2002 UEFA Champions League Final

2002 UEFA Champions League Final
Match programme cover
Event 2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen Real Madrid
Germany Spain
1 2
Date 15 May 2002
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow[1]
Man of the Match Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)[2]
Referee Urs Meier (Switzerland)[3]
Attendance 50,499[2]
Weather Mostly cloudy, rain showers
15 °C (59 °F)[4]

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 on Wednesday, 15 May 2002, to decide the winner of the Champions League.[1] 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.

Route to the final

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 1–0 (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 1–2 (A) Matchday 4 Belgium Anderlecht 2–0 (A)
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 (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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6501125+715
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6402109+112
France Lyon 6303109+19
Turkey Fenerbahçe 6006312−90
 Final standings Group A winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Real Madrid 6411135+813
Italy Roma 623165+19
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 62139907
Belgium Anderlecht 6033413−63
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 winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 63121111010
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 631276+110
England Arsenal 62138807
Italy Juventus 621378−17
 Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Real Madrid 6510145+916
Greece Panathinaikos 622278−18
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6204610−46
Portugal Porto 611437−44
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

Summary

The match pitted Leverkusen, who had beaten Manchester United in the semi-finals to deny Sir Alex Ferguson a homecoming to Glasgow,[7] against Real Madrid. Real Madrid won 2–1, clinching their ninth European Cup title, and their third in five years.[8] However, the match is remembered as a very close one. Real Madrid's Spanish forward Raúl opened the scoring in the eighth minute, but, five minutes later, Brazilian defender Lúcio levelled the scores with a header that beat goalkeeper César. But in the 45th minute, one of the greatest goals in UEFA Champions League history was scored; Zinedine Zidane received a high, arcing cross from Roberto Carlos on the edge of the penalty area, volleying a left-footed shot into the top corner. In the 68th minute, César was injured and had to be replaced by 21-year-old Iker Casillas. With the young Casillas between the posts, Real Madrid managed to hold their ground against a very attacking Leverkusen side, until the final whistle from referee Urs Meier.

Details

Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–2 Spain Real Madrid
Lúcio  13' Report Raúl  8'
Zidane  45'
Attendance: 50,499[2]
Bayer Leverkusen[9]
Real Madrid[9]
GK1Germany Hans-Jörg Butt
RB26Germany Zoltán Sebescen 65'
CB6Croatia Boris Živković
CB19Brazil Lúcio 90+1'
LB35Argentina Diego Placente
DM28Germany Carsten Ramelow (c)
RM25Germany Bernd Schneider
CM13Germany Michael Ballack
LM23Germany Thomas Brdarić 39'
AM10Turkey Yıldıray Baştürk
CF27Germany Oliver Neuville
Substitutes:
GK20Australia Frank Juric
DF3Croatia Marko Babić 90+1'
DF47Germany Thomas Kleine
MF15Croatia Jurica Vranješ
MF33Germany Anel Džaka
FW9Germany Ulf Kirsten 65'
FW12Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov 39'
Manager:
Germany Klaus Toppmöller
GK13Spain César 68'
RB2Spain Míchel SalgadoYellow card 45+2'
CB4Spain Fernando Hierro (c)
CB6Spain Iván Helguera
LB3Brazil Roberto CarlosYellow card 89'
DM24France Claude Makélélé 73'
RM10Portugal Luís Figo 61'
LM21Argentina Santiago Solari
AM5France Zinedine Zidane
CF7Spain Raúl
CF9Spain Fernando Morientes
Substitutes:
GK1Spain Iker Casillas 68'
DF18Spain Aitor Karanka
DF31Spain Francisco Pavón
MF8England Steve McManaman 61'
MF14Spain Guti
MF16Brazil Flávio Conceição 73'
FW23Spain Pedro Munitis
Manager:
Spain Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
France Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)[2]

Assistant referees:
Switzerland Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)[10]
Switzerland Felix Züger (Switzerland)[10]
Fourth official:
Switzerland Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)[10]

Match rules

Statistics

Post match

After the match, Leverkusen manager Klaus Toppmöller expressed his disappointment, 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."[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Sean (13 May 2002). "Glasgow in party mood". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Lindsay, Matthew (13 May 2002). "Meier the man for job". Evening Times. ProQuest Archiver: 52. Retrieved 31 December 2010. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Weather History for Glasgow, Gambia - Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com.
  5. ↑ "Champions League final clockwatch". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "15 years on from Zidane's final wonder goal". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Draw puts Man Utd out". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Real crowned champions of Europe". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Wednesday 15 May 2002" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Half Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  12. ↑ Phil McNulty (16 May 2002). "The nearly men". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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