2000–01_Liverpool_F.C._season

2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season

2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season

109th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

The 2000–2001 season was Liverpool Football Club's 109th season in existence and their 39th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. This season proved highly successful for Liverpool, with them picking up the League Cup, UEFA Cup and FA Cup under Gerard Houllier, having finished 3rd in the league.[1]

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Season summary

Liverpool enjoyed their best season for years when they completed a unique treble of cup competitions and ended Gérard Houllier's three-year wait to bring silverware to Anfield.

The first trophy was secured on 25 February when a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory followed a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City in the Worthington Cup final. The game was also the first club fixture to be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium while Wembley was being rebuilt. Part two of the treble was completed on 12 May when two late Michael Owen goals overturned Arsenal's lead in the FA Cup Final to give the Reds a 2–1 win. The final part of the treble was perhaps the most dramatic. The UEFA Cup final featured an amazing nine goals as Alavés gave them a run for their money fighting back to equalize from 3–1 and 4–3, before Liverpool finally ran out 5–4 winners after extra-time.[2] The FA and UEFA cup wins meant Liverpool played in the Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup at the start of the next season, winning both.

Promising young midfielder Steven Gerrard was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for his key part in one of the most successful seasons in Liverpool's 109-year history, and contributions from British stars Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher, Danny Murphy and new signings Gary McAllister and Emile Heskey were matched by an increasingly continental side consisting of new captain Sami Hyypiä, Sander Westerveld, Jari Litmanen and Dietmar Hamann.

However, there was sad news just after the end of the season, when former manager Joe Fagan (manager of the 1984 side that also managed to win three trophies in a season) died at the age of 80 after a long illness.

Players

First-team squad

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    Events of the season

    August

    Gérard Houllier prepared for his third season at the Liverpool helm, looking to improve on the fourth-place finish of the previous campaign which had seen the Reds having to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup when they had come so close to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

    The campaign began with a 1–0 home win over relegation favourites Bradford City, who had defeated Liverpool last season to deny the Reds Champions League qualification; Emile Heskey scored the only goal of the game. A 2–0 defeat at Arsenal followed, before a thrilling 3–3 draw at Southampton in which Michael Owen was on target twice.

    September

    September began well with good home wins over Aston Villa and Manchester City. The European adventure then began with a 1–0 away win over Romanian side Rapid București in the first round first leg of the UEFA Cup. The return to league action saw 1–1 draws with West Ham United and Sunderland. The month ended with a goalless home draw in the return leg against Rapid București to ensure progression to the next stage of the competition.

    October

    October began badly for Liverpool, who found themselves on the receiving end of a 3–0 defeat by Chelsea in the league. Two weeks later, however, an Emile Heskey hat-trick gave them a 4–0 win at Derby County which put them in fourth place, four points behind leaders Manchester United and second placed Arsenal and a point behind third placed Leicester City. Heskey was on target in the next two games that month – a 1–0 win over Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup second round first leg at Anfield and the 3–1 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby, also at Anfield.

    November

    November brought mixed results for the Reds. Their Football League Cup quest began in the third round with a 2–1 win over Chelsea after extra time. This was followed by a 4–3 league defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road. In the second round second leg of the UEFA Cup, the Reds eliminated Slovan Liberec to reach the third round. There was also an impressive 4–1 home win over Coventry City in the league, followed by 2–1 defeats at Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, and finally an 8–0 away demolition of Division Two side Stoke City in the fourth round of the League Cup. Liverpool were still a healthy fifth in the league but were now 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester United, in turn eight points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal.

    December

    December was a generally good month for the Reds, who began with a 3–0 home win over Charlton Athletic before overcoming Olympiacos in the UEFA Cup third round. Liverpool then suffering a shock 1–0 home defeat at the hands of surprise title outsiders Ipswich Town, only promoted the previous season. A Danny Murphy goal gave them a 1–0 away win over Manchester United two days before Christmas, though it did little to alter the decision of many bookmakers by this stage of the season to re-open the books on the title race, as so many of them were now certain that United would win their third successive title. The year ended with a 1–0 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Boxing Day. The Reds ended the year in sixth place, occupying the European places along with leaders Manchester United, and the top five clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Leicester City and Ipswich Town.

