Episode
Match of the Day: 12th December 2002: Uefa Cup
Overview
Liverpool v Vitesse Arnhem. Coverage from Anfield of this Uefa Cup third-round, second-leg match. Gerard Houllier 's men - winners of the Cup in 2001-were forced into settling for a place in the competition after their Champions' League dreams died, after their valiant comeback to force a 3-3 draw in Basle last month failed to see them progress beyond the group stages.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 39
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2002-12-12
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
12th December 2002: Uefa Cup is Episode 17 in Season 2002/03 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2002-12-12. The runtime is 80 min.
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