2002 UEFA Champions League Final - Route To The Final

Route To The Final

For more details on this topic, see 2001–02 UEFA Champions League.

Bayer Leverkusen entered the competition in the third qualifying round after finishing fourth in the 2000–01 Fußball-Bundesliga. They faced Serbian side Red Star Belgrade, and drew 0–0 in the first leg at The Red Star Stadium. At BayArena, Leverkusen won the second leg 3–0 after two goals from Oliver Neuville and one goal from Ulf Kirsten, and progressed to the group stage by virtue of winning the tie 3–0 on aggregate. Real Madrid entered the competition in the group stage after winning La Liga.

Bayer Leverkusen			Round	Real Madrid
Opponent	Result	Legs	Qualifying phase	Opponent	Result	Legs
Red Star Belgrade	3–0	3–0 home; 0–0 away	Third qualifying round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Barcelona 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15 Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 12 Lyon 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9 Fenerbahçe 6 0 0 6 3 12 –9 0			Group stage	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Roma 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 Anderlecht 6 0 3 3 4 13 –9 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 Arsenal 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 Juventus 6 2 1 3 7 8 –1 7			Second group stage	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Panathinaikos 6 2 2 2 7 8 –1 8 Sparta Prague 6 2 0 4 6 10 –4 6 Porto 6 1 1 4 3 7 –4 4
Opponent	Result	Legs	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result	Legs
Liverpool	4–3	0–1 away; 4–2 home	Quarter-finals	Bayern Munich	3–2	1–2 away; 2–0 home
Manchester United	3–3 (a)	2–2 away; 1–1 home	Semi-finals	Barcelona	3–1	2–0 away; 1–1 home