    January

    2001 started with a 2–1 home win over Southampton, followed by a 3–0 home win over Rotherham United in the FA Cup third round. Then came a surprise 2–1 defeat by Division One strugglers Crystal Palace in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Selhurst Park, though the Reds were rampant 5-0 winners in the return leg at Anfield 14 days later to book their place in the final with Birmingham City and be presented with the opportunity to win the trophy for a record sixth time. There was also an excellent 3–0 away win over Aston Villa in the league in mid January, as well as a 2–0 win at Leeds United in the FA Cup fourth round. The month ended with a 1–1 draw against strugglers Manchester City at Maine Road. Liverpool now stood fourth in the league, with Manchester United now 15 points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal, 16 points clear of third placed Sunderland and 18 points clear of Liverpool. Though the league was now surely beyond Liverpool's (and indeed any other team's) reach, the Reds still had three cups to play for.

    February

    February began with an impressive 3–0 home win over struggling West Ham United and a 1–1 draw at Sunderland. Then came the return to European action – a 2–0 away win over Roma in the UEFA Cup fourth round, in which Michael Owen scored both goals. Then came a 4–2 home win over Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round. Then came the second leg of the game against Roma, which the Reds lost 1–0 at Anfield, still enough for Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals.

    The League Cup final on 25 February was to be the first domestic cup final to be playing beyond England's borders: Wembley Stadium had closed for rebuilding in October 2000 and, until the revamped stadium was ready, all major finals in English football would be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Robbie Fowler put the Reds ahead against Birmingham City after 30 minutes, only for the Division One midlanders to equalise later. With extra time played, the scores were still level and so the game went to penalties – a first for an English cup final. Liverpool won the shoot-out to end their six-year wait for a major trophy, their longest major trophy wait since the early 1960s.

    March

    Liverpool began March with a 2–0 defeat at Leicester City before travelling to Portugal for the UEFA Cup quarter final first leg with Porto, which ended in a goalless draw. Then came the all-Merseyside FA Cup quarter-final – not against Everton, but against Wirral-based Tranmere Rovers, managed by former Liverpool striker John Aldridge. The Reds won 4–2 at Prenton Park, marking the end of a complicated story for Tranmere, who were on their way to relegation from Division One – and for Aldridge, who left the club within weeks of this game. Four days later, Porto travelled to Anfield for the quarter-final second leg, which the Reds won 2–0. The remaining games that month were a 1–1 home draw with struggling Derby County and a 2–0 home win over Manchester United, which did little except prolong United's wait for their inevitable third straight league title.

    April

    With Manchester United confirmed as Premier League champions on 14 April, most eyes were off the Premier League as Liverpool looked to add the FA Cup and UEFA Cup to their earlier League Cup triumph. The FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park on 8 April was against Division Two surprise package Wycombe Wanderers (in only their eighth season as a Football League club) and the Reds only narrowly managed to beat them with a slender 2–1 win. The UEFA Cup semi final first leg with Barcelona saw a goalless draw at the Camp Nou, before a penalty by 36-year-old Gary McAllister in the return leg at Anfield put the Reds through to their first post-Heysel European final.

    May

    After securing a third-place finish in the league and qualification for the Champions League for the first time in the post-Heysel era, the Reds enjoyed one of their finest months ever by completing a unique treble of the League Cup (won in late February), FA Cup and UEFA Cup. The FA Cup was snatched from the jaws of defeat when two late goals from Michael Owen overturned Arsenal's 1–0 lead in the final minutes of the game. The treble was completed four days later when a thrilling match against Alavés of Spain gave them a 5–4 victory in the UEFA Cup final.

    Results

    Pre-season and friendlies

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    Premier League

    League table

    Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
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    Source: Premier League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.

