| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 June 2001 – 21 August 2001 | 
| Teams | 60 [1] | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Aston Villa  Paris Saint-Germain  Troyes | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 114 | 
| Goals scored | 351 (3.08 per match) | 
| ← 2000   2002 → | |
The 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb   | 2–3 |  Pobeda | 1–2 | 1–1 | 
| Universitatea Craiova   | 4–3 |  Bylis | 3–3 | 1–0 | 
| Dyskobolia Grodzisk   | 1–4 |  Spartak Varna | 1–0 | 0–4 | 
| Hapoel Haifa   | 5–0 |  TVMK | 2–0 | 3–0 | 
| Ekranas   | 2–2 (3–4 p) |  Artmedia Petržalka | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 
| Tatabánya   | 5–4 |  Shirak | 2–3 | 3–1 | 
| Zagłębie Lubin   | 4–1 |  Hibernians | 4–0 | 0–1 | 
| AGF Aarhus   | 2–7 |  Publikum Celje | 1–0 | 1–7 | 
| Dundee   | 2–5 |  Sartid | 0–0 | 2–5 | 
| UE Sant Julià   | 1–9 |  Lausanne-Sport | 1–3 | 0–6 | 
| Jazz   | 2–2 (a) |  Gloria Bistrița | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Anorthosis   | 0–9 |  Slaven Belupo | 0–2 | 0–7 | 
| Čelik   | 6–3 |  Denizlispor | 1–0 | 5–3 | 
| WIT Georgia   | 2–2 (a) |  Ried | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Carmarthen Town   | 0–3 |  AIK | 0–0 | 0–3 | 
| B68 Toftír   | 2–4 |  Lokeren | 2–4 | 0–0 | 
| Dinamo Minsk   | 7–1 |  Hobscheid | 6–0 | 1–1 | 
| Tiligul Tiraspol   | 4–1 |  Cliftonville | 1–0 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | 
| Grindavík   | 3–1 |  Vilash Masallı | 1–0 | 2–1 | 
| Cork City   | 1–3 |  Liepājas Metalurgs | 0–1 | 1–2 | 
| Universitatea Craiova   | 3–3 |  Bylis | 
|---|---|---|
| Grigorie  8', 81' (pen.) Stancu  10' | Report | Xhafa  44' Imeraj  69' Vito  71' | 
| AGF Aarhus   | 1–0 |  Publikum Celje | 
|---|---|---|
| Christensen  86' | Report | 
| UE Sant Julià   | 1–3 |  Lausanne-Sport | 
|---|---|---|
| Jiménez Soria  40' | Report | Chaveriat  5' Simon  9' Lutsenko  87' | 
| Anorthosis   | 0–2 |  Slaven Belupo | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jurčec  37' Mužek  63' | 
| WIT Georgia   | 1–0 |  Ried | 
|---|---|---|
| Gogoberishvili  50' | Report | 
| Carmarthen Town   | 0–0 |  AIK | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| B68 Toftír   | 2–4 |  Lokeren | 
|---|---|---|
| Marcolino  31' Johannesen  38' | Report | Mputu Mbungu  10' El Bodmossi  45', 60' Kimoto  83' | 
| Dinamo Minsk   | 6–0 |  Hobscheid | 
|---|---|---|
| Kachura  35' (pen.), 58', 86' Lyadzyanyow  45' Kavalchuk  79' Chumachenko  90' | Report | 
| Cork City   | 0–1 |  Liepājas Metalurgs | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Katasonov  70' | 
| Zagreb   | 1–2 |  Pobeda | 
|---|---|---|
| Lovrek  9' | Report | Karanfilovski  54' Georgioski  57' | 
| Hapoel Haifa   | 2–0 |  TVMK | 
|---|---|---|
| Megrelashvili  60' Hen  88' (pen.) | Report | 
| Ekranas   | 1–1 |  Artmedia Petržalka | 
|---|---|---|
| Baltušnikas  19' | Report | Kinder  57' (pen.) | 
| Zagłębie Lubin   | 4–0 |  Hibernians | 
|---|---|---|
| Grzybowski  34', 58' Manuszewski  40', 90' | Report | 
| Jazz   | 1–0 |  Gloria Bistrița | 
|---|---|---|
| Iliev  40' | Report | 
| Čelik   | 1–0 |  Denizlispor | 
|---|---|---|
| Pavić  11' | Report | 
| Tiligul Tiraspol   | 1–0 |  Cliftonville | 
|---|---|---|
| Covalciuc  9' (pen.) | Report | 
| Grindavík   | 1–0 |  Vilash Masallı | 
|---|---|---|
| Bjarnason  80' (pen.) | Report | 
| Bylis   | 0–1 |  Universitatea Craiova | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Grigorie  57' | 
Universitatea Craiova won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hapoel Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Hibernians   | 1–0 |  Zagłębie Lubin | 
|---|---|---|
| Chukunyere  12' | Report | 
Zagłębie Lubin won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Publikum Celje   | 7–1 |  Aarhus GF | 
|---|---|---|
| Koren  12', 35' Šumulikoski  14' Beršnjak  17' Bogatinov  70' Jožef  75' Sivko  89' | Report | Pedersen  25' (pen.) | 
Celje won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Sartid   | 5–2 |  Dundee | 
|---|---|---|
| Mudrinić  17' (pen.), 21' (pen.) Aleksić  38' Ramović  88' Krizmanić  90' | Report | Caballero  5' Sara  60' | 
Sartid won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport   | 6–0 |  UE Sant Julià | 
|---|---|---|
| Masudi  24' Kuźba  45' Chaveriat  60', 66' Thiaw  61' Isaias  81' | Report | 
Lausanne-Sport won 9–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Jazz won on away goals.
