His quality overlap play behind first Luis Figo, then David Beckham, made him one of the most heralded full-backs of the early 21st century and in 2002 he was just beginning to hit his peak. On the road to victory, Redondo's contribution to a 3-2 quarter final victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford will live long in the memory of Madrid and United fans alike. A man with an unquenchable thirst for goals against an equally devastating finisher. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Los Blancos earned their record-extending ninth Champions League title two decades ago, emerging victorious in the 2001/02 season to earn a third European coronation in just five seasons. No player has ever represented Real Madrid on more occasions than Raul (741), who scored the opening goal of the final after latching onto Robert Carlos quick throw-in to roll past Hans-Jrg Butt. Michel Salgado began his career at Celta Vigo before becoming a household name in Madrid, making 343 appearances across a decade with the club and winning four league titles and two Champions League winners medals.
The Spaniard spent a complete decade in the whites outfit( 1999-2009) where he won one intercontinental cup, two UCL trophies, one UEFA super cup, four La liga titles and three Supercopa de Espana. We present them here for purely educational purposes. His inspirational leadership was a beacon for the likes of Raul and Casillas to follow, his wonderful reading of the game was crucial in a run of three European successes in five attempts following 32 barren years, and his form in 2002 was as good as at any stage in his career. Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball. Zidane had arrived in a world-record deal from Juventus and endured a testing first few months at the Bernabeu, though delivered an iconic moment when it mattered most in club footballs biggest game. And in 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the past 50 years in UEFA's 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee poll. In all honesty, it had to be given the overly attacking inclination of the rest of the team. Cesar spent two decades in La Liga including a five-season spell at Real Madrid, where he was initially signed as experienced cover for Iker Casillas before breaking into the team in 2001/02. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'mqL-GRFBRRtGepEuBkNp4w',sig:'0eP1pwXqh_popB-v6-qQP8kQHS5uOfgyTGkfUICHC9E=',w:'594px',h:'419px',items:'52912674',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Morientes scored a century of goals across eight seasons for Real Madrid but was squeezed out as the clubs Galactico era brought in Ronaldo and Michael Owen. He assisted both goals in the 2002 Champions League final, including a hoisted cross that was met by Zidanes left boot to score the winner. He added a second winners medal following the win over Bayer Leverkusen two seasons later and spent eight years at the Bernabeu. We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising. the official stats partner of the NBA. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, July 22, 3:18AM. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The Argentine started the final win over Leverkusen, one of 53 appearances the winger made across all competitions. Roberto Carlos free-kicks#UCL | @realmadriden | @Oficial_RC3 pic.twitter.com/xxP3k5E3SW, UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 11, 2020. After a spectacular piece of play that led to his assisting Raul for Real's third goal, Sir Alex Ferguson was quoted as saying "What does this player have in his boots? While Zidane, Figo, Raul and Roberto Carlos hogged the headlines, the likes of Solari, Morientes, Helguera and Steve McManaman had a marvellous effect on the side both on and off the field. The right-back also earned 53 caps for the Spanish national side, before becoming a popular figure during a three season spell in England with Blackburn Rovers towards the end of his career. Upset, he handed in a transfer request, whereupon he was signed by Chelsea. Both teams finished third in La Liga, and both found their way to the Champions League final, but who has the edge when broken down pound-for-pound? The signing that ushered in the Galactico era, Real Madrid set a new world record after signing Luis Figo from arch-rivals Barcelona in 2000. In a bid to split the two, Goal compares below the strongest XIs available to the respective coaches, looking at their form over the Champions League-winning campaign rather than their careers as a whole. As an ever- present player in Vicente del Bosque's Real Madrid side, Makelele also established himself as one of the best holding midfielders in the world.
He was one of the world's most sought after players. @realmadriden | #UCL https://t.co/y6HnE2JNjS pic.twitter.com/Dd9jKf5aZK, UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 9, 2020. With Real Madrid, he also won an intercontinental cup in 2002 and a Spanish super cup in 2003. Before we went out onto the pitch it was the captain who spoke, the manager joined the huddle, but it was the captain who spoke and he was a great leader Fernando Hierro, he told Betway Insider.
