Manchester United v Fiorentina | Highlights | 1999/2000

#ManUtd #Fiorentina #UCL
On this day in 2000 A relentless and purposeful United put Italian outfit Fiorentina to the sword with a confident 3 - 1 victory at Old Trafford
Man Utd 3 - 1 Fiorentina (h)
Goals: Cole 20', Keane 33', Yorke 70'
March. 15. 2000
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[@hijackedmemes888]

Bro Giggs and Scholes were a menace to football.

[@hughjass8430]

These European nights at OT back in the 90s and early 2000s were unbeatable. In a 5/6 year period, United went from tentative underdogs in Europe to champions. So many superstars of that era in fantastic matches. I miss the buzz of big nights like this. It was like going to war.

[@ppppickup]

not even a united fan but i miss them myself. even though universally united were not liked at the time, i still bet 90% of the country wanted you to win. fantastic occasions on itv that anybody could watch. tydlesley and big ron in the gantry. had a special feeling where it felt like the champions league

[@tc98826]

The atmosphere back then was amazing. Like in 98/99 the double header against Barca. To this day those are two of my favourite matches.

[@dennilly]

Ryan Giggs. What a player.

[@Connief1990]

What an atmosphere. I watched this live, at the age of 9....

[@kayanong922]

7 here.

[@Amit-ov3or]

Arguably the best midfield 4 in modern English club history

[@Stevehug83]

This Man Utd team was insane to watch. The football was fast, vertical, rock and roll football. 4 or 5 passes, then a shot at goal!

[@Bootstrap3T2]

better gameplay backthen compare to this nowadays hm

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

As much as I always hyped up Batistuta and everyone is giving him plaudits here, look at Andy Cole. What a striker he was, and playing like Del Piero here. What a touch, awareness, range of passing, shooting. What a beast.

[@eternallysinner]

Yeah, Bati was more of a power striker. He lacks finesse in dribbling, ball control, passing , but give him enough time and space, hed shoot that rocket

[@eplv3432]

Andy Cole was pure class.

[@cubecubesson6779]

​@@eplv3432I can vividly remember when the announcement was made about Kevin Keegan selling him to Utd. Time, place, everything. He was an exciting player! Goal King Cole! Under remembered I reckons

[@peterwinter3515]

Andy Cole is one of the best striker's we've ever had.

[@lozcontreras]

Second highest goals from open play in the entire history of the Premier League #AndrewCole

[@leehammett8717]

I loved Batistuta what a player

[@rkempo]

Batitstuta was a hero of mine as a kid, and his goal here was an example of why. Straight down the middle, but he hit it with so much suprise and power the keeper had no chance.

[@barryb90]

Roy Keane was an absolute warrior. He was on a different level to everyone that season. Rui Costa and Batistuta were gems of players.

[@bryanleeyf87]

Indeed he was. 6 goals and top scorer for United the champions league that season. And yet you have idiots calling him a dEfEnSiVe mIdFiElDeR

[@tesco-cs]

Im a United fan and im 32yo's old i remember Batistua's goal like it was yesterday.. i always remember him as a jesus lookalike.. i miss the old united.

[@MrThedonhead]

Sounds like dementia?? This should not seem like yesterday im sirry to say

[@tesco-cs]

@@MrThedonhead hahaha who the f**k are you mate

[@victorriwa6547]

@@MrThedonhead😂

[@shahzadirani]

7:16 to 7:24 Andy Cole - such an underrated baller. 4th in the list of all time PL goals scored (that too with 0 penalties).

[@bryanleeyf87]

His main problem, just like Rashford, was inconsistency. He scores goals, but missed a lot more. Its no surprise he scored so little and appeared so little for England. But Cole was definitely better than Rashford. Could dribble and had better intellegence.

[@Woze4419]

​@@bryanleeyf87to put cole in the same breath as rashford portrays how you havent got a clue about football.

[@jonno209]

Too much nostalgia. As an eight year old, this is what I fell in love with.

