 Milan came third in the league, finishing with eleven fewer points than Juventus, but won the Coppa Italia.The league games between the two teams in 2002–03 had each side winning their home fixture 2–1.Milan won Group G of the first group round, a group that also included Bayern Munich, Lens and Deportivo La Coruña, advancing to the second group round where they won Group C. They defeated Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Lokomotiv Moscow.