The 1996 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged

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match contested by

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of Germany and

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of France to determine the winner of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. This was the only UEFA Cup final during the 1990s to not feature any Italian sides and Bordeaux became the only team in the competition's history to reach the final from qualifying through the

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. The first leg was played at the

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in Munich on 1 May 1996, and the second leg was played two weeks later at

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. Bayern won the first leg 2–0 and the second leg 3–1 to record a 5–1 aggregate victory. With this victory, Bayern became the third club to have won all three major European trophies ( European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the

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Route to the final

Match details

First leg

Second leg

External links

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Route to the final

Match details

First leg

Second leg

See also

External links