We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading. Here is the Real Madrid XI from their 2002 Champions League final win. Gareth Bale's arrival was similarly record-breaking, and has also seen him revel in a concerted run for European glory alongside his Copa del Rey-winning efforts. He later had a short spell at Tottenham under Juande Ramos, but made just one League Cup appearance for the North Londoners. His time with Real Madrid saw the midfielder suffer several setbacks with fitness issues however, before spells with Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray and Panathinaikos. He received a standing ovation from the Santiago Bernabeu faithful. Zizou came in and I think its fair to say his first six months were difficult, former teammate Steven McManaman recalled to Betway Insider. On 23 September 2009, Raul equaled former veteran and legend Manolo Sanchis' league appearance record for Real Madrid,and is now the second in La Liga behind Andoni Zubi Zarreta who played 622 games. 370 of them were league matches in which he scored 46 goals from his left back position. Read Iconic Performances: The night Zinedine Zidane dominated Brazil, Read Also Remembering the Real Madrid XI that won La Decima in 2014, ArsenalBayer LeverkusenChampions LeagueChelseaLiverpoolManchester CityManchester UnitedReal MadridTottenham HotspurZinedine Zidane, Bruno Fernandes unsure about Ronaldos Man Utd future, Arsenal defender tops Barcelonas list of alternatives to Jules Kounde, Arteta admits Arsenal have a lot of things to improve despite 3-1 Orlando City win, Five of the worst penalties ever taken in English football history, Chelsea confident of beating Barcelona to Kounde following improved offer, Simply not good enough Tuchel frustrated by Chelsea following pre-season draw, Brighton reject 30m bid from Man City for Marc Cucurella, Guardiola praises incredible Julian Alvarez following first City outing, Iconic Performances: The night Zinedine Zidane dominated Brazil, Remembering the Real Madrid XI that won La Decima in 2014, Midfield Generals: Claude Makelele So good they named a position after him, Martinez next? Twice during his time at the club, Real Madrid lost the league title to arch-rivals FC Barcelona on the final day of the season, in matches against Tenerife under the management of Jorge Valdano. 49 page(s) are remaining before you get blocked as a simple visitor. Real Madrid sit on the throne as the kings of European football, with no side having ever been crowned as the continents finest on more occasions than the Spanish giants. At Real Madrid, Fernando Hierro scored seven goals in 37 contests in his first season, and eventually had his position on the field advanced by then coach, Radomir Antic, continuing his good perfomances with the addition of goals in three seasons combined. Many Barca fans felt betrayed by his transfer and turned against him, despite his being a fan favorite for over five years. He was later snapped up by Real Madrid for a reported 11 million euros. Copyright 2022 Goal (Australia) All rights reserved. Zinedine Zidanes debut season at Real Madrid ended in perfect fashion, with one of the great final goals earning the Spanish side Champions League success in Glasgow. His 24 goals this term have seen off the threat of Alvaro Morata as a potential replacement, taking his tally to 102 goals in four seasons following an unconvincing opening campaign in Spain. At just 29 years old, Iker Casillas has surpassed Paco Bugo's record of 454 matches played ( for a goalkeeper) and is Real Madrid's most capped goalkeeper of all time. In all, Raul registered nine goals in 28 appearances to help Real Madrid win the 1994-1995 league championship in his first season. While Raul scored 29 goals in 55 games in 2001-02, including six in 12 in the Champions League, Ronaldo has netted 50 in 46, with a record 16 coming in a magnificent European season. Find out more. After the summer clearout of 2003 which saw captain Fernando Hierro and coach Vicente Del Bosque shown the door, many people within Real Madrid actually looked beyond those two figures and proclaimed Claude Makelele to be the biggest loss.
We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. Raul and fellow long-serving teammate Iker casillas were both awarded a 'contact for life' in 2008- the terms of which stipulate that it will be renewed annually for as long as they play 30 games per season. While Luka Modric plays a rather different role, he also has had an excellent impact since signing from Tottenham, joining Xabi Alonso as an irreplaceable component in either a two or three-man midfield. Michel Salgado began his professional career with hometown's Celta Vigo, making his first division debut on 22nd January 1995 in a 0-4 loss at Real Madrid. Raul started his professional career in the 1994-1995 season with Real Madrid C, but was promoted to first team by coach Jorge Valdano after a few games. The 200203 season was Real Madrid's 72nd season in La Liga. We knew he was an incredible football player, because we had seen what he had done previously and he was World Player of the Year. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Real Madrid returned to domestic league glory under Vicente del Bosque after a 31 victory against Athletic Bilbao in the last game of the season, but the club surprisingly sacked del Bosque shortly after winning the La Liga title after he had not been offered a new contract. Or write about sports? Casillas became a legendary figure at Real Madrid with only Raul having made more appearances for the club, winning four league titles and three Champions League trophies, including the fabled La Decima in 2013/14. With a very prestigious club like Real Madrid and an elegant history, it's an extremely difficult task to choose a particular group of players to call the best especially in a decade when legends were made. 1 A young Casillas puts in a heroic performance to deny Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions League final @IkerCasillas | @realmadriden | #UCL pic.twitter.com/tdGIdwFuhe, UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 20, 2021. Carvajal probably edges the comparison when it comes to ability off the ball, butSalgado displayed a unique ability to charge up and down the right flank withouttaking a breath over a period of many years. Famed for doing the tough work of protecting the centre-halves in an otherwise attack-heavy line-up, the Frenchman was arguably the allen key of the 2002 Madrid side, bringing the rest of the parts together into a complete outfit. While in 2002, he replaced the injured Cesar Sanchez during the second half of the final, made a string of vital saves, and became first choice for over a decade thereafter, the 2014 showpiece could well finally signal his victory in the long-running battle with Diego Lopez for goalkeeping supremacy. Nicknamed II Due( two in Italian), he was known for his combative tackling and attacking play. I think an average player would have controlled it, but he decided to hit it on his weaker foot and caught it really nicely. But even the Welshman himself would admit he has not quite managed to match the inexplicable performance levels set by the French legend.
Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. When Fernando Hierro lifted aloft the Uefa Champions League trophy in 2002, few could have foreseen that it would be 12 years before Real Madrid would return to the showpiece final. The Spaniard has won so many honors including four La Liga trophies, three Supercopa de Espana, two UCL trophies, one UEFA cup and one intercontinental cup. But which of the two outfits is the strongest?
He was named as runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1997. This proved important for Real Madrid as it meant that he now counted as a European Union player. Ral Gonzlez made his Real Madrid debut #OTD in 1994, 199820002002#UCL | @realmadriden | @RaulGonzalez pic.twitter.com/Jj7m14L1Pj, UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 29, 2019. Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss, footballdatabase.eu 2007-2022 - All rights reserved, Propose a video to illustrate this page and get as much as 10 credits. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'uZQv338uS9hlkzrUYLj5TQ',sig:'V6nUXC0D_FqgLKsgm2hYpp2U4v5_0Sz102iB4e54oqM=',w:'594px',h:'387px',items:'78972981',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Former teammate, Steve McManaman, revealed the role Hierro had in focusing his side pre-match.
He scored a famous match-winning goal; a volley hit with his weaker foot, in Madrid's 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 UEFA champions league final, thereby, completeing his personal quadruple. ", Wondrous volley from Zindine Zidane in 2002! All rights reserved. But his lack of consistent goalscoring feats led to him being squeezed out of the picture, and in comparison Karim Benzema has revelled in the white shirt. In the domestic cup, the club was eliminated by eventual champions Mallorca with a 15 aggregate loss. With Real Madrid from July 2000, Ivan was an instant first choice and netted five and six league goals in his second and fourth seasons respectively. The Spanish side came to regret allowing the forward to leave on loan for Monaco in 2003/04, as Morientes finished as the Champions Leagues leading scorer and scored in both legs to eliminate his parent club in the quarter-finals. Club president, Florentino Perez, infamously poured scorn on the French man's footballing abilities when he proclaimed that Makelele would not be missed. However, it wasn't until the 1998-1999 season that he debuted in the senior side when he substituted Bodo Illgner.
