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Arsenal
2000–01 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumHighbury
Premier League2nd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Thierry Henry (17)
All:
Thierry Henry (22)
Highest home attendance38,146 vs Manchester United
(1 October 2000)
Lowest home attendance26,105 vs Ipswich Town
(1 November 2000)
Average home league attendance36,764
(in all competitions)[1]

The 2000–01 season was the 103rd season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club ended the campaign second in the Premier League, ten points behind reigning champions Manchester United. Arsenal reached the 2001 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in May 2001; in spite of dominating against Liverpool, they conceded two late goals, both scored by Michael Owen. In Europe, Arsenal made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1972, only to be eliminated on the away goals rule by eventual finalists Valencia.

In the transfer window, Arsenal sold Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit to Barcelona for a combined fee of more than £30 million. Defender Lauren was signed as a direct replacement for Nigel Winterburn, who signed on a free transfer to West Ham United. French footballers Robert Pirès and Sylvain Wiltord were purchased from Marseille and Bordeaux respectively; the latter's arrival broke the club's transfer record.

Midfielder Patrick Vieira was sent off in Arsenal’s first two league games of the season, though the team coped well in his absence and went unbeaten throughout September and October. Arsenal made it past the next phase of the Champions League by November, but continued to perform inconsistently in the Premier League away from home; they lost at Everton, Leeds United and Liverpool in the space of a month. A 6–1 defeat to Manchester United in February prompted Wenger to rule out their chances of winning the league. The team finished in second on 70 points, three fewer than in the previous season.

35 different players represented the club in four competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers. Thierry Henry was Arsenal's top goalscorer in the 2000–01 season; he scored 22 goals in 53 appearances.

Background

See also: 1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season

In the 1999–2000 season, Arsenal participated in the Premier League. Despite the loss of striker Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid, the club significantly strengthened in the summer, signing defenders Oleg Luzhny and Sylvinho as well as forwards Davor Šuker and Thierry Henry. Inconsistent performances in the league against lowly opposition meant Arsenal never posed a serious title challenge, ending the campaign as runners-up, 18 points behind Manchester United.[2][3] The club had another poor season in the Champions League, finishing third in their group; this won them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup and Arsenal managed to go all the way to the final, where they faced Galatasaray in Copenhagen. The match ended in a 0–0 draw with few chances for either side to score; it went to penalties and Arsenal lost after Šuker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot-kicks.[4]

Transfers

Arsenal's first signing in the transfer window was Cameroon international Lauren Etame Mayer from Mallorca for an estimated fee of £7 million.[5] Robert Pirès moved to Arsenal in July 2000 and was later joined by Brazilian Edu; both players were transferred from Marseille and Corinthians respectively. Striker Guy Demel signed for Arsenal a month later and after weeks of transfer speculation, Sylvain Wiltord joined on a club-record fee from Bordeaux, believed to be £13 million.[6] Defenders Igors Stepanovs and Sebastian Svärd were purchased during the season, as well as forward Tomas Danilevičius, who impressed on a trial spell.[7]

After 13 years of building his career at Arsenal, defender Nigel Winterburn moved to West Ham United on a free transfer; he was described by Wenger as a "consummate professional", who "has not only shown a remarkable amount of commitment to Arsenal but has also proven that he is an excellent footballer."[8] Winterburn was joined by Šuker, who also signed for West Ham. Midfielders Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit joined Barcelona for a combined fee of £30 million.[9] Other notable departures included Christopher Wreh to Saudi club Al-Hilal and teenage striker Jay Bothroyd to Coventry City for £1 million.

In

French international Robert Pirès joined Arsenal in the transfer window
No. Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref
12 DF Lauren Etame Mayer Mallorca Undisclosed 30 May 2000 [10]
7 MF Robert Pirès Marseille Undisclosed 3 July 2000 [11]
17 MF Edu Gaspar Corinthians Undisclosed 3 July 2000 [11]
FW Guy Demel Nîmes Undisclosed 7 August 2000 [12]
11 FW Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux Undisclosed 26 August 2000 [13]
3 DF Igors Stepanovs Skonto Riga Undisclosed 4 September 2000 [14]
DF Sebastian Svärd Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Undisclosed 27 November 2000 [15]
9 FW Tomas Danilevičius Lausanne-Sport £1,000,000 13 December 2000 [16]

