2001-02 UEFA Champions League
Zidane's volley gave Real Madrid a ninth European Cup against Leverkusen.
The 2001–02 season was the 47th of UEFA's top club competition and the tenth under the Champions League name. Real Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final for their ninth European Cup, the winner a left-footed volley by Zinedine Zidane from the edge of the box into the top corner.
Quick Facts
- Dates
- Qualifying:
- 11 July – 8 September 2001
- Competition proper:
- 11 September 2001 – 15 May 2002
- Teams
- Competition proper: 32; Total: 72
- Champion other
- ESP Real Madrid
- Second other
- GER Bayer Leverkusen
- Matches
- 157
- Attendance
- 5411714
- Top scorer
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United); 10 goals
Lore & Background
Leverkusen had knocked out all three English sides on the way: Arsenal in the second group stage, Liverpool in the quarter-finals and Manchester United in the semi-finals. United's Ruud van Nistelrooy was top scorer with ten goals, scored between the first group stage and the semi-final.
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