The 2001 UEFA Cup Final was a football match between Liverpool of England and Alavés of Spain on 16 May 2001. 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. The victory meant Liverpool completed a treble consisting of the Football League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup.
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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. 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. Both teams had to progress through six knockout rounds with matches played over two legs. Liverpool’s matches were mainly close affairs; none of their ties were won by more than two goals. The victory meant Liverpool completed a treble consisting of the Football League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup. The first leg was held at Liverpool’s home ground, Anfield, where Nick Barmby gave Liverpool a 1–0 win with a goal in the 28th minute. The second leg at Anfield was won 2–0 by Liverpool, with goals from Emile Heskey and Michael Owen respectively. Liverpool won 4–2 on aggregate to progress to the fourth round where they faced Italian side Roma in the Stadio Olimpico. The match went into extra time, the first half goalless, and Delfí Geli headed into his own net; as a result, Liverpool won on the golden goal rule. Liverpool went 3–1 up when Gary McAllister scored from the penalty spot. Javi Moreno scored twice to level the match at 3–3.
Robbie Fowler scored in the 73rd minute before Jordi Cruyff equalised with a minute remaining in the match. Olympiacos equalised in the last minute to earn a 2–2 draw. Liverpool had won the European Cup twice in 1977 and 1984, where they were the team to beat Roma twice in 1978 and 1984. The final match of the 2000–01 edition of Europe’s secondary cup competition, the UEFA Cup, was held in Dortmund. The game was watched by a crowd of 48,050, with Liverpool taking an early lead when Markus Babbel scored in a fourth minute. They extended their lead in the 16th minute when Steven Gerrard scored. Iván Alonso scored to bring Alvés within a goal of levelling the match, but Liverpool won the match 2–1 on the night and 2-1 in their favour on aggregate. Liverpool faced Slovan Liberec of the Czech Republic in the second round. They won the first leg 1-0 at Anfield, before the second leg finished 0–0, which meant that Liverpool win the tie 1 0 on aggregate and progressed to the third round. The third round saw Liverpool face Rapid București of Romania in the first round, where Liverpool won 1–1 at Anfield and 2 0 at home. The fourth round saw them beat the Romanian side 2-0 in the home leg. Liverpool then faced the Greek side Olympiakos in the quarter-final, which was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens.
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