    Results by round

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    Source: Competitive Matches
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    19 August 2000 1 Liverpool 1–0 Bradford City Liverpool, Merseyside
    Heskey 67' Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,183
    Referee: Paul Durkin
    21 August 2000 2 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool London
    Lauren 8'
    Henry 89'    		 Report Stadium: Highbury
    Attendance: 38,014
    Referee: Graham Poll
    26 August 2000 3 Southampton 3–3 Liverpool Southampton
    Pahars 73', 90'
    El Khalej 85'    		 Report Owen 24', 64'
    Hyypiä 55'    		 Stadium: The Dell
    Attendance: 15,202
    Referee: Jeff Winter
    6 September 2000 4 Liverpool 3–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
    Owen 5', 14', 33' Report Stone 83' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,360
    Referee: Neale Barry
    9 September 2000 5 Liverpool 3–2 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
    Owen 11'
    Hamann 56', 82'    		 Report Weah 67'
    Horlock 81' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,692
    Referee: Graham Barber
    17 September 2000 6 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Newham, London
    Di Canio 69' (pen.) Report Gerrard 12' Stadium: Upton Park
    Attendance: 25,998
    Referee: David Elleray
    23 September 2000 7 Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland Liverpool, Merseyside
    Owen 30' Report Phillips 14' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,713
    Referee: Mike Riley
    1 October 2000 8 Chelsea 3–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
    Westerveld 10' (o.g.)
    Hasselbaink 11'
    Guðjohnsen 71'    		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
    Attendance: 34,966
    Referee: Dermot Gallagher
    15 October 2000 9 Derby County 0–4 Liverpool Derby, Derbyshire
    Report Heskey 17', 54', 67'
    Berger 80'    		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Attendance: 30,532
    Referee: Steve Bennett
    21 October 2000 10 Liverpool 1–0 Leicester City Liverpool, Merseyside
    Heskey 69' Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,395
    Referee: Andy D'Urso
    29 October 2000 11 Liverpool 3–1 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
    Barmby 12'
    Heskey 55'
    Berger 78' (pen.)    		 Report Campbell 17' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,718
    Referee: Paul Durkin
    4 November 2000 12 Leeds United 4–3 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
    Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75' Report Hyypiä 2'
    Ziege 18'
    Šmicer 61'    		 Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 40,055
    Referee: David Elleray
    12 November 2000 13 Liverpool 4–1 Coventry City Liverpool, Merseyside
    McAllister 13'
    Gerrard 51'
    Heskey 82', 87'    		 Report Thompson 56' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,701
    Referee: Mike Riley
    19 November 2000 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool Haringey, London
    Ferdinand 31'
    Sherwood 40'    		 Report Fowler 17' Stadium: White Hart Lane
    Attendance: 36,036
    Referee: Mark Halsey
    26 November 2000 15 Newcastle United 2–1 Liverpool Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
    Solano 4'
    Dyer 70'    		 Report Heskey 78' Stadium: St. James' Park
    Attendance: 51,949
    Referee: Barry Knight
    2 December 2000 16 Liverpool 3–0 Charlton Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
    Fish 5' (o.g.)
    Heskey 78'
    Babbel 90'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,515
    Referee: Rob Styles
    10 December 2000 17 Liverpool 0–1 Ipswich Town Liverpool, Merseyside
    Report Stewart 45' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,509
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    17 December 2000 18 Manchester United 0–1 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
    Report Murphy 43' Stadium: Old Trafford
    Attendance: 67,533
    Referee: Mike Riley
    23 December 2000 19 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
    Gerrard 12'
    Owen 62'
    Barmby 71'
    Fowler 84'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,144
    Referee: Paul Durkin
    26 December 2000 20 Middlesbrough 1–0 Liverpool Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
    Karembeu 44' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
    Attendance: 34,696
    Referee: Stephen Lodge
    1 January 2001 21 Liverpool 2–1 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
    Gerrard 12'
    Babbel 86'    		 Report Soltvedt 20' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 38,474
    Referee: Dermot Gallagher
    13 January 2001 22 Aston Villa 0–3 Liverpool Birmingham
    Report Murphy 24', 53'
    Gerrard 32'    		 Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 41,366
    Referee: Graham Barber
    20 January 2001 23 Liverpool 0–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
    Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,042
    Referee: Steve Dunn
    31 January 2001 24 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester, Greater Manchester
    Tiatto 48' Report Heskey 43' Stadium: Maine Road
    Attendance: 34,629
    Referee: Peter Jones
    3 February 2001 25 Liverpool 3–0 West Ham United Liverpool, Merseyside
    Šmicer 20'
    Fowler 45', 57'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,045
    Referee: Steve Bennett
    10 February 2001 26 Sunderland 1–1 Liverpool Sunderland, Wearside
    Hutchison 51' Report Litmanen 79' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
    Attendance: 47,553
    Referee: Graham Barber
    3 March 2001 27 Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool Leicester, Leicestershire
    Akinbiyi 51'
    Izzet 90'    		 Report Stadium: Filbert Street
    Attendance: 21,924
    Referee: Dermot Gallagher
    18 March 2001 28 Liverpool 1–1 Derby County Liverpool, Merseyside
    Owen 52' Report Burton 9' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,362
    Referee: Neale Barry
    31 March 2001 29 Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
    Gerrard 16'
    Fowler 40'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,806
    Referee: Graham Poll
    10 April 2001 30 Ipswich Town 1–1 Liverpool Ipswich, Suffolk
    Armstrong 77' Report Heskey 46' Stadium: Portman Road
    Attendance: 23,504
    Referee: Steve Dunn
    13 April 2001 31 Liverpool 1–2 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
    Gerrard 55' Report Ferdinand 4'
    Bowyer 33'    		 Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,116
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    16 April 2001 32 Everton 2–3 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
    Ferguson 42'
    Unsworth 83' (pen.)    		 Report Heskey 5'
    Babbel 57'
    McAllister 90+4'    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 40,260
    Referee: Jeff Winter
    22 April 2001 33 Liverpool 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
    Heskey 7'
    McAllister 73' (pen.)
    Fowler 88'    		 Report Korsten 24' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,547
    Referee: Barry Knight
    28 April 2001 34 Coventry City 0–2 Liverpool Coventry
    Report Hyypiä 83'
    McAllister 86'    		 Stadium: Highfield Road
    Attendance: 23,063
    Referee: Steve Bennett
    1 May 2001 35 Bradford City 0–2 Liverpool Bradford
    Report Owen 47'
    McAllister 67'    		 Stadium: Valley Parade
    Attendance: 22,057
    Referee: Jeff Winter
    5 May 2001 36 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
    Owen 25', 72', 81' Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,363
    Referee: Mark Halsey
    8 May 2001 37 Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
    Owen 8', 60' Report Hasselbaink 13', 67' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,588
    Referee: Mike Riley
    19 May 2001 38 Charlton Athletic 0–4 Liverpool London
    Report Fowler 55', 71'
    Murphy 60'
    Owen 81'    		 Stadium: The Valley
    Attendance: 20,043
    Referee: Graham Barber

