In the 68th minute, César was injured and had to be replaced by 20-year-old Iker Casillas. But in the 45th minute, one of the greatest goals in UEFA Champions League history was scored Zinedine Zidane received a high, arcing cross from Roberto Carlos on the edge of the penalty area, volleying a left-footed shot into the top corner. Real Madrid's Spanish forward Raúl opened the scoring in the eighth minute, but, five minutes later, Brazilian defender Lúcio levelled the scores with a header that beat goalkeeper César. However, the match is remembered as a very close one. Real Madrid won 2–1, clinching their ninth European Cup title, and their third in five years. The match pitted Leverkusen, who had beaten Manchester United in the semi-finals to deny Sir Alex Ferguson a homecoming to Glasgow, against Real Madrid. 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. Real Madrid were regarded as favourites before the match and took the lead in the eighth minute through Raúl. There, they won their group, before beating the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United to progress to the final.īefore the match, a minute of silence was held in honour of Ukrainian manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi, who died two days earlier. Bayer Leverkusen finished second in their group behind Barcelona and progressed to the second group stage.
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. Leverkusen appeared in the final for the first time, whereas Real Madrid appeared in their 12th final.Įach club needed to progress through two group stages, and two knockout rounds to reach the final. The show-piece event was contested between Bayer Leverkusen of Germany and Real Madrid of Spain at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday,, to decide the winner of the Champions League. The 2002 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition.
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