Probably the most entertaining final of all time. Goals galore in what some believed would be an ultra-defensive game.

UEFA Cup Final, Wednesday 16 May 2001, Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (65,000)
Liverpool 5	Babbel 4, Gerrard 16, McAllister (pen) 41, Fowler 73, Geli (og) 117
Alaves 4	I.Alonso 27, Moreno 48, Moreno 51, Cruyff 89

Bookings: Liverpool Babbel (Yellow), McAllister (Yellow). Alaves Astudillo (Yellow), Contra (Yellow), Herrera (Yellow), Karmona (Yellow/Red), Magno (Yellow/Red), Tellez (Yellow).

Teams:

Liverpool: Westerveld, Babbel, Henchoz, Hyypia, Carrigher, Gerrard, Hamann, McAllister, Murphy, Owen, Heskey.
Subs: Smicer (for Henchoz 56), Berger (for Owen 79), Fowler (for Heskey 64), Barmby, Vignal, Wright, Arphexad.

Alaves: Herrera, Geli, Contra, Eggen, Karmona, Tellez, Desio, Astudillo, Tomic, Moreno, Cruyff.
Subs: I.Alonso (for Eggen 23), Pablo (for Moreno 64), Kike, Begona, Genan, Azkoitia.

Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France)

Notes:
- Liverpool win it via the Golden Goal rule.

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