Out

No. Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Ref
3 DF Nigel Winterburn West Ham United Free 22 June 2000 [17]
9 FW Davor Šuker West Ham United Free 28 June 2000 [18]
FW Jay Bothroyd Coventry City £1,000,000 11 July 2000 [19]
11 MF Marc Overmars Barcelona £25,000,000 28 July 2000 [20]
17 MF Emmanuel Petit Barcelona £7,000,000 28 July 2000 [20]
DF Brian McGovern Norwich City Undisclosed 23 August 2000 [21]
32 DF Rhys Weston Cardiff City £50,000 15 November 2000 [22]
30 DF Paolo Vernazza Watford £350,000 15 December 2000 [23]
12 FW Christopher Wreh Al-Hilal Undisclosed 15 December 2000 [24]
43 MF James Harper Reading Free 2 March 2001 [25]

Premier League

See also: 2000–01 FA Premier League

August–October

Arsenal opened the league season away to Sunderland on 18 August 2000. A second-half header from Niall Quinn was enough to earn the home team victory, in a match where Arsenal wasted numerous chances to equalise.[26] Patrick Vieira was sent off for swiping his forearm at defender Darren Williams in injury time and Wenger was involved in an altercation with fourth official Paul Taylor in the stadium tunnel.[26] He was later charged with "alleged threatening behaviour and physical intimidation"[27] and found guilty by a FA disciplinary commission.[a] Right back Lauren scored on his debut for Arsenal against Liverpool two days after; Vieira was dismissed off the pitch for the second successive game, with Liverpool being reduced to nine men when midfielders Gary McAllister and Dietmar Hamann were also shown red cards.[29] In Vieira's final match before his five-match suspension, he scored two goals against Charlton Athletic at Highbury in a 5–3 win.[30] Arsenal earned a point away to Chelsea in the first week of September[31] and drew 1–1 against Bradford City.[32] Although the team beat Coventry City 2–1,[33] they needed a late goal scored by Dennis Bergkamp to draw away against promoted Ipswich Town.[34]

An "spectacular" goal by Henry against Manchester United on 1 October 2000 inflicted the champions their first league defeat of the season.[35] The Frenchman scored after receiving a pass from Gilles Grimandi in the 30th minute; with his back to goal he flicked the ball up before pivoting to strike the ball over goalkeeper Fabian Barthez.[36] Henry scored the winning goal against Aston Villa the following week[37] and a further league victory, away at West Ham United moved Arsenal level on points with Manchester United.[38] The month ended with a 5–0 win against Manchester City.[39]

November–February

A penalty scored by Henry against Middlesbrough ensured a fifth successive league win for Arsenal.[40] They were held to a stalemate against Derby County;[41] this was followed by defeat at Goodison Park away to Everton in which Wenger called the team performance as "not acceptable".[42] Arsenal lost their second consecutive league match against Leeds United when a deflected Olivier Dacourt free-kick went past goalkeeper Alex Manninger and into his net.[43] A win against Southampton[44] came before a 5–0 victory at home to Newcastle United where Ray Parlour scored a hat-trick.[45]

"We are not in March yet and the season is already over. I cannot be very proud of that. This hurts."

Arsène Wenger after Arsenal's defeat to Manchester United, February 2001[46]

The Christmas period began with a 1–1 draw against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur.[47] A 4–0 defeat away to Liverpool concerned Wenger, who noted a lack of goals being problematic: “It has been our problem all season. We so very rarely score two in a match, and that makes life very difficult."[48] Henry scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win at home to Leicester City on Boxing Day.[49] A draw against Sunderland, having been 2–0 up at half time meant Arsenal ended the calendar year in second place, eight points behind Manchester United.[50]

Charlton Athletic recorded their first victory over Arsenal in 44 years, on New Years’ Day; Jonatan Johansson scored the winning goal in the first half.[51] Back-to-back draws, first at Chelsea[52] and then Leicester City,[53] preceded a 2–0 win against Bradford City.[54] Bergkamp scored the winning goal at Coventry City; it was the club's first away win since November.[55] A 1–0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on 10 February 2001 moved the club five points clear of Liverpool.[56]

