Multiple choice general knowledge sports

The first champions league final (after the European Cup was rebranded as Champions League) was marred with controvery. Allegations of match fixing were levelled against the winning club. This involved a league game (of their country) , it emerged, had fixed their title-clinching last game against US Valenciennes so they could concentrate on the Champions League final tie. This resulted in them being stripped of their league title (although not the Champions League, as the match in question was not in that competition). They were also forcibly relegated to the second tier in the league, and banned from defending their European title in the 1993–94 season. Name the club and the stadium where the champions league final was held.

  1. Milan and Dinamo, Bucharest

  2. Rangers and Jan Breydel Stadium,Bruges

  3. Marseille and Olympiastadion, Munich

  4. Barcelona and BJK In?n? Stadium, Istanbul
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Explanation

The first Champions League final (1993) was won by Marseille, who defeated AC Milan 1-0. The match was played at the Olympiastadion in Munich. Marseille was later stripped of their French league title for match-fixing (against US Valenciennes) but retained the Champions League title. The options with Rangers and Barcelona are incorrect.

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