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It hosted a Champions league final which involved German club Bayer Leverkusen pitted against Real Madrid of Spain. It was a close match which eventually Real Madrid won 2-1. But it will always be remembered for one of the most beautiful goals scored in UEFA Champions League history ; Zinedine Zidane received a high, arcing cross from Roberto Carlos on the edge of the penalty area, Swivelling on his right foot he unleashed an unstoppable volley with his left-foot into the top corner.

Name this stadium which witnessed what is regarded as "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions." Approximately an hour before the scheduled kick-off time of a Champions League final between Liverpool and juentus a group of supporters of Liverpool F.C. breached a fence separating them from rival supporters of Juventus and attacked the Italian club's supporters. The Juventus fans retreated, putting pressure on a dilapidated retaining wall, which collapsed away from them and led to the deaths of 39 (and injury of some 600 more) people, mostly fans of Juventus F.C. The tragedy resulted in all English football clubs being placed under an indefinite ban by UEFA from all European competitions (lifted in 1990-91), with Liverpool F.C. being excluded for an additional year and a number of Liverpool fans prosecuted for manslaughter