Event
Liverpool vs Alaves

Date
Wed 16th May 2001 UTC
Wed 16th May 2001 Local

Timestamp
2001-05-16T20:45:00

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League
UEFA Cup

Season
2000-2001

Round
200

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The 2001 UEFA Cup Final was a football match between Liverpool of England and Alavés of Spain on 16 May 2001 at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. The showpiece event was the final match of the 2000–01 edition of Europe's secondary cup competition, the UEFA Cup. Liverpool were appearing in their third UEFA Cup final, after their appearances in 1973 and 1976. It was the first European final they had reached since being banned from European competition following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. Alavés were appearing in their first European final.

Each team had to progress through six knockout rounds with matches played over two legs. Both teams played 12 matches to reach the final. Liverpool's matches were mainly close affairs; none of their ties were won by more than two goals. The semi-final tie against Barcelona was won 1–0. In contrast, Alavés ties ranged from close to comfortable victories. They won their first round tie against Gaziantepspor by one goal, whereas they beat Kaiserslautern 9–2 in the semi-final.

Watched by a crowd of 48,050, Liverpool took an early lead when Markus Babbel scored in the fourth minute. They extended their lead in the 16th minute when Steven Gerrard scored. Midway through the first half, Iván Alonso scored to bring Alavés within a goal of levelling the match. A few minutes before the end of the first half, Liverpool went 3–1 up when Gary McAllister scored from the penalty spot. Minutes after the start of the second half, Javi Moreno scored twice to level the match at 3–3. Liverpool went in front again in the 73rd minute when Robbie Fowler scored. With a minute remaining in the match, Alavés equalised thanks to Jordi Cruyff. The match went into extra time, the first half goalless. With the match heading for a penalty shoot-out, Delfí Geli headed into his own net; as a result, Liverpool won on the golden goal rule. The victory meant Liverpool completed a treble consisting of the Football League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup.


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Before the Istanbul Miracle, there was this goal fest in Dortmund in 2001. Liverpool was back in a European Cup Final for the first time since the Heysel tragedy.

The Reds quickly took the lead on a header by Markus Babbel over the Spanish minnows. They doubled their lead a few minutes later when a young Steven Gerrard left no chance to the goalkeeper after a brilliant pass by Micheal Owen.

Right before the 30-minute mark, Ivan Alonso got one back for Alaves. Gerard Houllier’s men thought they had smothered their rivals’ resilience when they pushed the lead back to two goals (3-1) on a penalty by Scottish veteran Gary McAllister before halftime.

Indomitable, Alaves rallied to level the score behind a brace by Javi Moreno right after the break. Reds legend, Robbie Fowler put them ahead again in the 76th minute before Jordi Cruyff (Johan’s son) equalized in the final minute of regulation. In extra time, Liverpool finally got the winning goal on an own goal from Defi Geli to cap an historical treble FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Cup.


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Alaves @ Liverpool

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UEFA Cup 2001-05-16 Liverpool vs Alaves.mkv
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(Scraper) UEFA Cup 20010516 Liverpool vs Alaves.special


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