
"After seeing off Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, Sir Alex Ferguson's side were again handed Italian opposition in the semis, and after drawing 1-1 with Juventus at Old Trafford, they needed to go and beat the Italian champions in their own backyard. Everyone talks about the final, but for me, the best feeling was that Juve game in Turin, former Reds Devils midfielder Nicky Butt tells FourFourTwo. It's up there with winning it, because nobody beat Juve away, ever."
"Certainly not after going 2-0 down in 11 minutes like we did. Ferguson's side found themselves down early thanks to a Filippo Inzaghi brace, with an inspired Roy Keane leading the fightback when he netted on 24 minutes before Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole sealed the comeback, which saw them become the first English side to reach the final for 14 years."
Manchester United's 1999 campaign produced a Treble highlighted by dramatic, against-the-odds moments. After drawing 1-1 at Old Trafford, United travelled to Turin and fell 2-0 down within 11 minutes to Filippo Inzaghi. Roy Keane scored on 24 minutes to spark a fightback, and Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole completed the comeback to send United to the final. The victory ended Juventus's near-invincibility at home and helped set up the dramatic final victory over Bayern Munich. Nicky Butt described the Turin win as up there with winning the trophy and spoke about failure being a vital part of development.
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