Summary
The 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 June 2001 – 21 August 2001 |
| Teams | 60[1] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Aston Villa Paris Saint-Germain Troyes |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 114 |
| Goals scored | 351 (3.08 per match) |
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zagreb 
|
2–3 |  Pobeda
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
Universitatea Craiova 
|
4–3 |  Bylis
|
3–3 | 1–0 |
Dyskobolia Grodzisk 
|
1–4 |  Spartak Varna
|
1–0 | 0–4 |
Hapoel Haifa 
|
5–0 |  TVMK
|
2–0 | 3–0 |
Ekranas 
|
2–2 (3–4 p) |  Artmedia Petržalka
|
1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Tatabánya 
|
5–4 |  Shirak
|
2–3 | 3–1 |
| Zagłębie Lubin
|
4–1 |  Hibernians
|
4–0 | 0–1 |
AGF Aarhus 
|
2–7 |  Publikum Celje
|
1–0 | 1–7 |
Dundee 
|
2–5 |  Sartid
|
0–0 | 2–5 |
UE Sant Julià 
|
1–9 |  Lausanne-Sport
|
1–3 | 0–6 |
Jazz 
|
2–2 (a) | Gloria Bistrița
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
Anorthosis 
|
0–9 | Slaven Belupo
|
0–2 | 0–7 |
Čelik 
|
6–3 |  Denizlispor
|
1–0 | 5–3 |
WIT Georgia 
|
2–2 (a) |  Ried
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
Carmarthen Town 
|
0–3 |  AIK
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
B68 Toftír 
|
2–4 |  Lokeren
|
2–4 | 0–0 |
Dinamo Minsk 
|
7–1 |  Hobscheid
|
6–0 | 1–1 |
Tiligul Tiraspol 
|
4–1 |  Cliftonville
|
1–0 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
Grindavík 
|
3–1 |  Vilash Masallı
|
1–0 | 2–1 |
Cork City 
|
1–3 |  Liepājas Metalurgs
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
First leg edit
| Universitatea Craiova | 3–3 | Bylis |
|---|---|---|
Grigorie  8', 81' (pen.)Stancu 10' |
Report | Xhafa 44' Imeraj 69'Vito 71' |
| AGF Aarhus | 1–0 | Publikum Celje |
|---|---|---|
| Christensen 86' |
Report |
| UE Sant Julià | 1–3 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Jiménez Soria 40' |
Report | Chaveriat 5' Simon 9'Lutsenko 87' |
| Anorthosis | 0–2 | Slaven Belupo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jurčec 37' Mužek 63' |
| WIT Georgia | 1–0 | Ried |
|---|---|---|
| Gogoberishvili 50' |
Report |
| Carmarthen Town | 0–0 | AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| B68 Toftír | 2–4 | Lokeren |
|---|---|---|
| Marcolino 31' Johannesen 38' |
Report | Mputu Mbungu 10' El Bodmossi 45', 60'Kimoto 83' |
| Dinamo Minsk | 6–0 | Hobscheid |
|---|---|---|
| Kachura 35' (pen.), 58', 86' Lyadzyanyow 45'Kavalchuk 79'Chumachenko 90' |
Report |
| Cork City | 0–1 | Liepājas Metalurgs |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Katasonov 70' |
| Zagreb | 1–2 | Pobeda |
|---|---|---|
| Lovrek 9' |
Report | Karanfilovski 54' Georgioski 57' |
| Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 1–0 | Spartak Varna |
|---|---|---|
| Nuckowski 87' |
Report |
| Hapoel Haifa | 2–0 | TVMK |
|---|---|---|
| Megrelashvili 60' Hen 88' (pen.) |
Report |
| Ekranas | 1–1 | Artmedia Petržalka |
|---|---|---|
| Baltušnikas 19' |
Report | Kinder 57' (pen.) |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4–0 | Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| Grzybowski 34', 58' Manuszewski 40', 90' |
Report |
| Jazz | 1–0 | Gloria Bistrița |
|---|---|---|
| Iliev 40' |
Report |
| Čelik | 1–0 | Denizlispor |
|---|---|---|
| Pavić 11' |
Report |
| Tiligul Tiraspol | 1–0 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Covalciuc 9' (pen.) |
Report |
| Grindavík | 1–0 | Vilash Masallı |
|---|---|---|
| Bjarnason 80' (pen.) |
Report |
Second leg edit
| Bylis | 0–1 | Universitatea Craiova |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Grigorie 57' |
Universitatea Craiova won 4–3 on aggregate.
