Saturday, October 13, 2012

2002-2003 Champions League: 1st Group Stage - Group H



Group H
Sep 18: Lokomotiv Moskva - Galatasaray 0-2
  [Sarr 72, Arif Erdem 81]
Sep 18: Barcelona - Club Brugge 3-2 
  [Luis Enrique 4, Mendieta 39, Saviola 43; Simons 22,Englebert 83]
Sep 24: Galatasaray - Barcelona 0-2
  [Kluivert 27, Luis Enrique 59]
Sep 24: Club Brugge KV - Lokomotiv Moskva 0-0
Oct  1: Galatasaray - Club Brugge 0-0
Oct  1: Lokomotiv Moskva - Barcelona 1-3
  [Obiorah 56; Kluivert 29, Saviola 32, 49]
Oct 23: Club Brugge KV - Galatasaray 3-1
  [Maertens 45+1, Verheyen 72, Saeternes 90+1; Pinto 56]
Oct 23: Barcelona - Lokomotiv Moskva 1-0
  [F de Boer 76]
Oct 29: Galatasaray - Lokomotiv Moskva 1-2
  [Hasan Sas 73; Loskov 70, Evsees 75]
Oct 29: Club Brugge KV - Barcelona 0-1
  [Roquelme 64]
Nov 13: Barcelona - Galatasaray 3-1
  [Dani 10, Gerard 44, Geovanni 56; Cihan 20]
Nov 13: Lokomotiv Moskva - Club Brugge 2-0
  [Cesar 45, Loskov 90+2]

FC Barcelona              6  6  0  0 13  4 18
Lokomotiv Moskva          6  2  1  3  5  7  7
Club Brugge KV            6  1  2  3  5  7  5  to UEFA Cup
Galatasaray SK            6  1  1  4  5 10  4






Friday, October 5, 2012

2002-2003 Champions League: 1st Group Stage - Group G


Group G
Sep 18: Bayern München - Deportivo La Coruña 2-3
[Salihamidzic 57, Elber 64; Makaay 12, 45+1, 77]
Sep 18: Milan - Lens 2-1
[Inzaghi 57, 61; Moreira 75]
Sep 24: Deportivo La Coruña - Milan 0-4
[Seedorf 17, Inzaghi 33, 55, 62]
Sep 24: Lens - Bayern München 1-1
[Utaka 76; Linke 22]
Oct 1: Deportivo La Coruña - Lens 3-1
[Makaay 49, Capdevilla 79, Cesar 84; Moreira 10]
Oct 1: Bayern München - Milan 1-2
[Pizarro 54; Inzaghi 52, 84]
Oct 23: Lens - Deportivo La Coruña 3-1
[Coulibaly 61, Moreira 79, Thomert 84; Makaay 15]
Oct 23: Milan - Bayern München 2-1
[Serginho 11, Inzaghi 64; Tarnat 23]
Oct 29: Deportivo La Coruña - Bayern München 2-1
[Viktor 54, Makaay 89; Santa Cruz 77]
Oct 29: Lens - Milan 2-1
[Moreira 41, Utaka 49; Shevchenko 31]
Nov 13: Milan - Deportivo La Coruña 1-2
[Tomasson 34; Diego Tristan 58, Makaay 70]
Nov 13: Bayern München -  Lens 3-3
[N Kovac 6, Warmuz 18 og, Feulner 87; Fink 20 og, Bakari 54, Blanchard 90]


Thursday, October 4, 2012

AC Milan in 2002/03 UEFA Champions League (Road to Victory)

A manager like Carlo Ancelotti, former AC Milan player between 1987 and 1992, the first man in football history to win the Champions Cup both as player and manager with the same team.
A team full of champions: a goalkeeper at his peak (Dida), a strong defense (Maldini, Nesta, Serginho), classy midfielders (Seedorf, Rui Costa, Pirlo) and 4 legendary goalscorers (Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Rivaldo and Tomasson).
After the preliminary round against Slovan Liberec, AC Milan dominated the first 4 match days of Group G, by winning in La Coruna and Munich, 12 points in 4 wonderful games. In the 2nd Group Stage the same score, by reaching the qualification only in 4 matches, with two wins against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. 3-2 in the last minute against Ajax in quarter finals, drammatic battle with Internazionale ("The Derby of Milan") in semifinals. In Manchester (28 May 2003), the first historical italian final of UEFA Champions League, ended to penalties against Juventus FC. Dida saved 3 times, then Shevchenko scored the final penalty kick. 7th Champions Cup for AC Milan, 9 years after the triumph of Athens against Cruyiff's Barcelona. Paolo Maldini lifted up the cup 40 years later then his father Cesare, captain of AC Milan in 1963.