[@thaboseane502]

How I miss these comentators. They made the games soo epic!

[@eplv3432]

The golden age of football. Prime Man Utd vs prime Fiorentina

[@norneaernourn8240]

I watched this live with friends. We were surprised Rossitto got sent off for that. Sometimes in the EPL, they don't even get booked for it lol. But yeah, nights like that were magical. The passion was just something else.

[@arkane5260]

United fan here but Batistuta, what a LEGEND!!

[@kiely4561]

That goal still haunts me to this day lol, Batistuta was lethal

[@kevinfitz8516]

we wanted to buy him for years, never happened

[@ianspielman6330]

Yup. Watched this game highlights, BECAUSE of that goal....

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

Battigol.

[@davidecd]

What a midfield we had: Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Beckham. IMO best midfield in the world then.

[@StinkyMinge]

Gabriel Batistuta was in the top 3 number 9's in the 90's. Hell of a striker 🔥

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

With Andy Cole and Ronaldo?

[@StinkyMinge]

@@WhoTheHellIsHarvy R9 definitely number 1 but Raul in top 3 for me. Cole was class though.

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@WhoTheHellIsHarvy Andy Cole? LOL. he was good, but come on. Probably not even top 20 from that era.

[@jackmurphy6864]

@@WhoTheHellIsHarvy Cole playing in what was a poor/average league for most of the 90s, so he won't be in it.

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

Best in the 90s were Ronaldo, Romario and Batistuta

[@ponyboycurtis3795]

Big Scouse fan here but i gotta admit these were Utds glory days..Old Trafford was rocking..Andy Cole doing his thing..Keano was a beast..the whole 90s was so good for Football ❤YNWA❤

[@maksimlipecki232]

Golden age of football and Man Utd.

[@esamThaRed]

That Batistuta goal is beautiful, they don't produce strikers like that anymore.

[@MrChrisBarker]

To be fair, Coles equaliser was just as good.. 👍

[@Marsbati]

@@MrChrisBarkerCole’s equalizer just proved that Toldo made a mistake, he could’ve saved it.

[@barrymckenna8547]

@@Marsbatiif bosnich had just stood there he would have saved the goal

[@USCFlash]

@@MrChrisBarker Cole's equalizer was from 10 yards closer and bounced 6 times 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrChrisBarker]

@@USCFlash accuracy. Just as good as a blast.

[@arthurmorgan8529]

Giggs ripped one of the best sides in Europe apart that night

[@manutdretrorever7z]

The Winger Giggs was exciting to watch

[@jackmurphy6864]

They were far from one of the best sides in Europe that season. 7th in the league, won 4 of their 12 CL games. They had a few major stars, but to many average players around them.

[@fullspeedaheadbarcelona]

Batistuta, sweet fucking Jesus. Absolutely wonderful goal Manchester United fan

[@davidazzopardi360]

Machine used to be a good idea for

[@TheCinderellaman10]

Batistuta was fookin class. Loved watching him for Argentina and Fiorentina.

[@davidazzopardi360]

Mud and mud is the best thing under this weather today I love ❤️

[@imneverwrongsometimestruthlies]

That first touch by Andy cole and shot to score was class

[@Blindswordsman1994]

The days of 442 playing with two wingers! Missed those days!

[@choccybarr4662]

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MATCHES OF ALL TIME. TO WITNESS A BLOCKBUSTER FROM BATIGOL, AND UNITED WIN 3-1. THIS IS WHAT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NIGHTS ARE ALL ABOUT.

[@delmanpronto9374]

united had no business beating such a strong opposition 3-1. just goes to show how good this united team was then. legends all over the pitch. a far cry from what we see today.

[@jackmurphy6864]

They were far from great that season. 7th in the league, won 4 of their 12 CL games. They had a few major stars, but to many average players around them.

[@pranaakbary9924]

Best era of football

[@That_Random_Bloke]

What a player Batistuta was. Fantastic

[@manutdretrorever7z]

World class striker. One of the best ever!

