Liverpool in Europe - 2002/03 Champions League

Round:

Stage 1, Group B : M1

Stadium:

Estadio Mestalla

Date:

Tuesday, 17th September 2002

Attendance:

35,333

Time:

20:45 (local time)

Referee:

Herbert Fandel

Coach:

Rafael Benitez

Coach:

Gerard Houllier

VALIDATED

VALENCIA CF

LIVERPOOL

Santiago Canizares (C)

Jerzy Dudek

Mauricio Pellegrino

Sami Hyypia (C)

Roberto Ayala

Emile Heskey

David Albelda

El Hadji Diouf

John Carew

13.

Danny Murphy

Ruben Baraja

38 2:0

16.

Dietmar Hamann

14.

Vicente Rodriguez

17.

Steven Gerrard

15.

Amedeo Carboni

18.

John Arne Riise

19.

Francisco Rufete

21.

Salif Diao

21.

Pablo Aimar

20 1:0

23.

Jamie Carragher

23.

Curro Torres

30.

Djimi Traore

10.

Miguel Angel Angulo

Rufete 75

22.

Chris Kirkland

20.

Mista

Aimar 71

Milan Baros

Murphy 76

22.

Gonzalo de los Santos

Albelda 84

Markus Babbel

10.

Michael Owen

Diouf 46

15.

Patrick Berger

25.

Igor Biscan

28.

Bruno Cheyrou

Diao 46

Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain

2001-2002 Second in FA Premier League

Photograph courtesy of

El Hadji Diouf match issued shirt.

Official programme. 8 Pages.

Newspaper style issue Futbol Che produced by the local newspaper Super Deporte. Dated the day of the match, it was available for free outside the stadium. It is accepted as being the official issue for the match.

Image courtesy of Andy Marsden

Official team sheet from UEFA website.

Seventy four page official Valencia magazine dated September 2002 previews the Champions League matches. Available outside the stadium.

Image courtesy of Daniel Coman

Valencia match worn shirt.

Image courtesy of Colin Wright

Gonzalo de los Santos match worn shirt swapped with a Liverpool player.

Image courtesy of

FORM GUIDE

Valencia CF 2 (Aimar, Baraja) - 0 Liverpool FC. Fase de grupos @ChampionsLeague (Grupo B) -> Temporada 2002/03 pic.twitter.com/3qxGOCW2K9
— Vicente Tafaner (@VTafaner) January 16, 2016

🇦🇷 Pablo Aimar finishes off a sumptuous Valencia move against Liverpool, #OTD in 2002 🔥@valenciacf_en | #UCL pic.twitter.com/wDeeqURMQ6
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 17, 2021

vuic tornar a viure aquells temps 2002 Valencia CF 2 Liverpool 0 Champions League https://t.co/Wid8z2ZACO vía @YouTube
— Miquel Gregori (@MGregor_Oficial) April 21, 2015

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Graphic from Guardian newspaper.

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