Polenghi |
| MF | 18 | Nicola Berti | | 61' |
| FW | 27 | Marco Branca |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
| Assistant referees: Pierre Ufrasi (France) Jacques Poudevigne (France) Fourth official: Gilles Veissière (France) | Match rules 90 minutes Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions |

#### Second leg

| Internazionale | Schalke 04 |
| GK | 1 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| RB | 2 | Giuseppe Bergomi (c) | | 70' |
| CB | 19 | Massimo Paganin |
| CB | 7 | Salvatore Fresi | 20' 89' |
| LB | 3 | Alessandro Pistone |
| RM | 4 | Javier Zanetti | | 119' |
| CM | 8 | Paul Ince |
| LM | 21 | Ciriaco Sforza | | 80' |
| AM | 6 | Youri Djorkaeff | 101' |
| CF | 23 | Maurizio Ganz | 2' |
| CF | 9 | Iván Zamorano | 98' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Andrea Mazzantini |
| DF | 20 | Jocelyn Angloma | | 70' |
| MF | 14 | Aron Winter | | 80' |
| MF | 15 | Sergio D'Autilia |
| MF | 18 | Nicola Berti | | 119' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
| GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann | 58' |
| SW | 10 | Olaf Thon (c) | 66' |
| CB | 25 | Johan de Kock |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke |
| RWB | 3 | Radoslav Látal | 104' | 111' |
| LWB | 19 | Mike Büskens |
| CM | 4 | Yves Eigenrauch | 8' |
| CM | 20 | Jiří Němec |
| CM | 6 | Andreas Müller | | 97' |
| CF | 11 | Martin Max |
| CF | 24 | Marc Wilmots | 70' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Mathias Schober |
| DF | 21 | Marco Kurz |
| MF | 8 | Ingo Anderbrügge | | 97' |
| MF | 16 | Oliver Held | | 111' |
| FW | 14 | David Wagner |
| Manager: ||
| Huub Stevens ||
| Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Manuel López Fernández (Spain) Fourth official: Victor José Esquinas Torres (Spain) | 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 three substitutions |