2001–02 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

2001–02 season
Chairman	David Moores
Manager	Gérard Houllier Phil Thompson (interim between 13 October and 18 March)
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Champions League	Quarter-finals
UEFA Super Cup	Winners
FA Charity Shield	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Owen (19) All: Michael Owen (28)
Average home league attendance	41,770
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2001–2002 season was Liverpool Football Club's 110th season in existence and their 40th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football.

Season summary

Having finished the previous season in third place in the Premiership, as well as winning an unprecedented treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups, hopes were high for Liverpool going into the new season. However, fixture congestion meant that Liverpool could only play six games, taking 12 points to stand in sixth place, before Gérard Houllier was forced to go to hospital after falling ill during a game against Leeds United. It was later discovered that Houllier was suffering from a heart condition and was forced to take a five-month period of convalescence, with assistant manager Phil Thompson stepping up to take over caretaker responsibilities. In spite of this crisis, Liverpool climbed to fourth at the end of October before topping the Premier League table at the end of November, with a two-point lead over second-placed Leeds while holding a game in hand. November also saw the sale of fan favourite striker Robbie Fowler to Leeds.

Liverpool kept their lead until 17 December, when Newcastle United overtook Liverpool at the top by virtue of goals scored (30 vs 25). During the month, French striker Nicolas Anelka was signed on loan from Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the campaign as a replacement for Fowler. By the end of December, Liverpool were back to fourth (albeit with the game still in hand and a margin of only two points between them and leaders Arsenal). However, Liverpool failed to take advantage of their extra game and at the end of January were still two points off the top (Manchester United now the league leaders), although they did defeat the Red Devils 1–0 at Old Trafford. This gap increased to four points by the end of February, despite a 4–0 win away to Leeds, but Houllier's return in March coincided with an upturn of form that saw Liverpool reach the Champions League quarter-finals and reclaim top place in the Premiership with five matches left to play, although fellow title challengers Arsenal had two games in hand. Arsenal, in the midst of a twelve-match winning streak, soon overhauled Liverpool and sealed the title with a 2–0 win at Bolton Wanderers. However, on the flip side Arsenal also defeated Manchester United during this winning run, allowing Liverpool to take runners-up spot with a 5–0 home win over Ipswich Town.

The 2001–02 season was the first in which Liverpool had competed in the UEFA Champions League, and their first campaign in Europe's premier club competition (previously the European Cup) since the 1984–85 season. Liverpool topped their group in the first stage, and also progressed through the second group stage, before being knocked out into the quarter-finals by eventual finalists Bayer Leverkusen, 4–3 on aggregate.

During the close season, Houllier turned down the opportunity to sign Anelka, in favour of signing temperamental Senegalese striker El Hadji Diouf, following the latter's role in Senegal's World Cup campaign. For the fifth consecutive season, Michael Owen finished the campaign as the Reds' top goalscorer, with 28 goals in all competitions (19 in the league).

Competition	Result	Top scorer
Premier League	2nd	Michael Owen, 19
Champions League	Quarter-finals	Michael Owen, 5
FA Cup	Fourth round	Michael Owen, 2
League Cup	Third round	Gary McAllister, 1
Charity Shield	Winners	Michael Owen, 1 Gary McAllister, 1
UEFA Super Cup	Winners	Emile Heskey, 1 Michael Owen, 1 John Arne Riise, 1
Overall		Michael Owen, 28

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	SUI	Stéphane Henchoz
3	DF	POR	Abel Xavier
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä
5	FW	CZE	Milan Baroš
6	DF	GER	Markus Babbel
7	MF	CZE	Vladimír Šmicer
8	FW	ENG	Emile Heskey
9	FW	FRA	Nicolas Anelka
10	FW	ENG	Michael Owen
11	MF	ENG	Jamie Redknapp (captain)
12	GK	POL	Jerzy Dudek
13	MF	ENG	Danny Murphy
15	MF	CZE	Patrik Berger
16	MF	GER	Dietmar Hamann