| TVMK | 0–3 | Hapoel Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tubi 10' Bitche 70'Azulay 88' (pen.) |
Hapoel Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Hibernians | 1–0 | Zagłębie Lubin |
|---|---|---|
| Chukunyere 12' |
Report |
Zagłębie Lubin won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Publikum Celje | 7–1 | Aarhus GF |
|---|---|---|
| Koren 12', 35' Šumulikoski 14'Beršnjak 17'Bogatinov 70'Jožef 75'Sivko 89' |
Report | Pedersen 25' (pen.) |
Celje won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Sartid | 5–2 | Dundee |
|---|---|---|
| Mudrinić 17' (pen.), 21' (pen.) Aleksić 38'Ramović 88'Krizmanić 90' |
Report | Caballero 5' Sara 60' |
Sartid won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport | 6–0 | UE Sant Julià |
|---|---|---|
| Masudi 24' Kuźba 45'Chaveriat 60', 66'Thiaw 61'Isaias 81' |
Report |
Lausanne-Sport won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Gloria Bistrița | 2–1 | Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| Ceaușu 20' Popa 77' |
Report | Juntunen 59' |
2–2 on aggregate. Jazz won on away goals.
| Slaven Belupo | 7–0 | Anorthosis |
|---|---|---|
| Dodik 2', 38', 50', 57' Kacić 6'Geršak 45'Medenjak 67' |
Report |
Slaven Belupo won 9–0 on aggregate.
| AIK | 3–0 | Carmarthen Town |
|---|---|---|
| Petrović 28' P. Andersson 45'Thylander 83' |
Report |
AIK won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Lokeren | 0–0 | B68 Toftír |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Lokeren won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Cliftonville | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Tiligul Tiraspol |
|---|---|---|
| Scannell 11' |
Report | Covalciuc 100' Priganiuc 113'Ivahnenco 120' |
Tiligul Tiraspol won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 2–1 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Skoblyakov 8', 32' |
Report | Morley 85' |
Liepājas Metalurgs won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Pobeda | 1–1 | Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Karanfilovski 17' |
Report | Lovrek 20' |
Pobeda won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Spartak Varna | 4–0 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk |
|---|---|---|
| Stanchev 29', 70', 78' Rusinov 90' |
Report |
Spartak Varna won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ekranas |
|---|---|---|
| Šoltis 54' |
Report | Lukšys 75' |
| Penalties | ||
Kinder  Maixner Sýkora Kubala |
4–3 | Gardzijauskas Kučys Stankevičius Žudys Baltušnikas |
2–2 on aggregate. Artmedia Petržalka won 4–3 on penalties.
Tatabánya won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Ried | 2–1 | WIT Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Angerschmid 16' Lauwers 78' |
Report | Melkadze 14' |
2–2 on aggregate. WIT Georgia won on away goals.
| Denizlispor | 3–5 | Čelik |
|---|---|---|
| Doğan S. 3' Turgay 58'Cumhur 74' |
Report | Brkić 10' (pen.), 36', 54' Tabaković 20'Pavić 40' |
Čelik won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Hobscheid | 1–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| El Aouad 54' |
Report | Valadzyankow 66' |
Dinamo Minsk won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Vilash Masallı | 1–2 | Grindavík |
|---|---|---|
| Akhmedov 48' |
Report | McShane 13' Kekić 18' |
Grindavík won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Čelik
|
1–2 | Gent
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Odense
|
2–4 | AIK
|
2–2 | 0–2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
7–1 | Jazz
|
3–0 | 4–1 |
| Basel
|
5–0 | Grindavík
|
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Troyes
|
7–1 | WIT Georgia
|
6–0 | 1–1 |
| Sturm Graz
|
3–4 | Lausanne-Sport
|
0–1 | 3–3 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs
|
4–8 |  Heerenveen
|
3–2 | 1–6 |
| Slaven Belupo
|
2–0 | Bastia
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Pobeda
|
4–1 | Rizespor
|
2–1 | 2–0 |
1860 Munich 
|
6–3 | Sartid
|
3–1 | 3–2 |
