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| Event | 2003–04 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 19 May 2004 | ||||||
| Venue | Ullevi,Gothenburg | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Roberto Ayala (Valencia) | ||||||
| Referee | Pierluigi Collina (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 39,000[1][2] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 10 °C (50 °F)[3] | ||||||
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The2004 UEFA Cup final was anassociation football match that took place on 19 May 2004 atUllevi inGothenburg, Sweden, contested between Spanish sideValencia and French sideOlympique de Marseille. Valencia won the match 2–0, with goals fromVicente andMista. This was the fourth major European trophy won by Valencia.
| Round |  Valencia | |||
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| UEFA Cup | ||||
| Round | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First round |  AIK | 2–0 | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Second round |  Maccabi Haifa | 4–0 | 0–0 (H) | 4–0 (A) |
| Third round |  Beşiktaş | 5–2 | 3–2 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
| Fourth round | Gençlerbirliği | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Quarter-finals |  Bordeaux | 4–2 | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
| Semi-finals | Villarreal | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
| Round | Marseille | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifying stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Third qualifying round |  Austria Wien | 1–0 | 1–0 (A) | 0–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 1 | Real Madrid | 2–4 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 2 |  Partizan | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 3 |  Porto | 2–3 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 4 | Porto | 0–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 5 | Real Madrid | 1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 6 | Partizan | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final standings | Group F third place
Source:RSSSF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UEFA Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Third round |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth round |  Liverpool | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals |  Internazionale | 2–0 | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Newcastle United | 2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Valencia had been on a 14-match unbeaten run previous to this match, which had only ended the previous week toVillarreal, the side they beat in the semi-final to reach the final, due to a weakened lineup after securing theLa Ligatitle. In contrast,Marseille had lost four of their last five matches inLigue 1.
The start of the match was conservative due to the wind.Didier Drogba threatened early on, and was sent tumbling by a robust challenge fromRoberto Ayala, which led to a free kick, in which the resulting shot was cleared off the line byCarlos Marchena. This sparked Valencia into life andDavid Albelda produced a save fromFabien Barthez after pouncing onMista's rebounded shot.
Valencia dominated possession, which led to frustration, andSteve Marlet getting booked in the tenth minute. Marseille's first meaningful attempt at goal came in the 16th minute when Steve Marlet headed over fromCamel Meriem's cross. Minutes later, Meriem himself had a chance to give Marseille the lead, but he shot wide from the edge of the area. Marseille had another chance whenHabib Beye got on the end of Drogba's free kick, but he headed wide. The definitive moment in the match came on the stroke of half time, when Barthez brought down Mista in the area after a cross byCurro Torres. Barthez was sent off and Valencia were awarded a penalty.Jérémy Gavanon replaced Barthez withCamel Meriem making way for him.Vicente dispatched the penalty to give Valencia a 1–0 lead going into half time.
The second half started off with Valencia in total ascendancy, and after 13 minutes of near-total possession, Valencia doubled their lead. Vicente had cut the ball in from the left for Mista, who finished the chance with ease to record his fifth goal of the competition. Marseille's heads inevitably dropped. They came forward in flourishes in the last remnants of the game, however, when Drogba's free kick was stopped bySantiago Cañizares. Drogba also nearly played in Steve Marlet with a through-ball, but it was intercepted at the last second. Marseille almost found a way back into the Valencia goal area in the 80th minute, butSylvain N'Diaye's shot was saved by Cañizares.
After this, the match descended into a stoic affair and Valencia ran out winners to win their first major European trophy in 24 years, and victory after two successiveUEFA Champions League final defeats, in2000 and2001. The victory also meant thatAmedeo Carboni became the oldest player to win a European final at 39 years and 43 days old.
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