[@MrChrisBarker]

Definitely, rarely lauded like he should be.

[@beany1987]

Told, rui Costa, batistuta, amorusso, Di livio, mijotivic had some real classy players in that team.

[@TheCinderellaman10]

After Fiorentina scored the opener it actually awoke Man utd and then a wave of attack after attack just like the great roman armys and greek armys in the battlefields. Such a continuous assault plus the roar of the old trafford crowd it actually drowned the opposition. In this 99 treble winning season utd became titans in the footballing world

[@anjarnisubiyakto9255]

Sebelum jadi fans berat Man United...saya juga penggemar liga italia...Fiorentina zaman itu memang lagi naik daun...saya masih ingat beberapa pemain kuncinya ..seperti Batistuta...Rui Costa...Thomas Repka...Angelo Dilivio...Mauro toricelli...Toldo...dengan pelatih Traptaptoni yg terkenal dgn siulannya...

[@nikocoklat2]

Fiorentina squad was world class : Toldo, Rui Costa, Mijatovic, Chiesa, Di Livio, Heinrich, Repka & Batigol Prime

[@RvPologi]

Miss football like this, simple but funtastic.

[@Vuqar_alman]

Gabriel Batigol what a legend ❤😮

[@johncreedon7847]

Stacked utd team. So pacey and accurate. Had 2 brutes in stam and keane. Flair galore from becks giggs scholes and york and coles were a killer combo up front.

[@adamgordon2572]

Back when United would go a goal down and the commentator was STUNNED 💯

[@LienLeon]

When i fell in love with football. Great player's.

[@TheChico868]

Cole and Yorke what a feared partnership

[@anthonymcken6050]

Really thus United team should have won at least two UCLs back then they were easily one of the top three teams in Europe and like you said with Cole and Yorke they were feared.

[@Nathan-sc7hs]

@@anthonymcken6050 for roughly 4/5 seasons we had the best midfield and one of the best forward lines anywhere in the world (first cole and yorke, then van nistelrooy) ... scored goals for fun in the 99-00 season too. Our undoing in the ucl that year, and for a number of years after, was in defence (esp. between the sticks - never replaced schmeichel until van der sar) and incompetent defenders like silvestre. Fergie selling jaap stam and being somewhat naive with his tactics cost us as well. We were at times much too open at the back against the best teams in europe - hence queiroz appointment. Anyway, the Real Madrid side (who went on to win the cl that millennial year) had no business beating us in the quarters. True, they were clinical with their chances, but rode their luck enormously, as wave after wave of attack crashed against their defence. That night signalled the arrival of casillas who had the performance of his life at the tender age of 17 i believe.

[@Luca-jq9gp]

I remember when I scored Batistuta, with that crazy shot...all the fans at Old Trafford, were stunned...speechless! Then UTD won 3-1!

[@ianmcdonald3053]

Goal king Cole absolutely UPSTAGED Batigol! What a goal, what a fantastic ball by Red Nev, he doesnt get the respect he deserves, he might no have the blistering pace of Walker but hes the better right back and could easily play in todays game and be a world beater like he was, that squad would be challenging for league titles, euro titles in todays game easily. Andy Cole controlled that ball like it was something he'd practiced a million times, spun round and slotted it home like it was second nature to him, it was second nature to him! If he payed in todays game, with the rules as they are, man would get golden boot every year, they couldn't handle him in todays game. Toldo was a top drawer Keeper, that side was filled with Stars . Giggs though what a player he was!

[@michaharbuziak6169]

Stary,dobry Man United.

[@Rureal42]

I was there. In the opposite stand where Batistuta scored so had a perfect view of it flying into the net.

[@miguelangelprietobello5842]

amazing goal by andy cole to put the 1 - 1

[@peterellis9105]

Great atmosphere, Old Trafford is so quiet now.

[@bryanlee1564]

I grow up with this team and love this team with all my heart ❤️ United ❤.