| Slaven Belupo   | 7–0 |  Anorthosis | 
|---|---|---|
| Dodik  2', 38', 50', 57' Kacić  6' Geršak  45' Medenjak  67' | Report | 
Slaven Belupo won 9–0 on aggregate.
| AIK   | 3–0 |  Carmarthen Town | 
|---|---|---|
| Petrović  28' P. Andersson  45' Thylander  83' | Report | 
AIK won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Lokeren   | 0–0 |  B68 Toftír | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Lokeren won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Cliftonville   | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |  Tiligul Tiraspol | 
|---|---|---|
| Scannell  11' | Report | Covalciuc  100' Priganiuc  113' Ivahnenco  120' | 
Tiligul Tiraspol won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Liepājas Metalurgs   | 2–1 |  Cork City | 
|---|---|---|
| Skoblyakov  8', 32' | Report | Morley  85' | 
Liepājas Metalurgs won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Pobeda   | 1–1 |  Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Karanfilovski  17' | Report | Lovrek  20' | 
Pobeda won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Spartak Varna   | 4–0 |  Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 
|---|---|---|
| Stanchev  29', 70', 78' Rusinov  90' | Report | 
Spartak Varna won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Artmedia Petržalka   | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Ekranas | 
|---|---|---|
| Šoltis  54' | Report | Lukšys  75' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Kinder  Maixner  Sýkora  Kubala  | 4–3 |  Gardzijauskas  Kučys  Stankevičius  Žudys  Baltušnikas | 
2–2 on aggregate. Artmedia Petržalka won 4–3 on penalties.
Tatabánya won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Ried   | 2–1 |  WIT Georgia | 
|---|---|---|
| Angerschmid  16' Lauwers  78' | Report | Melkadze  14' | 
2–2 on aggregate. WIT Georgia won on away goals.
| Denizlispor   | 3–5 |  Čelik | 
|---|---|---|
| Doğan S.  3' Turgay  58' Cumhur  74' | Report | Brkić  10' (pen.), 36', 54' Tabaković  20' Pavić  40' | 
Čelik won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Hobscheid   | 1–1 |  Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| El Aouad  54' | Report | Valadzyankow  66' | 
Dinamo Minsk won 7–1 on aggregate.