Arsenal faced Manchester United at Old Trafford, needing a win to realistically have a chance of winning the league. Striker Dwight Yorke scored in the second minute for the home team, before Henry equalised.[57] They conceded within 60 seconds, when Igors Stepanovs played Yorke onside to put the ball past Seaman.[57] He completed his hat-trick, before Roy Keane, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Teddy Sheringham each scored to compound a 6–1 loss – Arsenal's biggest defeat in the Premier League.[57] Wenger rued the performance, saying "...we were very naive and gave too much freedom to United. No one communicated."[46]

March–May

Wiltord scored a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3–0 win over West Ham United on 3 March 2001.[58] A scoreless draw at Aston Villa[59] was followed with a 2–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur; both clubs observed a minute's silence before the game, in honour of former Arsenal midfielder David Rocastle, who died at age 33.[60] Arsenal rested several first-teamers for the trip to Manchester City and won the match 4–0.[61] However, defeat to Middlesbrough three days after handed the league championship to Manchester United, for the third consecutive season.[62] Wenger refuted criticism over the team's league performance, and said, "It's not just Arsenal's responsibility to push Manchester United. There are 10 to 15 teams with the potential quality of Arsenal."[62]

Following their exit in the Champions League in midweek, Arsenal beat Everton 4–1 on 21 April 2001.[63] They moved four points clear in second with a further win, this time away at Derby County.[64] Wiltord scored the winning goal against Leeds United to secure a Champions League place for Arsenal;[65] a draw against Newcastle United confirmed the club as runners-up for the third season running.[66] Arsenal ended their league campaign against Southampton, in the final match played at The Dell. With the score 2–2 in the 89th minute, striker Matthew Le Tissier volleyed the ball from inside the penalty box and over goalkeeper Alex Manninger, to win the match for the home team.[67]

