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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 12 July – 23 August 2000 Competition proper: 12 September 2000 – 23 May 2001 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 72 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bayern Munich (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Valencia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 449 (2.86 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,688,155 (36,230 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Raúl (Real Madrid) 7 goals |
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The2000–01 UEFA Champions League was the 46th season of theUEFA Champions League,UEFA's premier European clubfootball tournament, and the ninth since it was rebranded from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won byBayern Munich for their first title since1976, defeatingValencia 5–4 onpenalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time. It was the German club's first UEFA Champions League title and their fourth European Cup overall; Valencia suffered their second consecutive final defeat, having lost toReal Madrid in the previous season. The knockout phase saw Bayern eliminate the preceding two Champions League winners,Manchester United and Real Madrid, winning all four games in the process. Valencia, meanwhile, defeated English sidesArsenal andLeeds United in the knockout phase en route to the final.
The2001 final saw the two previous seasons' runners-up clash, Bayern Munich lost to Manchester United in the1999 final and Valencia lost to Real Madrid in the2000 final.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
A total of 72 teams participated in the 2000–01 Champions League, from 48 of 51UEFA associations. Liechtenstein (who don't have their own league) as well as Andorra and San Marino were not admitted.
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League:[1]
Countries are allocated places according to their 1999UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1994–95 to 1998–99.[2]
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The title holdersReal Madrid finished 5th in domestic league. As a result, La Liga 4th-placed teamZaragoza were demoted toUEFA Cup and their Champions League Third qualifying round spot was vacated. The following changes to the default access list are made:
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| First qualifying round (20 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Second group stage (16 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (8 teams) |
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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws were held inGeneva,Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 23 June 2000 | 12 July 2000 | 19 July 2000 |
| Second qualifying round | 26 July 2000 | 2 August 2000 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 21 July 2000 (Nyon) | 8–9 August 2000 | 22–23 August 2000 | |
| First group stage | Matchday 1 | 25 August 2000 (Monaco) | 12–13 September 2000 | |
| Matchday 2 | 19–20 September 2000 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 26–27 September 2000 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 17–18 October 2000 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 24–25 October 2000 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 7–8 November 2000 | |||
| Second group stage | Matchday 1 | 10 November 2000 | 21–22 November 2000 | |
| Matchday 2 | 5–6 December 2000 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 13–14 February 2001 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 20–21 February 2001 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 6–7 March 2001 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 13–14 March 2001 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 16 March 2001 | 3–4 April 2001 | 17–18 April 2001 |
| Semi-finals | 1–2 May 2001 | 8–9 May 2001 | ||
| Final | 23 May 2001 atSan Siro,Milan | |||
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Birkirkara  | 2–6 |  KR | 1–2 | 1–4 |
F91 Dudelange  | 0–6 |  Levski Sofia | 0–4 | 0–2 |
Haka  | 2–2 (a) |  Linfield | 1–0 | 1–2 |
KÍ  | 0–5 |  Red Star Belgrade | 0–3 | 0–2 |
Total Network Solutions  | 2–6 |  Levadia Maardu | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Shirak  | 2–3 |  BATE Borisov | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Skonto  | 3–5 |  Shamkir | 2–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
Sloga Jugomagnat  | 1–2 |  Shelbourne | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Tirana  | 4–6 |  Zimbru Chișinău | 2–3 | 2–3 |
Kaunas  | 4–3 |  Brotnjo | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Anderlecht  | 4–2 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 4–2 | 0–0 |
Beşiktaş  | 2–1 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Brøndby  | 3–1 | KR | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Dinamo București  | 4–7 |  Polonia Warsaw | 3–4 | 1–3 |
Rangers  | 4–1 | Kaunas | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Haka | 0–1 |  Inter Slovnaft Bratislava | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Helsingborgs IF  | 3–0 | BATE Borisov | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–2 |  Torpedo Kutaisi | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Shakhtar Donetsk  | 9–2 | Levadia Maardu | 4–1 | 5–1 |
Slavia Prague  | 5–1 | Shamkir | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Shelbourne | 2–4 |  Rosenborg | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Sturm Graz  | 5–1 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2–1 |  Maribor | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Hajduk Split  | 2–4 |  Dunaferr | 0–2 | 2–2 |
