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2007–08 UEFA Champions League

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2007–08 UEFA Champions League
The final was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
17 July – 29 August 2007
Competition proper:
18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 76
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Manchester United (3rd title)
Runners-upEngland Chelsea
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored330 (2.64 per match)
Attendance5,380,947 (43,048 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
8 goals

The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall.

The final was played on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, where Manchester United played against Chelsea, making it an all-English final for the first time in the history of the European Cup. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.

Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Arsenal in the first knockout round.

Qualification

76 teams participated in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League from 52 UEFA member associations (not including Liechtenstein). Each association enters a certain number of clubs to the Champions League based on its league coefficient which takes into account the performance of its clubs in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.;[1] associations with a higher league coefficients may enter more clubs than associations with a lower league coefficient, but no association may enter more than four teams. All UEFA associations are guaranteed to have at least one team qualify, with the exception of Liechtenstein, which competes in the Swiss league system, but has no team in the Swiss Super League. One new nation entered their league champion in this year's tournament: Montenegro, following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. The champions from San Marino and Andorra also entered from this year onwards. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2007–08 Champions League:[2]

  • Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–53 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2006 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.[3]

RankAssociationCoeff.Teams
1Spain Spain72.7484
2Italy Italy66.731
3England England63.486
4France France50.7813
5Germany Germany48.364
6Portugal Portugal44.041
7Netherlands Netherlands41.3312
8Greece Greece32.081
9Russia Russia31.833
10Romania Romania31.457
11Scotland Scotland30.375
12Belgium Belgium30.250
13Ukraine Ukraine26.600
14Czech Republic Czech Republic26.575
15Turkey Turkey26.166
16Switzerland Switzerland25.8751
17Bulgaria Bulgaria24.290
18Israel Israel21.541
RankAssociationCoeff.Teams
19Norway Norway20.9751
20Austria Austria20.375
21Serbia Serbia19.999
22Poland Poland18.500
23Denmark Denmark16.950
24Hungary Hungary14.665
25Croatia Croatia14.083
26Sweden Sweden13.249
27Slovakia Slovakia12.332
28Cyprus Cyprus10.165
29Slovenia Slovenia10.165
30Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina8.165
31Finland Finland7.373
32Latvia Latvia7.164
33Moldova Moldova6.832
34Georgia (country) Georgia6.331
35Lithuania Lithuania5.832
36North Macedonia Macedonia5.331
RankAssociationCoeff.Teams
37Iceland Iceland4.8321
38Liechtenstein Liechtenstein4.5000
39Belarus Belarus4.4151
40Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland4.331
41Albania Albania3.665
42Armenia Armenia2.998
43Estonia Estonia2.665
44Malta Malta2.665
45Wales Wales2.332
46Northern Ireland Northern Ireland2.332
47Azerbaijan Azerbaijan1.999
48Luxembourg Luxembourg1.832
49Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1.666
50Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1.665
51San Marino San Marino0.000
52Andorra Andorra0.000
53Montenegro Montenegro0.000

Distribution

Since the title holders (Milan) qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round through their domestic league and entered the group stage automatically, their spot in the third qualifying round is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:[4]

  • The champions of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 23 and 24 (Denmark and Hungary) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 28 champions from associations 25–53 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 17–24
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 14 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 7 champions from associations 10–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6
  • 2 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3 (except title holders Milan)
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 1 current Champions League holder
  • 9 champions from associations 1–9
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