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard
18	DF	NOR	John Arne Riise
19	GK	FRA	Pegguy Arphexad
20	MF	ENG	Nick Barmby
21	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister
22	GK	ENG	Chris Kirkland
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher
24	MF	FRA	Bernard Diomède
25	DF	CRO	Igor Bišćan
27	DF	FRA	Grégory Vignal
29	DF	ENG	Stephen Wright
30	DF	FRA	Djimi Traoré
37	FW	FIN	Jari Litmanen

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Sander Westerveld (to Real Sociedad)
9	FW	ENG	Robbie Fowler (to Leeds United)
31	DF	NOR	Frode Kippe (to Lillestrøm)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	FW	ENG	John Miles (to Stoke City)
33	MF	ENG	Alan Navarro (to Tranmere Rovers)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	NOR	Vegard Heggem
26	GK	DEN	Jørgen Nielsen
28	MF	IRL	Richie Partridge
34	FW	FIN	Daniel Sjölund
—	DF	ENG	Steve McNulty
—	DF	ENG	Jon Otsemobor

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Stephen Warnock
—	DF	USA	Zak Whitbread
—	MF	ENG	Mark Peers
—	MF	ENG	Stephen Vaughan
—	MF	ENG	John Welsh
—	FW	ENG	Neil Mellor

Statistics

Player statistics

As of 25 May 2002

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		FA Premier League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		UEFA Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
12	GK	POL	Jerzy Dudek	49	0	35	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
18	DF	NOR	John Arne Riise	53	6	34+3	6	2	0	0	0	13+1	0
2	DF	SUI	Stéphane Henchoz	54	0	37	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher	51	0	33	0	2	0	1	0	15	0
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä	55	4	37	3	2	0	1	0	15	1
7	MF	CZE	Vladimír Šmicer	35	6	13+9	4	1	0	1	0	8+3	2
13	MF	ENG	Danny Murphy	54	8	31+5	6	1+1	0	1	0	13+2	2
16	MF	GER	Dietmar Hamann	46	1	31	1	2	0	1	0	12	0
17	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard	46	8	28+2	7	2	0	0	0	13+1	1
8	FW	ENG	Emile Heskey	54	13	26+9	9	1+1	0	0+1	0	16	4
10	FW	ENG	Michael Owen	41	26	25+4	19	2	2	0	0	10	5
1	GK	NED	Sander Westerveld	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister	36	0	14+11	0	0	0	1	0	4+6	0
9	FW	FRA	Nicolas Anelka	22	5	13+7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0
15	MF	CZE	Patrik Berger	30	1	12+9	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+7	0
29	DF	ENG	Stephen Wright	17	1	10+2	0	1	0	1	0	2+1	1
3	DF	POR	Abel Xavier	15	2	9+1	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
37	FW	FIN	Jari Litmanen	32	7	8+13	4	0+1	0	1	0	4+5	3
9	FW	ENG	Robbie Fowler	16	4	8+2	3	0	0	0	0	2+4	1
25	MF	CRO	Igor Bišćan	8	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
27	DF	FRA	Gregory Vignal	9	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
20	MF	ENG	Nick Barmby	11	0	2+4	0	0	0	1	0	3+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Jamie Redknapp	8	2	2+2	1	0	0	0+1	0	1+2	1
6	DF	GER	Markus Babbel	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1+1	0
19	GK	FRA	Pegguy Arphexad	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	GK	ENG	Chris Kirkland	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
5	FW	CZE	Milan Baroš	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	FRA	Bernard Diomède	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	FRA	Djimi Traoré	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	NOR	Frode Kippe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

• Source:

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
18	DF	John Arne Riise	Monaco	£4,000,000	20 June 2001
5	FW	Milan Baroš	Baník Ostrava	£3,200,000	26 July 2001
22	GK	Chris Kirkland	Coventry City	Undisclosed (estimated £6,000,000)	31 August 2001
12	GK	Jerzy Dudek	Feyenoord	£4,850,000	31 August 2001
9	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	20 December 2001
3	DF	Abel Xavier	Everton	£750,000	30 January 2002