The losing teams advanced to the first round of the2000–01 UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Tirol Innsbruck | 1–4 | Valencia | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 0–2 | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Brøndby | 0–2 | Hamburger SV | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 1–0 |  Internazionale | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Beşiktaş | 6–1 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Inter Slovnaft Bratislava | 2–4 |  Lyon | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Anderlecht | 1–0 |  Porto | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Herfølge | 0–6 | Rangers | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 (a) | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Polonia Warsaw | 3–4 |  Panathinaikos | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Leeds United  | 3–1 | 1860 Munich | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sturm Graz | 3–2 |  Feyenoord | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Dunaferr | 3–4 | Rosenborg | 2–2 | 1–2 |
St. Gallen  | 3–4 | Galatasaray | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Milan | 6–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 | Slavia Prague | 0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
Brown: Group A;
Red: Group B;
Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;
Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G;
Pink: Group H.16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countriesranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second group stage, and the third placed team in each group advanced to round 3 of the2000–01 UEFA Cup.
Deportivo La Coruña,Hamburger SV,Heerenveen,Helsingborgs IF,Leeds United,Lyon andShakhtar Donetsk made their debut in the group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | SPM | LEV | SPO | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 1–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | LAZ | SHK | SPP | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | LYO | OLY | HVN | |
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| 1 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Heerenveen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | GAL | RAN | MON | |
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| 1 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 5–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Monaco | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DEP | PAN | HAM | JUV | |
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| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 4–4 | |
| 4 | Juventus | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | PAR | ROS | HEL | |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 7–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 7 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 6–1 | |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AND | MUN | PSV | DKV | |
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| 1 | Anderlecht | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 12 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | 5–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | LEE | BAR | BES | |
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| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance tosecond group stage | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | Transfer toUEFA Cup | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | 5–0 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |
Eight winners and eight runners-up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams each, each containing two group winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first-round group could not be drawn together. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | MUN | STM | PAN | |
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| 1 | Valencia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DEP | GAL | MIL | PAR | |
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| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Milan | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ARS | LYO | SPM | |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | LEE | AND | LAZ | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | ||
| 3 | Anderlecht | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Lazio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Bayern Munich | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich(p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Valencia(a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Leeds United | 3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Arsenal | 2–2 (a) | Valencia | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Galatasaray | 3–5 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Manchester United | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Leeds United | 0–3 | Valencia | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Real Madrid | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | 1–2 |
The final was played on 23 May 2001 at theSan Siro inMilan, Italy.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 7 | 995 |
| 2 | Marco Simone | Monaco | 6 | 505 |
 Rivaldo | Barcelona | 6 | 523 | |
| Giovane Élber | Bayern Munich | 6 | 1034 | |
| Paul Scholes | Manchester United | 6 | 1042 | |
| Lee Bowyer | Leeds United | 6 | 1170 | |
| Iván Helguera | Real Madrid | 6 | 1232 | |
| Mário Jardel | Galatasaray | 6 | 1240 | |
| 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | Juventus | 5 | 431 |
 Claudio López | Lazio | 5 | 464 | |
| Frode Johnsen | Rosenborg | 5 | 509 | |
| Christian | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 586 | |
 Walter Pandiani | Deportivo La Coruña | 5 | 664 | |
| Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United | 5 | 720 | |
| Nicolas Anelka | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 734 | |
| Juan Sánchez | Valencia | 5 | 1018 | |
 Tomasz Radzinski | Anderlecht | 5 | 1021 | |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 5 | 1080 | |
| Luís Figo | Real Madrid | 5 | 1205 | |
| Mehmet Scholl | Bayern Munich | 5 | 1207 | |
| Alan Smith | Leeds United | 5 | 1248 |
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