JUERGEN KLINSMANN set a scoring record as Bayern Munich became only the fourth club to win all three European competitions when they beat Bordeaux 3-1 for a 5-1 aggregate win, in the UEFA Cup final last night.
Goals from Mehmet Scholl in the 53rd minute, Emil Kostadinov in the 65th and the record breaking goal from German international skipper Klinsmann in the 79th consolidated the Germans grip on their first European trophy for 20 years after they established a 2-0 aggregate victory in the first leg.
Bordeaux replied with a goal from substitute Daniel Dutuel in the 75th minute.
Klinsmann's goal was his 15th in the UEFA Cup this season and made him the highest all time individual scorer in one season in European competition
The previous mark of 14 goals was shared by AC Milan's Jose Altafini (1962-63) and John Wark of Ipswich Town (1980-81).
Thomas Helmer and Scholl had scored the goals which set the Germans on their way to success in Munich's Olympic Stadium two weeks ago.
Bayern joined Ajax, Juventus and Barcelona as the only clubs to have won all three European competitions after their earlier successes in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and the Champions' Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
Bayern also won the world club championship in 1976, a feat achieved by Ajax and Juventus but not Barcelona.
Wednesday's success went some way to compensating for their failure to lift the German title which has gone to Borussia Dortmund for the second successive season.
Bordeaux, playing in their first European final after battling through a marathon campaign which started in last summer's Inter Toto Cup qualifiers, kept battling away during a tense first half but failed to break down the Germans' tight defence.
A powerful free kick by Zinedine Zidane, which went over the bar in the 11th minute, and a long range shot from Christopher Dugarry which went just wide in the 24th minute, were the only real scares for Bayern goal keeper Oliver Kahn.
But the French club handicapped by the loss of captain and defender Bixente Lizarazu, who went off with an injured knee in the 32nd minute an injury which could cost him his place in the French squad in European championship.
While Bordeaux's efforts were in vain, Scholl and the Bulgarian Kostadinov killed off the French challenge with two strikes in the first 20 minutes of the second half.
A pass by Kostadinov allowed Scholl to open the scoring from" inside the penalty area in the 53d minutes and 12 minutes later, Kostadinov headed the ball into the net from a corner floated over by Scholl.
Those goals left Bordeaux with the impossible task of having to score five goals in 25 minutes but they managed to reduce the arrears with a free kick from Dutuel in the 75th minute,
But four minutes after that Klinsmann set his record by diverting in a shot from Thomas" Strunz.
Bordeaux president, Alai Afflelou congratulated Bayern on their triumph Bayern deserved their victory he said. l am sure we will experience such occasions again here.
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