| 6 and 13 Jul |
Villarreal v Hafnarfjördur
Intertoto cup second round.
Villarreal qualified after winning the first leg 2-0 and drawing the second in
Iceland 2-2. See separate reports in Intertoto section. |
| 7-19 Jul |
Málaga pre-season
Pre-season training in Germany
and Austria.
Matches against Stuttgart Kickers (9th July: 0-1
(Valdés-pen)), Reutlingen (at Lindau, 14 July: 0-3 (Valdés,
Canabal, Edgar)), Kocaelispor (Turkish 1st div, at Vonalbert, 16 July:1-4
(Canabal 2, Duda, Koke)). |
| 15 and 17 Jul 2002 |
Under 19 warm up games
Spain's youngsters play warm up games
before going on to European championships in Norway later in the month. See
separate U19 section for more details.
15.07. vs Recreativo (60 minute
game, 0-1; Raúl Molina)
17.07. vs Sevilla (0-1; Casquero) |
| 20 and 27 Jul |
Intertoto third round
Málaga won their first match 3-0
against Ghent (Belgium) and then drew 1-1. Villarreal lost 2-0 against Torino
(Italy) in the first leg but came back to win 2-0 in the second and go through
on penalties. Both Spanish sides qualify for the semi-finals. See Intertoto
pages for details. |
| 22-30 Jul |
Mallorca pre-season
Pre-season training in Kössen,
Austria. Matches against Tirol 22 July: W 0-8 (Guiza 3, Raúl, Tuni,
Poli, Biagini, Robles), Fenerbahce (Turkish 1st Div, at Kufstein, 24 July: L
3-1 (Riera)), Olympiakos (Greek 1st Div, at Kössen, 26 July: W 2-0 (Paco
Soler, Tuni)), Hannover 96 (German 1st Div, at Neustift, 28 July: L 3-1
(F.Soler)) and Wacker Burghausen (German 2nd Div, at Kössen, 30 July: D
0-0). |
| 23 Jul 2002 |
Celta pre-season
Pre-season training in Northern Italy.
23.07. Triangular "Monte Blanco" tournament: Torino 0-1 Celta (Mostovoi (Pen);
Torino 0-0 Parma; Parma 0-2 Celta (Kaviedes, Sergio). Winners: Celta.
|
| 24 to 31 Jul 2002 |
Espanyol pre-season
Pre-season training on the Costa Brava
(Perelada near Gerona). Friendly fixtures with Palafrugell (24 Jul: L 2-0),
Perelada (27 Jul: W 0-4 (Roger 2, Milosevic, Alex)) and triangular Costa Brava
trophy in Gerona, 31 Jul. Gerona 0 - Sporting Lisbon 0; Gerona 0 - Espanyol 1
(Jonathan); Espanyol 1 - Sporting Lisbon 0 (Luque - penalty). Winners:
Espanyol. |
| 25 Jul 2002 |
Alavés v Alicante
Vitoria based side started badly at home
against second division B side (L: 0-2). |
| 25-27 Jul 2002 |
Deportivo pre-season
Games against local sides in Gallicia. 23
Jul: Viviero: W 1-2 (Víctor, Iván Pérez), 25 Jul Marino: W
1-8 (Iván Pérez (3), Pandiani, Fran, José Manuel, Changui,
Fernando). 27 Jul: Xove Lago: W 0-3 (Pandiani, Iván Pérez,
Fernando).
First home game v Salamanca 1 Aug: W 1-0 (Iván
Pérez).
5 Aug: Pontevedra: W 1-6 (Makaay 2, Sergio 2, Toro
Acuña, Changui. |
| 26-28 Jul 2002 |
Real Madrid pre-season
Pre-season training in Austria.Played two
games, one against Oberösteriche selection (26 Jul: W 0-10 (Savio (2),
Guti (2), Pavón, Tote,Congo, Celades, Fernando, Portillo)) and one in
Graz vs Grazer AK (28 Jul: L 3-2 (McManaman, Savio)). |
| 26-30 Jul 2002 |
Barcelona pre-season
Pre-season training in Switzerland. Games
against Grenoble (26 Jul: L 1-0), Lausanne (28 Jul: W 0-2 (Mendieta, Xavi)) and
Servette (30 Jul: W 1-4 (Mendieta, Cocu 2, Dani). |
| 27-31 Jul 2002 |
Osasuna pre-season
Stay in Spain for initial training.
