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2002 UEFA Champions League Final
Event	UEFA Champions League 2001–02
Date	15 May 2002
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
Referee	Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Attendance	52,000
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The 2002 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 15 May 2002 and the final match of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League – the 47th season of the European Cup and the 10th under the UEFA Champions League format.

The match pitted German club Bayer Leverkusen against Real Madrid of Spain. Real Madrid won 2–1, clinching their ninth European Cup title, and their third in five years. However, the match is remembered as a very close one. 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 Sánchez. But in the 45th minute, one of the most beautiful 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. In the 68th minute, César was injured and had to be replaced by 21-year-old Iker Casillas. With the young Casillas between the posts, Real Madrid managed to hold their ground against a very attacking Leverkusen side until the final whistle from referee Urs Meier.

Bayer Leverkusen were the first team ever to play in the European Cup or Champions League final who had never previously won their own domestic league.

Before the match a minute of silence was held in honour of Ukrainian player and coach Valeri Lobanovsky, who died two days earlier.

[edit] Match details

15 May 2002 20:45 WEST	Bayer Leverkusen	1 – 2	Real Madrid	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
	Lúcio 13'	Report	Raúl 8' Zidane 45'

Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid


BAYER LEVERKUSEN:
GK	1	Hans-Jörg Butt
RB	26	Zoltán Sebescen	65'
CB	6	Boris Živković
CB	19	Lúcio	90+1'
LB	35	Diego Placente
DM	28	Carsten Ramelow (c)
RM	25	Bernd Schneider
CM	13	Michael Ballack
CF	23	Thomas Brdaric	39'
AM	10	Yıldıray Baştürk
LM	27	Oliver Neuville
Substitutes:
GK	20	Frank Jurić
DF	3	Marko Babić	90+1'
DF	47	Thomas Kleine
MF	32	Anel Dzaka
MF	15	Jurica Vranješ
FW	9	Ulf Kirsten	65'
FW	12	Dimitar Berbatov	39'
Manager:
Klaus Toppmöller


REAL MADRID:
GK	13	César		68'
RB	2	Míchel Salgado	45+2'
CB	4	Fernando Hierro (c)
CB	6	Iván Helguera
LB	3	Roberto Carlos	89'
DM	24	Claude Makélélé		73'
RM	10	Luís Figo		58'
LM	21	Santiago Solari
AM	5	Zinedine Zidane
CF	7	Raúl
CF	9	Fernando Morientes
Substitutes:
GK	1	Iker Casillas		68'
DF	18	Aitor Karanka
DF	31	Francisco Pavón
MF	8	Steve McManaman		58'
MF	14	Guti
MF	16	Flávio Conceição		73'
FW	23	Pedro Munitis
Manager:
Vicente Del Bosque