Grindavík won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Čelik   | 1–2 |  Gent | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
| Odense   | 2–4 |  AIK | 2–2 | 0–2 | 
| Paris Saint-Germain   | 7–1 |  Jazz | 3–0 | 4–1 | 
| Basel   | 5–0 |  Grindavík | 3–0 | 2–0 | 
| Troyes   | 7–1 |  WIT Georgia | 6–0 | 1–1 | 
| Sturm Graz   | 3–4 |  Lausanne-Sport | 0–1 | 3–3 | 
| Liepājas Metalurgs   | 4–8 |  Heerenveen | 3–2 | 1–6 | 
| Slaven Belupo   | 2–0 |  Bastia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 
| Pobeda   | 4–1 |  Rizespor | 2–1 | 2–0 | 
| 1860 Munich   | 6–3 |  Sartid | 3–1 | 3–2 | 
| Synot   | 5–4 |  Universitatea Craiova | 3–2 | 2–2 | 
| Spartak Varna   | 2–5 |  Tavriya Simferopol | 0–3 | 2–2 | 
| Tiligul Tiraspol   | 1–5 |  Tatabánya | 1–1 | 0–4 | 
| Publikum Celje   | 6–1 |  Artmedia Petržalka | 5–0 | 1–1 | 
| Dinamo Minsk   | 3–0 |  Hapoel Haifa | 2–0 | 1–0 | 
| Zagłębie Lubin   | 3–4 |  Lokeren | 2–2 | 1–2 | 
| Sturm Graz   | 0–1 |  Lausanne-Sport | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Masudi  64' | 
| Slaven Belupo   | 1–0 |  Bastia | 
|---|---|---|
| Dodik  7' | Report | 
| Odense   | 2–2 |  AIK | 
|---|---|---|
| Andersen  35' Hemmingsen  68' | Report | Tjernström  16' Wänstrand-Björk  33' | 
| Paris Saint-Germain   | 3–0 |  Jazz | 
|---|---|---|
| Robert  44', 57', 67' | Report | 
| Liepājas Metalurgs   | 3–2 |  Heerenveen | 
|---|---|---|
| Tatarchuk  45' Katasonov  52' (pen.), 72' | Report | Lurling  6', 51' | 
| Synot   | 3–2 |  Universitatea Craiova | 
|---|---|---|
| Trousil  45', 68' Blaha  65' | Report | Crăciunescu  51' Grigorie  70' | 
| Spartak Varna   | 0–3 |  Tavriya Simferopol | 
|---|---|---|
| Petrov  10' (pen.) Stanchev  68' | Report | 
Tavriya Simferopol were awarded a 3–0 win after Spartak Varna had fielded an ineligible player. [4]
| Tiligul Tiraspol   | 1–1 |  Tatabánya | 
|---|---|---|
| Priganiuc  68' | Report | Tüske  81' | 
| Publikum Celje   | 5–0 |  Artmedia Petržalka | 
|---|---|---|
| Bogatinov  13', 68' Lungu  30' Gobec  84' Gorenak  90' | Report | 
| Dinamo Minsk   | 2–0 |  Hapoel Haifa | 
|---|---|---|
| Lyadzyanyow  36', 78' | Report | 
| Zagłębie Lubin   | 2–2 |  Lokeren | 
|---|---|---|
| Grzybowski  44' Żuraw  70' | Report | De Beule  80' Kimoto  88' | 
Gent won 2–1 on aggregate.
| AIK   | 2–0 |  Odense | 
|---|---|---|
| Hoch  28' Wänstrand-Björk  71' | Report | 
AIK won 4–2 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Lausanne-Sport   | 3–3 |  Sturm Graz | 
|---|---|---|
| Masudi  36' Isaias  61' Kuźba  69' | Report | Vastić  40' (pen.) Haas  77', 86' | 
Lausanne-Sport won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Heerenveen   | 6–1 |  Liepājas Metalurgs | 
|---|---|---|
| Jensen  7' Talan  10' Allbäck  52', 75', 82' Lurling  86' (pen.) | Report | Dobrecovs  5' | 
Heerenveen won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Bastia   | 0–1 |  Slaven Belupo | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dodik  12' | 
Slaven Belupo won 2–0 on aggregate.
Pobeda won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Sartid   | 2–3 |  1860 Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Bogdanović  29' Mudrinić  48' (pen.) | Report | Max  11' Ipoua  72' Cerny  87' | 
1860 Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.
Synot won 5–4 on aggregate.
Tatabánya won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Lokeren   | 2–1 |  Zagłębie Lubin | 
|---|---|---|
| Grétarsson  41' (pen.) Kimoto  52' | Report | Vonášek  65' (o.g.) | 
Lokeren won 4–3 on aggregate.