Group stage
Spain Real Madrid (1st)England Manchester United (1st)Germany Stuttgart (1st)Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st)
Spain Barcelona (2nd)England Chelsea (2nd)Germany Schalke 04 (2nd)Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Italy Internazionale (1st)France Lyon (1st)Portugal Porto (1st)Russia CSKA Moscow (1st)
Italy Roma (2nd)France Marseille (2nd)Portugal Sporting CP (2nd)Italy MilanTH(4th)
Third qualifying round
Spain Sevilla (3rd)France Toulouse (3rd)Russia Spartak Moscow (2nd)Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
Spain Valencia (4th)Germany Werder Bremen (3rd)Romania Dinamo București (1st)Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st)
Italy Lazio (3rd)Portugal Benfica (3rd)Scotland Celtic (1st)Turkey Fenerbahçe (1st)
England Liverpool (3rd)Netherlands Ajax (PO)Belgium Anderlecht (1st)Switzerland Zürich (1st)
England Arsenal (4th)Greece AEK Athens (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Romania Steaua București (2nd)Czech Republic Slavia Prague (2nd)Norway Rosenborg (1st)Poland Zagłębie Lubin (1st)
Scotland Rangers (2nd)Turkey Beşiktaş (2nd)Austria Red Bull Salzburg (1st)Denmark Copenhagen (1st)
Belgium Genk (2nd)Bulgaria Levski Sofia (1st)Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st)Hungary Debrecen (1st)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd)Israel Beitar Jerusalem (1st)
First qualifying round
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st)Latvia Ventspils (1st)Republic of Ireland Derry City (2nd)[Note IRL]Azerbaijan Khazar Lenkoran (1st)
Sweden Elfsborg (1st)Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)Albania KF Tirana (1st)Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Slovakia Žilina (1st)Georgia (country) Olimpi Rustavi (1st)Armenia Pyunik (1st)Kazakhstan Astana (1st)
Cyprus APOEL (1st)Lithuania FBK Kaunas (1st)Estonia Levadia Tallinn (1st)Faroe Islands HB (1st)
Slovenia Domžale (1st)North Macedonia Pobeda (1st)Malta Marsaxlokk (1st)Andorra Rànger's (1st)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (1st)Iceland FH (1st)Wales The New Saints (1st)San Marino Murata (1st)
Finland Tampere United (1st)Belarus BATE Borisov (1st)Northern Ireland Linfield (1st)Montenegro Zeta (1st)
Notes

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingFirst qualifying round29 June 200717–18 July 200724–25 July 2007
Second qualifying round31 July–1 August 20077–8 August 2007
Third qualifying round3 August 200714–15 August 200728–29 August 2007
Group stageMatchday 130 August 200718–19 September 2007
Matchday 22–3 October 2007
Matchday 323–24 October 2007
Matchday 46–7 November 2007
Matchday 527–28 November 2007
Matchday 611–12 December 20071
Knockout phaseRound of 1621 December 200719–20 February 20084–11 March 20082
Quarter-finals14 March 20081–2 April 20088–9 April 2008
Semi-finals22–23 April 200829–30 April 2008
Final21 May 2008 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

1 Group D teams played their Matchday 6 fixtures on 4 December due to Milan's participation in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan on 13 and 16 December.

2 As both Milan and Internazionale use the San Siro as their home pitch, and both teams were seeded and scheduled to host the second leg of the first knockout round at home, Internazionale's home leg against Liverpool was postponed by one week to 11 March 2008 to accommodate AC Milan, who were the title holders.

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw was held on Friday, 29 June 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The first leg matches were held on 17 July and 18 July, while the second legs were played on 24 July and 25 July 2007.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Khazar Lenkoran Azerbaijan2–4Croatia Dinamo Zagreb1–11–3 (aet)
APOEL Cyprus2–3Belarus BATE Borisov2–00–3 (aet)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova5–0Andorra Rànger's2–03–0
FH Iceland4–1Faroe Islands HB4–10–0
The New Saints Wales4–4 (a)Latvia Ventspils3–21–2
Pobeda North Macedonia0–1Estonia FC Levadia0–10–0
Olimpi Rustavi Georgia (country)0–3Kazakhstan Astana0–00–3
Zeta Montenegro5–4Lithuania FBK Kaunas3–12–3
Murata San Marino1–4Finland Tampere United1–20–2
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg5–7Slovakia Žilina1–24–5
Linfield Northern Ireland0–1Sweden Elfsborg0–00–1
Derry City[6] Republic of Ireland0–2Armenia Pyunik0–00–2
Marsaxlokk Malta1–9Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo0–61–3
Domžale Slovenia3–1Albania KF Tirana1–02–1