Matches against Racing (27 Jul:L 0-2) and Eibar (31 Jul: D 1-1 (Muñoz -
pen). |
| 27 Jul to 3 Aug 2002 |
Atlético
Madrid pre-season
Pre season in Segovia. Friendly game against Gimnastica
Segoviana (27 Jul: D 0-0). First serious game against a Porto side who had been
training for the last month. L 3-0. |
| 27 Jul to 3 Aug 2002 |
Valencia pre-season
Pre season training in Holland and
Belgium. Friendlies against Genk (27 Jul: W 0-1 (Carew)), Groningen (30 Jul: D
1-1 (Juan Sánchez) and Twente (3 Aug: W 1-2 (Salva, Mista)).
|
| 27 Jul to 24 Aug 2002 |
Racing Santander pre-season
Matches fixed as follows: Osasuna (27 Jul:
W 0-2 (Mena, Benayoun)), Cayón (1 Aug: W 1-7 (Bodipo 2, Nacho 2, Chema,
Julio, Benayoun)), Logroñes (7/8: W 1-3 (Juanma, Matabuena, Moras)),
Oviedo (10/8: W 0-3 (Benayoum, Ismael, Javi Guerrero)), Roma (16/8: L 1-2
(Bodipo / Montella, Batistuta)), Athletic Bilbao (20/8:H - presentation match,
D 0-0)), Cervera (22/8: W 0-7 (Mora, Morán, Nacho 3, Txema, Javi
Guerrero)), Sporting (24/8: D 0-0, Sporting won 4-2 on penalties) and Sestao
(27/8: W 1-6 (Nacho 3, Belix og, Javi guerrero, Regueiro)). |
| 31 Jul and 4 Aug 2002 |
Recreativo pre-season in Portugal
31 Jul. Inmortal 0 - Recreativo
Huelva 1. Recre have been playing local teams pre-season, but went on to
Albufeira (Portugal) for an unfriendly friendly game. Match abondoned after 75
minutes due to fighting between players. Scorer: Cheli.
4 Aug. Returned to
Portugal to play Farense: D 0-0. |
| 31 Jul and 7 Aug 2002 |
Intertoto semi-finals
Málaga and Villarreal are still in
the competition at this stage and going for a place in the UEFA cup.
Málaga 2 - Willem II 1 and Villarreal 0 - Troyes 0. Return legs 7 Aug:
Willem II 0 - Málaga 1; Troyes 2 - Villarreal 1. Málaga thorugh
to the final, Villarreal eliminated.
PS. Troyes disqualified for fielding an
unregistered player. Villarreal reinstated and will play Málaga in the
final over 2 legs. |
| 1-11 Aug 2002 |
Athletic Bilbao pre-season in England
Pre-season training at Lezama and
in England (1 to 11 August). Matches against Blackpool (2nd div, 2 Aug: D 0-0),
Leicester City (1st div, 4 Aug: D 1-1 (Tiko) - inauguration of Leicester's new
stadium), Huddersfield Town (1st div, 6 Aug: D 0-0), Bolton(1st div, 8 Aug: W
0-1 (Arriaga)), Everton (Premier div, 10 Aug: W 0-1 (Urzaiz)).
The UK tour
has finished without a defeat. The downside was that several players were
injured, including Alkiza, Ezquerro and keeper Lafuente, carried off against
Everton in a neck brace. |
| 2-4 Aug 2002 |
Amsterdam Tournament
Ajax, Barcelona, Manchester United and
Parma in the annual tournament at the Ajax stadium.
Results 2 Aug:
Barcelona 4 - Parma 2 (Geovanni, Riquelme 2, Rochemback); Ajax 2 - Man Utd 1
(Sikora, Zlatan Ibrahimovic / Scholes).
Games 4 Aug: Man Utd 3 - Parma 0;
Ajax 4 - Barcelona 3 (Mido, Van der Vaart 2, Witschge / Kluivert, Saviola
2).
Winners: Ajax. See news archives for write up. |
| 2-4 Aug 2002 |
Bernabeu
Tournament, Real Madrid
Centenary trophy between the four sides who have won most
European cups in history.
2nd Aug: Real Madrid 2 - Liverpool 0 (Figo,
Portillo).
3rd Aug: AC Milan 1 - Bayern Munich 2 (Inzaghi / Tarnat, Scholl)
4th Aug, 3/4
playoff: Liverpool 2 - AC Milan 1 (Simic og, Baros / Tomasson);
Final: Real
Madrid 1 - Bayern Munich 2 (Figo-pen / Ballack-pen, Salihamidzic).
Winners:
Bayern Munich. See news archives for write up. |
| 3 Aug 2002 |
Granada v Sevilla
In Las Cármenes, was going to be
presentation of Granada to their local fans. However relegation of club to 3rd
division for non-payment of debts meant match called off. |
| 3 Aug 2002 |
Ipswich 2 - Celta 1
Celta Vigo went on to England for friendly
at Ipswich, where ex striker Pablo Couñago is now playing. McCarthy gave
the Spaniards the lead, but Ipswich came back to win with two goals from
Ambrose, helped in part by substitute Couñago. |
| 3 Aug 2002 |
Sporting Lisbon 3 - Betis 2
Friendly in Portugal. Betis lost thanks to
a last minute goal. Alfonso scored twice for the Spaniards. |
| 3 Aug 2002 |
Extremadura
2 - Rayo Vallecano 2
Rayo made hard work of drawing against team relegated from 2A
last season. Alfaro and Pedro José twice gave the home side the lead,
and Rayo equalised both times through Bolic and Corino. |
| 3-10 Aug 2002 |
Alavés pre-season in England
Based in Manchester from end of
July for 12 days. Results: Portsmouth, 3 Aug: D 1-1 (Pablo Gómez),
Mansfield, 5 Aug: W 0-3 (Navarro 2, Eggen), Middlesborough, 7 Aug: L 3-2
(Juninho, Macarone, Boateng / Astudillo, Jordi Cruyff), Birmingham, 10 Aug: D
1-1 (Hughes / Navarro). |
| 4 Aug 2002 |
Swindon v Sporting Gijon
Second division side went to
England to play a friendly. Match ended in a 2-2 draw. |
| 5 Aug 2002 |
Olympiakos 4 - Betis 1
Second friendly game in three days.
Víctor Fernández gave a chance to the reserves, but they were
well beaten. Their only goal came right at the end from Joao Tomas.
|
| 5-7 Aug 2002 |
Espanyol tour of Greece
Visit to Greece rather than UK.
First game 5 Aug v OFI Crete: W 2-3 (Maxi 2, Jonathan), then 7 Aug v
Panathinaikos: L 2-1 (Soldevilla). |
| 6 Aug 2002 |
Leganés 0 - Atlético Madrid 1
Annual
"Trofeo Villa de Leganés". Match finally played, although
Atlético put out a side full of reserves. Only goal came from Dani in
the second half. |
| 6-14 Aug 2002 |
Osasuna friendly games
Friendlies against Sporting Gijón
(6 Aug: W 0-1 (Palacios)), Marino (7 Aug: W 0-3 (David og, De Carlos,
Iván Rosado), Real Sociedad (10 Aug: D 0-0), Alavés (13 Aug:
Burlada, L 0-3 (Iván Alonso 2, Vidrio og)), and Peña Sport (14
Aug: A: D 2-2 (Ochoa, Puñal)). |
| 7 Aug 2002 |
Newcastle 0 - Barcelona 3
Barça agreed to meet Sir Bobby
Robson's team prior to their Champions League qualifiers. Barça won with
goals from Kluivert, Saviola and Luis Enrique, and the Newcastle keeper saved a
Kluivert penalty near the end. |
| 7 Aug 2002 |
Valencia
0 - National Bucharest 1
League champions presented their new squad in front of their
fans in the Mestalla stadium. Bucharest spoilt the party though with a goal
from Petrescu. |
| 7 Aug 2002 |
Recreativo presentation
Presentation of new squad in
Nuevo Colombino stadium. Club promised that it will be spectacular! No match
played afterwards though. |
| 7-18 Aug 2002 |
Celta matches in Portugal
Arranged to play a series of games against
sides from neighbouring Portugal as follows: Sporting Lisbon (7 Aug: D 0-0),
Benfica (10 Aug: W 0-2 (Kaviedes, Cáceres)) and Vitoria Guimaraes (13
Aug: W 4-0 (Mostovoi 2, 1 pen, Catanha, Yago)).