| WIT Georgia   | 1–1 |  Troyes | 
|---|---|---|
| Melkadze  89' | Report | Goussé  81' | 
Troyes won 7–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Tavriya Simferopol   | 2–2 |  Spartak Varna | 
|---|---|---|
| Gigiadze  23' Khomenko  45' | Report | Stanchev  70' Adekunle  83' | 
Tavriya Simferopol won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Artmedia Petržalka   | 1–1 |  Publikum Celje | 
|---|---|---|
| Sulejmanović  31' (o.g.) | Report | Bogatinov  36' (pen.) | 
Celje won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Haifa   | 0–1 |  Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kachura  17' | 
Dinamo Minsk won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokeren   | 0–5 |  Newcastle United | 0–4 | 0–1 | 
| Chmel Blšany   | 1–0 |  Pobeda | 0–0 | 1–0 | 
| Rennes   | 7–4 |  Synot | 5–0 | 2–4 | 
| Slaven Belupo   | 2–3 |  Aston Villa | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
| RKC Waalwijk   | 2–5 |  1860 Munich | 1–2 | 1–3 | 
| Wolfsburg   | 4–3 |  Dinamo Minsk | 4–3 | 0–0 | 
| Werder Bremen   | 3–3 (a) |  Gent | 2–3 | 1–0 | 
| Brescia   | 3–2 |  Tatabánya | 2–1 | 1–1 | 
| Troyes   | 4–2 |  AIK | 2–1 | 2–1 | 
| Tavriya Simferopol   | 0–5 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | 0–4 | 
| Basel   | 5–3 |  Heerenveen | 2–1 | 3–2 | 
| Publikum Celje   | 1–1 (a) |  Lausanne-Sport | 1–1 | 0–0 | 
| Chmel Blšany   | 0–0 |  Pobeda | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Slaven Belupo   | 2–1 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| Crnac  61' Geršak  89' | Report | Ginola  87' | 
| Wolfsburg   | 4–3 |  Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Juskowiak  4', 60' Petrov  34' Akonnor  38' | Report | Kachura  6' (pen.), 81' Lyadzyanyow  69' | 
| Publikum Celje   | 1–1 |  Lausanne-Sport | 
|---|---|---|
| Beršnjak  70' | Report | Margairaz  78' | 
| Basel   | 2–1 |  Heerenveen | 
|---|---|---|
| Koumantarakis  12' H. Yakin  20' | Report | Nurmela  56' | 
| RKC Waalwijk   | 1–2 |  1860 Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| van der Berg  19' | Report | Häßler  44' Max  72' | 
| Newcastle United   | 1–0 |  Lokeren | 
|---|---|---|
| Bellamy  60' | Report | 
Newcastle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Pobeda   | 0–1 |  Chmel Blšany | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Velkoborský  71' | 
Chmel Blšany won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rennes won 7–4 on aggregate.
| Aston Villa   | 2–0 |  Slaven Belupo | 
|---|---|---|
| Hendrie  18', 40' | Report | 
Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1860 Munich   | 3–1 |  RKC Waalwijk | 
|---|---|---|
| Wiesinger  22' Häßler  77' Max  90' | Report | van Loenhout  37' | 
1860 Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.
Wolfsburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Gent   | 0–1 |  Werder Bremen | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Herzog  83' (pen.) | 
3–3 on aggregate. Gent won on away goals.
Brescia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Troyes won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Paris Saint-Germain   | 4–0 |  Tavriya Simferopol | 
|---|---|---|
| Okocha  4' Aloísio  10', 70' Benarbia  62' | Report | 
Paris Saint-Germain won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Heerenveen   | 2–3 |  Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Allbäck  4' Lurling  75' | Report | Koumantarakis  10' H. Yakin  24' Tum  69' | 
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Lausanne-Sport won on away goals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes   | 2–2 (a) |  Aston Villa | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
| Gent   | 1–7 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 | 1–7 | 
| Chmel Blšany   | 3–4 |  Brescia | 1–2 | 2–2 | 
| Basel   | 5–2 |  Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | 2–2 | 
| 1860 Munich   | 3–6 |  Newcastle United | 2–3 | 1–3 | 
| Troyes   | 3–2 |  Wolfsburg | 1–0 | 2–2 | 
| Basel   | 3–0 |  Lausanne-Sport | 
|---|---|---|
| Giménez  19', 21' H. Yakin  45' | Report | 
| 1860 Munich   | 2–3 |  Newcastle United | 
|---|---|---|
| Agostino  56' Tapalović  66' | Report | Solano  10', 55' Hughes  84' | 
| Aston Villa   | 1–0 |  Rennes | 
|---|---|---|
| Dublin  5' | Report | 
2–2 on aggregate. Aston Villa won on away goals.
| Paris Saint-Germain   | 7–1 |  Gent | 
|---|---|---|
| Arteta  11' Mendy  35' Anelka  45', 63' Okocha  56' (pen.), 60' Hiroux  89' | Report | Kraouche  72' | 
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Brescia   | 2–2 |  Chmel Blšany | 
|---|---|---|
| Tare  33' Filippini  74' | Report | Velkoborský  1' Pazdera  60' | 
Brescia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Newcastle United   | 3–1 |  1860 Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Speed  5' LuaLua  80' Solano  90' (pen.) | Report | Schroth  42' | 
Newcastle United won 6–3 on aggregate.