Hierro won 17 honours during a career with Real Madrid that included 610 appearances and 127 goals in all competitions. The Argentine was, though, part of a platoon for the final midfield position, with McManaman, Guti, Geremi, Flavio Conceicao and Savio among those who would occasionally be favoured. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002-03 La liga and was named the FIFA World player of the year for the third time. Zidanes goal remains one of the most memorable moments in Champions League final history, an exquisite piece of technique from one of the greatest footballers of all time. An injury to Cesar saw Casillas introduced in the second period and made a number of superb saves to frustrate Bayer Leverkusen and crown Real champions of Europe. For most of his time, Raul struck up to a prolific scoring partnership with Fernando Morientes ( and later Ronaldo ). The former Inter man was an inspirational addition to the ranks as an early Galactico, and 2002 was arguably the highlight of his career. His arrival signaled the beginning of Florentino Perez' "Galactico Era". Solaris success saw him join a select group of players to have won both the Copa Libertadores and Champions League, having won the former with River Plate in 1996. This is an eleven-man squad consisting of the best players in each position over the last ten years. Fernando Morientes was a central part of Real Madrids successes in Europe, winning three Champions League trophies after arriving from Real Zaragoza. He moved to Chelsea and won back-to-back Premier League titles under Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. He was replaced by a surprise candidate Carlos Queiroz. He also netted a crucial semi-final strike against Barcelona during the clubs passage to the 2001/02 showpiece in Scotland. When he returned three seasons later in a league match(2002), he got a heated reception from the crowd and many started throwing objects at him as he took corners and throw ins, including, infamously, a pig's head. His form this season has floored many onlookers who expected him to not even be in the club, let alone the first XI, for much of the campaign. Helguera started playing for Manchego CF and Albacete Balompie, appearing in 14 Segunda division matches in 1996-97 for the latter. Firstly, I would like to give credit to Vicente del Bosque for managing the best Real Madrid side of the decade, thereby, giving the club recent memories to be proud about. That same reception was observed on the night of the final game of the season against Athletic Bilbao, where Ronaldo scored again to seal his first season with 23 league goals and the la liga championship title for 2003, which Ronaldo had previously failed to win with Barcelona. Roberto Carlos played at Real Madrid for 11 seasons, playing a total of 584 matches and scoring 71 goals in all competitions. The Frenchmans talents were under-appreciated by a Bernabeu board hell-bent on acquiring the worlds most glamorous talents, with the midfielder ushered out the exit door despite winning two league titles and the Champions League in his three seasons at Real Madrid. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pPEnrExoRT9lY3Dstw5NsA',sig:'P9vxvXi-dQF8xpXkfCQdwOM3ThLT0T27ILxykRTqKpM=',w:'594px',h:'422px',items:'78972627',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); He made 245 appearances across five seasons with Real Madrid and later won four consecutive league titles at Inter Milan before retirement. As successful outfits go, Madrid have always been more attacking than most, and their full-back choices generally reflect that. 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Raul took over the captaincy of Real Madrid when Fernando Hierro was transferred in 2003, a responsibility he held until leaving the club in 2010. Bought for a world-record 70m from Juventus in the summer of 2001, his impact was immediate. Marcelo, in comparison, has not yet been able to show his undoubted talent with the regularity that Roberto Carlos displayed, and while his compatriot was a marvel when it came to covering the entire left flank, the 26-year-old is more prone to leaving space in behind. He was ever so graceful, Zizou, and it was not a surprise when it went flying into the net.. In 2001, Zizou joined Real Madrid from Juventus for a then world record fee of about 75 million Euros and signed a four-year contract. Raul holds the distinction of having never received a red card throughout his 15 years at the professional level. The information contained in Goal (Australia) may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal (Australia). Iker Casillas started the 2000 final just four days after his 19th birthday, but was dropped in favour of the more experienced Cesar at Hampden Park two seasons later.