Triangular tournament in
Braga: Porto (16 Aug: W 0-1 (Jesuli)) and Sporting Braga (18 Aug: W 1-3
(Jandro, McCarthy, Sylvinho)). Celta won the tournament. |
| 7-24 Aug 2002 |
Real Sociedad pre-season
Pre-season based in Tirol, Austria from 22
July. Friendly games v Eibar on 7th August (D 1-1 (Aranburu)), v Osasuna on
10th August in Tolosa (Loren testimonial match - D 0-0), v Numancia on 14th
August (W 3-0 (Nihat, De Paula pen, Gabilondo)), v Pachuca (Mex) for their
presentation match at home on 17th August (D 0-0).
24 Aug: Atalanta 2 - Real
Sociedad 2 (Nihat 2). The Italian side won 6-5 on penalties. |
| 8 Aug 2002 |
Real Madrid v Roma in USA
Real Madrid 0 - Roma 0. Madrid played a
friendly in the United States against Capello's Roma. Venue: Giants' stadium,
New Jersey. Casillas shone in goal and Guardiola had a good game for his new
club, Roma. |
| 8 Aug 2002 |
Sevilla
presentation v Sunderland
Sevilla 1 - Sunderland 0. Annual fixture where the new season's
squad is presented to the fans, this year in a friendly match against
Sunderland. Goal from Antoñito in the second half. Sorensen kept out the
rest. Sunderland went on to play Algeciras on 10 Aug: L 2-0, Sevilla play
Nacional Montevideo in the La Línea trophy near Gibraltar on 11 Aug: W
2-0. See report below. |
| 8-10 Aug 2002 |
Teresa Herrera trophy, La
Coruña
8 Aug: Deportivo 4 - Nacional Montevideo 0 (Víctor 2,
Makaay, Djalminha). Depor started their own tournament well, with
Valerón on top form.
9 Aug: Atlético Madrid 0 - Cruz Azul 1.
Atlético have got off to a bad start in their pre-season games. Only
goal from ex Espanyol forward Palencia.
10 Aug, 3/4 play off,
Atlético 2 - Nacional 1 (Correa, F Torres / Morales).
Final, Depor 1
- Cruz Azul 0 (Makaay).
Winners: Depor. See index page for write up.
|
| 9 Aug 2002 |
Nàstic 2 - Espanyol 1
Presentation of
Gimnastic Tarragona. Relegated team put in a good performance against a
disappointing Espanyol. Goals from Diego Ribera and Castillejo (pen) for home
side and Luque for visitors. |
| 9/10 Aug 2002 |
Ramón Carranza trophy,
Cádiz
Another of the big summer tournaments.
9 Aug: Cádiz
1 - Mallorca 4 (Paz / Marcos, Tuni, Campano, Poli). A young Mallorca side had
no trouble beating the second division B hosts, who had Paz sent off.
Valencia 2 - Betis 1 (Salva, De los Santos / Pellegrino og). Valencia
dominated, but late own goal made life difficult. Angulo sent off in second
half.
10 Aug: 3/4 play off: Cádiz 1 - Betis 2 (Víctor
García / Gudjonnson, Casas).
Final: Mallorca 0 - Valencia 0.
Mallorca win 3-2 on penalties. See index page for write up. |
| 10 Aug 2002 |
Alicante
0 - Recreativo Huelva 0
Friendly match on the Costa del Sol between 2B hosts and newly
promoted first division side. Recre have still not let in a goal all
pre-season, but find it difficult to score. |
| 11 Aug 2002 |
Sevilla v Nacional Montevideo
Ciudad de la Línea trophy,
played in the town on the border with Gibraltar. Sevilla came back again, and
played Uruguayan side, who replace Leeds and Brescia.
Sevilla 2 - Nacional
0. Reyes set up Víctor Salas for the first only minutes after coming on
at the break, and youngster Oscar added a second later on. Samways made his
debut, alongside Torrado in midfield. |
| 11 Aug 2002 |
Rayo Vallecano v OFK Belgrade
11 Aug. Teresa Rivero trophy,
official presentation of Rayo squad. Match ended 0-0, Rayo lost 4-5 on penalty
shoot out. Vázquez put out a different side each half, including
on-trial players.