    League Cup

    1 November 2000 3 Liverpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Liverpool
    Murphy 11'
    Fowler 104'    		 Report Zola 29' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 29,370
    Referee: Rob Harris
    29 November 2000 4 Stoke City 0–8 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
    Report Ziege 6'
    Šmicer 26'
    Babbel 28'
    Fowler 39', 82', 85' (pen.)
    Hyypiä 59'
    Murphy 65'    		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
    Attendance: 27,109
    Referee: Andy D'Urso
    13 December 2000 5 Liverpool 3–0 (a.e.t.) Fulham Liverpool
    Owen 105'
    Šmicer 114'
    Barmby 120'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 20,144
    Referee: Dermot Gallagher
    10 January 2001 Semi-final
    leg 1    		 Crystal Palace 2–1 Liverpool Croydon, London
    20:00 Rubins 56'
    Morrison 77'    		 Report Šmicer 78' Stadium: Selhurst Park
    Attendance: 25,933
    Referee: Uriah Rennie
    24 January 2001 Semi-final
    leg 2    		 Liverpool 5–0
    (6-2 agg.)    		 Crystal Palace Liverpool
    20:00 Šmicer 13'
    Murphy 15', 51'
    Bišćan 18'
    Fowler 89'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 41,854
    Referee: Paul Durkin
    25 February 2001 Final Liverpool 1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (5–4 p)    		 Birmingham City Cardiff
    15:00 GMT Fowler 30'
    Hamann Yellow card 108'
    Henchoz Yellow card 109'    		 Report Purse 90' (pen.) Stadium: Millennium Stadium
    Attendance: 73,500
    Referee: David Elleray (London)[3]
    Penalties
    McAllister soccer ball with check mark
    Barmby soccer ball with check mark
    Ziege soccer ball with check mark
    Hamann soccer ball with red X
    Fowler soccer ball with check mark
    Carragher soccer ball with check mark    		 soccer ball with red X Grainger
    soccer ball with check mark Purse
    soccer ball with check mark Marcelo
    soccer ball with check mark Lazaridis
    soccer ball with check mark Hughes
    soccer ball with red X A. Johnson

    FA Cup

    6 January 2001 3 Liverpool 3–0 Rotherham United Liverpool, Merseyside
    Heskey 47' 75'
    Hamann 73'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 30,689
    Referee: Mark Halsey
    27 January 2001 4 Leeds United 0–2 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
    Report Barmby 88'
    Heskey 90'    		 Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 37,108
    Referee: Andy D'Urso
    18 February 2001 5 Liverpool 4–2 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
    Litmanen 7' (pen.)
    Heskey 13'
    Šmicer 54' (pen.)
    Babbel 85'    		 Report Kanchelskis 29'
    Goater 90'    		 Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 36,231
    Referee: Graham Poll
    11 March 2001 6 Tranmere Rovers 2–4 Liverpool Birkenhead, Wirral
    Steve Yates 47'
    Allison 58'    		 Report Murphy 12'
    Owen 27'
    Gerrard 52'
    Fowler 82' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Prenton Park
    Attendance: 16,342
    Referee: Alan Wiley
    8 April 2001 Semi-final Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
    16:00 Ryan 88' Report Heskey 78'
    Fowler 83'    		 Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 40,037
    Referee: Paul Durkin
    12 May 2001 Final Arsenal 1–2 Liverpool Cardiff
    15:00 BST Ljungberg Yellow card 62' 72' Report Hamann Yellow card 57'
    Owen 83', 88'    		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
    Attendance: 72,500
    Referee: Steve Dunn

