The 2000–01 season was

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's 70th season in

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. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 2000–01 season, and also shows statistics of the club's players.

Summary

This was the season where the club won its 28th

title, having begun a new policy of signing the world's greatest players under a new president, Florentino Pérez, with a goal of making Real Madrid the most fashionable club in the world.

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was the arrival of the year, along with

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, and they helped a team of stars, dubbed the ''

galácticos ' (Spanish for ''galactics, referring to superstars) are expensive, world-famous football players'' recruited during the "''galácticos''" policy pursued during Florentino Pérez's presidency at Real Madrid, where in his first tenure between 2000 ...

'', win the league under Vicente del Bosque, as well as reaching the

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semi-finals as defending champions, where they were narrowly knocked out by

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. The arrival of

in July 2000 was controversial due to his move from

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to Real Madrid, thus generating furious reactions from Barcelona fans and also

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hooligans.

Overview

Squad

Transfers

Winter

Reference:

Competitions

La Liga

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Champions League

First group stage

=Group A

Second group stage

=Group D

Knockout stage

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

UEFA Super Cup

Intercontinental Cup

Statistics

Players statistics

References

External links

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