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
3	DF	Christian Ziege	Tottenham Hotspur	£4,000,000	17 July 2001
9	FW	Robbie Fowler	Leeds United	£11,000,000	29 November 2001
1	GK	Sander Westerveld	Real Sociedad	£3,750,000	17 December 2001
21	MF	Gary McAllister	Coventry City	Free	14 April 2002
11	MF	Jamie Redknapp	Tottenham Hotspur	Free	16 April 2002
9	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan expired	12 May 2002

Pre-season and friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
10 July 2001	Bayer Leverkusen	A	3–2	Owen 41', Heskey 46', Redknapp 87'
16 July 2001	Singapore XI	A	2–0	Heskey 42', Owen 85'
19 July 2001	Thailand	A	3–1	Owen (2) 8', 44', Barmby 64'
26 July 2001	Valencia	N	1–0	Litmanen 84'
28 July 2001	Ajax	N	3–1	Fowler 38'
3 August 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–0	Hyypiä 27', Hamann 32', Fowler 57'

Competitions

FA Charity Shield

Liverpool v Manchester United

12 August 2001	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester United	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00	McAllister 2' (pen.) Owen 16'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 51'	Attendance: 70,227 Referee: Andy D'Urso

UEFA Super Cup

Bayern Munich v Liverpool

24 August 2001	Bayern Munich	2–3	Liverpool	Stade Louis II, Monaco
20:45 CEST	Salihamidžić 57' Jancker 82'	Report	Riise 23' Heskey 45' Owen 46'	Attendance: 13,824 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Premier League

Main article: 2001-02 FA Premier League

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	38	26	9	3	79	36	+43	87	Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
2	Liverpool	38	24	8	6	67	30	+37	80
3	Manchester United	38	24	5	9	87	45	+42	77	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Newcastle United	38	21	8	9	74	52	+22	71
5	Leeds United	38	18	12	8	53	37	+16	66	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W
Position	7	13	16	17	10	10	7	6	6	6	5	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 21 June 2001.

Liverpool v West Ham United

18 August 2001 1	Liverpool	2–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
	Owen 18', 77'	Report	Di Canio 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,935 Referee: Jeff Winter

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

27 August 2001 2	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Liverpool	Bolton
	Ricketts 27' Holdsworth 90'	Report	Heskey 66'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,205 Referee: Graham Poll

Liverpool v Aston Villa

8 September 2001 3	Liverpool	1–3	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Gerrard 46',	Report	Dublin 31' Hendrie 55' Vassell 86'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,102 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Everton v Liverpool

15 September 2001 4	Everton	1–3	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Campbell 5'	Report	Gerrard 12' Owen 31' (pen.) Riise 52'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,554 Referee: Paul Durkin

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

22 September 2001 5	Liverpool	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Litmanen 57'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,116 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Newcastle United v Liverpool

30 September 2001 6	Newcastle United	0–2	Liverpool	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
		Report	Riise 3' Murphy 86'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,095 Referee: Graham Barber

Liverpool v Leeds United

13 October 2001 7	Liverpool	1–1	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Murphy 67'	Report	Kewell 27'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,352 Referee: Alan Wiley

Leicester City v Liverpool

20 October 2001 8	Leicester City	1–4	Liverpool	Leicester, East Midlands
	Wise 58'	Report	Fowler 5', 43', 90' Hyypiä 10'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,886 Referee: Mark Halsey

Charlton Athletic v Liverpool

27 October 2001 9	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Liverpool	London
		Report	Redknapp 14' Owen 43' Stephen Wright	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 22,887 Referee: P Jones

Liverpool v Manchester United

4 November 2001 10	Liverpool	3–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Owen 32', 51' Riise 39'	Report	Beckham 50'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,361 Referee: Graham Poll

Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool

17 November 2001 11	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Jansen 30'	Report	Owen 52'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,859 Referee: Mike Riley

Liverpool v Sunderland

25 November 2001 12	Liverpool	1–0	Sunderland	Liverpool
	Heskey 22' Hamann	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,537 Referee: Steve Bennett

Derby County v Liverpool

1 December 2001 13	Derby County	0–1	Liverpool	Derby
			Owen 6'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 33,289 Referee: Graham Barber