Tuesday, October 2, 2012

2002-2003 Champions League: 1st Group Stage - Group B



Group B
Sep 17: Valencia - Liverpool 2-0
  [Aimar 20, Baraja 38]
Sep 17: Basel - Spartak Moskva 2-0 
  [H Yakin 50, Rossi 55]
Sep 25: Liverpool - Basel 1-1
  [Baros 34; Rossi 42]
Sep 25: Spartak Moskva - Valencia 0-3
  [Angulo 6, Mista 71, Sanchez 85]
Oct  2: Liverpool - Spartak Moskva 5-0
  [Heskey 7, 90, Cheyrou 15, Hyypiä 29, Diao 81]
Oct  2: Valencia - Basel 6-2 
  [Carew 9, 13, F.Aurelio 18, Baraja 28, Aimar 57, Mista 59; 
Rossi 46, H.Yakin 90]
Oct 22: Spartak Moskva - Liverpool 1-3
  [Danishevsky 23; Owen 29, 70, 90]
Oct 22: Basel - Valencia 2-2
  [Ergic 32, 89; Baraja 36, Torres 73]
Oct 30: Liverpool - Valencia 0-1
  [Rufete 34]
Nov  5: Spartak Moskva - Basel 0-2
  [Rossi 18, Gimenez 89]
Nov 12: Basel - Liverpool 3-3
  [Rossi 2, Gimenez 22, Atouba 29; Murphy 61, Smicer 64, Owen 85]
Nov 12: Valencia - Spartak Moskva 3-0
  [Sanchez 38, 46, Fabio Aurelio 78]

Valencia CF               6  5  1  0 17  4 16
FC Basel                  6  2  3  1 12 12  9
Liverpool                 6  2  2  2 12  8  8  to UEFA Cup
Spartak Moskva            6  0  0  6  1 18  0



Monday, October 1, 2012

2002-2003 Champions League: Basel and Liverpool Goals

Together in Group B of the 1st Group Stage of 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, Basel eliminates Liverpool shocking Europe. We can say that David defeats Goliath. Never before a swiss team reached top 16 of Champions League. An historical risult for a great team coached by Christian Gross and leaded by the goals of Julio Rossi, Christian Giménez and Hakan Yakin. They will finish 2nd Group Stage with the same points of Juventus and Deportivo La Coruna, but not enough to reach quarter finals.




Liverpool FC arrived 3rd in Group B, by losing 2 times with Valencia CF, so with 1 point less then FC Basel. On match day 6 big match in St. Jakob's Stadion, but the final result (3-3) promoted Basel and eliminated Liverpool. Owen, Smicer, Baros and Heskey goals were not enough for the team coached by Gerard Houllier.



2002-2003 Champions League: Arsenal and Valencia Goals

Together in Group B of the 2nd Group Stage of 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, Arsenal stops at the 3rd place, while Valencia wins this group reaching the quarter finals (lost against FC Internazionale).

Arsenal, coached by Arsene Wenger and full of champions like Henry, Ljungberg, Bergkamp and Vieira. Reigning champion in Premier League, 1st in Group A of the 1st Group Stage (above Borussia Dortmund, Auxerre and PSV Eindhoven), one of the favourite teams for the final victory. Gunners will be eliminated in the last match day of their group, by losing in Valencia.



2002-2003 Champions League: Arsenal FC Goals - Click here for the funniest movie of the week

Valencia, coached by Rafa Benitez, reigning champion in Spain, dominator of Group B of the 1st Group Stage (above Basel, Liverpool and Spartak Moscow) and runner-up in 2000 and 2001. Baraja, Aimar, Juan Sanchez, Fabio Aurelio and Carew, they really could win the trophy? 2 goals scored by John Carew against Arsenal bring Valencia to quarter finals, but FC Internazionale, leaded by former manager Hector Cuper, with the scoring sensation Christian Vieri and super goalkeeper Toldo, will go to semifinals.



2002-2003 Champions League: Arsenal and Valencia Goals

Together in Group B of the 2nd Group Stage of 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, Arsenal stops at the 3rd place, while Valencia wins this group reaching the quarter finals (lost against FC Internazionale).

Arsenal, coached by Arsene Wenger and full of champions like Henry, Ljungberg, Bergkamp and Vieira. Reigning champion in Premier League, 1st in Group A of the 1st Group Stage (above Borussia Dortmund, Auxerre and PSV Eindhoven), one of the favourite teams for the final victory. Gunners will be eliminated in the last match day of their group, by losing in Valencia.



2002-2003 Champions League: Arsenal FC Goals - Click here for the funniest movie of the week

Valencia, coached by Rafa Benitez, reigning champion in Spain, dominator of Group B of the 1st Group Stage (above Basel, Liverpool and Spartak Moscow) and runner-up in 2000 and 2001. Baraja, Aimar, Juan Sanchez, Fabio Aurelio and Carew, they really could win the trophy? 2 goals scored by John Carew against Arsenal bring Valencia to quarter finals, but FC Internazionale, leaded by former manager Hector Cuper, with the scoring sensation Christian Vieri and super goalkeeper Toldo, will go to semifinals.