2000–01 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League featured the eight teams that had finished in the top two of each of the four groups in the second group stage and lasted from 3 April to 23 May 2001. The knockout stage followed a simple, single-elimination format, with the ties in each round (except for the final) being played over two legs, with whichever team scored the most goals over the course of the two legs progressing to the next round. In the case of both teams scoring the same number of goals over the two legs, the winner would be determined by whichever team scored more goals in their away leg. If the teams could still not be separated, a period of extra time lasting 30 minutes (split into two 15-minute halves) would be played. If the scores were still level after extra time, the winner would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. As in every season of the competition, the final was played as a single match at a neutral venue, which in 2001 was the San Siro in Milan, Italy.

The final pitted three-time winners Bayern Munich of Germany against Spanish club Valencia, who were appearing in their second consecutive final, with Bayern winning 5–4 on penalties after the two teams could not be separated through 90 minutes and extra time.[1] Bayern reached the final by knocking out the competition's last two champions – Manchester United (who had beaten Bayern in the 1999 final)[2] and Real Madrid, who beat Valencia in 2000.[3] Valencia, meanwhile, had to play two English sides en route to the final, first beating Arsenal[4] then Leeds United.[5] The other teams involved in the knockout stage were Galatasaray of Turkey and Deportivo La Coruña of Spain.

Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
 Turkey Galatasaray 3 0 3  
 Spain Real Madrid 2 3 5  
   Spain Real Madrid 0 1 1  
   Germany Bayern Munich 1 2 3  
 England Manchester United 0 1 1
   Germany Bayern Munich 1 2 3  
     Germany Bayern Munich (p)  
   Spain Valencia  
   England Leeds United 3 0 3  
 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0 2 2  
   England Leeds United 0 0 0
   Spain Valencia 0 3 3  
 England Arsenal 2 0 2
   Spain Valencia (a) 1 1 2  

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leeds United England 3–2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 0–2
Arsenal England 2–2 (a) Spain Valencia 2–1 0–1
Galatasaray Turkey 3–5 Spain Real Madrid 3–2 0–3
Manchester United England 1–3 Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 1–2

First leg

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

3 April 2001
20:45
Galatasaray Turkey 3–2 Spain Real Madrid
Ümit  47' (pen.)
Hasan Şaş  66'
Jardel  75' 		Report Helguera  33'
Makélélé  43'
The match was interrupted for three minutes after Galatasaray's third goal due to floodlight failure in the stadium.

4 April 2001
20:45
Arsenal England 2–1 Spain Valencia
Henry  58'
Parlour  60' 		Report Ayala  41'
Highbury, London
Attendance: 35,104
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Second leg

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

Leeds United won 3–2 on aggregate.

17 April 2001
20:45
Valencia Spain 1–0 England Arsenal
Carew  75' Report

2–2 on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.

18 April 2001
20:45
Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Raúl  15', 37'
Helguera  28' 		Report

Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.

Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leeds United England 0–3 Spain Valencia 0–0 0–3
Real Madrid Spain 1–3 Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 1–2

First leg

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

2 May 2001
20:45
Leeds United England 0–0 Spain Valencia
Report
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 36,437
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Second leg

All times Central European Time (UTC+1)

8 May 2001
20:45
Valencia Spain 3–0 England Leeds United
Juan Sánchez  16', 47'
Mendieta  52' 		Report
Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Valencia won 3–0 on aggregate.

9 May 2001
20:45
Bayern Munich Germany 2–1 Spain Real Madrid
Élber  8'
Jeremies  34' 		Report Figo  18'
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Bayern crowned European champions". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 May 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Lacey, David (19 April 2001). "Avenging Bayern destroy red dream". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Tremlett, Giles (2 May 2001). "Bayern put champions on back foot". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Valencia oust Arsenal". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 April 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Leeds' luck runs out in Valencia". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 May 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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