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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 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 hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001–02 UEFA Champions League
The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the 10th since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". 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 into the top left corner. Bayer Leverkusen eliminated all three English teams on their way to the final: Arsenal in the second group stage, followed by Liverpool in the quarter-finals and Manchester United in the semi-finals. 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. Association team allocation A total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl (footballer)
Raúl González Blanco (; born 27 June 1977), known mononymously as Raúl, is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He most recently managed Real Madrid Castilla, the reserve team of La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, during a stage in his career he was simultaneously the all-time top scorer for Real Madrid, the Spain national football team, Spain national team, and had the List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers, most goals in the UEFA Champions League. Raúl made over List of footballers with the most official appearances, 1,000 appearances in his career. Raúl spent 16 years of his career playing for Real Madrid, becoming the holder for List of Real Madrid C.F. records and statistics#Players, most appearances with the club (741). With ''Los Blancos'', he won six La Liga titles, thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2000 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place on 24 May 2000. The match was played at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, to determine the winner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. The final pitted Spanish teams Real Madrid and Valencia. It was the first time in the Champions League or the European Cup that two clubs from the same country competed in the final. Route to the final Match Summary The match saw a headed goal from Fernando Morientes and a spectacular Steve McManaman volley put Real Madrid 2–0 ahead, before Raúl sealed the win with a breakaway third goal, rounding Santiago Cañizares after Real had cleared a Valencia corner. The win was Real's eighth European Cup Championship overall and their second in three years, and was notable for being Vicente del Bosque's first title as manager. It was also a landmark for being the first final played between two teams from the same nation. Upon this win, McManaman became the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1998 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, on 20 May 1998 to determine the winner of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. It pitted Real Madrid of Spain and Juventus of Italy. Juventus appeared in their third consecutive final, while Real Madrid were in their first of the Champions League era. Real Madrid won 1–0, to clinch their record breaking seventh European title, their first title for 32 years. The only goal was scored by Predrag Mijatović. The two teams would face each other in the final again in 2017. Venue The Amsterdam Arena has served as the home stadium of Ajax since 1996. The previous home for Ajax's European matches, the Olympisch Stadion, also hosted European finals. One-legged finals include the 1962 European Cup final, in which Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5–3, and the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which Anderlecht were beaten 2–0 by Hamburger SV. It also hosted the second l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 European Cup Final
The 1966 European Cup final was a football match held at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, on 11 May 1966 that saw Real Madrid of Spain defeat FK Partizan of Yugoslavia 2–1 to win the 1965–66 European Cup title. Route to the final Match Summary Partizan took the lead through a goal by Velibor Vasović in the 55th minute, but Real Madrid equalised in the 70th minute through Spanish international Amancio. Fernando Serena scored the winner for Real six minutes later. This was Real Madrid's sixth European Cup triumph in the 11 years of the tournament's existence, with Paco Gento being the only Madrid player to win all of these. However, they would not win the competition again until 1998, when Predrag Mijatović–– who was, ironically, a former Partizan player–– scored the winning goal in the 66th minute of the final. Details See also *1965–66 European Cup * FK Partizan in European football * Real Madrid CF in international football competitions References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 European Cup Final
The 1964 European Cup final was a Association football, football match played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Prater Stadium in Vienna, Austria on 27 May 1964 as the conclusion to the 1963–64 European Cup. The match was contested by Inter Milan of Italy and five-time former winners Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid of Spain. A brace from Sandro Mazzola alongside a goal from Aurelio Milani helped Inter Milan to a 3–1 victory as they won the trophy for the first time. Background Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid had won the first five editions of the UEFA Champions League, European Cup in 1956 European Cup final, 1956, 1957 European Cup final, 1957, 1958 European Cup final, 1958, 1959 European Cup final, 1959 and 1960 European Cup final, 1960. They had also made the final in 1962 European Cup final, 1962 but lost to S.L. Benfica, Benfica. Inter Milan, who had never previously qualified for the European Cup, reached the final at the first attempt. Route to the final Inter Milan Inter Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 European Cup Final
The 1960 European Cup final was a football match played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on 18 May 1960 as the conclusion to the 1959–60 European Cup. The match was contested by four-time defending champions Real Madrid of Spain, the only previous team to win the competition, and Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany. Widely regarded as one of the greatest football matches ever played, Real Madrid won 7–3 in front of a record crowd of over 127,000 people. Real Madrid players Alfredo Di Stéfano (3) and Ferenc Puskás (4) both scored Hat-trick#Association football, hat-tricks in the final. Until the 2025 UEFA Champions League final, in which Paris Saint-Germain FC, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan 5–0, the match held the record for the largest margin of victory in a European Cup final. Background Real Madrid had won the first four editions of the UEFA Champions League, European Cup in 1956 European Cup final, 1956, 1957 European Cup final, 1957, 1958 European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
