Real madrid champions league winners 2002. Each club needed to progress through two group. The 200203 uefa champions league was the 11th season of uefas premier european club football tournament the uefa champions league since its rebranding in 1992 and the 48th european cup tournament overall. The score is given at full time and half time in brackets and in the goals columns the goalscorer and time when goal was scored is noted.
This is a list of all matches contested between the spanish football clubs barcelona and real madrid a fixture known as el clasico. Real madrid took on bayer leverkusen in glasgow scotland for the trophy. 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.
The 2002 uefa champions league final was the final match of the 200102 uefa champions league europes primary club football competition. Please note cards are written in english. It took a stunning goal from zinedine zidane to see real win the trophy for the 9th time.
Since the 199697 season however other than portos win in 200304 the winners have come from one of only four nations spain 11 england 5 italy 3 and germany 3 and other than monacos performance in 200304 the runners up have all come. But real madrid surprisingly sacked vicente del bosque shortly after winning la liga title after del bosque was not offered his new contract and being replaced by surprise choice carlos queirozreal madrid were also on course to retain. Manchester uniteds ruud van nistelrooy was again the top scorer scoring 12 goals over the two group.
Pep guardiola claims manchester city have made a statement in the champions league by dumping out record 13 time winners real madrid. Real madrid european champions league winners 2002. Real madrid endured decently worst domestic league performance under vicente del bosque managerial finished just 3rd in the league standings as well as copa del rey 2002 failure despite real madrids world record signings of zinedine zidane from juventusbut real madrids la novenas uefa champions league title was a consolation prize following a 2 1 victory against bayer leverkusen.
Man city display the superiority of potential champions league winners in victory over real madrid. The club name in bold indicates a win for that team. Raul gave them the lead but they were pegged back by a goal from lucio.
Helguera was 24 when he landed in madrid from espanyol in 1999. Real madrid returned to domestic league glory under vicente del bosque managerial after a 3 1 victory against athletic bilbao in the season finale. The competition was won by milan who beat juventus on penalties in the european cups first ever all italian final to win their sixth european title and its first in nine years.
City had the look of a team ready to take lisbons mini tournament by storm.