Synot 
|
5–4 | Universitatea Craiova
|
3–2 | 2–2 |
| Spartak Varna
|
2–5 |  Tavriya Simferopol
|
0–3 | 2–2 |
| Tiligul Tiraspol
|
1–5 | Tatabánya
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Publikum Celje
|
6–1 | Artmedia Petržalka
|
5–0 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Minsk
|
3–0 | Hapoel Haifa
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin
|
3–4 | Lokeren
|
2–2 | 1–2 |
First leg edit
| Sturm Graz | 0–1 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Masudi 64' |
| Slaven Belupo | 1–0 | Bastia |
|---|---|---|
| Dodik 7' |
Report |
| Odense | 2–2 | AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen 35' Hemmingsen 68' |
Report | Tjernström 16' Wänstrand-Björk 33' |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| Robert 44', 57', 67' |
Report |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 3–2 | Heerenveen |
|---|---|---|
| Tatarchuk 45' Katasonov 52' (pen.), 72' |
Report | Lurling 6', 51' |
| 1860 Munich | 3–1 | Sartid |
|---|---|---|
| Max 19', 60' Riseth 66' |
Report | Vasković 67' |
| Synot | 3–2 | Universitatea Craiova |
|---|---|---|
| Trousil 45', 68' Blaha 65' |
Report | Crăciunescu 51' Grigorie 70' |
| Spartak Varna | 0–3 | Tavriya Simferopol |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov 10' (pen.) Stanchev 68' |
Report |
Tavriya Simferopol were awarded a 3–0 win after Spartak Varna had fielded an ineligible player.[4]
| Tiligul Tiraspol | 1–1 | Tatabánya |
|---|---|---|
| Priganiuc 68' |
Report | Tüske 81' |
| Publikum Celje | 5–0 | Artmedia Petržalka |
|---|---|---|
| Bogatinov 13', 68' Lungu 30'Gobec 84'Gorenak 90' |
Report |
| Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | Hapoel Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Lyadzyanyow 36', 78' |
Report |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2–2 | Lokeren |
|---|---|---|
| Grzybowski 44' Żuraw 70' |
Report | De Beule 80' Kimoto 88' |
Second leg edit
Gent won 2–1 on aggregate.
AIK won 4–2 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport | 3–3 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| Masudi 36' Isaias 61'Kuźba 69' |
Report | Vastić 40' (pen.) Haas 77', 86' |
Lausanne-Sport won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Heerenveen | 6–1 | Liepājas Metalurgs |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen 7' Talan 10'Allbäck 52', 75', 82'Lurling 86' (pen.) |
Report | Dobrecovs 5' |
Heerenveen won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Bastia | 0–1 | Slaven Belupo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dodik 12' |
Slaven Belupo won 2–0 on aggregate.
Pobeda won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Sartid | 2–3 | 1860 Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Bogdanović 29' Mudrinić 48' (pen.) |
Report | Max 11' Ipoua 72'Cerny 87' |
1860 Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–2 | Synot |
|---|---|---|
| Savu 60' Grigorie 83' |
Report | Malár 12' Hlahůlek 40' |
Synot won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Tatabánya | 4–0 | Tiligul Tiraspol |
|---|---|---|
| Peković 63' (pen.) Letenyei 71'Nagy 80'Tüske 90+2' |
Report |
Tatabánya won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Lokeren | 2–1 | Zagłębie Lubin |
|---|---|---|
| Grétarsson 41' (pen.) Kimoto 52' |
Report | Vonášek 65' (o.g.) |
Lokeren won 4–3 on aggregate.
| WIT Georgia | 1–1 | Troyes |
|---|---|---|
| Melkadze 89' |
Report | Goussé 81' |
Troyes won 7–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Tavriya Simferopol | 2–2 | Spartak Varna |
|---|---|---|
| Gigiadze 23' Khomenko 45' |
Report | Stanchev 70' Adekunle 83' |
Tavriya Simferopol won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–1 | Publikum Celje |
|---|---|---|
| Sulejmanović 31' (o.g.) |
Report | Bogatinov 36' (pen.) |
Celje won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Haifa | 0–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kachura 17' |
Dinamo Minsk won 3–0 on aggregate.
