▁def ending ▁champions ▁lost ▁ 5 – 3 ▁on ▁aggregate ▁to ▁U d inese . ▁ ▁Ned vě d ▁played ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁football ▁with ▁Laz io , ▁scoring ▁against ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁group ▁stage ▁before ▁the ▁Italian ▁side ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁In ▁Laz io ' s ▁final ▁Champions ▁League ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Ned vě d ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁Le eds ▁United ▁manager ▁David ▁O ' Le ary ▁for ▁a ▁challenge ▁on ▁Alan ▁May bury ▁( although ▁the ▁ref eree ▁did ▁not ▁call ▁a ▁f oul ), ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁three - match ▁susp ension ▁from ▁European ▁compet itions ▁from ▁UEFA . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Ned vě d ' s ▁signing ▁a ▁new ▁four - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Laz io ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁club ▁tried ▁to ▁sell ▁him ▁and ▁team mate ▁Juan ▁Sebast i án ▁Ver ón ▁that ▁summer , ▁trigger ing ▁fan ▁protest s ▁against ▁club ▁chairman ▁Ser gio ▁C rag not ti . ▁The ▁players ▁were ▁ultimately ▁sold ▁to ▁Ju vent us ▁and ▁Manchester ▁United ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Ju vent us ▁▁ ▁After ▁five ▁seasons ▁with ▁Laz io , ▁Ned vě d ▁was ▁spec ul atively ▁linked ▁to ▁several ▁clubs ▁( including ▁Manchester ▁United ▁and ▁Ch else a ) ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Ju vent us ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁ 7 5   b ill ion   lire ▁( € 3 8 . 7   mill ion ▁by