 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi wa4 Zvita 2001, akavhura zvibodzwa ne curling free kick vachipesana naDeportivo de La Coruña muminiti yechi64, sezvo Bayer yakanyatsokunda divi reSpanish 30 muchikamu chechipiri cheboka reChampions League. Kutevera kukunda kweBayer pamusoro peLiverpool mumakwikwi ekupedzisira eChampions League musi wa9 Kubvumbi 2002, Zé Roberto akazivisa kuti aizobatana neyaimbova mutambi wezvikwata Michael Ballack kuBayern Munich. Pasinei zvapo nokuvhiringidzwa nokuchinjwa, Zé Roberto akabetsera Bayer kusvika kumagumoyeChampions League musi wa15 Chivabvu 2002, ichirasikirwa ne21 kune yaimbova kirabhu Real Madrid muGlasgow. Mumakore mana ari mukirabhu, Zé Roberto akaonekwa mumitambo 113 yeligi achihwina zvibodzwa gumi nezvitanhatu. 