ondo , ▁as ▁Madrid ▁beat ▁hold ers ▁Manchester ▁United ▁and ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁Champions ▁League ▁final ▁( play ed ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁de ▁France , ▁Paris ) ▁that ▁Mc Man aman ▁experienced ▁his ▁fin est ▁hour ▁as ▁a ▁player , ▁scoring ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁vol ley ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Val encia . ▁His ▁performance ▁on ▁this ▁greatest ▁of ▁club ▁football ▁stages ▁saw ▁him ▁ha iled ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁press , ▁a ▁view ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁his ▁Madrid ▁team mate ▁I ván ▁Hel gu era , ▁and ▁Sir ▁Alex ▁Fer g us on , ▁who ▁added : ▁" I ▁thought ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁excellent ... there ▁is ▁no ▁question ▁he ▁was ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ... He ▁was ▁a ▁threat ▁all ▁night ▁and ▁gave ▁Real ▁great ▁pen etr ation ▁from ▁mid field . ▁The ▁boy ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁bl essed ▁with ▁mar v ell ous ▁stam ina ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁confidence ▁to ▁go ▁past ▁players ." ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁part ▁in ▁Madrid ' s ▁e ighth ▁European ▁Cup ▁win ▁also ▁saw ▁him ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁player ▁ever ▁to ▁win ▁Europe ' s ▁premier ▁club ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁foreign ▁club . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season ▁Despite ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁final ▁performance ▁and ▁having ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁valuable ▁player ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁Madrid ▁( including ▁being ▁listed ▁alongside ▁Red ondo ▁in