FC Bayer Leverkusen
2001/02

1 Hans-Jurg Butt

3 Marko Babic

4 Michael Zepek

5 Jens Nowotny

6 Boris Zivkovic

8 Ze Roberto

9 Ulf Kirsten

10 Yildiray Basturk

12 Dimitar Berbatov

13 Michael Ballack

15 Jurica Vranjes

17 Pascal Ojigwe

18 Frank Hejduk

19 Lucio

20 Frank Juric

22 Ioannis Masuanidis

23 Thomas Brdaric

24 Emanuel Pogatetz

25 Bernd Schneider

26 Zoltun Sebescen

27 Oliver Neuville

28 Carsten Ramelow

29 Thorsten Wittek

31 Tom Starke

33 Anel Dzaka

34 Hazefeye Dogan

35 Diego Placente

40 Thorsten Burkhardt

46 Mile Bozic

47 Thomas Kleine

Coach
Klaus Toppmuller







3 Times, 5 Years !!!

2-1
Raul 9'Lucio 14'
Zidan 45'

Uefa Champions-League 2001/2002 Final
May 15th, Hampden Park Glassgow, 20:45

Real Madrid CF won its 3rd cup in 5 years,
after beating FC Bayer Leverkusen 2:1 at
the Uefa Champions-League Final for 2001/02 season.
That was its 9th cup since 1956!

A goal to grace any final by the world's costliest player,
Zinedine Zidane, won the tenth Uefa Champions League final
for Real Madrid CF and gave the famous Spanish club their
ninth European crown at Hampden Park, the venue of their
most celebrated victory of all.
Madrid's 2-1 victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen was not on
a par with their 7-3 win against Eintracht Franfurt 32
years ago, but the sight of Zidane's volley
finding the top corner of Leverkusen's net on the stroke
of half-time may live just as long in the memory of those
who saw it.
Leverkusen were never overrun, as some had predicted
they would be, but Madrid seemed to have their measure for
much of the match as for the third time this season
Leverkusen were denied a trophy at the very last.
There were no great surprises in either lineup: Fernando
Morientes was preferred to Guti in attack for Madrid, while
Thomas Brdaric replaced the suspended Ze Roberto for
Leverkusen and Boris Zivkovic took over in central defence
from the injured Jens Nowotny. In Nowotny's absence,
Carsten Ramelow captained the German club on the biggest
night in their history.
The opening skirmishes were inconclusive, notable only
for three Leverkusen fouls, the third of which gave Madrid
a free-kick 30 metres out but it was wasted by Luis Figo.
Moments earlier Roberto Carlos caught Leverkusen
napping witha long throw from halfway that Zinedine
Zidane almost latched on to.
The Germans might have heeded that warning, but when, on
eight minutes, Madrid's Brazilian full-back launched another
mammoth throw from just inside his own half, Raul Gonzalez
raced on to it unchallenged. The Uefa Champions League's
all-time leading scorer slid the ball beyond Hans-Jurg Butt
to open the scoring and leave Leverkusen's defenders
to point accusing fingers at each other.
It was just the start that their coach Klaus Toppmuller
must have dreaded but, not for the first time this season,
Leverkusen showed their character and struck back quickly.
Just another six minutes had elapsed when Michael Ballack
was impeded near the left touchline by Michel Salgado.
Bernd Schneider swung over the free-kick and Lucio
climbed above Madrid captain Fernando Hierro
to head Leverkusen level.
After that there were half-chances at either end,
for Morientes and for Brdaric, as Madrid,
the eight-times champions, swiftly realised they
would have to work hard to make it nine. Clearly, however,
Toppmuller was still not satisfied with his own team as
he withdrew a disconsolate-looking Brdaric after 37
minutes and replaced him with the Bulgarian
striker Dimitar Berbatov.
When it became apparent we were to have seven minutes
injury time, the anxiety began to show in the Madrid
ranks and Leverkusen poured forward. Ballack,
Yildiray Basturk and Berbatov, with a header and then a shot,
both went close, and even Butt, the goalkeeper,
headed narrowly over from a free-kick. However, Casillas,
kept out of the side for so long this season, emerged as
a hero to match Zidane as he made three breathtaking saves
in the dying seconds, as Madrid marched on to be
kings of Europe once more.

To 2002/03 Season

Real Madrid CF
2001/02

1 Iker Casillas

2 Michel Salgado

3 Roberto Carlos

4 Fernando Hierro

5 Zinadine Zidane

6 Ivan Helguera

7 Raul Gonzalez

8 Steve McManaman

9 Fernando Morientes

10 Luis Figo

11 Savio

12 Ivan Campo

13 Cesar Sanchez

14 Jose Maria Guti

15 Geremi

16 Flavio Conceiao

18 Aitor Karanka

20 Albert Celades

21 Santiago Solari

23 Pedro Munitis

24 Claude Makelele

26 Oscar Pascual

27 Carlos Sanchez

28 Alvaro Benito

29 Borja Fernandez

30 Raul Bravo

31 Francisco Pavon

32 Valmiro Rocha

33 Ruben Rocha

34 Francisco Sousa

37 Antonio Nunez

38 Francisco Salvador

39 Javier Garcia

40 Cesar Navas


Coach
Vicente Del Bosque
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