P W D L F A PTS
Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 8 13
Spartak Moscow 6 4 0 2 9 3 12
Leverkusen 6 2 1 3 9 12 7
Sporting Lisbon 6 0 2 4 5 15 2
RED = Qualified For Phase 2
BLUE = Qualified For UEFA Cup
7 NOVEMBER 2000
SPARTAK MOSCOW 1-0 REAL MADRID
Geremi 47 (og)
The only goal of the game came off the boot of Geremi who was in the wrong
place when Titov took a speculative shot.
SPORTING 0-0 LEVERKUSEN
Both teams were fighting over a UEFA Cup place and judging on their
performances in this competition so far neither is going to make a mark in
that competition either.
25 OCTOBER 2000
LEVERKUSEN 1-0 S MOSCOW
Ballack 52
Schneider rolled an indirect free kick to Ballack and he slammed the ball
into the net. Spartak qualify due to a superior aggregate scoreline against
Leverkusen (2-0, 0-1).
Assist : Schneider
REAL MADRID 4-0 SPORTING
Guti 12
Savio 42
Morientes 62, 70
Figo's shot took a wicked deflection off Hugo, the ball conveniently ended up
at the far post and Guti headed in. Savio finished off a sweet passing move,
Munitis skipped a lunging tackle before played the ball wide to Guti who
unselfishly centred to the Brazilian. The returning Morientes added two more,
the first from a McManaman pass and the second a header from Solari's free
kick.
Assist : Guti, McManaman, Solari
17 OCTOBER 2000
REAL MADRID 5-3 LEVERKUSEN
Guti 4, 64 Brdaric 20
Helguera 24 Kirsten 55
Raul 75 Rink 77
Figo 87 (Pen)
Five Leverkusen defenders failed to cut out Figo's cross and Guti squeezed
a first time shot inside the post. Zivkovic headed on Neuville's corner,
Brdaric pulled the ball down and smashed it past Cesar. Four minutes later
Real were back in front, Figo again supplying the cross this time for
Helguera.
Leverkusen deservedly equalised when old man Kirsten's headed in a corner.
Guti was left with an easy finish after Roberto Carlos had made one of his
trademark surges into attack. Cesar made a fantastic reaction save from
Neuville. A mistake by Nowotny gifted Raul a goal. Cesar punched a cross
straight to Kirsten, then recovered to save his shot but was helpless as Rink
steamed in. Figo won and converted a penalty.
I know Nowotny is highly rated but every time I see him play in the
Champions League he makes mistakes.
Assists : Figo (x3), Zivkovic, Neuville, Roberto Carlos, Solari, Kirsten
SPORTING 0-3 SPARTAK MOSCOW
Dimas 16 (og)
Titov 52, 68
Dimas knocked Titov's cross into his own net, it was fitting really as the
build-up preceding the own goal was fantastic. Dimas continued his treachery,
his attempted clearance went straight to Marcao and he squared for Titov,
0-2. Guess who helped on a cross for Titov's second? Nightmare merchant
Dimas. Tough on Sporting as Acosta missed two un-missable chances.
Assist : Marcao
27 SEPTEMBER 2000
LEVERKUSEN 2-3 REAL MADRID
Schneider 27 R Carlos 32, 75
Ballack 44 Guti 69
Kovac took a shot from outside the box, the ball deflected off Hierro and
Schneider turned sharply to hammer a shot past Casillas. Guti won a free kick
on the edge of the box and Roberto Carlos blasted a shot through a gap in the
wall past Zuberbuhler. Helguera headed out a corner, Ballack waited for the
ball to drop and let rip with a fantastic half volley. Helguera flicked on Figo's
free kick via Kovac and Guti half volleyed Real level. Roberto Carlos stole a ball
off Nowotny and cracked a low shot into the net.
Assist : Guti
SPARTAK MOSCOW 3-1 SPORTING
Robson 44 Sa Pinto 24
Marcao 68, 82
Cruz swung in a corner, Filiminov should have caught the ball but dropped it at
the feet off Sa Pinto, 1-0. Schmeichel flew out of his goal to block a shot but the
ball fell at Robson's feet and he couldn't miss. Marcao headed in Baranov's cross
and combined with Robson to score his second.
Assists : Baranov, Robson
20 SEPTEMBER 2000
LEVERKUSEN 3-2 SPORTING
Ramelow 65 Cruz 12
Brdaric 73 Sa Pinto 79 (Pen)
Neuville 77
Zuberbuhler did a 'Dida' punching Cruz's corner kick into his own net. Sa Pinto
was sent off for a second bookable offence, shirt pulling. Ramelow equalised by
turning in Brdaric's cross. Zivkovic split Sporting's defence with a fabulous
through ball and Brdaric chipped the ball over the advancing Schmeichel.
Neuville won the match with a fantastic volley. Sporting went downfield from
the kick off and Mpenza won a penalty, converted by Sa Pinto.
Assists : Brdaric, Zivkovic, Ballack, Mpenza
Red Card : Joao Pinto 41 (Sporting)
REAL MADRID 1-0 S MOSCOW
Helguera 51
Helguera slid in to meet Roberto's Carlos' cross. Both teams his the woodwork.
Assist : Roberto Carlos
12 SEPTEMBER 2000
SPARTAK MOSCOW 2-0 LEVERKUSEN
Titov 51
Bezrodny 89
Shirko intercepted Ojigwe's hospital pass and flicked the ball through for Titov
who obliged with a cool finish. Robson was fouled as he made a pass, Bezrodny
burst through from midfield, ran onto the ball and shot inside the post. Deep into
injury time Parfenov smashed a penalty against the post and blazed the rebound
over the bar.
Leverkusen's miserable start to the season continues. More so than the loss
of Emerson I wonder if Daum's appointment as German national coach (next
season) is weighing on his mind?
Assists : Shirko, Robson
Attendance : 42,000
SPORTING LISBON 2-2 REAL MADRID
Sa Pinto 39 Roberto Carlos 50
Cruz 42 Jorge 76 (og)
Sporting stunned the reigning champions with two goals late in the first half.
Sa Pinto gave them the lead with a ferocious header from Cruz's corner.
Conceicao should have been booked for a reckless lunge on Sa Pinto on the
edge of the area but Real where duly punished when Cruz stepped up and
curled the resulting free kick past a helpless Casillas.
Casillas made a spectacular one handed save from Sa Pinto at the start of the
second half and it proved to be the turning point of the game. Raul was fouled
on the edge of the box, Roberto Carlos let rip with a free kick, 2-1. Jorge then
deflected Raul's goal bound shot past Schmeichel. Figo wasted a great chance
late in the match but a draw seemed to be a fair result.
Assists : Cruz, Sa Pinto, Raul
Attendance : 42,000
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