1992 European Cup final

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The 1992 European Cup final was a football match held on 20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Barcelona of Spain and Sampdoria of Italy. Barcelona won the game 1–0 after extra time, thanks to a Ronald Koeman free kick, to record their first triumph in the competition. In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games, with its club winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup final. While the Olympics were a national event for Spain, the European Cup was won by FC Barcelona, who claimed their first title in the competition. Prior to Johan Cruyff's appointment as Barcelona manager in 1988, the club had won 10 league titles and had not won a European Cup in its 89-year history. In the 38 years that followed, Barcelona won 16 league titles and five European Cups. 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...

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