[@TylerDurden-ok7bl]

What a goal from Batistuta ! I am definitely Argentinian footbal fan

[@peternsiah99]

This is the Real Manchester United team. Absolutely awesome.

[@ianmcdonald3053]

The noise of Old Trafford ain't heard it rocking like this in a few years, certainly not under Ten Hag, this Amorim though its starting to feel good again watching united, its early days but im hyped for his football!

[@SirCorneliusPeregrine]

I've read some comments here about Batistuta not having pace or dribbling. I was at this game, and it doesn't come across in these highlights, but Batistuta was a handful all night. I'd never seen Gary Neville struggle to contain a player like this before. A great result.

[@smo4082]

This United side would rip city apart.

[@petercipriano5659]

Cole is so criminally underrated. He was truly one of the greatest pure strikers of the 90’s/00’s.

[@newtonheath8458]

Roy Keane leading the goalscorers from Manchester United that season in the Champions League..the captain scored 6...that's fking insane, no wonder why Real Madrid wanted him.

[@manutdretrorever7z]

Bayern and Juventus wanted him too.

[@newtonheath8458]

@@manutdretrorever7z That’s right.

[@bryanleeyf87]

and yet you have idiots calling Keane a dEfEnSiVe MiDfIeLdEr

[@harrison3879]

Wow, do I miss these days of United, I’ve been watching a lot of the good old games lately because they’ve been so shit this year, hope they can improve for the rest of this season.

[@iainmartin2350]

The top players were spread out more therefore creating a far number of good sides with an elite player more often,in this case Batistuta

[@eplv3432]

Love this channel. These retro Man Utd videos are true gems ❤

[@miamitten1123]

0:36 Batistuta just casually swings his left foot and it fires off.

[@sd3457]

I just love that Big Ron is still so obviously in love with the club over decade after he was sacked.

[@LoneWolf-sg5qk]

Oh the days ❤❤GGMNU SAF 👑 YOU LEGEND SIR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN THANK YOU MAN UTD 4 LIFE

[@MarianoFreyreX]

Batistuta, a Legend Alive.

[@tumainiemmanuel195]

Andy Cole was quality 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TJB147]

What great memories! The European nights on a Tuesday or Wednesday with Ron Atkinson and Clive Tyldesley in commentary!

[@rakibmahmudovee5544]

Batigol !!! what a striker

[@dondamon4669]

Shame Ron Atkinson got sacked as he was a great commentator and always seemed to be fair for both teams and treated all the players with respect whilst talking about them unlike commentators today like Jenas, Dublin or Wright

[@wendreymarley]

Batistuta speed of lighting striker. The apex predator of goals.

[@miguelangelprietobello5842]

what a goal by batistuta

[@tcsingh100]

listen, that andy cole goal is vasty under rated..world class

[@Dandroid5000]

Not at all........simple cushion, turn and an instinctive shot into the corner. Pretty basic stuff for any decent striker that. Not denying Cole was a top player, but shots like that should be your basic bread and butter, if you're putting the time in on the training pitch.

[@maribelajarbersama1490]

Batistuta !!!!! ❤

[@domunsatis3838]

I'M A BIG FANS OF MANCHESTER UNITED ,IT'S MY LIFE, TO WHEN M.U .PLAY FOOTBALL, I'M BE,HAPPY 😮😮😮

[@RealEarlofEssex]

Batistuta turned Stam inside out and no chance for Bosnich ‘cus of how sweet and hard he hit it! 💥

[@DannoAviation]

Knew this was the game where Batistuta scored that absolute banger… saw it as a kid. A seriously underrated player.

[@skippy1012]

Underrated?

[@USCFlash]

Nobody with a brain underrates Batistuta.

[@bryanleeyf87]

There it is. The stupid underrated comment. Nobody with a brain cell would call him underrated. He was a fucking monster of a striker and well cheered by all. What's next? Vieri is underrated? We're already starting to see idiots calling Fowler underrated.

[@bryanleeyf87]

dumbest comment ever. Only idiots uNdErRaTes Batigol.

