2001 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2001 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place at San Siro in Milan, Italy, on 23 May 2001, to decide the winner of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League. The match pitted German side Bayern Munich against Spanish side Valencia. The match finished in a 1–1 draw, but Bayern clinched their fourth title by winning 5–4 on penalties. This was also their first European Cup title in a quarter-century, also representing Valencia's second consecutive final defeat (2000 and 2001). As all the goals in the match were scored from penalties, with also Bayern Munich missing a penalty in normal time and a penalty shoot-out was required to decide the winner, this UEFA Champions League match became an "all-penalty" final. The 2001 final was a meeting of the two previous seasons' losing finalists – Bayern Munich lost to Manchester United in 1999 and Valencia lost to Real Madrid in 2000.

2001 UEFA Champions League Final
Match programme cover
Event2000–01 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich Valencia
1 1
After golden goal extra time
Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties
Date23 May 2001
VenueSan Siro, Milan
Man of the MatchOliver Kahn (Bayern Munich)[1]
RefereeDick Jol (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance79,000[1]
WeatherScattered clouds
20 °C (68 °F)[3]

This was the sixth European Cup final to be decided on penalties, and the second under the Champions League format. This was Ottmar Hitzfeld's second Champions League title after he won it with Borussia Dortmund in 1997, making him the second coach in European Cup history, after Ernst Happel, to win the competition with two clubs. Meanwhile, it was Héctor Cúper's third consecutive European final defeat; he lost the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final with Mallorca, before losing the 2000 Champions League final with Valencia.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich 6 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1999)
Valencia 1 (2000)

Route to the final
Further information: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich Round Valencia
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Third qualifying round Tirol Innsbruck 4–1 0–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Opponent Result First group stage Opponent Result
Helsingborgs IF 3–1 (A) Matchday 1 Olympiacos 2–1 (H)
Rosenborg BK 3–1 (H) Matchday 2 Heerenveen 1–0 (A)
Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 (A) Matchday 3 Lyon 1–0 (H)
Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 Lyon 2–1 (A)
Helsingborgs IF 0–0 (H) Matchday 5 Olympiacos 0–1 (A)
Rosenborg BK 1–1 (A) Matchday 6 Heerenveen 1–1 (H)
Group F winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Bayern Munich 6 11
2 Paris Saint-Germain 6 10
3 Rosenborg 6 7
4 Helsingborg 6 5
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group C winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Valencia 6 13
2 Lyon 6 9
3 Olympiacos 6 9
4 Heerenveen 6 4
Source: UEFA
Opponent Result Second group stage Opponent Result
Lyon 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 Sturm Graz 2–0 (H)
Arsenal 2–2 (A) Matchday 2 Panathinaikos 0–0 (A)
Spartak Moscow 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 Manchester United 0–0 (H)
Spartak Moscow 3–0 (A) Matchday 4 Manchester United 1–1 (A)
Lyon 0–3 (A) Matchday 5 Sturm Graz 5–0 (A)
Arsenal 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Panathinaikos 2–1 (H)
Group C winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Bayern Munich 6 13
2 Arsenal 6 8
3 Lyon 6 8
4 Spartak Moscow 6 4
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group A winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Valencia 6 12
2 Manchester United 6 12
3 Sturm Graz 6 6
4 Panathinaikos 6 2
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Arsenal 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
Real Madrid 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Leeds United 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

Summary

This final would come to be known for the goalkeeping heroics of Bayern keeper Oliver Kahn.[4]

Valencia opened the score early on with a Gaizka Mendieta penalty in the third minute after a prostrate Patrik Andersson was deemed to have handled the ball in the penalty area. Only a few minutes later, Bayern Munich were awarded a penalty after Jocelyn Angloma fouled Stefan Effenberg in the penalty box, but Santiago Cañizares saved Mehmet Scholl's kick with his legs. Bayern were awarded another penalty early in the second half, this time after Amedeo Carboni handled the ball while competing for a header with Carsten Jancker. This time, Stefan Effenberg took the penalty kick and sent Cañizares the wrong way to level the scores at 1–1. The scores remained level for the remainder of normal time and throughout the 30 minutes of extra time, so the match went to penalties.[4]

Again, Valencia took the lead early on as Paulo Sérgio put the first kick of the shoot-out over the bar before Mendieta sent Oliver Kahn the wrong way. Hasan Salihamidžić, John Carew and Alexander Zickler then traded penalty goals before Kahn saved Zlatko Zahovič's kick to tie the scores at 2–2 after three kicks each. The next kick from Patrik Andersson was also saved by Cañizares, and then Kahn stretched out a hand to tip Amedeo Carboni's shot onto the crossbar. Both Rubén Baraja and Stefan Effenberg then scored to take the shoot-out to sudden death. Bixente Lizarazu and Kily González both scored their clubs' sixth kicks of the penalty shoot-out, and then Thomas Linke scored for Bayern to set Mauricio Pellegrino up for the game-deciding kick. Kahn guessed the right direction and saved Pellegrino's kick, winning the cup for Bayern Munich.[4]

Kahn also won the UEFA Fair Play Award for consoling his heartbroken rival, Valencia's Santiago Cañizares after the penalty shoot-out.[5]

Details
Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.) Valencia
Effenberg  50' (pen.) Report Mendieta  3' (pen.)
Penalties
Paulo Sérgio
Salihamidžić
Zickler
Andersson
Effenberg
Lizarazu
Linke 		5–4 Mendieta
Carew
Zahovič
Carboni
Baraja
Kily González
Pellegrino
Attendance: 79,000[1]
Bayern Munich
Valencia
GK1 Oliver Kahn
CB4 Samuel Kuffour
CB5 Patrik Andersson 38'
CB25 Thomas Linke
RWB2 Willy Sagnol 46'
LWB3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM23 Owen Hargreaves
CM11 Stefan Effenberg (c)
AM7 Mehmet Scholl 108'
AM20 Hasan Salihamidžić
CF9 Giovane Élber 100'
Substitutes:
GK22 Bernd Dreher
DF18 Michael Tarnat
MF10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW13 Paulo Sérgio 108'
FW19 Carsten Jancker 46'
FW21 Alexander Zickler 100'
FW24 Roque Santa Cruz
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK1 Santiago Cañizares 120'
RB20 Jocelyn Angloma
CB12 Roberto Ayala 90'
CB2 Mauricio Pellegrino
LB15 Amedeo Carboni 26'
DM19 Rubén Baraja
RM6 Gaizka Mendieta (c)
LM18 Kily González 117'
AM35 Pablo Aimar 46'
CF17 Juan Sánchez 66'
CF7 John Carew
Substitutes:
GK25 Andrés Palop
DF5 Miroslav Đukić 90'
DF34 Fábio Aurélio
MF4 Didier Deschamps
MF8 Zlatko Zahovič 66'
MF14 Vicente
MF23 David Albelda 46'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)[2]
Jan-Willem van Veluwen (Netherlands)[2]
Fourth official:
Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)[2]

Match rules

Statistics
Bayern Munich Valencia
Goals scored 11
Total shots 199
Shots on target 54
Ball possession 64%36%
Corner kicks 103
Fouls committed 2423
Offsides 26
Yellow cards 13
Red cards 00

See also

References
  1. "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "Match officials appointed for Milan final" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "History | Weather Underground". Wunderground.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. Biggs, Matt (23 May 2001). "Bayern Munich 1-1 Valencia; Bayern won 5-4 on penalties". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. Remember when Olivier Kahn won an award for his actions after 2001 Champions League final. GiveMeSport.
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