Third round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokeren
|
0–5 | Newcastle United
|
0–4 | 0–1 |
| Chmel Blšany
|
1–0 | Pobeda
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Rennes
|
7–4 | Synot
|
5–0 | 2–4 |
| Slaven Belupo
|
2–3 | Aston Villa
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
| RKC Waalwijk
|
2–5 | 1860 Munich
|
1–2 | 1–3 |
| Wolfsburg
|
4–3 | Dinamo Minsk
|
4–3 | 0–0 |
| Werder Bremen
|
3–3 (a) | Gent
|
2–3 | 1–0 |
Brescia 
|
3–2 | Tatabánya
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Troyes
|
4–2 | AIK
|
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Tavriya Simferopol
|
0–5 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
0–1 | 0–4 |
| Basel
|
5–3 | Heerenveen
|
2–1 | 3–2 |
| Publikum Celje
|
1–1 (a) | Lausanne-Sport
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
First leg edit
| Lokeren | 0–4 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Quinn 13' Ameobi 23', 39'LuaLua 86' |
| Chmel Blšany | 0–0 | Pobeda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–1 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Crnac 61' Geršak 89' |
Report | Ginola 87' |
| Wolfsburg | 4–3 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Juskowiak 4', 60' Petrov 34'Akonnor 38' |
Report | Kachura 6' (pen.), 81' Lyadzyanyow 69' |
| Werder Bremen | 2–3 | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| Aílton 27', 83' |
Report | Oyawolé 58', 72' Anić 87' |
| Publikum Celje | 1–1 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Beršnjak 70' |
Report | Margairaz 78' |
| Basel | 2–1 | Heerenveen |
|---|---|---|
| Koumantarakis 12' H. Yakin 20' |
Report | Nurmela 56' |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–2 | 1860 Munich |
|---|---|---|
| van der Berg 19' |
Report | Häßler 44' Max 72' |
| Rennes | 5–0 | Synot |
|---|---|---|
| Monterrubio 19', 58' Lucas 55'Piquionne 85', 90' |
Report |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Heinze 56' |
Second leg edit
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | Lokeren |
|---|---|---|
| Bellamy 60' |
Report |
Newcastle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Pobeda | 0–1 | Chmel Blšany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Velkoborský 71' |
Chmel Blšany won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rennes won 7–4 on aggregate.
| Aston Villa | 2–0 | Slaven Belupo |
|---|---|---|
| Hendrie 18', 40' |
Report |
Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1860 Munich | 3–1 | RKC Waalwijk |
|---|---|---|
| Wiesinger 22' Häßler 77'Max 90' |
Report | van Loenhout 37' |
1860 Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Wolfsburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Gent | 0–1 | Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Herzog 83' (pen.) |
3–3 on aggregate. Gent won on away goals.
Brescia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Troyes won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Tavriya Simferopol |
|---|---|---|
| Okocha 4' Aloísio 10', 70'Benarbia 62' |
Report |
Paris Saint-Germain won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Heerenveen | 2–3 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Allbäck 4' Lurling 75' |
Report | Koumantarakis 10' H. Yakin 24'Tum 69' |
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–0 | Publikum Celje |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Lausanne-Sport won on away goals.
Semi–finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes
|
2–2 (a) | Aston Villa
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Gent
|
1–7 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
0–0 | 1–7 |
| Chmel Blšany
|
3–4 | Brescia
|
1–2 | 2–2 |
| Basel
|
5–2 | Lausanne-Sport
|
3–0 | 2–2 |
| 1860 Munich
|
3–6 | Newcastle United
|
2–3 | 1–3 |
| Troyes
|
3–2 | Wolfsburg
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
First leg edit
| Rennes | 2–1 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas 19' Chapuis 66' |
Report | Vassell 90' |
| Gent | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Chmel Blšany | 1–2 | Brescia |
|---|---|---|
| Laibl 89' |
Report | Del Nero 57' Filippini 83' |
| Basel | 3–0 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Giménez 19', 21' H. Yakin 45' |
Report |
| 1860 Munich | 2–3 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino 56' Tapalović 66' |
Report | Solano 10', 55' Hughes 84' |
Second leg edit
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Rennes |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin 5' |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Aston Villa won on away goals.
| Paris Saint-Germain | 7–1 | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| Arteta 11' Mendy 35'Anelka 45', 63'Okocha 56' (pen.), 60'Hiroux 89' |
Report | Kraouche 72' |
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Brescia | 2–2 | Chmel Blšany |
|---|---|---|
| Tare 33' Filippini 74' |
Report | Velkoborský 1' Pazdera 60' |
Brescia won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport | 2–2 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Thiaw 8', 45' |
Report | Tum 18' Varela 62' |
Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 1860 Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Speed 5' LuaLua 80'Solano 90' (pen.) |
Report | Schroth 42' |
Newcastle United won 6–3 on aggregate.
Troyes won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel
|
2–5 | Aston Villa
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
1–1 (a) | Brescia
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Troyes
|
4–4 (a) | Newcastle United
|
0–0 | 4–4 |
First leg edit
| Basel | 1–1 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Giménez 74' |
Report | Merson 58' |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 | Brescia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Troyes | 0–0 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Second leg edit
| Aston Villa | 4–1 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Vassell 45' Ángel 55', 78'Ginola 84' |
Report | Chipperfield 30' |
Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Brescia | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Baggio 79' (pen.) |
Report | Aloísio 74' |
1–1 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.
| Newcastle United | 4–4 | Troyes |
|---|---|---|
| Solano 2' Ameobi 65'Speed 70' (pen.)Hughes 90' |
Report | Leroy 25' Goussé 27'Boutal 46', 61' |
4–4 on aggregate. Troyes won on away goals.
Statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
UEFA Cup performance edit
The three winners (Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes) entered the competition at the first round, bypassing the qualifying round. The Villa were drawn against Croatian side NK Varteks, but lost 3–2 in the first round at Villa Park. Varteks took the lead through Saša Bjelanović just before half time, but Colombian Juan Pablo Ángel equalised in the second half. Veldin Karić restored the away side's lead just after the hour mark, before Ángel equalised again less than five minutes later. A second from Bjelanović five minutes from time remained unanswered, however. In the second leg at the Stadion Varteks, the only goal came in second half stoppage time, from Moroccan Mustapha Hadji, who brought the Villans level in the tie, but the Croatians still progressed on away goals.
Meanwhile, PSG had been drawn against Rapid București of Romania. The first leg at the Parc des Princes ended goalless, but controversy ensued in the second leg. With scores still level after ninety minutes, the match went to extra time, with les Parisiens taking a lead three minutes into the extra period through Brazilian Aloísio. However, with about five minutes of extra time to play, the lights in the Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu failed, and the match had to be abandoned. As PSG had been leading at the time, they were awarded the match, and therefore progressed to the next round.
Fellow French team Troyes had a first round tie against MFK Ružomberok of Slovakia. They took a commanding 6–1 victory in the first leg the Stade de l'Aube, including a hat-trick by Samuel Boutal and one goal apiece from Patrice Loko and Algerian Mehdi Méniri. They were also helped by an own goal from Tibor Zátek, while Ruža did manage to get one at the right end through substitute Marián Kurty. The second leg was therefore just a formality, and Ružomberok's 1–0 win, which came thanks to a goal from Tomáš Oravec, was totally meaningless.
Troyes were then drawn against English side Leeds United in the second round, and had to travel away for the first leg to Elland Road. The Whites got a perfect start, taking the lead after just five minutes through Australian Mark Viduka, and Lee Bowyer added a second less than 20 minutes later. However, Troyes hit back, and Loko scored on the half hour mark. In the second half, Viduka and Bowyer added one more each shortly after half time, but Loko's second ten minutes from the end gave Troyes hope for the second leg. When the game at the Stade de l'Aube arrived, it was the French team's turn to have the perfect start, with Moroccan Gharib Amzine striking after eight minutes. Viduka scored his third goal of the tie on the quarter-hour mark, but David Hamed put Troyes back in the lead on the night before half time. Just before the hour mark, Jérôme Rothen levelled the tie at 5–5 on aggregate, but Troyes' two goals at Elland Road meant that they would go through on away goals. However, Irishman Robbie Keane broke French hearts with his goal 12 minutes from time, putting Leeds through 6–5 on aggregate.
PSG, meanwhile, had a much easier first leg against Austrian side Rapid Wien. They won comfortably 4–0 at the Parc des Princes, with two goals from Brazilian Ronaldinho and one apiece for Bernard Mendy and Nicolas Anelka. Die Grün-Weißen put up a little more of a fight at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, taking a 2–0 lead thanks to an early brace from Czech forward René Wagner. However, second half goals from Lionel Potillon and, in injury time, Portuguese midfielder Hugo Leal ensured a dominant 6–2 aggregate victory.
PSG were therefore the only remaining Intertoto Cup side in the competition at the third round, where they faced Scottish side Rangers. They played out two 0–0 draws, first at the Ibrox Stadium, then at the Parc des Princes, leaving les Parisiens with the small advantage of taking penalties on home ground. After five penalties apiece, each side had missed two (Nigerian Jay-Jay Okocha and Argentine Gabriel Heinze for PSG, Dutchman Bert Konterman and Heinze's countryman Claudio Caniggia for the Gers). In the sixth round of penalties, Barry Ferguson put the Blues ahead, meaning that a third Argentine, Mauricio Pochettino, had to score to keep his team in the game. However, the centre back's penalty crashed against the crossbar, and PSG were out.
Highest Attendance edit
Aston Villa's attendance of 39,513 versus Basel at Villa Park on 21 August 2001, represented the highest attendance for any Intertoto fixture that season.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Draw structure". UEFA. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Estac 6–0 FC WIT Georgia". Alleztroyes.com (in French). 30 June 2001. Archived from the original on 3 August 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "UI-Cup: "Löwen" auf dem Weg in die nächsze Runde". RP-online.de (in German). Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 2 July 2001. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Tavriya awarded match on default". Football Federation of Ukraine. 4 July 2001. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Artmedia Petrzalka – Celje Publikum 1:1 (1:1)". Slovakfootball.com. 8 July 2001. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
External links edit
- Official website
- 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation