Markus Babbel: I was so happy when Manchester United scored the winner against Bayern Munich - The Times

He was so happy when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s winner went in and afterwards had the party of his life. I am talking to one of the veterans of the 1999 Champions League final. Must be a Manchester United player, yes?

Nein.

The voice coming down the line is that of Markus Babbel, the engaging defender who played all 90 minutes plus the three famous ones of injury time at right back for Bayern Munich. Babbel was 27, had won Bundesligas, the Uefa Cup and Euro ‘96 with Germany by the time he met United at the Nou Camp. Yet he froze and hated every single moment of the game, hence his unusual reactions.

“We had the better chances, we hit the post, we hit the…

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May 26, 2019 at 06:01AM