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on Friday, 29 June 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The first leg matches were played on 31 July and 1 August, while the second legs were played on 7 August and 8 August 2007.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pyunik Armenia1–4Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk0–21–2
Red Star Belgrade Serbia2–2 (a)Estonia FC Levadia1–01–2
Rangers Scotland3–0Montenegro Zeta2–01–0
Debrecen Hungary0–1Sweden Elfsborg0–10–0
Zagłębie Lubin Poland1–3Romania Steaua București0–11–2
Genk Belgium2–2 (a)Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo1–21–0
Ventspils Latvia0–7Austria Red Bull Salzburg0–30–4
Astana Kazakhstan2–10Norway Rosenborg1–31–7
FH Iceland2–4Belarus BATE Borisov1–31–1
Copenhagen Denmark2–1Israel Beitar Jerusalem1–01–1 (aet)
Žilina Slovakia0–0 (3–4 p)Czech Republic Slavia Prague0–00–0 (aet)
Tampere United Finland2–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia1–01–0
Domžale Slovenia2–5Croatia Dinamo Zagreb1–21–3
Beşiktaş Turkey4–0Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol1–03–0

Third qualifying round

The draw was held on Friday, 3 August 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football. The first leg matches were played on 14 August and 15 August, while the second legs were played on 28 August and 29 August 2007. Winners in this round qualified for the group stage, while the losing clubs entered the first round of the UEFA Cup. Due to the death of Antonio Puerta, the second leg of Sevilla's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
BATE Borisov Belarus2–4Romania Steaua București2–20–2
Tampere United Finland0–5Norway Rosenborg0–30–2
Spartak Moscow Russia2–2 (3–4 p)Scotland Celtic1–11–1 (aet)
Werder Bremen Germany5–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb2–13–2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria2–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk1–01–3
Ajax Netherlands1–3Czech Republic Slavia Prague0–11–2
Valencia Spain5–1Sweden Elfsborg3–02–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina0–4Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv0–10–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey3–0Belgium Anderlecht1–02–0
Rangers Scotland1–0Serbia Red Star Belgrade1–00–0
Toulouse France0–5England Liverpool0–10–4
Benfica Portugal3–1Denmark Copenhagen2–11–0
Lazio Italy4–2Romania Dinamo București1–13–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic0–5England Arsenal0–20–3
Zürich Switzerland1–3Turkey Beşiktaş1–10–2
Sevilla Spain6–1Greece AEK Athens2–04–1

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The draw was held on Thursday, 30 August 2007 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The draw was hosted by Pedro Pinto and conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The matches were played between 18 September and 12 December 2007.

The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. Based on paragraph 6.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Sevilla and Slavia Prague made their debut appearance in the group stage.[7]

In results tables, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification POR LIV OM BJK
1Portugal Porto632187+111Advance to knockout stage1–12–12–0
2England Liverpool6312185+13104–10–18–0
3France Marseille621369−37Transfer to UEFA Cup1–10–42–0
4Turkey Beşiktaş6204415−1160–12–12–1
Source: RSSSF

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CHE SCH ROS VAL
1England Chelsea633092+712Advance to knockout stage2–01–10–0
2Germany Schalke 04622254+180–03–10–1
3Norway Rosenborg6213610−47Transfer to UEFA Cup0–40–22–0
4Spain Valencia612326−451–20–00–2
Source: RSSSF

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RM OLY BRM LAZ
1Spain Real Madrid6321139+411Advance to knockout stage4–22–13–1
2Greece Olympiacos6321117+4110–03–01–1
3Germany Werder Bremen6204813−56Transfer to UEFA Cup3–21–32–1
4Italy Lazio6123811−352–21–22–1
Source: RSSSF

