2002 UEFA Champions League final

2002 UEFA Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen Real Madrid
Germany Spain
1 2
Date15 May 2002
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchZinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeUrs Meier (Switzerland)[2]
Attendance50,499[1]
WeatherMostly cloudy, rain showers
15 °C (59 °F)[3]
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The 2002 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The show-piece event was contested between Bayer Leverkusen of Germany and Real Madrid of Spain at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland,[4] on 15 May 2002 to decide the winner of the Champions League.[4] Leverkusen appeared in the final for the first time, whereas Real Madrid appeared in their 12th final.

Each club needed to progress through two group stages, and two knockout rounds to reach the final. Real Madrid won their group and moved into the second group stage, which they also won, before facing the defending champions Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the knockout stage. Bayer Leverkusen finished second in their group behind Barcelona and progressed to the second group stage. There, they won their group, before beating the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United to progress to the final.

Before the match, a minute of silence was held in honour of Ukrainian manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi, who died two days earlier.[5]

Real Madrid were regarded as favourites before the match and took the lead in the eighth minute through Raúl. Lúcio equalised five minutes later, before Zinedine Zidane scored the winning goal on the stroke of half-time, a left-footed volley into the top corner that has since gone down as one of the greatest goals in the history of the competition,[6] to secure Real Madrid's ninth European Cup.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

Teams Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Germany Bayer Leverkusen None
Spain Real Madrid 11 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1998, 2000)

Route to the final

Further information: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Germany Bayer Leverkusen Round Spain Real Madrid
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 3–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Third qualifying round Bye
Opponent Result First group stage Opponent Result
France Lyon 0–1 (A) Matchday 1 Italy Roma 2–1 (A)
Spain Barcelona 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 4–0 (H)
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Belgium Anderlecht 4–1 (H)
Spain Barcelona 2–1 (A) Matchday 4 Belgium Anderlecht 2–0 (A)
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–2 (A) Matchday 5 Italy Roma 1–1 (H)
France Lyon 2–4 (H) Matchday 6 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 0–2 (A)
Group F runners-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Spain Barcelona 6 15
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 12
3 France Lyon 6 9
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 0
Source: RSSSF
 Final standings Group A winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 13
2 Italy Roma 6 9
3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 7
4 Belgium Anderlecht 6 3
Source: RSSSF
Opponent Result Second group stage Opponent Result
Italy Juventus 0–4 (A) Matchday 1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3–2 (A)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 (H) Matchday 2 Greece Panathinaikos 3–0 (H)
England Arsenal 1–1 (H) Matchday 3 Portugal Porto 1–0 (H)
England Arsenal 1–4 (A) Matchday 4 Portugal Porto 2–1 (A)
Italy Juventus 3–1 (H) Matchday 5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3–0 (H)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 3–1 (A) Matchday 6 Greece Panathinaikos 2–2 (A)
Group D winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 10
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 10
3 England Arsenal 6 7
4 Italy Juventus 6 7
Source: RSSSF
 Final standings Group C winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 16
2 Greece Panathinaikos 6 8
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 6
4 Portugal Porto 6 4
Source: RSSSF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
England Liverpool 4–3 0–1 (A) 4–2 (H) Quarter-finals Germany Bayern Munich 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H)
England Manchester United 3–3 (a) 2–2 (A) 1–1 (H) Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 3–1 2–0 (A) 1–1 (H)

Match

Details

Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–2Spain Real Madrid
  • Lúcio 14'
 Report
Attendance: 50,499[1]
Bayer Leverkusen[7]
Real Madrid[7]
GK 1 Germany Hans-Jörg Butt
RB 26 Germany Zoltán Sebescen downward-facing red arrow 65'
CB 6 Croatia Boris Živković
CB 19 Brazil Lúcio downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
LB 35 Argentina Diego Placente
DM 28 Germany Carsten Ramelow (c)
RM 25 Germany Bernd Schneider
CM 13 Germany Michael Ballack
LM 23 Germany Thomas Brdarić downward-facing red arrow 39'
AM 10 Turkey Yıldıray Baştürk
CF 27 Germany Oliver Neuville
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Frank Juric
DF 47 Germany Thomas Kleine
MF 3 Croatia Marko Babić upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF 15 Croatia Jurica Vranješ
MF 33 Germany Anel Džaka
FW 9 Germany Ulf Kirsten upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 12 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov upward-facing green arrow 39'
Manager:
Germany Klaus Toppmöller
GK 13 Spain César downward-facing red arrow 68'
RB 2 Spain Míchel Salgado Yellow card 45+2'
CB 4 Spain Fernando Hierro (c)
CB 6 Spain Iván Helguera
LB 3 Brazil Roberto Carlos Yellow card 89'
DM 24 France Claude Makélélé downward-facing red arrow 73'
RM 10 Portugal Luís Figo downward-facing red arrow 61'
LM 21 Argentina Santiago Solari
AM 5 France Zinedine Zidane
CF 7 Spain Raúl
CF 9 Spain Fernando Morientes
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain Iker Casillas upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 18 Spain Aitor Karanka
DF 31 Spain Francisco Pavón
MF 8 England Steve McManaman upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 14 Spain Guti
MF 16 Brazil Flávio Conceição upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 23 Spain Pedro Munitis
Manager:
Spain Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)[8]
Felix Züger (Switzerland)[8]
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)[8]

Match rules

Statistics

Post-match

In the 2001–02 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga and lost in the 2002 DFB-Pokal Final. After the match, Leverkusen manager Klaus Toppmöller expressed his disappointment on finishing this strong season without a title, stating: "the disappointment is huge – you don't always get the rewards you deserve in football, and no-one knows that better than us after what we have been through. We must seek consolation. Doing what we have done means we have had a very good season – but what has happened to us is difficult and makes us feel bitter."[9]

Five Leverkusen players, Michael Ballack, Hans-Jörg Butt, Oliver Neuville, Carsten Ramelow, and Bernd Schneider went on to add a fourth silver medal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. However, the gold medal-winning Brazil squad also included a Leverkusen player in Lúcio.

See also

References

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  8. ^ a b c d e f "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  9. ^ Phil McNulty (16 May 2002). "The nearly men". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2010.