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.
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| Event | 2001–02 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 15 May 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Urs Meier (Switzerland)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,499[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, rain showers 15 °C (59 °F)[3] | ||||||
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
editIn 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) |
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| 11 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1998, 2000) |
Route to the final
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–0 | 3–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Third qualifying round | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | First group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 (A) | Matchday 1 | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | 4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | 4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | 2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–4 (H) | Matchday 6 | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group F runners-up
Source: RSSSF
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Final standings | Group A winners
Source: RSSSF
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| Opponent | Result | Second group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–4 (A) | Matchday 1 | 3–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–4 (A) | Matchday 4 | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 (A) | Matchday 6 | 2–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group D winners
Source: RSSSF
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Final standings | Group C winners
Source: RSSSF
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–3 | 0–1 (A) | 4–2 (H) | Quarter-finals | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–3 (a) | 2–2 (A) | 1–1 (H) | Semi-finals | 3–1 | 2–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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Post-match
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b Lindsay, Matthew (13 May 2002). "Meier the man for job". Evening Times: 52. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.(subscription required)
- ^ "Weather History for Glasgow, Gambia – Weather Underground". wunderground.com.
- ^ a b Smith, Sean (13 May 2002). "Glasgow in party mood". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Champions League final clockwatch". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "15 years on from Zidane's final wonder goal". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Wednesday 15 May 2002" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Phil McNulty (16 May 2002). "The nearly men". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
External links
edit- 2001–02 UEFA Champions League season at UEFA.com