<P> In 1989, under the management of Arrigo Sacchi, Milan won the European Cup for the first time in 20 years, defeating 1986 champions Steaua București 4--0 in the final . The following year, Milan retained their title, defeating Benfica 1--0 in Vienna . The Dutch trio of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard were the brilliant heart of the Italian side, which also featured a defence comprising Mauro Tassotti, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini, often considered one of the greatest defences in the history of the game . </P> <P> The trophy went to Yugoslav league champions Red Star Belgrade, who beat Marseille on penalties after a goalless draw . The 1991 final was also the only final in the period from 1989 to 1998 that failed to feature an Italian team . The ban on English clubs in European football was lifted for the 1990--91 season, but English champions Liverpool were unable to compete in the European Cup because they had to serve an extra year . The 1991--92 European Cup, which would be the last season under that name, underwent a change, with the quarter - finals being transformed into a group format . The final, played at Wembley Stadium, was won by Barcelona against Sampdoria . Barça, at the time nicknamed the "Dream Team", were coached by Johan Cruyff, who became the third man to win the European Cup as both a player and a coach . </P> <P> The competition was renamed to UEFA Champions League for the 1992--93 season, undergoing some diverse changes of marketing and TV rights thanks to the partnership of UEFA and TEAM Marketing AG . The eight teams participating in the league format quarter - finals experienced an approach to match organisation and commercialisation that was very new . </P> <P> Marseille won the 1993 final, defeating Milan, and becoming the first team to win the Champions League and the first European champions from France . They were later banned from defending their crown in what was only the beginning of a collapse which arose from domestic match fixing committed by chairman Bernard Tapie . The club was eventually stripped of their Ligue 1 championship after it was revealed that Tapie had cooked the club's financial books . Marseille remains the only French club to have won the European Cup / Champions League . </P>

Teams that won the champions league back to back