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

8 December 2001 14	Liverpool	2–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Owen 27' Berger 45'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,674 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Liverpool v Fulham

12 December 2001 15	Liverpool	0–0	Fulham	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,163 Referee: Jeff Winter

Chelsea v Liverpool

16 December 2001 16	Chelsea	4–0	Liverpool	London
	Le Saux 3' Hasselbaink 28' Dalla Bona 71' Guðjohnsen 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,174 Referee: Mark Halsey

Liverpool v Arsenal

23 December 2001 17	Liverpool	1–2	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Litmanen 55'	Report	Van Bronckhorst  19'  35' Henry 45' (pen.) Ljungberg 53'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,297 Referee: Paul Durkin

Aston Villa v Liverpool

26 December 2001 18	Aston Villa	1–2	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Hendrie 21'	Report	Litmanen 9' Šmicer 73'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,602 Referee: Andy D'Urso

West Ham United v Liverpool

29 December 2001 19	West Ham United	1–1	Liverpool	London
	Sinclair 39'	Report	Owen 88'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,103 Referee: Rob Styles

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

1 January 2002 20	Liverpool	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Gerrard 50'	Report	Nolan 78'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,710 Referee: C Wilkes

Southampton v Liverpool

9 January 2002 21	Southampton	2–0	Liverpool	Southampton
	Beattie 60' (pen.) Riise 71' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,527 Referee: Graham Poll

Arsenal v Liverpool

13 January 2002 22	Arsenal	1–1	Liverpool	London
	Ljungberg 62'	Report	Riise 68'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,132 Referee: Steve Dunn

Liverpool v Southampton

19 January 2002 23	Liverpool	1–1	Southampton	Liverpool
	Owen 8'	Report	Davies 46'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,710 Referee: Neale Barry

Manchester United v Liverpool

22 January 2002 24	Manchester United	0–1	Liverpool	Manchester
		Report	Murphy 85'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,599 Referee: Graham Barber

Liverpool v Leicester City

31 January 2002 25	Liverpool	1–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
	Heskey 56'	[Report]		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,305 Referee: Barry Knight

Leeds United v Liverpool

3 February 2002 26	Leeds United	0–4	Liverpool	Leeds, Yorkshire
		Report	Ferdinand 16' (o.g.) Heskey 63', 66' Owen 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,216 Referee: Graham Poll

Ipswich Town v Liverpool

9 February 2002 27	Ipswich Town	0–6	Liverpool	Ipswich
		Report	Xavier 16' Heskey 43', 90' Hyypiä 52' Owen 62', 71'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,608 Referee: Steve Bennett

Liverpool v Everton

23 February 2002 28	Liverpool	1–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Anelka 72'	Report	Radzinski 52'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,371 Referee: D Elleray

Fulham v Liverpool

2 March 2002 29	Fulham	0–2	Liverpool	London
		Report	Anelka 13' Litmanen 90'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,103 Referee: Alan Wiley

Liverpool v Newcastle United

6 March 2002 30	Liverpool	3–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Murphy 32', 53' Hamann 75'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,204 Referee: Jeff Winter

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

16 March 2002 31	Middlesbrough	1–2	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
	Southgate 89'	Report	Heskey 33' Riise 84'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,253 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Liverpool v Chelsea

24 March 2002 32	Liverpool	1–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Šmicer 90'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,203 Referee: Mark Halsey

Liverpool v Charlton Athletic

30 March 2002 33	Liverpool	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
	Šmicer 23' Owen 36'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,094 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Sunderland v Liverpool

13 April 2002 34	Sunderland	0–1	Liverpool	Sunderland
	Reyna	Report	Owen 55'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,335 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Liverpool v Derby County

20 April 2002 35	Liverpool	2–0	Derby County	Liverpool
	Owen 16', 90'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,510 Referee: Mike Riley

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

27 April 2002 36	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Liverpool	London
	Poyet 41'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,017 Referee: Peter Jones

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

8 May 2002 37	Liverpool	4–3	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Murphy 23' Anelka 39' Hyypiä 52' Heskey 86'	Report	Duff 28' Cole 49' Jansen 80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,663 Referee: Alan Wiley

