UEFA Champions League 2001-02
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The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA
's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League
, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid
, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final
to claim their ninth European Cup title. The final's winning goal was scored by Zinedine Zidane
, with a left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area.
Bayer Leverkusen eliminated all three English
teams on their way to the final: Arsenal
(Leverkusen losing 5–2 on head to head) in the second group stage, followed by Liverpool
in the quarter-finals and Manchester United
in the semi-final.
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy
was the tournament's top scorer, scoring 10 goals from the first group stage through to the semi-final.
Bayern Munich
were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
* The second leg finished 4–0 to Maccaba Haifa but was awarded 0–3 against them for fielding a suspended player.
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Lazio won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Lille won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the second group stage, and the third placed team in each group advance to the Third Round of the UEFA Cup
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Celtic
, Lille
, Liverpool, Lokomotiv Moscow
, Mallorca
, Roma
and Schalke 04
made their debut in the group stage.
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The game was originally scheduled for 21 November, but had to be postponed to 28 November due to heavy fog in Turin. The game was postponed for one more day because of the same issues of low visibility.
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Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Bayer Leverkusen won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Bayer Leverkusen 3–3 Manchester United on aggregate. Bayer Leverkusen won on away goals.
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Real Madrid wins 3–1 on aggregate.
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final
2002 UEFA Champions League Final
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 the Hampden Park in Glasgow, on Wednesday, 15 May 2002, to...
to claim their ninth European Cup title. The final's winning goal was scored by Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
, with a left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area.
Bayer Leverkusen eliminated all three English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
teams on their way to the final: Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
(Leverkusen losing 5–2 on head to head) in the second group stage, followed by Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in the quarter-finals and Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in the semi-final.
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
was the tournament's top scorer, scoring 10 goals from the first group stage through to the semi-final.
Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
First qualifying round
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Second leg
Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate.----
Lazio won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Lille won 2–1 on aggregate.
Group stage
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries rankedUEFA coefficients
In European football, the UEFA coefficients are statistics used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions.The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe...
1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the second group stage, and the third placed team in each group advance to the Third Round of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
.
Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, Lille
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
, Liverpool, Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...
, Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
, Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
and Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
made their debut in the group stage.
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Second group stage
Eight winners and eight runners-up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams each, each containing two group winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.| Key to colours in group tables |
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Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | |
 Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
 Boavista |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 5 |
 Nantes |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 BarcelonaFC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
 RomaA.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
 GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 16 | |
 PanathinaikosPanathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
 Sparta Prague |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
| Porto |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
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Group D
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Deportivo La Coruña Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
The game was originally scheduled for 21 November, but had to be postponed to 28 November due to heavy fog in Turin. The game was postponed for one more day because of the same issues of low visibility.
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Second leg
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Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Bayer Leverkusen won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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Second leg
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Bayer Leverkusen 3–3 Manchester United on aggregate. Bayer Leverkusen won on away goals.
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Real Madrid wins 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League (group stages and knockout stage only) are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Appearances | Minutes played |
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| 1 |  Ruud van NistelrooyRuud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
10 | 14 | 1207' |
| 2 | David Trezeguet David Trézéguet David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011.... |
Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
8 | 10 | 841' |
| 3 |  Ole Gunnar SolskjærOle Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
7 | 15 | 630' |
| Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
7 | 11 | 981' | |
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Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
6 | 11 | 730' |
| Diego Tristán Diego Tristán Diego Tristán Herrera is a retired Spanish professional footballer.At his peak, he was considered amongst the best strikers in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribble, shot accuracy, aerial ability and off-the-ball movements; he is best known for his Deportivo de La Coruña spell, where... |
Deportivo La Coruña Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División... |
6 | 12 | 797' | |
 Michalis KonstantinouMichalis Konstantinou Michalis Konstantinou is a Cypriot football striker. He plays for the Cyprus national football team, and is already the all-time leading scorer with 32 goals in 80 appearances.... |
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... |
6 | 14 | 955' | |
| Raúl González Raúl González Raúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04.... |
Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
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| Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He... |
Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
6 | 15 | 1300' | |
| Michael Ballack Michael Ballack Michael Ballack is a German professional footballer, who is currently playing for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern... |
Bayer Leverkusen |
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