Arsenal fail from spot, joy for Liverpool

Fifteen years after Tottenham clinched the UEFA Cup against Anderlecht on penalties, their North London rivals, Arsenal, reached the final of the competition in Copenhagen, only to lose to Turkish side Galatasaray in a penalty shoot-out.

This was the third time UEFA staged the ultimate showdown at a neutral venue after ditching the home and away two-leg final.

To make up for Arsenal’s upset, the following season, 2000-01, Liverpool went all the way and won the UEFA Cup through another new ruling, the golden goal... a sudden death to a match when a team scores in extra-time.

Liverpool’s win came at the expense of Spanish side Alves. It was the Reds’ third success in the competition.

Season 1999-2000

Qualifying round: VPS Vaasa (Finland)-St Johnstone 1-1, 0-2 (1-3). Cwbran Town-Celtic 0-6, 0-4 (0-10). KR Rey-kjavik-Kilmarnock 1-0, 0-2 (1-2 aet).

First round: FK Partizan-Leeds 1-3, 0-1 (1-4). Celtic-Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-0, 1-0 (3-0). West Ham-NK Osijek (Croatia) 3-0, 3-1 (6-1). Tottenham-Zimbru Chisinau (Moldova) 3-0, 0-0 (3-0). Kaiserslautern-Kilmarnock 3-0, 2-0 (5-0). AS Monaco-St Johnstone 3-0, 3-3 (6-3). CSKA Sofia-Newcastle 0-2, 2-2 (2-4).

Second round: Steaua-West Ham 2-0, 0-0 (2-0). Leeds-Lokomotiv Moscow 4-1, 3-0 (7-1). Zurich-Newcastle 1-2, 1-3 (2-5). Lyon-Celtic 1-0, 1-0 (2-0). Tottenham-Kaiserslautern 1-0, 0-2 (1-2).

Third round: Spartak Moscow-Leeds 1-2, 0-1 (2-2). Rangers-Bor. Dortmund 2-0, 0-2 (2-2, 1-3 pens). Roma-Newcastle 1-0, 0-0 (1-0). Arsenal-Nantes 3-0, 3-3 (6-3).

Fourth round: Roma-Leeds 0-0, 0-1 (0-1). Arsenal-Deportiva La Coruna 5-1, 1-2 (6-3).

Quarter-finals: Arsenal-Werder Bremen 2-0, 4-2 (6-2). Leeds-Slavia Prague 3-0, 1-2 (4-2).

Semi-finals: Arsenal-Lens 1-0, 2-1 (3-1). Galatasaray-Leeds 2-0, 2-2 (4-2).

Final (in Copenhagen): Gala-tasaray-Arsenal 0-0. Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties.

Arsenal formation: Seaman, Dixon, Silvinho, Vieira, Keown, Adams, Parlour, Henry, Petit, Bergkamp (Kanu), Overmars (Suker).

Season 2000-01

Preliminary round: Bohemians (Ireland)-Aberdeen 0-1, 2-1 (2-2). Celtic-Jeunesse Esch 4-0, 7-0 (11-0). Hearts-Vestmannaeviar (Iceland) 2-0, 3-0 (5-0).

First round: Celtic-HJK Helsinki 2-0, 1-2 (3-2). Chelsea-St Gallen (Switzerland) 1-0, 0-2 (1-2). Leicester-Red Star 1-1, 1-3 (2-4). Rapid Bucharest-Liverpool 0-1, 0-0 (0-1). Stuttgart-Hearts 1-0, 2-3 (3-3).

Third round: Olympiakos (Greece)-Liverpool 2-2, 0-2 (2-4).

Fourth round: Roma-Liverpool 0-2, 1-0 (1-2).

Quarter-final: Porto-Liverpool 0-0, 0-2 (0-2).

Semi-final: Barcelona-Liverpool 0-0, 0-1 (0-1).

Final (in Dortmund): Liverpool-Alaves 5-4 (in extra-time, won by the golden goal).

Liverpool formation: Westerveld, Carragher, Henchoz (Smicer), Hyppia, Babbel, Gerrard, McAllister, Hamann, Murphy, Heskey (Fowler), Owen (Berger).

Season 2001-02

In season 2001-02, Leeds United and Rangers were the last British clubs to be knocked out of the UEFA Cup, lasting up to the fourth round.

Qualifying round: Glenavon (N. Ireland)-Kilmarnock 0-1, 0-1, 0-2.

First round: AEK Athens-Hibernian 2-0, 2-3 (4-3). Anzhi Makha-chkala (Russia)-Rangers 0-1 (0-1). Aston Villa-Varteks (Croatia) 2-3, 1-0 (3-3). Chelsea-Levski Sofia 3-0, 2-0 (5-0). Ipswich Town-Torpedo Moscow (Russia) 1-1, 2-1 (3-2). Kilmarnock-Viking (Norway) 1-1, 0-2 (1-3). Maritimo (Portugal)-Leeds United 1-0, 0-3 (1-3).

Second round: Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)-Chelsea 2-0, 1-1 (3-1). Ip-swich-Helsingborg (Sweden) 0-0, 3-1 (3-1). Leeds-Troyes (France) 4-2, 2-3 (6-5). Rangers-Dinamo Moscow 3-1, 4-1 (7-2).

Third round: Grasshopper-Leeds United 1-2, 2-2 (3-4). Ipswich-Inter 1-0, 1-4 (2-4). Rangers-Paris SG 0-0, 0-0 (0-0, 4-3 pens).

Fourth round: PSV Eindhoven-Leeds 0-0, 1-0 (1-0). Rangers-Feyenoord 1-1, 2-3 (3-4).