The 2001

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finals were won by

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Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

and

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near ...

. All three teams advanced to the

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First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Universitatea Craiova won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hapoel Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zagłębie Lubin won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celje won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sartid won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lausanne-Sport won 9–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Jazz won on away goals.'' ---- ''Slaven Belupo won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AIK won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokeren won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tiligul Tiraspol won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liepājas Metalurgs won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pobeda won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Varna won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Artmedia Petržalka won 4–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Tatabánya won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. WIT Georgia won on away goals.'' ---- ''Čelik won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grindavík won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Gent won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AIK won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Paris Saint-Germain won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lausanne-Sport won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Heerenveen won 8–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slaven Belupo won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pobeda won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1860 Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Synot won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tatabánya won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokeren won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Troyes won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tavriya Simferopol won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celje won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 3–0 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''Newcastle United won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chmel Blšany won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rennes won 7–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1860 Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wolfsburg won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Gent won on away goals.'' ---- ''Brescia won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Troyes won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Paris Saint-Germain won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Lausanne-Sport won on away goals.''

Semi–finals

First leg

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Second leg

''2–2 on aggregate. Aston Villa won on away goals.'' ---- ''Paris Saint-Germain won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brescia won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Troyes won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate. Troyes won on away goals.''

Statistics

Top goalscorers

UEFA Cup performance

The three winners (

and

) 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

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. Varteks took the lead through

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just before half time, but Colombian

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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

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, the only goal came in second half stoppage time, from Moroccan

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, 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

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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

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. 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

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of Slovakia. They took a commanding 6–1 victory in the first leg the

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, including a hat-trick by

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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

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, was totally meaningless. Troyes were then drawn against English side

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in the second round, and had to travel away for the first leg to

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. The Whites got a perfect start, taking the lead after just five minutes through Australian Mark Viduka, and

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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

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striking after eight minutes. Viduka scored his third goal of the tie on the quarter-hour mark, but

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put Troyes back in the lead on the night before half time. Just before the hour mark,

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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

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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

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. They won comfortably 4–0 at the Parc des Princes, with two goals from Brazilian

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and one apiece for

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and Nicolas Anelka. Die Grün-Weißen put up a little more of a fight at the

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, taking a 2–0 lead thanks to an early brace from Czech forward René Wagner. However, second half goals from

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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

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, 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

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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,

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, 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

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.

References

External links

Official website
at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 Uefa Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup 3

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

First leg

Second leg

Semi–finals

First leg

Second leg

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Statistics

Top goalscorers

UEFA Cup performance

Highest Attendance

See also

References

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