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| Event | 2000–01 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Aftergolden goalextra time Bayern Munich won 5–4 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 23 May 2001 | ||||||
| Venue | San Siro,Milan | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Oliver Kahn(Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Dick Jol (Netherlands)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 79,000[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy 22 °C (72 °F) 64%humidity[3] | ||||||
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The2001 UEFA Champions League final was afootball match that took place atSan Siro inMilan, Italy, on 23 May 2001, to decide the winner of the2000–01 UEFA Champions League. The match pitted German sideBayern Munich against Spanish sideValencia. The match finished in a 1–1 draw, but Bayern clinched their fourth title by winning 5–4 onpenalties. This was also their first European Cup title in a quarter-century, while it was Valencia's second consecutive defeat in the only finals they had reached in the competition. Both goals scored in the match were frompenalties, with Bayern Munich also missing a penalty in normal time, and a penalty shoot-out was required to decide the winner, with the match being referred to as an "all-penalty" final. The 2001 event was a meeting of the two previous seasons' losing finalists – Bayern Munich lost to Manchester United in1999 and Valencia lost to Real Madrid in2000.
This was the sixth European Cup final to be decided on penalties, and the second under the Champions League format. This wasOttmar Hitzfeld's second Champions League title after he won it with Borussia Dortmund in1997, making him the second coach in European Cup history, afterErnst Happel, to win the competition with two clubs. Meanwhile, it wasHéctor Cúper's third consecutive European final defeat; he lost the1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final withMallorca before losing the 2000 Champions League final with Valencia.
In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Bayern Munich | 6 (1974,1975,1976,1982,1987,1999) |
 Valencia | 1 (2000) |
This final would come to be known for the goalkeeping heroics of Bayern keeperOliver Kahn.[4]
Valencia opened the score early on with aGaizka Mendieta penalty in the third minute after a prostratePatrik Andersson was deemed to have handled the ball in the penalty area. Only a few minutes later, Bayern Munich were awarded a penalty afterJocelyn Angloma fouledStefan Effenberg in the penalty box, butSantiago Cañizares savedMehmet Scholl's kick with his legs. Bayern were awarded another penalty early in the second half, this time afterAmedeo Carboni handled the ball while competing for a header withCarsten Jancker. This time, Effenberg took the penalty kick and sent Cañizares the wrong way to level the scores at 1–1. The scores remained level for the remainder of regulalation time and throughout the 30 minutes ofextra time, thus sending the match to penalties.[4]
Again, Valencia took the lead early on asPaulo Sérgio put the first kick of the shoot-out over the bar before Mendieta sentOliver Kahn the wrong way.Hasan Salihamidžić,John Carew andAlexander Zickler then traded penalty goals before Kahn savedZlatko Zahovič's kick to tie the scores at 2–2 after three kicks each. The next kick from Andersson was also saved by Cañizares, and then Kahn stretched out his hand to tip Carboni's shot onto the crossbar. BothRubén Baraja and Effenberg then scored to take the shoot-out to sudden death.Bixente Lizarazu andKily González both scored their clubs' sixth kicks and thenThomas Linke scored for Bayern to setMauricio Pellegrino up for the game-deciding kick. Kahn guessed the right direction and saved, winning Bayern the trophy.[4] He also won the UEFA Fair Play Award for consoling his heartbroken rival Cañizares after the penalty shoot-out.[5]
This match along with the2001 UEFA Cup final thatAlaves lost toLiverpool one week earlier, was the last time a Spanish club lost a UEFA final against a team from another country until2025 UEFA Conference League final, whenReal Betis lost toChelsea.
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules
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| [citation needed] | Bayern Munich | Valencia |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 19 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 64% | 36% |
| Corner kicks | 10 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 24 | 23 |
| Offsides | 2 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
