{"product_id":"maillot-real-madrid-1999-2000-domicile","title":"1999\/00 Real Madrid Home Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMADRID · 1999\/00 · BEFORE THE GALÁCTICOS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of the 90s had a different scent of football. We discovered results in the newspapers, we waited for the big European nights all week long. And at the Santiago Bernabéu, a generation of Real Madrid was experiencing its final great nights together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e1999. Just before everything changed.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jerseys were looser. The collars higher. The sponsors simpler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaúl wore the 7. Fernando Redondo directed the midfield with almost insolent elegance. Roberto Carlos owned his left flank. Hierro commanded, Morientes scored. And a very young goalkeeper named Iker Casillas was just beginning to write his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was not yet the Real of the Galácticos. Figo had not arrived. Neither had Zidane, nor Ronaldo, nor Beckham. It was a different Madrid. \u003cstrong\u003eRawer. More unpredictable. Perhaps even more human.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA season that wasn't supposed to end like this\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1999\/00 was not a quiet season. Results in La Liga were inconsistent, John Toshack left the bench, and Vicente del Bosque took the reins. Madrid was looking for balance and finished far from its standards in the league.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything pointed to a season that would soon be forgotten. But Real Madrid has an old habit: when Europe starts talking business, something changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003eAn imperfect season. A perfect night.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe European nights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Champions League then became another story. Porto, Olympiacos, Molde. Then Bayern Munich, crossed twice on the road. And Manchester United, the defending champions, eliminated on their own turf—with that backheel from Redondo at Old Trafford that people are still talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked stadiums, away trips, nights where that white jersey appeared under the floodlights. Little by little, a hesitant season became a campaign. Then an adventure. Then a final.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eParis. May 24, 2000.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal Madrid against Valencia. The first European Cup final between two Spanish clubs, at the Stade de France—in a city that already holds a special place in Madrid's history: it was in Paris that the very first European Cup was lifted, in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorientes strikes first. A header. 1–0.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen comes Steve McManaman. A volley. 2–0.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd finally Raúl. The number 7 races toward goal, rounds the goalkeeper. 3–0.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe match is over. Madrid is European champion. Once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Octava. The eighth.\u003c\/strong\u003e A season that sometimes seemed lost has just joined history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mf-match\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"mf-match__lieu\"\u003eParis · 05.24.2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"mf-match__score\"\u003eReal Madrid 3–0 Valencia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"mf-match__buteurs\"\u003e39' Morientes · 67' McManaman · 75' Raúl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"mf-match__sacre\"\u003eLa Octava\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Footify","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":41621756379194,"sku":null,"price":54.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":41621756641338,"sku":null,"price":54.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":41621756674106,"sku":null,"price":54.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":41621756706874,"sku":null,"price":54.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":41621756739642,"sku":null,"price":54.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/1831\/0714\/files\/carte-maillot-real-madrid-1999-2000-domicile.jpg?v=1788037203","url":"https:\/\/myfootify.com\/en\/products\/maillot-real-madrid-1999-2000-domicile","provider":"My Footify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}