[@bryanleeyf87]

@@skippy1012 stupid kids trying to sound smart calling players that arent Pessi or Penaldo UNdErRaTeD

[@shabangu288]

How I miss the old good days

[@evanderacchedi4621]

Spirito da vero fiorentino ( "mai sehond'a nnessuno"), in quel guerriero in maglia viola n°9..... chiede con insistenza la palla e sensa pensarci mezza volta spara, prima un missile di six a filo palo e gli inglesi si cambiano le mutande, poi alla prima palla centrale scarica un ss20 di dex sotto la traversa 😄 supercazzuto il capitano dei viola. C'importa una sega com'e' finita, (si filtrava troppo poco a centrocampo e difesa non di livello) , a parte l'immenso Toldone. 1 febbraio 1969 Avellaneda Gabriel e' LEGGENDA ⚜️💜⚜️

[@Dandroid5000]

Batigoooooool!!! ❤

[@chrisbee487]

I was at this game. Onelovemufc

[@alexcore697]

This a real 442 I miss this team

[@cubecubesson6779]

Andy Cole was a baller!

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

9:10 Keane “It’s two yards Gary” moment

[@MrKAKARONALDOMESSI]

How I wish I could go back to March 15 00

[@michaelburley2905]

iTV champions league can’t be beat

[@alexcore697]

This Batistuta goal is Epic When the Serie A were giants

[@vincenzoaltomare1783]

Fantastic United! Amazing performance

[@genokemp2433]

Yorke /Cole People i know often told me i hate Utd but they are pleasure to watch

[@simon0044]

Cole was so good. We didn’t know how good we had it at the time. The ground noise and support are amazing too. It dead nowadays

[@MrMamooshka]

For all the talk of Batistuta, that first goal of Cole's was surgical.

[@bryanleeyf87]

i think you meant clinical

[@MrMamooshka]

​@@bryanleeyf87no, I meant surgical, just as when Alonzo from 'Training Day' claims to be surgical with a shotgun. It was a shot that beat Toldo through precision.

[@Abdi-libaax]

The atmosphere at OT was amazing now Fans just react to goals and chances.

[@aiyyazmohammed5685]

But this forentina side during best era of football italia was something else too , one batigol rui costa etc

[@chagavah]

5:10 the giggsy dribsy

[@DynamoRyan]

Remember watching this when I was 13. Amazing goal by Batigol, but what a game. Love the moment at 10:08 when you can hear Trappatoni going apoplectic at his players, never noticed that before lol. That United team was special. Undone by a very good Real Madrid team in the Quarter finals that year, shame. COYR

[@anthonymcken6050]

The atmosphere was electric even watching this again. Cole and Giggs were on fire that night. This side really should have won another UCL during that era they were sublime.

[@NazarioLogans]

Nostalgia LEGENDARY Football~ ⚽🔥😎

[@Ligerpride]

This was still a good United team and Bosnich was a decent goalkeeper.....but you could already tell United weren't quite at the level they were at for the previous season. Schmeichel was a huge player to replace and the dip in quality without him was enormous. The same to a lesser extent is true of Berg instead of Johnsen for this game. The decline would continue quickly as Stam would leave and various other figures would leave or reach the end of their careers.

[@samuelmvictor607]

Magic gigs

[@simsey33]

When the CL was a special competition

[@dondamon4669]

Imagine being the best player and captain of a side that wins the treble and not winning the ballon dor! Its ridiculous! Should of been Keane or Beckham that won

[@KemisolaRasidat]

Ryan Giggs is a wonderful footballer

[@samsimpson565]

When players used to pass forwards.

[@aaronsempa5820]

You look at Giggs and then you take a look at the current crop of United wingers and wonder 😂😂😂

[@sidesporran2000]

That was the team

[@WAKE-UP-BRITAIN]

United dominated the premiership through the 90s its fair to say but the champions league back then was serious 💯

[@TuDuong-u7f]

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