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

11 May 2002 38	Liverpool	5–0	Ipswich Town	Liverpool
	Riise 13', 35' Owen 46' Šmicer 57' Anelka 88'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,088 Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup

Main article: 2001-02 FA Cup

Matches

Liverpool v Birmingham City

5 January 2002 3	Liverpool	3–0	Birmingham City	Anfield, Liverpool
	Owen 17' 25' Anelka 86'	Report		Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Mark Halsey

Arsenal v Liverpool

27 January 2002 4	Arsenal	1–0	Liverpool	Highbury, London
	Bergkamp 28',  71' Keown  67'	Report	Carragher  72'	Attendance: 38,092 Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup

Main article: 2001-02 Football League Cup

Matches

Liverpool v Grimsby Town

9 October 2001 3	Liverpool	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Grimsby Town	Anfield, Liverpool
	McAllister 101' (pen.)	Report	Broomes 113' Jevons 120'	Attendance: 32,672 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Champions League

Main article: 2001-02 UEFA Champions League

Matches

Haka v Liverpool

8 August 2001 (2001-08-08) Q3	Haka	0–5	Liverpool	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
20:00 CET		UEFA report BBC report	Heskey 32' Owen 55', 64', 87' Hyypiä 86'	Attendance: 33,217 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibañez (Spain)

Liverpool v Haka

21 August 2001 Q3	Liverpool	4–1	Haka	Anfield, Liverpool
	Fowler 37' Redknapp 50' Heskey 57' David Wilson 83' (o.g.)	Report	Péter Kovács 45'	Attendance: 31,602 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Liverpool v Boavista

11 September 2001 Group Stage 1	Liverpool	1–1	Boavista	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45	Owen 29'	UEFA report BBC report	Silva 3'	Attendance: 30,015 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool

19 September 2001 Group Stage 1	Borussia Dortmund	0–0	Liverpool	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:45		UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Liverpool v Dynamo Kyiv

26 September 2001 Group Stage 1	Liverpool	1–0	Dynamo Kyiv	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45	Litmanen 23'	UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 33,513 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Dynamo Kyiv v Liverpool

16 October 2001 Group Stage 1	Dynamo Kyiv	1–2	Liverpool	NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv
20:45	Ghioane 59'	UEFA report BBC report	Murphy 43' Gerrard 67'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Boavista v Liverpool

24 October 2001 Group Stage 1	Boavista	1–1	Liverpool	Bessa XXI, Porto
20:45	Silva 60'	UEFA report BBC report	Murphy 17'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund

30 October 2001 Group Stage 1	Liverpool	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45	Šmicer 15' Wright 82'	UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 45,076 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Liverpool v Barcelona

20 November 2001 Group Stage 2	Liverpool	1–3	Barcelona	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45	Owen 27'	UEFA report BBC report	Kluivert 41' Rochemback 65' Overmars 84'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Roma v Liverpool

5 December 2001 Group Stage 2	Roma	0–0	Liverpool	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:45		UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Liverpool v Galatasaray

20 February 2002 Group Stage 2	Liverpool	0–0	Galatasaray	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45		UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Galatasaray v Liverpool

26 February 2002 Group Stage 2	Galatasaray	1–1	Liverpool	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Niculescu 71'	UEFA report BBC report	Heskey 79'	Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Barcelona v Liverpool

13 March 2002 Group Stage 2	Barcelona	0–0	Liverpool	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45		UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Liverpool v Roma

19 March 2002 Group Stage 2	Liverpool	2–0	Roma	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45	Litmanen 7' (pen.) Heskey 64'	UEFA report BBC report		Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen

3 April 2002 QF	Liverpool	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Anfield, Liverpool
20:45	Hyypiä 44'	UEFA Report BBC report		Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Bayer Leverkusen v Liverpool

9 April 2002 QF	Bayer Leverkusen	4–2	Liverpool	BayArena, Leverkusen
20:45	Ballack 16', 64' Berbatov 68' Lúcio 84'	UEFA Report BBC Report	Xavier 42' Litmanen 79'	Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)