Red Star Belgrade beat Marseille in the 1991 European Cup final, winning 5–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.
The final was played on 29 May 1991 at Bari’s Stadio San Nicola. Neither side scored during 90 minutes or extra time, so the European Cup was decided by a shoot-out. Red Star goalkeeper Stevan Stojanović saved Marseille captain Manuel Amoros’s penalty, while Red Star converted all five of its attempts.
The victory gave Red Star its first European Cup and made the club only the second Eastern European winner, after Steaua București in 1986. Both finalists were appearing in the competition’s final for the first time, an unusual distinction for such a prestigious match.
A common mix-up is to describe the result as a conventional win over Marseille. The match itself ended level; Red Star’s triumph came in the penalty shoot-out. The final also marked the last European Cup season before the competition introduced a group stage in 1991–92.