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 15 May 2002 to decide the winner of the Champions League. 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.

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, 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. TeamsPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Bayer LeverkusenNone Real Madrid11 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1998, 2000)

Route to the final

Bayer LeverkusenRound Real MadridOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Red Star Belgrade3–03–0 (H)0–0 (A)Third qualifying roundByeOpponentResultFirst group stageOpponentResult Lyon1–0 (A)Matchday 1 Roma2–1 (A) Barcelona2–1 (H)Matchday 2 Lokomotiv Moscow4–0 (H) Fenerbahçe2–1 (H)Matchday 3 Anderlecht4–1 (H) Barcelona1–2 (A)Matchday 4 Anderlecht2–0 (A) Fenerbahçe2–1 (A)Matchday 5 Roma1–1 (H) Lyon2–4 (H)Matchday 6 Lokomotiv Moscow0–2 (A)Group F runners-upFinal standingsGroup A winnersOpponentResultSecond group stageOpponentResult Juventus0–4 (A)Matchday 1 Sparta Prague3–2 (A) Deportivo La Coruña3–0 (H)Matchday 2 Panathinaikos3–0 (H) Arsenal1–1 (H)Matchday 3 Porto1–0 (H) Arsenal1–4 (A)Matchday 4 Porto2–1 (A) Juventus3–1 (H)Matchday 5 Sparta Prague3–0 (H) Deportivo La Coruña3–1 (A)Matchday 6 Panathinaikos2–2 (A)Group D winnersFinal standingsGroup C winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Liverpool4–30–1 (A)4–2 (H)Quarter-finals Bayern Munich3–21–2 (A)2–0 (H) Manchester United3–3 (a)2–2 (A)1–1 (H)Semi-finals Barcelona3–12–0 (A)1–1 (H)

Match

Details

GK 1 Hans-Jörg ButtRB 26 Zoltán Sebescen CB 6 Boris ŽivkovićCB 19 Lúcio LB 35 Diego PlacenteDM 28 Carsten Ramelow (c)RM 25 Bernd SchneiderCM 13 Michael BallackLM 23 Thomas Brdarić AM 10 Yıldıray BaştürkCF 27 Oliver NeuvilleSubstitutes:GK 20 Frank JuricDF 47 Thomas KleineMF 3 Marko Babić MF 15 Jurica VranješMF 33 Anel DžakaFW 9 Ulf Kirsten FW 12 Dimitar Berbatov Manager: Klaus Toppmöller GK 13 César RB 2 Míchel Salgado CB 4 Fernando Hierro (c)CB 6 Iván HelgueraLB 3 Roberto Carlos DM 24 Claude Makélélé RM 10 Luís Figo LM 21 Santiago SolariAM 5 Zinedine ZidaneCF 7 RaúlCF 9 Fernando MorientesSubstitutes:GK 1 Iker Casillas DF 18 Aitor KarankaDF 31 Francisco PavónMF 8 Steve McManaman MF 14 GutiMF 16 Flávio Conceição FW 23 Pedro MunitisManager: Vicente del Bosque Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

Assistant referees: Francesco Buragina (Switzerland) Felix Züger (Switzerland) Fourth official: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutes

Statistics

+First halfStatisticBayer LeverkusenReal MadridGoals scored12Total shots55Shots on target33Ball possession46%54%Corner kicks30Fouls committed816Offsides32Yellow cards01Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticBayer LeverkusenReal MadridGoals scored00Total shots82Shots on target31Ball possession58%42%Corner kicks30Fouls committed915Offsides00Yellow cards01Red cards00

+OverallStatisticBayer LeverkusenReal MadridGoals scored12Total shots137Shots on target64Ball possession52%48%Corner kicks60Fouls committed1731Offsides32Yellow cards02Red cards00

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."

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 2002 UEFA Cup final 2002 UEFA Super Cup 2002 UEFA Women's Cup final 2002 Intercontinental Cup 2001–02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season 2001–02 Real Madrid CF season Bayer 04 Leverkusen in European football Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

References

External links 2001–02 UEFA Champions League season at UEFA.com