The Final Defiance: Leverkusen v Schalke 2002 Poster

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The Final Defiance

Bayer Leverkusen · Schalke 04 · 2002 DFB-Pokal final · Framed poster

The Olympiastadion Heartbreak

Bayer Leverkusen were on the verge of redemption just seven days after the league defeat. Desperate to salvage a historic season, Ballack pushed forward. Instead, Leverkusen suffered a devastating 4-2 loss as a relentless Schalke 04 tore through the lines. In a single week, there were two finals and two losses. A curse's murmurs started to resound.

FixtureBayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04
VenueThe Olympiastadion
DateMay 11, 2002
₹999
A4 Framed₹999
A3 Framed₹1,499

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About this moment

Days after losing the league, Leverkusen went to Berlin's Olympiastadion for the 2002 DFB-Pokal final against Schalke 04. They took the lead, but Schalke hit back to win 4-2 and the second trophy slipped away.

Frame two of our Michael Ballack 2002 story, a framed football poster of a team that refused to stop believing even as the season turned against them.

Read the full story: Neverkusen: Ballack and Leverkusen's 2002 →

What you get

  • Sizes: A4 (21 × 29.7 cm artwork) or A3 (29.7 × 42 cm artwork)
  • Framed with museum-style matting, ready to hang straight out of the box
  • Original posterised artwork designed by Momentos Footy, with the fixture, venue, date and story in words
  • A free holographic football card with every A3 framed
  • Made to order in India

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