Real Madrid 2001-02 Squad

The team

The 2001-02 Real Madrid squad stands among the most celebrated teams Spain has sent onto the continental stage. Representing Madrid, this was one of the defining sides of 2000s European football, the sort of team whose matches became must-watch occasions. Real Madrid won the Champions League that season, a campaign that still shapes how the club is remembered. The side was built on a clear spine: Iker Casillas behind a defence organised by Roberto Carlos, with Zinedine Zidane setting the tempo through the middle.

Further forward, Luís Figo and Raúl gave the team its cutting edge, turning long spells of control into goals on the biggest European nights. There was depth to match the star quality, with the likes of Fernando Hierro and Fernando Morientes adding options across the pitch. Reassembled here, the lineup is a reminder of why this vintage still sets a standard that later teams chase. Set out in a 4-4-2, the XI captures the balance and ambition that made this Real Madrid team a benchmark of 2000s football — the players, the shape and the identity that made the vintage so hard to forget.