2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League ran from 8 April 2003 until the final at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England on 28 May 2003. The knockout stage involved the eight teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the second group stage.

Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs will progress to the next round. If aggregate scores finish level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs will progress. If away goals are also equal, 30 minutes of extra time are played. If there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, there will be a penalty shoot-out after extra time.

In the draw for the quarter-finals, matches are played between the winner of one group and the runner-up of a different group, with the group winner hosting the second leg.

In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, then 30 minutes of silver goal extra time was applied, whereby the team who leads the game at the half-time break during the extra period would be declared the winner. If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time, the play would continue for a further 15 minutes. If teams still tied, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.

Times are CEST (UTC+2) as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
Spain Real Madrid 3 3 6
England Manchester United 1 4 5
Spain Real Madrid 2 1 3
Italy Juventus 1 3 4
Italy Juventus (aet) 1 2 3
Spain Barcelona 1 1 2
Italy Juventus 0 (2)
Italy Milan (p) 0 (3)
Netherlands Ajax 0 2 2
Italy Milan 0 3 3
Italy Milan (a) 0 1 1
Italy Internazionale 0 1 1
Italy Internazionale (a) 1 1 2
Spain Valencia 0 2 2

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 6–5 England Manchester United 3–1 3–4
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Italy Milan 0–0 2–3
Internazionale Italy 2–2 (a) Spain Valencia 1–0 1–2
Juventus Italy 3–2 Spain Barcelona 1–1 2–1 (aet)

First leg

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Ajax Netherlands0–0Italy Milan
Report
Attendance: 50,967
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Real Madrid Spain3–1England Manchester United
Figo 12'
Raúl 28', 49'
Report Van Nistelrooy 52'
Attendance: 74,663
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Juventus Italy1–1Spain Barcelona
Montero 16' Report Saviola 78'
Attendance: 48,783

Internazionale Italy1–0Spain Valencia
Vieri 14' Report
Attendance: 52,623
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Second leg

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Barcelona Spain1–2 (a.e.t.)Italy Juventus
Xavi 66' Report Nedvěd 53'
Zalayeta 114'
Attendance: 92,711
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.


Valencia Spain2–1Italy Internazionale
Aimar 7'
Baraja 51'
Report Vieri 5'
Attendance: 43,802

2–2 on aggregate. Internazionale won on away goals.


Milan Italy3–2Netherlands Ajax
Inzaghi 30'
Shevchenko 65'
Tomasson 90+1'
Report Litmanen 63'
Pienaar 78'
Attendance: 76,079

Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.


Manchester United England4–3Spain Real Madrid
Van Nistelrooy 43'
Helguera 52' (o.g.)
Beckham 71', 85'
Report Ronaldo 12', 50', 59'
Attendance: 66,708

Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 3–4 Italy Juventus 2–1 1–3
Milan Italy 1–1 (a) Italy Internazionale 0–0 1–1*

*Both clubs played their home leg in the same stadium (the San Siro), but Milan were the designated away side in the second leg, and thus won on away goals.

First leg

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Real Madrid Spain2–1Italy Juventus
Ronaldo 23'
Roberto Carlos 73'
Report Trezeguet 45'
Attendance: 74,773
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Milan Italy0–0Italy Internazionale
Report
Attendance: 77,049

Second leg

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Internazionale Italy1–1Italy Milan
Martins 84' Report Shevchenko 45+1'
Attendance: 78,175

Internazionale 1–1 Milan on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.


Juventus Italy3–1Spain Real Madrid
Trezeguet 12'
Del Piero 43'
Nedvěd 73'
Report Zidane 89'
Attendance: 65,377

Juventus won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was played on 28 May 2003 at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

Juventus Italy0–0 (a.e.t.)Italy Milan
Report
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 62,315[1]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

References

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  1. ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.