Troyes won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel   | 2–5 |  Aston Villa | 1–1 | 1–4 | 
| Paris Saint-Germain   | 1–1 (a) |  Brescia | 0–0 | 1–1 | 
| Troyes   | 4–4 (a) |  Newcastle United | 0–0 | 4–4 | 
| Basel   | 1–1 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| Giménez  74' | Report | Merson  58' | 
| Aston Villa   | 4–1 |  Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Vassell  45' Ángel  55', 78' Ginola  84' | Report | Chipperfield  30' | 
Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.
| Newcastle United   | 4–4 |  Troyes | 
|---|---|---|
| Solano  2' Ameobi  65' Speed  70' (pen.) Hughes  90' | Report | Leroy  25' Goussé  27' Boutal  46', 61' | 
4–4 on aggregate. Troyes won on away goals.
The three winners (Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes) entered the competition at the first round, bypassing the qualifying round. The Villa were drawn against Croatian side NK Varteks, but lost 3–2 in the first round at Villa Park. Varteks took the lead through Saša Bjelanović just before half time, but Colombian Juan Pablo Ángel equalised in the second half. Veldin Karić restored the away side's lead just after the hour mark, before Ángel equalised again less than five minutes later. A second from Bjelanović five minutes from time remained unanswered, however. In the second leg at the Stadion Varteks, the only goal came in second half stoppage time, from Moroccan Mustapha Hadji, who brought the Villans level in the tie, but the Croatians still progressed on away goals.
Meanwhile, PSG had been drawn against Rapid București of Romania. The first leg at the Parc des Princes ended goalless, but controversy ensued in the second leg. With scores still level after ninety minutes, the match went to extra time, with les Parisiens taking a lead three minutes into the extra period through Brazilian Aloísio. However, with about five minutes of extra time to play, the lights in the Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu failed, and the match had to be abandoned. As PSG had been leading at the time, they were awarded the match, and therefore progressed to the next round.
Fellow French team Troyes had a first round tie against MFK Ružomberok of Slovakia. They took a commanding 6–1 victory in the first leg the Stade de l'Aube, including a hat-trick by Samuel Boutal and one goal apiece from Patrice Loko and Algerian Mehdi Méniri. They were also helped by an own goal from Tibor Zátek, while Ruža did manage to get one at the right end through substitute Marián Kurty. The second leg was therefore just a formality, and Ružomberok's 1–0 win, which came thanks to a goal from Tomáš Oravec, was totally meaningless.
Troyes were then drawn against English side Leeds United in the second round, and had to travel away for the first leg to Elland Road. The Whites got a perfect start, taking the lead after just five minutes through Australian Mark Viduka, and Lee Bowyer added a second less than 20 minutes later. However, Troyes hit back, and Loko scored on the half hour mark. In the second half, Viduka and Bowyer added one more each shortly after half time, but Loko's second ten minutes from the end gave Troyes hope for the second leg. When the game at the Stade de l'Aube arrived, it was the French team's turn to have the perfect start, with Moroccan Gharib Amzine striking after eight minutes. Viduka scored his third goal of the tie on the quarter-hour mark, but David Hamed put Troyes back in the lead on the night before half time. Just before the hour mark, Jérôme Rothen levelled the tie at 5–5 on aggregate, but Troyes' two goals at Elland Road meant that they would go through on away goals. However, Irishman Robbie Keane broke French hearts with his goal 12 minutes from time, putting Leeds through 6–5 on aggregate.
PSG, meanwhile, had a much easier first leg against Austrian side Rapid Wien. They won comfortably 4–0 at the Parc des Princes, with two goals from Brazilian Ronaldinho and one apiece for Bernard Mendy and Nicolas Anelka. Die Grün-Weißen put up a little more of a fight at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, taking a 2–0 lead thanks to an early brace from Czech forward René Wagner. However, second half goals from Lionel Potillon and, in injury time, Portuguese midfielder Hugo Leal ensured a dominant 6–2 aggregate victory.
PSG were therefore the only remaining Intertoto Cup side in the competition at the third round, where they faced Scottish side Rangers. They played out two 0–0 draws, first at the Ibrox Stadium, then at the Parc des Princes, leaving les Parisiens with the small advantage of taking penalties on home ground. After five penalties apiece, each side had missed two (Nigerian Jay-Jay Okocha and Argentine Gabriel Heinze for PSG, Dutchman Bert Konterman and Heinze's countryman Claudio Caniggia for the Gers). In the sixth round of penalties, Barry Ferguson put the Blues ahead, meaning that a third Argentine, Mauricio Pochettino, had to score to keep his team in the game. However, the centre back's penalty crashed against the crossbar, and PSG were out.
Aston Villa's attendance of 39,513 versus Basel at Villa Park on 21 August 2001, represented the highest attendance for any Intertoto fixture that season.