Episode

Match of the Day: 20th October 1998: Uefa Cup: AS Roma v Leeds United

Name: Match of the Day: 20th October 1998: Uefa Cup: AS Roma v Leeds United
Released: 1998-10-20
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, John Motson, Barry Davies, Des Lynam

Match of the DaySeason 1998/991998-10-20

Overview

Coverage of this evening's Uefa Cup second-round, first-leg match from the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Leeds endured the drama of a penalty shootout against Maritimo of Portugal to land this potentially difficult second-round clash with the club that finished fourth in Italy's Serie A last season. Roma comfortably overcame Danish side Silkeborg 3-0 on aggregate in their first-round tie and can boast a formidable multi-national squad that includes two stars of Brazil's France 98 World Cup party-Cafu and Aldair.

Details

Series: Match of the Day
Season: Season 35
Episode: Episode 17
Air date: 1998-10-20
Runtime: 80 min

Episode context

20th October 1998: Uefa Cup: AS Roma v Leeds United is Episode 17 in Season 1998/99 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1998-10-20. The runtime is 80 min.

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Episode 16: 17th October 1998 1998-10-17 | 80 min Featuring highlights from the 159th Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park.

Episode 18: 24th October 1998 1998-10-24 | 80 min Highlights from three of today's games in the FA Premiership including Tottenham's match with Newcastle United at White Hart Lane - George Graham's first home game since becoming Tottenham's boss. Ruud Gullit is also a relative newcomer to his Newcastle job having taken over from Kenny Dalglish earlier this season.

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Episode 20: 3rd November 1998: Uefa Cup: Leeds United v AS Roma 1998-11-03 | 80 min Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup second-round, second-leg match from Elland Road. Leeds battled hard in the first leg at Rome's Olympic stadium to come away defeated by the only goal of the game, a 17th minute strike by Roma's Marco Delvecchio , and were unlucky not to earn at least a draw after hitting the post twice. Their performance was made all the more impressive considering the club's recent managerial difficulties, a Uefa touchline ban for caretaker-boss David O'Leary and the second-half sending off of midfielder Bruno Ribeiro. A similar display will be needed to reverse the deficit against Roma's multi-national squad.

Episode 13: 3rd October 1998 1998-10-03 | 80 min A roundup of today's Premiership action, with the focus on Southampton v Manchester United, Leeds United v Leicester City and Wimbledon v Everton.

Episode 21: 7th November 1998 1998-11-07 | 80 min Highlights of the match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur, from Villa Park. Plus the best of today's action and goals from the rest of the Premiership programme.

Episode 12: 29th September 1998: Uefa Cup: Olympique Lyonnais v Blackburn Rovers 1998-09-29 | 80 min Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup first-round, second-leg match from Lyon France. Despite looking the most likely team to score for much of the first leg, Blackburn Rovers succumbed to a spectacular late winner from Lyon defender Jacek Bak to trail on going into this evening's clash. Manager Roy Hodgson 's men need to reverse the poor scoring record that has seen them struggle to keep up with the early-season pace in the FA Premiership, especially as they can expect to face a defensive Olympique Lyonnais side eager to preserve their vital away goal scored at Ewood Park a fortnight ago.

Episode 22: 14th November 1998 1998-11-14 | 80 min Highlights of today's Premiership match between Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, at Old Trafford. Plus the best of today's action, goals from the rest of the Premiership programme, and highlights of the first round of the FA Cup.

Episode 11: 26th September 1998 1998-09-26 | 80 min Premiership action, including highlights of the match between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal, at Hillsborough plus news and goals from today's other games.

Episode 23: 21st November 1998 1998-11-21 | 80 min Highlights from three of today's matches in the FA Premiership, including Aston Villa's game with Liverpool at Villa Park.