2004 UEFA Cup final

2004 UEFA Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event2003–04 UEFA Cup
Date19 May 2004
VenueUllevi, Gothenburg
Man of the MatchRoberto Ayala (Valencia)
RefereePierluigi Collina (Italy)
Attendance39,000
WeatherPartly cloudy
10 °C (50 °F)
2003
2005

The 2004 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 19 May 2004 at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, contested between Spanish side Valencia and French side Olympique de Marseille. Valencia won the match 2–0, with goals from Vicente and Mista. This was the fourth major European trophy won by Valencia.

Route to the final

Valencia CF

Round Spain Valencia
UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
First round Sweden AIK 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Second round Israel Maccabi Haifa 4–0 0–0 (H) 4–0 (N)
Third round Turkey Beşiktaş 5–2 3–2 (H) 2–0 (A)
Fourth round Turkey Gençlerbirliği 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 (A) 2–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Quarter-finals France Girondins de Bordeaux 4–2 2–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Semi-finals Spain Villarreal 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)

Olympique de Marseille

Round France Marseille
Champions League
Qualifying stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third qualifying round Austria Austria Wien 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Group stage Opponent Result
Matchday 1 Spain Real Madrid 2–4 (A)
Matchday 2 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 3–0 (H)
Matchday 3 Portugal Porto 2–3 (H)
Matchday 4 Portugal Porto 0–1 (A)
Matchday 5 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 (H)
Matchday 6 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 1–1 (A)
Final standings Group F third place
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
UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third round Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Fourth round England Liverpool 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Quarter-finals Italy Internazionale 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Semi-finals England Newcastle United 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match summary

Valencia had been on a 14-match unbeaten run previous to this match, which had only ended the previous week to Villarreal, the side they beat in the semi-final to reach the final, due to a weakened lineup after securing the La Liga title. In contrast, Marseille had lost four of their last five matches in Ligue 1.

The start of the match was conservative due to the wind. Didier Drogba threatened early on, and was sent tumbling by a robust challenge from Roberto Ayala, which led to a free kick, in which the resulting shot was cleared off the line by Carlos Marchena. This sparked Valencia into life and David Albelda produced a save from Fabien Barthez after pouncing on Mista's rebounded shot.

Valencia dominated possession, which led to frustration, and Steve Marlet getting booked in the tenth minute. Marseille's first meaningful attempt at goal came in the 16th minute when Steve Marlet headed over from Camel Meriem's cross. Minutes later, Meriem himself had a chance to give Marseille the lead, but he shot wide from the edge of the area. Marseille had another chance when Habib Beye got on the end of Drogba's free kick, but he headed wide. The definitive moment in the match came on the stroke of half time, when Barthez brought down Mista in the area after a cross by Curro Torres. Barthez was sent off and Valencia were awarded a penalty. Jérémy Gavanon replaced Barthez with Camel Meriem making way for him. Vicente dispatched the penalty to give Valencia a 1–0 lead going into half time.

The second half started off with Valencia in total ascendancy, and after 13 minutes of near-total possession, Valencia doubled their lead. Vicente had cut the ball in from the left for Mista, who finished the chance with ease to record his fifth goal of the competition. Marseille's heads inevitably dropped. They came forward in flourishes in the last remnants of the game, however, when Drogba's free kick was stopped by Santiago Cañizares. Drogba also nearly played in Steve Marlet with a through-ball, but it was intercepted at the last second. Marseille almost found a way back into the Valencia goal area in the 80th minute, but Sylvain N'Diaye's shot was saved by Cañizares.

After this, the match descended into a stoic affair and Valencia ran out winners to win their first major European trophy in 24 years, and victory after two successive UEFA Champions League final defeats, in 2000 and 2001. The victory also meant that Amedeo Carboni became the oldest player to win a European final at 39 years and 43 days old.

Match

Details

Valencia Spain2–0France Marseille
Vicente 45+3' (pen.)
Mista 58'
Report

Report (archive)

Overview
Attendance: 39,000
Valencia
Marseille
GK 1 Spain Santiago Cañizares
RB 23 Spain Curro Torres
CB 4 Argentina Roberto Ayala
CB 5 Spain Carlos Marchena downward-facing red arrow 86'
LB 15 Italy Amedeo Carboni Yellow card 34'
RM 19 Spain Francisco Rufete downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 6 Spain David Albelda (c)
CM 8 Spain Rubén Baraja
LM 14 Spain Vicente Yellow card 27'
SS 10 Spain Miguel Ángel Angulo downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 20 Spain Mista
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Andrés Palop
DF 2 Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 3 Brazil Fábio Aurélio
MF 21 Argentina Pablo Aimar upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 25 Mali Mohamed Sissoko upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 11 Spain Juan Sánchez
FW 24 Spain Xisco
Manager:
Spain Rafael Benítez
GK 28 France Fabien Barthez Red card 45'
CB 23 Senegal Habib Beye
CB 6 Algeria Brahim Hemdani (c)
CB 12 Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Méïté
RWB 2 Brazil Demetrius Ferreira
LWB 3 France Manuel dos Santos
CM 32 France Mathieu Flamini downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 7 Senegal Sylvain N'Diaye downward-facing red arrow 84'
RW 20 France Steve Marlet Yellow card 10'
LW 18 France Camel Meriem downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Yellow card 60'
Substitutes:
GK 30 France Jérémy Gavanon upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 5 France Philippe Christanval
DF 21 France Johnny Ecker
MF 26 France Laurent Batlles upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 29 Switzerland Fabio Celestini upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 33 France Nicolas Cicut
FW 14 Czech Republic Štěpán Vachoušek
Manager:
France José Anigo

Man of the Match:
Roberto Ayala (Valencia)

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Match rules

Statistics

See also


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