Match details

19 August 2000 1 Sunderland 1–0 Arsenal Sunderland
Quinn 53' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,347
Referee: Steve Dunn
21 August 2000 2 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool London
Lauren 8'
Henry 89'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,014
Referee: Graham Poll
26 August 2000 3 Arsenal 5–3 Charlton Athletic London
Vieira 19', 61'
Henry 46', 67'
Sylvinho 89'		 Report 24', 30' Hunt
58' Stuart		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,025
Referee: Stephen Lodge
6 September 2000 4 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal London
Hasselbaink 31'
Zola 58'		 Report 76' Henry
86' Sylvinho		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,923
Referee: Mike Riley
9 September 2000 5 Bradford City 1–1 Arsenal Bradford
McCall 10' Report 66' Cole Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,160
Referee: Alan Wiley
16 September 2000 6 Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City London
Wiltord 24'
Vernazza 72'		 Report 80' Hadji Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,794
Referee: Mike Dean
23 September 2000 7 Ipswich Town 1–1 Arsenal Ipswich
Stewart 49' Report 84' Bergkamp Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: Paul Durkin
1 October 2000 8 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester United London
Henry 30' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,146
Referee: Graham Barber
14 October 2000 9 Arsenal 1–0 Aston Villa London
Henry 61' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,042
Referee: Rob Harris
21 October 2000 10 West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal London
Pearce 56' Report 12' Pirès
21' (o.g.) Ferdinand		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,034
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2000 11 Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City London
Cole 44'
Bergkamp 52'
Wiltord 75'
Henry 82', 88'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,049
Referee: Rob Styles
4 November 2000 12 Middlesbrough 0–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough
Report 25' (pen.) Henry Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,541
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 November 2000 13 Arsenal 0–0 Derby County London
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,679
Referee: Stephen Lodge
18 November 2000 14 Everton 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Cadamarteri 54'
K. Campbell 73'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,106
Referee: Mike Riley
26 November 2000 15 Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal Leeds
Dacourt 56' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,084
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 December 2000 16 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London
Vieira 85' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,036
Referee: Steve Dunn
9 December 2000 17 Arsenal 5–0 Newcastle United London
Henry 13'
Parlour 16', 86', 90+3'
Kanu 52'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,052
Referee: Mike Dean
18 December 2000 18 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal London
Rebrov 31' Report 89' Vieira Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,062
Referee: Jeff Winter
23 December 2000 19 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Gerrard 11'
Owen 62'
Barmby 71'
Fowler 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,144
Referee: Paul Durkin
26 December 2000 20 Arsenal 6–1 Leicester City London
Henry 35', 66', 82'
Vieira 50'
Ljungberg 75'
Adams 90'		 Report 54' Akinbiyi Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,007
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 December 2000 21 Arsenal 2–2 Sunderland London
Vieira 5'
Dixon 40'		 Report 53' (pen.) Phillips
83' McCann		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,026
Referee: Graham Barber
1 January 2001 22 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Arsenal London
Johansson 39' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Graham Poll
13 January 2001 23 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea London
Pirès 3' Report 62' Terry Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,071
Referee: David Elleray
20 January 2001 24 Leicester City 0–0 Arsenal Leicester
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Barry Knight
30 January 2001 25 Arsenal 2–0 Bradford City London
Parlour 17'
Lauren 26'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,318
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 February 2001 26 Coventry City 0–1 Arsenal Coventry
Report Bergkamp 78' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Mike Dean
10 February 2001 27 Arsenal 1–0 Ipswich Town London
Henry 67' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,011
Referee: Rob Harris
25 February 2001 28 Manchester United 6–1 Arsenal Manchester
Yorke 3', 18', 22'
Keane 26'
Solskjær 38'
Sheringham 90+1'		 Report Henry 16' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,535
Referee: Paul Durkin
3 March 2001 29 Arsenal 3–0 West Ham United London
Wiltord 6', 13', 39' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,071
Referee: Mike Riley (referee)
18 March 2001 30 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,111
Referee: Barry Knight
31 March 2001 31 Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Pirès 70'
Henry 87'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,121
Referee: Paul Durkin
11 April 2001 32 Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal Manchester
Report 8', 16' Ljungberg
8' Wiltord
36' Kanu		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,444
Referee: Neale Barry
14 April 2001 33 Arsenal 0–3 Middlesbrough London
Report 34' (o.g.) Edu
38' (o.g.) Sylvinho
58' Ricard		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,879
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 April 2001 34 Arsenal 4–1 Everton London
Ljungberg 21'
Grimandi 55'
Wiltord 67'
Henry 87'		 Report 24' K. Campbell Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,029
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 April 2001 35 Derby County 1–2 Arsenal Derby
Eranio 45+2' Report 21' Kanu
80' Pirès		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,567
Referee: Graham Barber
5 May 2001 36 Arsenal 2–1 Leeds United London
Ljungberg 17'
Wiltord 56'		 Report 58' Harte Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,142
Referee: Peter Jones
15 May 2001 37 Newcastle United 0–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,729
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 May 2001 38 Southampton 3–2 Arsenal Southampton
Kachloul 46', 61'
Le Tissier 89'		 Report 28' Cole
54' Ljungberg		 Stadium: The Dell (Southampton)
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Paul Taylor

Classification

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 10 8 63 38  +25 70 15 3 1 45 13  +32 5 7 7 18 25  −7

Source: [68]

Results by round

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FA Cup

See also: 2000–01 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, receiving a bye as a Premier League club. Their opening match was a 1–0 victory against Carlisle United; Wiltord scored the winning goal in the 22nd minute.[69] At Loftus Road, a 6–0 away win at Queens Park Rangers in the fourth round represented Wenger's "best win as Arsenal manager" and the club's best away win in the FA Cup for 64 years.[70] Wiltord, who started the match against Chelsea as a substitute, came off the bench to score twice in the second half and sent Arsenal into the quarter-finals, where they enjoyed a comfortable win against Blackburn Rovers of the First Division.[71] Arsenal was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final and it was their rivals who had taken the lead in the 14th minute.[72] Vieira equalised before several players – "Pirès, Parlour and Wiltord continued to squander chances".[72] With 17 minutes remaining in the match, Pirès scored via a tap-in to secure Arsenal's passage into the final.[72]

Final

Main article: 2001 FA Cup Final

In the final against Liverpool, played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Arsenal began the brighter of the two teams, before being denied two penalty shouts – one involving Stéphane Henchoz, who cleared Henry's shot with his hand.[73] In the 72nd minute, Arsenal took a "deserved" lead, when Pirès played Ljungberg clean through to round goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and shoot.[73] Liverpool equalised nine minutes after, through a Gary McAllister free-kick, which was not cleared properly by Arsenal; Michael Owen "waited for the loose ball to come down before drilling a rebound into Seaman's bottom right corner".[73] Owen scored in the 88th minute, outpacing both Adams and Dixon to shoot the ball into the bottom right corner of the goalnet.[73] The defeat prompted Wenger to admit new players would be brought in during the transfer window.[74]

