2004 UEFA Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2003–04 UEFA Champions League
Monaco Porto
Monaco Portugal
0 3
Date26 May 2004
VenueArena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Man of the MatchDeco (Porto)[1]
RefereeKim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Attendance53,053[1]

The 2004 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played on 26 May 2004 to decide the winner of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. AS Monaco, a Monaco-based club representing the French Football Federation, faced Portuguese side Porto at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Porto won the match 3–0, with Carlos Alberto, Deco and Dmitri Alenichev scoring the goals in a dominant game from Mourinho's Porto. Deco was named Man of the Match.

Porto's previous triumph in the competition had been in 1987 – although they had won the UEFA Cup in the previous season – while Monaco were playing in their first ever UEFA Champions League final. Both teams started their campaigns in the group stage and defeated former European champions on their way to the final: Porto beat 1968 and 1999 winners Manchester United while Monaco defeated nine-time champions Real Madrid.

Both teams were considered underdogs in the competition before reaching the final stages and were led by young managers. Monaco had hired former France national football team star Didier Deschamps as manager and Porto were led by rising star José Mourinho, who left the club for Chelsea a week after the match.

Monaco became the fourth club representing the French league to reach the final after Reims in 1956 & 1959, Saint-Étienne in 1976, and Olympique de Marseille in 1991 & 1993. This was the fifth final in the history of the European Cup in which neither of the teams came from England, Germany, Italy or Spain, and the first since the 1991 final when Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia beat Marseille.

Background

Monaco

Monaco finished second in the French Ligue 1 the previous season, meaning that they entered the Champions League at the group stage. Monaco were placed in Group C, alongside Deportivo La Coruña, PSV and AEK Athens. After a 2–1 in their first win in the Netherlands and a 4–0 win at the Stade Louis II against AEK Athens, Monaco travelled to Spain, losing 1–0 by Deportivo. The Monegasque adventure really began after the return match against Deportivo, when Monaco won 8–3, which represented the highest number of goals in one match in the history of the new version of the UEFA Champions League; this record lasted until 22 November 2016, when Legia Warsaw lost 8–4 to Borussia Dortmund. Croatian striker Dado Pršo scored four times, while captain Ludovic Giuly (2), Jérôme Rothen, Jaroslav Plašil and Édouard Cissé pulverised the Spanish defensive line. After two more draws against PSV and AEK Athens, Monaco finished at the top of Group C.

The first knockout round saw Monaco winning against Lokomotiv Moscow after a 2–1 defeat in Russia and a win 1–0 at Stade Louis II. In the quarter-finals, Monaco played Real Madrid. After a 4–2 loss in Madrid (where Fernando Morientes scored, and was applauded by his former fans), Monaco created a sensation by defeating the Spanish 3–1 at home. Monaco played against Chelsea in the semi-finals, and despite the exclusion of Akis Zikos, Monaco found enough strength to score twice and win the game 3–1.[2] The last goal was scored by striker Shabani Nonda, who just returned from a seven-month injury. The second leg at Stamford Bridge saw Monaco resisting Chelsea's strikes, for a final score of 2–2 to reach the European Cup final for the first time in their history.[3]

Porto

Porto, winners of the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and UEFA Cup in 2002–03, were the only Portuguese team in the group stage, after the elimination of Benfica in the third qualifying round by Italian side Lazio. Porto was drawn in Group F, along with Real Madrid, Marseille and Partizan. Porto's first match was at Partizan Stadium in Belgrade. Costinha scored the opening goal on 22 minutes, but Andrija Delibašić scored the equaliser on 54 minutes.[4] The next match, the first at the Estádio das Antas, was a 3–1 loss to Real Madrid. Costinha scored the opening goal again, on seven minutes. Iván Helguera equalised on 28 minutes; Santiago Solari on 37 minutes and Zinedine Zidane on 67 scored Real Madrid's winning goals.[5]

Three straight wins secured Porto's place in the first knockout round before the last match of the group stage, a draw in Madrid.[6] In the first knockout round, Porto met Manchester United. The Portuguese won 2–1 at home[7] and managed to qualify in the final minutes of the second leg, when Costinha scored an equaliser in injury time in a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford.[8] In the quarter-finals, Porto met a French team for the second time in the tournament: a 2–0 win at home[9] and a 2–2 draw in France eliminated Lyon from the competition.[10] In the semi-finals, Porto played Deportivo La Coruña, eliminating them 1–0 on aggregate.[11]

