Last update 11 April, 2024 por Alberto Llopis

El penalti de Djukic que decidió una Liga, es uno de esos momentos que quedaron para la historia del fútbol español. What it is what every player dreams throughout his career? Deciding a major title at the last minute. It must be terrible to be waiting all that time and failing life on D to H hour.

That came up with a 14 de mayo de 1994 to Miroslav Djukic. Then in the ranks of Deportivo Coruna, el mítico Superdepor. With tie 0 Serbia was ready to throw a penalty signaled by the minute Lopez Nieto 89 which he gave the title to record it Galicians.

El penalti de Djukic que acabó dándole la Liga al Barça de Cruyff

Bebeto, Lopez Rekarte must be the men in charge of throwing the penalty. Sin embargo, fear of failure put on the spot to Serbian, a thin core of enormous elegance but not given to deal with goal. In front, José Luis González, Valencia goalkeeper should be in charge of stopping a penalty watching Riazor and the whole league with the greatest of care.

Djukic decided to secure and throw a ball to the right side of González, This stopped causing trouble flood of emotions. Riazor wept bitterly while apparently, the Nou Camp vibrated with an action that gave the title to Barcelona, after this fulfill the duties and win 5-2 Sevilla tied on points with the Galicians but overcoming them by “gol average”.

The odd thing is that Valencia (that precisely 24 years before that day had won the Recopa) not playing anything and that such an effort not to lose misunderstanding between the delivery of a possible premium Barcelona as recognized later Fernando Giner, Maximum considering at the time when only the champion played the Champions League.

La goleada del Milan al Barça en Atenas

A few days later, el Barcelona vería la otra cara del fútbol con una derrota contundente en Atenas ante el AC Milan por a 4 a 0 que significaba de manera virtual, el fin del Dream Team Cruyff. Djukic, tres años después abandonaría al cuadro blanquiazul para fichar precisamente por el Valencia, con quien viviría otros buenos momentos como futbolista. Sin embargo, in memory, no one will forget the 14 de mayo de 1994 there was a penalty. He penalti más famoso de la historia de la Liga, that also was not a goal.