Went on to play at Castellón on 13th (D 0-0).
|
| 12 Aug 2002 |
Racing Ferrol 0 - Deportivo La Coruña
1
Trofeo
Concepción Arenal. Presentation of Ferrol against Gallician neighbours
Deportivo. Irureta tried out some of his lesser used players. Winning goal
scored by Changui two minutes from the end. Capdevila sent off. |
| 12 Aug 2002 |
Betis 1 - Mallorca 1
Hastily arranged friendly match, which
served to present the new Betis squad to their fans. Both goals in the first
half, with Alfonso scoring for the home side from the penalty spot and Luque
equalising five minutes later. Denilson was sent off early on, and then new
signing Lussenhoff was shown red for a tackle on Joaquín. The bad news
for Mallorca was that Lussenhoff broke his leg in the tackle and will be out
for several months. |
| 13 and 27 Aug 2002 |
Intertoto final
Villarreal and Málaga meet for a
place in the UEFA cup.
First leg 13 Aug: Villarreal 0 - Málaga 1
(Gerardo).
Second leg 27 Aug: Málaga 1 - Villarreal 1 (Roteta /
Aranda).
Winners: Málaga. See separate reports in Intertoto section.
|
| 14 and 28 Aug 2002 |
Champions' League third qualifying round
Barcelona
were the only Spanish team to enter at this qualifying stage.
14 Aug:
Comfortable 3-0 victory against Legia Warsaw (Poland) in the first leg in the
Nou Camp (De Boer, Riquelme, Cocu).
28 Aug: Won the away leg 0-1 to qualify
for the league stage together with Valencia, Deportivo and Real Madrid
(Mendieta pen).
See separate reports in Champions League section.
|
| 14 Aug 2002 |
Valencia 5 - Nacional de Montevideo 2
Traditional Orange trophy in
their own stadium, this year against Uruguayan side. Goals from Vicente, Fabio
Aurelio, Carew, Marchena and Juan Sánchez for the Spaniards. Webo scored
twice for the visitors. |
| 14-16 Aug 2002 |
Colombino trophy, Huelva
Once again Recreativo hosted this
tournament, the 38th time the competition has been played. Promotion to first
division made it more interesting this time though. Semi-finals:
14 Aug:
Recre 2 - Espanyol 1 (Oscar Arpón pen, Raúl Molina /
Martín Posse).
15 Aug: Sevilla 1 - Atlético Madrid 1
(Antoñito / F Torres) Atlético win 6-7 on penalties. Sevilla's
Javi Navarro sent off.
16 Aug: 3/4 play off: Espanyol 0 - Sevilla 3.
(Moisés 2, Redondo)
Final: Recreativo 0 - Atlético Madrid 1
(Colsa). Recre ended with nine men after Alex and Loren sent off. Winners:
Atlético Madrid. |
| 14-17 Aug 2002 |
Valladolid in Asturias
Two friendly games arranged against the
top teams in Asturias.
14 Aug: Oviedo 2 - Valladolid 0. (Losada,
Rubén).
17 Aug: Sporting Gijon 2 - Valladolid 2. (Lozano, Villa pen /
Caminero pen, Pachón). Valladolid won on penalties. |
| 15-24 Aug 2002 |
Real Madrid friendly games
Play three friendlies in mid - August:
15 Aug: Bahía trophy in Cartagena (Spain). Real Madrid 0 - Betis 2.
A first half shot from outside of the area by Assunçao and a second
half penalty by Alfonso after Casillas was ruled to have brought down
Joaquín gave Betis the trophy.
17 Aug: Lisbon (Portugal): Benfica 2
- Real Madrid 3.
Madrid came from behind twice with goals from Figo (free
kick) and Miñambres, and substitute Portillo scored the winner near the
end.
24 Aug: Alicante (Spain). Real Madrid 5 - Dynamo Bucharest 2.
Drawing two apiece after an hour with goals from Raúl and Hierro
(penalty), then Portillo came on for the last half hour to score twice, and
Savio rounded things off with a late penalty. |
| 16-18 Aug 2002 |
Teide trophy, Canary Isles
Four way tournament involving Tenerife,
Las Palmas, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid B (who are defending champions),
played at grounds of La Orotava and Los Realejos.
16 Aug: Tenerife 2 - Real
Madrid B 2 (Javi López 2 / Nuñez, Chupe). Real Madrid B won on
penalties.