Route to the final

France Monaco Round Portugal Porto
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–1 (A) Matchday 1 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 1–1 (A)
Greece AEK Athens 4–0 (H) Matchday 2 Spain Real Madrid 1–3 (H)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 (A) Matchday 3 France Marseille 3–2 (A)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 8–3 (H) Matchday 4 France Marseille 1–0 (H)
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 2–1 (H)
Greece AEK Athens 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 Spain Real Madrid 1–1 (A)
Group C winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 France Monaco 6 11
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 10
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 10
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 2
Source: RSSSF
 Final standings Group F runners-up

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 14
2 Portugal Porto 6 11
3 France Marseille 6 4
4 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 6 3
Source: RSSSF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H) First knockout round England Manchester United 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 5–5 (a) 2–4 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals France Lyon 4–2 2–0 (H) 2–2 (A)
England Chelsea 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 0–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

Summary

Monaco, in their first European final since the 1992 Cup Winners Cup final,[3] were up against Porto, the UEFA Cup winners from the previous season,[3] who were appearing in the European Cup final for a second time, after defeating Bayern Munich in the 1987 European Cup final.[12] Porto were the favourites after eliminating Manchester United and Deportivo La Coruña in the knockout phase, while Monaco had eliminated Real Madrid and Chelsea.

Details

Monaco France0–3Portugal Porto
Report
Attendance: 53,053[1]
Monaco[13]
Porto[13]
GK30Italy Flavio Roma
RB4Argentina Hugo Ibarra
CB27France Julien Rodriguez
CB32France Gaël Givetdownward-facing red arrow 72'
LB3France Patrice Evra
CM14France Édouard Cissédownward-facing red arrow 64'
CM7Argentina Lucas Bernardi
CM15Greece Akis Zikos
RW8France Ludovic Giuly (c)downward-facing red arrow 23'
LW25France Jérôme Rothen
CF10Spain Fernando Morientes
Substitutes:
GK29Senegal Tony Sylva
DF19France Sébastien Squillaciupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF6Czech Republic Jaroslav Plašil
MF35Norway Hassan El Fakiri
FW9Croatia Dado Pršoupward-facing green arrow 23'
FW18Democratic Republic of the Congo Shabani Nondaupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW24Togo Emmanuel Adebayor
Manager:
France Didier Deschamps
GK99Portugal Vítor Baía
RB22Portugal Paulo Ferreira
CB2Portugal Jorge Costa (c)Yellow card 77'
CB4Portugal Ricardo Carvalho
LB8Portugal Nuno ValenteYellow card 29'
DM6Portugal Costinha
CM23Portugal Pedro Mendes
CM18Portugal Maniche
AM10Portugal Decodownward-facing red arrow 85'
CF19Brazil Carlos AlbertoYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF11Brazil Derleidownward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK13Portugal Nuno
DF3Portugal Pedro Emanuelupward-facing green arrow 85'
DF5Portugal Ricardo Costa
DF17Portugal José Bosingwa
MF15Russia Dmitri Alenichevupward-facing green arrow 60'
FW9Lithuania Edgaras Jankauskas
FW77South Africa Benni McCarthyupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Portugal José Mourinho

Man of the Match:
Deco (Porto)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Match rules

Statistics

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Spiro, Matt (20 April 2004). "Ten-man Monaco dazzle Chelsea". UEFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Outsiders chase Euro glory". BBC Sport. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Partizan seal debut point". UEFA. 16 September 2003. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  5. ↑ Hunter, Graham (1 October 2003). "Madrid comeback floors Porto". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  6. ↑ Hall, Andy (9 December 2003). "Madrid make positive point". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  7. ↑ O'Shea, Fergus (25 February 2004). "Majestic McCarthy undoes United". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Costinha turns tables on United". UEFA. 25 February 2004. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. ↑ O'Shea, Fergus (23 March 2004). "Porto press on towards last four". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Sanderson, Pete (7 April 2004). "Away draw sees Porto progress". UEFA. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  11. ↑ O'Shea, Fergus (21 April 2004). "Porto denied by ten-man Depor". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Szreter, Adam (26 May 2004). "Porto perform to perfection". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Wednesday 26 May 2004" (PDF). UEFA. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Full Time Report – Monaco – Porto" (PDF). UEFA. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  15. 1 2 "Player statistics" (PDF). UEFA. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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