    UEFA Cup

    First round

    14 September 2000 Rapid București Romania 0–1 England Liverpool Bucharest, Romania
    Report Barmby 29' Stadium: Giulești Stadium
    Attendance: 9,782
    Referee: Denmark Nicolai Volquartz
    28 September 2000 Liverpool England 0–0
    (1–0 agg.)    		 Romania Rapid București Liverpool, England
    Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 37,954
    Referee: Czech Republic Miroslav Liba

    Second round

    26 October 2000 Liverpool England 1–0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Liverpool, England
    Heskey 87' Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 29,662
    Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
    9 November 2000 Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 2–3
    (2–4 agg.)    		 England Liverpool Liberec, Czech Republic
    Štajner 9'
    Breda 89'    		 Report Barmby 31'
    Heskey 76'
    Owen 82'    		 Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
    Attendance: 6,808
    Referee: Germany Edgar Steinborn

    Third round

    23 November 2000 Olympiacos Greece 2–2 England Liverpool Athens, Greece
    Alexandris 65', 92' Report Barmby 38'
    Gerrard 67'    		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
    Attendance: 43,855
    Referee: Netherlands René Temmink
    7 December 2000 Liverpool England 2–0
    (4–2 agg.)    		 Greece Olympiacos Liverpool, England
    Heskey 28'
    Barmby 60'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 35,484
    Referee: Portugal Vítor Melo Pereira

    Fourth round

    15 February 2001 Roma Italy 0–2 England Liverpool Rome, Italy
    Report Owen 46', 72' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
    Attendance: 59,718
    Referee: Germany Markus Merk
    22 February 2001 Liverpool England 0–1
    (2–1 agg.)    		 Italy Roma Liverpool, England
    Report Guigou 70' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 43,688
    Referee: Spain José María García-Aranda

    Quarter-finals

    8 March 2001 Porto Portugal 0–0 England Liverpool Porto, Portugal
    Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
    Attendance: 21,502
    Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina
    15 March 2001 Liverpool England 2–0
    (2–0 agg.)    		 Portugal Porto Liverpool, England
    Murphy 33'
    Owen 37'    		 Report Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 40,502
    Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen

    Semi-finals

    5 April 2001 Barcelona Spain 0–0 England Liverpool Barcelona, Spain
    Zenden Yellow card 88' Report Fowler Yellow card 86' Stadium: Camp Nou
    Attendance: 90,832
    Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
    19 April 2001 Liverpool England 1–0
    (1–0 agg.)    		 Spain Barcelona Liverpool, England
    McAllister 44' (pen.)
    Westerveld Yellow card 85'    		 Report Sabrosa Yellow card 62' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 44,203
    Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier

    Final

    16 May 2001 Final Liverpool England 5–4 (a.e.t.) Spain Alavés Dortmund, Germany
    20:45 Babbel 3' Yellow card 106'
    McAllister Yellow card 11' 40' (pen.)
    Gerrard 16'
    Fowler 72'
    Geli gold-colored soccer ball 116'  (o.g.)    		 Report Astudillo Yellow card 11'
    Alonso 26'
    Herrera Yellow card 40'
    Moreno 47', 59'
    Contra Yellow card 49'
    Karmona Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 116'
    Magno Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 98'
    Cruyff 88'
    Téllez Yellow card 95'    		 Stadium: Westfalen
    Attendance: 48,050
    Referee: France Gilles Veissière

    Statistics

    Player statistics

    As of 31 June 2001
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    Goalscorers

    Includes all competitive matches.

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    Competition top scorers

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    References

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      "Charlton 0 Liverpool 4". Liverpoolfc.tv. 19 May 2001. Archived from the original on 8 June 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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      "Liverpool 5 Alaves 4". UEFA.com. 16 May 2001. Archived from the original on 7 August 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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      "Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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