Bayer Leverkusen's comeback in the UEFA final 1988
The final of the UEFA Cup 1987-88 It was from that of Bayer Leverkusen comeback before the Spanish. And it is that at that time, the parakeet had a ñ in its name instead of its current name. Around that time, in plenary sessions 80, the final of the second European football competition was still played in a double game. If it had been in the current format, Espanyol would have this title in their showcases but it was not like that.
Bayern Leverkusen's comeback in the UEFA Cup final 1987-88
The 4 May 1988, el ya Sarriá stadium disappeared she dressed up to live one of the most special nights in history perica. The mythical venue hosted the first match of the final of the UEFA Cup and it was one of those epic night. Too bad that the final had not been a single match. On a historic night, the Spanish, at that time with ñ as we said at the beginning, was imposed by 3 goals to 0 to his rival, Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen like Espanyol, It was one of the revelations of the tournament and had not lost a single match to reach that final. Austria had been charged from Vienna, in Toulouse, al Feyenoord, at Barça pre-Dream Team y al Werder Bremen. That win in Sarría was his only mole in the tournament. Espanyol for its part had charged teams like Inter or its neighbor, the Milan by Arrigo Sacchi that a few years later would dominate Europe. By the way the coach of that Espanyol was a certain Javier Clemente.
The second leg was played in Germany on 18 May 1988 and surprisingly and more for a coach team by Clemente, Espanyol fell for 3-0 which equaled the first leg result. The party went to extra time and to consummate the Bayer Leverkusen comeback, the Germans won the final on penalties, leaving a comeback for the history of the tournament to the dismay of the parakeet fans.