17 Aug: Las Palmas 1 - Rayo 0 (Socorro)
18 Aug: 3/4 play-off:
Tenerife 1 - Rayo 0 (Barata). 18 Aug:
Final. Las Palmas 0 - Real Madrid B 2
(Luis García 2).
Winners: Real Madrid B once again. |
| 17 Aug 2002 |
Numancia 2 - Alavés 0
The Caja Duero trophy at Numancia's home
ground, Los Pajaritos stadium in the town of Soria. Numancia won easily against
a disappointing Alavés. |
| 17 Aug 2002 |
Granada 1 - Málaga 0
Warm up game arranged for the Intertoto
cup finalists against local rivals in the South of Spain. Fund raiser for the
local side, who were relegated to the third division for non-payment of debts.
Málaga put out a side packed with reserves and lost thanks to a goal
from Aranda in the first half.
Also played Jaén away on 22 Aug: W
1-4 (Musampa 2, Dely Valdés, Miguel Angel). |
| 18-25 Aug 2002 |
Athletic Bilbao 1 - Roma 1
"Homenage al socio" (literally tribute to
the members) match which is played every pre-season. Roma were the opponents
this year. Early goal from Julen Guerrero for Athletic cancelled out by strike
from Batistuta for Roma.
20 Aug: Drew 0-0 away at Racing Santander.
Etxeberria injured.
24 Aug: Drew 0-0 away at Real Unión. Reserve
players used.
25 Aug: Zaragoza 2 - Athletic 1 (Generelo, David Pirri / Javi
González). |
| 18 and 25 Aug 2002 |
Spanish Supercup
Two leg fixture between league champions
Valencia and cup winners Deportivo La Coruña. First game in La
Coruña on 18 Aug: Depor 3 - Valencia 0. Return leg in Valencia on 25
Aug: Valencia 0 - Depor 1. Winners Depor. See supercup pages for details.
|
| 19-24 Aug 2002 |
Osasuna presentation
19 Aug: City of Pamplona trophy.
Presentation of team from Pamplona against Mexican rivals. Osasuna 1 - Pachuca
1. Late goal from Moha saved a draw, but Puchuca won the game after a penalty
shoot-out.
Last match v Atlético Madrid (24 Aug: W 2-3 (F Torres 2 /
Rosado 2, Ochoa)). Atlético lead 2-0 at half time, but after
Aragonés made 9 changes Osasuna came back. |
| 20 Aug 2002 |
Valladolid v Deportivo La
Coruña
Ciudad de Valladolid trophy. Valladolid 0 - Depor 0. Valladolid
won on penalties. Presentation of home side. Lack of cash means Valladolid
pre-season spent at home, with friendlies against lower division sides.
24
Aug: Salamanca 1 - Valladolid 0 (Raúl Sánchez). |
| 20 Aug 2002 |
Celta 3 - PSG 1
City of Vigo tournament. Friendly against
French side Paris Saint Germain, managed by ex Athletic Bilbao boss Luis
Fernández. Goals from Catanha (2) and Luccin.
Went on to play 3rd
division side Guardés. W 1-5 (Jandro 2, Doriva, Olaiz, McCarthy).
25
Aug: Ourense 0 - Celta 1 (Catanha). |
| 20 Aug 2002 |
U21
friendly: Hungary 0 - Spain 1
Budapest. Curtain raiser for the full international the
following day. Spain won with a goal from Reyes. See separate report in
under-21 section. |
| 20 Aug 2002 |
Novelda 1 - Villarreal 3
Warm up games against second division
sides in preparation for return leg of Intertoto final.
20 Aug: Novelda 1 -
Villarreal 3 (Aranda, Guayre, Palermo).
22 Aug: Almería 1 -
Villarreal 1. (Francisco / Arruabarrena). Almería won on penalties.
|
| 20-24 Aug 2002 |
Espanyol friendly games
20 Aug. Espanyol fitted in another
friendly at local second division B side Lleida. Final score: Lleida 0 -
Espanyol 2 (Velamazán, Luque). After 4 losses in a row, they needed to
win this one.
Went on to play at Figueres (also 2B) on 22 Aug: D 1-1
(Jonathan). before presentation match in Montjuic on 24th (see report below).
|
| 20-26 Aug 2002 |
Getafe 1 - Rayo Vallecano 4
Rayo played away against local rivals,
recently promoted to the second division A. A flattering result, with goals
from Bolic, Marqués and two from Michel II. Estevez replied for the home
side.
