Prior to this match, they were third in the 1993–94 Bundesliga, four points behind league leaders Eintracht Frankfurt. They had finished the previous domestic season in second place, one point behind Werder Bremen, and qualified for the UEFA Cup. The club had, at the time of the tie, won four European trophies, as well as twelve Bundesliga titles, and a host of domestic cups, and this was their 185th tie in European football. īy contrast, Bayern were regular competitors in European tournaments. The club were on an unbeaten run of nine matches in all competitions. Going into the match, Norwich were in second place in the 1993–94 FA Premier League, seven points behind Manchester United and ahead of third-placed Arsenal on goal difference. They had defeated Arnhem in the first round, winning 3–0 at home and drawing 0–0 at the Monnikenhuize in Arnhem. The European campaign capped Norwich City's "great success" in the early 1990s. This was Norwich City's first (and as of 2020, only) European campaign, achieved by virtue of finishing in third place in the 1992–93 FA Premier League, the competition's inaugural season, their highest-ever placing in the English football league system. The 1993–94 UEFA Cup was played as a knockout tournament in each round teams contested two-legged ties, from which the team who scored the most goals across the two matches progressed to the next round. It was the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualified for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. The UEFA Cup was an annual football club competition organised by UEFA between 19, for eligible European football clubs. Norwich manager Walker targeted World-Cup winner Lothar Matthäus (pictured) as an unlikely weak link in the Bayern Munich team.
Norwich ended their domestic season in 12th place in the Premier League, while Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga, one point ahead of Kaiserslautern. They went on to be defeated by eventual champions Internazionale 2–0 over the two legs in the third round. The second leg was played on 3 November 1993 and ended in a 1–1 draw, meaning that Norwich won the tie 3–2 on aggregate. German sports magazine Kicker was critical of Bayern's approach to the match. That it was Norwich that inflicted the defeat was startling: Norwich were "mere babes at this level" and, according to Goss, "there's no doubt Bayern assumed it would be easy". The result was a huge upset in European football it was the only victory by a British club against Bayern Munich in their Olympiastadion. In contrast, Bayern Munich were playing their 185th European cup tie and had progressed to the second round with a 7–3 aggregate victory over FC Twente. This was Norwich's third competitive match in European football, having defeated SBV Vitesse 3–0 on aggregate in the first round. Norwich had qualified for this season's UEFA Cup after finishing third in the inaugural Premier League season, while Bayern had ended their previous campaign in the 1992–93 Bundesliga in second place. The opening goal by Goss, a volley from outside the area, is considered the greatest goal in Norwich's history, and the victory the pinnacle of the club's history.
Jeremy Goss and Mark Bowen scored for Norwich and Christian Nerlinger replied for Bayern all three goals were scored in the first half. The football match between Bayern Munich and Norwich City was played at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 19 October 1993 as part of the second round of the 1993–94 UEFA Cup and finished in a 2–1 victory for the English side.
Football match FC Bayern Munich 1–2 Norwich City F.C.