6 January 2001 Third round Carlisle United 0–1 Arsenal Carlisle
Report Wiltord 22' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Stephen Lodge
27 January 2001 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Arsenal London
Report Plummer 32' (o.g.)
Wiltord 33', 56'
Rose 49' (o.g.)
Pires 58'
Bergkamp 74'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Neale Barry
18 February 2001 Fifth round Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea London
Henry 52' (pen)
Wiltord 74', 85'		 Report Hasselbaink 62' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,096
Referee: Graham Barber
10 March 2001 Quarter-finals Arsenal 3–0 Blackburn Rovers London
Wiltord 2'
Adams 5'
Pires 36'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 36,304
Referee: Jeff Winter
8 April 2001 Semi-finals Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
Vieira 33'
Pires 74'		 Report Doherty 14' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,541
Referee: Graham Poll
12 May 2001 Final Arsenal 1–2 Liverpool Cardiff
Ljungberg 72' Report Owen 83', 88' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Steve Dunn

Football League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup

Together, with the other clubs playing in European football, Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, where they were drawn at home to fellow Premier League club Ipswich Town. Despite dominating territorial advantage, the Arsenal team were beaten 2–1 – the winning goal scored late by substitute James Scowcroft.[75]

1 November 2000 Third round Arsenal 1–2 Ipswich Town London
Stepanovs 44' Report Clapham 2'
Scowcroft 89'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,105
Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

First group stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League § First group stage

Arsenal won their first three matches in Group B, against Sparta Prague, Shakhtar Donetsk and Lazio.[76] The club secured qualification into the second group stage with a 1–1 draw away at Lazio,[77] before a win against Sparta Prague and defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk to end the first group stage with 13 points. Arsenal finished top of Group B due to a better head-to-head record.[78]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13
Italy Lazio 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 1 0 5 6 13 −7 3
12 September 2000 1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Arsenal Prague
Sylvinho 33' Stadium: Letná
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
20 September 2000 2 Arsenal England 3–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk London
Wiltord 45'
Keown 85', 90'		 Report Bakharev 26'
Vorobey 29'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,922
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)
27 September 2000 3 Arsenal England 2–0 Italy Lazio London
Ljungberg 43', 56' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,521
Referee: José García Aranda (Spain)
17 October 2000 4 Lazio Italy 1–1 England Arsenal Rome
Nedvěd 25' Report Pirès 88' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,151
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
25 October 2000 5 Arsenal England 4–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague London
Parlour 5'
Lauren 8'
Dixon 35'
Kanu 51'		 Report Labant 40' (pen.)
Rosický 90'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,397
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
7 November 2000 6 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–0 England Arsenal Donetsk
Atelkin 34'
Vorobey 57'
Byelik 66'		 Report Stadium: Shakhtar Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Second group stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League § Second group stage

Arsenal succumbed to a 4–1 defeat in their opening match against Spartak Moscow, which was the biggest loss inflicted on the club in 18 years.[79] The team let slip a two-goal lead against Bayern Munich at Highbury on 5 December 2000,[80] before winning 1–0 at Olympique Lyonnais to keep their aspirations of qualifying for the quarter-finals attainable.[81] In the reverse fixture, an equaliser scored by Edmílson in the last minute of normal time prompted Wenger to rue fatigue and the absence of captain Adams.[82] Arsenal defeated Spartak Moscow by a solitary goal and in spite of losing to Bayern Munich on 14 March 2001, Lyon's draw with Spartak Moscow meant Arsenal qualified for the quarter-finals by the head-to-head rule.[83][84]