Also played Alcalá. W 0-5 (Michel II 2, Peragón, Bolic,
Pulido). Final pre-season game at Ponferradina (24 Aug: L 2-1 (Azkoitia)).
|
| 20-27 Aug 2002 |
Atlético Madrid friendly matches
Pre-season
friendlies at Murcia (20 Aug: W 2-3 (Dani, Luis García, Colsa)) and
Osasuna (24 Aug in Burgo de Osma: L 2-3 (F Torres 2 / Rosado 2, Ochoa)).
Presentation match (Villa de Madrid trophy), 27 Aug.
Atlético 2
- Chievo Verona 4. Atleti leading at half time with goals from Luis
García and Albertini, with Corini scoring in between for the visitors.
However second half goals from Corini, Bierhoff and Cossato gave the Italians
the trophy. |
| 21 Aug 2002 |
Hungary 0 - Spain 1
Budapest. Spain's new manager Iñaki
Saez only had one friendly match to get his squad together before the European
championship qualifying round starts in September. Puskas testimonial. See
separate report for details. |
| 21-23 Aug 2002 |
Recreativo friendly matches
21 Aug: La Palma 1 - Recreativo 3 (Xisco,
Moreno, Nacho).
23 Aug: Córdoba 0 - Recreativo 1 (Gallego).
|
| 22 Aug 2002 |
Albacete 1 - Mallorca 1
Presentation of Albacete in their
Carlos Belmonte stadium.
Mallorca played at Ciudad de Murcia with team made
up of reserves on 23 Aug: W 0-1 (Campano). |
| 22-6 Aug 2002 |
Betis friendly games
22 Aug: Betis 2 - Catania 2. Presentation
of Betis against Italian side, who replaced Udinese at last moment. Bucchi
scored twice for the visitors before Betis woke up and came back with goals
from Casas and Capi after the break. Joaquín and Denilson were on
international duty.
26 Aug: Betis 6 - Dynamo Bucharest 0. (Arzu 2, Alfonso,
Capi, Damciulescu og, Casas). Another hastily arranged friendly to finish off
the season. A great performance from what could be their starting line up in
the league. |
| 23 Aug 2002 |
Gamper tournament, FC Barcelona
Barcelona
in-house trophy, was scheduled against Benfica. However as Portuguese league
starts the day after, new opponents were Red Star Belgrade.
Barça 1
- Red Star 0. Headed goal by Rochemback from Riquelme free kick late in the
game was just enough in a boring game. Barça win the trophy for the 8th
year in a row. |
| 23 Aug 2002 |
Lazio 2 - Alavés 1
Alavés replaced Celta in Lazio's
presentation game. Fiore and Claudio López gave the Romans a two goal
lead before Téllez headed a late consolation goal.
The following day
a team made up of reserves drew 0-0 at Calahorra. Match abandoned near the end
due to a rainstorm. |
| 23 Aug 2002 |
Las Palmas 0 - Sevilla 1
Presentation of Las Palmas at their
Insular stadium against Vinny Samway's new team. Early goal by Casquero spoilt
the party. Fans booed their president for letting star players go.
Sevilla
played last pre-season game at local side Benacazón on 27 Aug. They won
0-13 with five goals from Moisés. |
| 24 Aug 2002 |
Ciutat de Barcelona trophy
Espanyol's annual presentation, played
against Italy's revelation side from last season, Chievo Verona. A rough game
played in a downpour which ended in 0-0 draw. Chievo ended the match with two
men sent off near the end, but won the penalty shoot out 3-5. |
| 27 Aug 2002 |
Terrassa 1 - Espanyol 1
First trophy of foundation of
Terrassa against local first division rivals. As Betis game is off, this was
official presentation of newly promoted 2nd division A side. Another
disappointing performance from Espanyol. Terrassa took the lead through Monty,
but Martín Posse levelled the scores later on. |
| 30 Aug 2002 |
Real Madrid 3 - Feyenoord 1
European Supercup final between Champions
League winners Real Madrid and UEFA cup winners Feyenoord, played in Monaco.
Goals by Paauwe (og), Roberto Carlos and Guti gave Madrid their first ever
Super Cup title. Van Hooydonk replied for the Dutch side. See separate section
for full report. |
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