Champions League 2001: Deportivo La Coruña vs Leeds United
As goalkeeper, Nigel Martyn knew what this pre-match bluster meant. "If they think they can score four, Deportivo must have singled me out," he said.
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Champions League 2001: Leeds United vs Deportivo La Coruña
"We were very pleased when we heard Leeds would be our opponents," said Victor. "They are the weakest team in the competition, and we've got the easiest draw."
Champions League 2001: Leeds United vs Lazio
Legendary goalkeeper Dino Zoff was their manager. They had players like Diego Simeone, Alessandro Nesta, Juan Veron, Simone Inzaghi and Dino Baggio. And they all stayed at home so Leeds were reacquainted with Fabrizio Ravanelli, out of Middlesbrough.
Champions League 2001: Real Madrid vs Leeds United
Don Revie sometimes felt his Leeds team were cursed in their attempts to emulate Real Madrid, and this rainsoaked Madrid night of 2001 felt eerily familiar, of being a game beyond Leeds United's control.
Champions League 2001: Anderlecht vs Leeds United
Leeds were taking on Europe's best and winning, but the wars of words were becoming different since Leeds kept coming out on top. David O'Leary, however, was still finding plenty to say.
Champions League 2001: Leeds United vs Anderlecht
Rio Ferdinand just wanted to hear the Champions League anthem, and Leeds fans just wanted some flair to excite them. Then Ian Harte stepped up.
Champions League 2001: Lazio vs Leeds United
David O'Leary was taking Leeds United to Rome for the third time, and with every trip his — and his club's — stock was getting higher.
Champions League 2001: Leeds United vs Real Madrid
The European champions were visiting Elland Road and it was a night Don Revie had dreamed of. Leeds United, playing Real Madrid, at home. When he took over as Leeds United's manager, Revie wanted to build a team that would take them on and beat them. Now they were here.
Champions League 2001: Milan vs Leeds United
Milan, and Barcelona, and Kim Milton Nielsen, and UEFA, and probably Christos Michas, all stood between Leeds and six more lucrative group stage games.
Champions League 2001: Leeds United vs Barcelona
According to UEFA live television coverage was being requested by seventeen countries. Leeds were ready to turn the 4-0 scoreline from six weeks ago into motivation for sweeping the Blaugrana out of Europe.