Game #4672
Tuesday, 21 August 2001
Attendance: 39,593
Won
Intertoto Cup Final
Final
FC Basel
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa see off Basel in the Intertoto final with a strong performance at Villa Park to secure a place in the UEFA Cup proper.
Aston Villa
4-1
FC Basel
Assist(s) | David Ginola | 45' |
KEY MAN
Darius Vassell, crucial equaliser
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (FC Basel), Scott Chipperfield
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-1, Darius Vassell, Assist by David Ginola
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 FC Basel
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-1, Juan Pablo Ángel
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Hassan Kachloul
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Jlloyd Samuel
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-1, Juan Pablo Ángel
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Juan Pablo Ángel, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🟨 | 81’ Booking, Steve Stone
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 4-1, David Ginola
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 FC Basel
ON THIS DAY
Villa's mid July start pays dividends as they qualify for the UEFA Cup as winners of the Intertoto Cup.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
FC Basel
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Swiss Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Swiss Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Swiss League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Basel: 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2001-02 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #163 |
Tuesday, 21 August 2001
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen | 🇩🇰 | Odense, 1996–2010
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 5-2
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen | 🇩🇰 | Odense, 1996–2010
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
Assistants: Jens Larsen | 🇩🇰 | Allen Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CARDS
Villa
None
FC Basel
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa recall Steve Staunton, Gareth Barry, Steve Stone and David Ginola as Olof Mellberg, Hassan Kachloul, Paul Merson and Alan Wright drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.85 |
Oldest Player |
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 | 37.78 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 20.50 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Christian Gross |🇨🇭|
Aston Villa
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FC Basel
GK Pascal Zuberbühler |🇨🇭|
LB Philippe Cravero |🇨🇭|
CB Alexandre Quennoz |🇨🇭|
CB Olivier Kreuzer | 🇩🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Murat Yakin |🇨🇭|
M Hakan Yakin |🇨🇭| 🔁 |
M Benjamin Huggel |🇨🇭|
M Scott Chipperfield | 🇦🇺 | ⚽ |
W Carlos Varela |🇨🇭| 🟨 |
CF Georgios Kaumantarakis | 🇿🇦 |
CF Christian Giménez | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Hassan Kachloul | 🇲🇦 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 65’ |
🔁 RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 68’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Olivier Kreuzer | 🇩🇪 | (CB Ivan Knez |🇨🇭|)
🔁 | M Hakan Yakin |🇨🇭| (M Sébastien Barberis |🇨🇭|)
🔁 | CF Christian Giménez | 🇦🇷 | (CF Hervé Tum | 🇨🇲 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Mustapha Hadji | 🇲🇦 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Romain Crevoisier |🇨🇭|
RB Philipp Degen |🇨🇭|
CF Jean-Michel Tchouga | 🇨🇲 |
M Yao Aziawonou | 🇹🇬 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/18
Homegrown: 4/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇨🇭: 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇨🇭 : 10/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"In the second half of the match the Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel struck hard and scored two goals within 24 minutes, before David Ginola consolidated Villa’s lead seven minutes from the final whistle."
*Swissinfo*
Tuesday, 21 August 2001
Basel has fallen at the final hurdle in their quest to get into the UEFA Cup for the second time by losing 4-1 against Aston Villa in Birmingham. After a 1-1 draw in the first half, Aston fought back with a vengeance in the second half.
In front of almost 40,000 spectators in the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, Christian Gross’ team took the lead after Scott Chipperfield scored a goal in the 30th minute. However, shortly before half time Aston Villa’s Darius Vassell equalised the match after connecting with a well-placed pass from David Ginola.
In the second half of the match the Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel struck hard and scored two goals within 24 minutes, before David Ginola consolidated Villa’s lead seven minutes from the final whistle.