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13
England Arsenal 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
France Lyon 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8
Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
22 November 2000 1 Spartak Moscow Russia 4–1 England Arsenal Moscow
17:00 Marcão 29', 51'
Titov 77'
Robson 82'		 Report Sylvinho 2' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
5 December 2000 2 Arsenal England 2–2 Germany Bayern Munich London
20:45 Henry 4'
Kanu 55'		 Report Tarnat 56'
Scholl 66'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,318
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Switzerland)
13 February 2001 3 Lyon France 0–1 England Arsenal Lyon
20:45 Report Henry 59' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Italy)
21 February 2001 4 Arsenal England 1–1 France Lyon London
20:45 Bergkamp 33' Report Edmílson 90' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,303
Referee: Ľuboš Michel (Slovakia)
6 March 2001 5 Arsenal England 1–0 Russia Spartak Moscow London
20:45 Henry 82' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,296
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
14 March 2001 6 Bayern Munich Germany 1–0 England Arsenal Munich
20:45 Élber 10' Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League § Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Arsenal faced Spanish club Valencia and won 2–1 at Highbury in the first leg, with goals scored by Henry and Parlour.[85] The team however were beaten 1–0 at the Estadio Mestalla, thus being knocked-out on away goals.[86]

4 April 2001 First leg Arsenal England 2–1 Spain Valencia London
20:45 Henry 58'
Parlour 60'		 Report Ayala 41' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,104
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
17 April 2001 Second leg Valencia Spain 1–0
(2–2 agg.)		 England Arsenal Valencia
20:45 Carew 76' Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Note: Valencia won on away goals.

Player statistics

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangular card A red rectangular card
1 GK  ENG David Seaman 24 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 39 0 1 0
2 DF  ENG Lee Dixon 26 (3) 1 6 0 0 0 11 1 43 (3) 2 4 0
3 DF  LAT Igors Stepanovs 9 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 13 1 3 0
4 MF  FRA Patrick Vieira 28 (2) 6 5 (1) 1 0 0 12 0 45 (3) 7 8 2
5 DF  ENG Martin Keown 28 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 39 2 8 0
6 DF  ENG Tony Adams 26 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 38 2 8 0
7 MF  FRA Robert Pirès 29 (4) 4 6 3 0 0 11 (1) 1 45 (5) 8 2 0
8 MF  SWE Fredrik Ljungberg 25 (5) 6 4 (1) 1 0 0 10 (3) 2 38 (9) 9 6 0
10 FW  NED Dennis Bergkamp 19 (6) 3 4 (1) 1 0 0 3 (2) 1 26 (9) 5 0 0
11 FW  FRA Sylvain Wiltord 20 (7) 8 5 (1) 6 1 0 3 (10) 1 29 (18) 15 0 0
12 DF  CMR Lauren Etame Mayer 15 (3) 2 4 0 0 0 6 (5) 1 25 (8) 3 6 0
13 GK  AUT Alex Manninger 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0
14 FW  FRA Thierry Henry 27 (8) 17 3 (1) 1 0 0 14 4 44 (9) 22 9 0
15 MF  ENG Ray Parlour 28 (5) 4 3 (1) 0 0 0 9 (1) 2 40 (7) 4 9 0
16 DF  BRA Sylvinho 23 (1) 2 1 (2) 0 0 0 6 (1) 2 30 (4) 4 3 0
17 MF  BRA Edu Gaspar 2 (3) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0
18 DF  FRA Gilles Grimandi 28 (2) 1 2 (1) 0 0 0 8 0 38 (3) 1 4 1
19 MF  GER Stefan Malz (1) 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
20 DF  ENG Matthew Upson (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 (2) 0 0 0
21 FW  LIT Tomas Danilevičius (2) 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
22 DF  UKR Oleh Luzhny 16 (3) 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 26 (2) 0 1 0
23 DF  ARG Nelson Vivas 3 (9) 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 3 (4) 0 8 (15) 0 0 0
24 GK  ENG John Lukic 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
25 FW  NGR Nwankwo Kanu 13 (14) 3 (1) 0 0 0 11 (3) 2 24 (18) 5 1 0
27 FW  LBR Christopher Wreh † 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0
28 FW  IRE Graham Barrett 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF  ENG Ashley Cole 15 (2) 3 5 (1) 0 1 0 8 (1) 0 29 (4) 3 6 0
30 MF  ENG Paolo Vernazza † (2) 1 0 0 1 0 (1) 0 1 (3) 1 0 0
31 GK  ENG Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 DF  ENG Rhys Weston † 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF  GER Moritz Volz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF  ENG Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 MF  GER Alberto Mendez 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
38 MF  ENG Lee Canoville 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0

Source: [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Wenger was initially given a 12-match touchline ban and a fine of four weeks' salary. He successfully appealed but was reprimanded and fined £10,000 for his actions.[28]

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