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MIL CEL BEN SHA
1Italy Milan6411125+713Advance to knockout stage1–02–14–1
2Scotland Celtic630356−192–11–02–1
3Portugal Benfica621356−17Transfer to UEFA Cup1–11–00–1
4Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk6204611−560–32–01–2
Source: RSSSF

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BAR OL RAN STU
1Spain Barcelona6420123+914Advance to knockout stage3–02–03–1
2France Lyon63121110+1102–20–34–2
3Scotland Rangers621379−27Transfer to UEFA Cup0–00–32–1
4Germany Stuttgart6105715−830–20–23–2
Source: RSSSF

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MU ROM SCP DK
1England Manchester United6510134+916Advance to knockout stage1–02–14–0
2Italy Roma6321116+5111–12–12–0
3Portugal Sporting CP621398+17Transfer to UEFA Cup0–12–23–0
4Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv6006419−1502–41–41–2
Source: RSSSF

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification INT FEN PSV CSK
1Italy Internazionale6501124+815Advance to knockout stage3–02–04–2
2Turkey Fenerbahçe632186+2111–02–03–1
3Netherlands PSV Eindhoven621336−37Transfer to UEFA Cup0–10–02–1
4Russia CSKA Moscow6015714−711–22–20–1
Source: RSSSF

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SEV ARS SLV STE
1Spain Sevilla6501147+715Advance to knockout stage3–14–22–1
2England Arsenal6411144+10133–07–02–1
3Czech Republic Slavia Prague6123516−115Transfer to UEFA Cup0–30–02–1
4Romania Steaua București6015410−610–20–11–1
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

From the last 16 through to the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis with the same rules as the qualifying rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation.

The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 21 December 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football.

The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were both held on Friday, 14 March 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Rinat Dasayev, the ambassador for the final in Moscow. Unlike the first knockout round, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the quarter-finals onwards.

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
              
Germany Schalke 04 (p)101 (4)
Portugal Porto011 (1)
Germany Schalke 04000
Spain Barcelona112
Scotland Celtic202
Spain Barcelona314
Spain Barcelona000
England Manchester United011
Italy Roma224
Spain Real Madrid112
Italy Roma000
England Manchester United213
France Lyon101
England Manchester United112
England Manchester United (p)1 (6)
England Chelsea1 (5)
England Arsenal022
Italy Milan000
England Arsenal123
England Liverpool145
England Liverpool213
Italy Internazionale000
England Liverpool123
England Chelsea (aet)134
Turkey Fenerbahçe (p)325 (3)
Spain Sevilla235 (2)
Turkey Fenerbahçe202
England Chelsea123
Greece Olympiacos000
England Chelsea033

Round of 16

The first leg matches were played on 19 February and 20 February, while the second legs were played on 4 March and 5 March 2008. Due to a stadium clash with Milan, the second leg of Internazionale's game against Liverpool was held on 11 March.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Celtic Scotland2–4Spain Barcelona2–30–1
Lyon France1–2England Manchester United1–10–1
Schalke 04 Germany1–1 (4–1 p)Portugal Porto1–00–1 (aet)
Liverpool England3–0Italy Internazionale2–01–0
Roma Italy4–2Spain Real Madrid2–12–1
Arsenal England2–0Italy Milan0–02–0
Olympiacos Greece0–3England Chelsea0–00–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey5–5 (3–2 p)Spain Sevilla3–22–3 (aet)

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches were played on 1 April and 2 April, while the second leg matches were played on 8 April and 9 April 2008.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Arsenal England3–5England Liverpool1–12–4
Roma Italy0–3England Manchester United0–20–1
Schalke 04 Germany0–2Spain Barcelona0–10–1
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–3England Chelsea2–10–2

Semi-finals

The first leg matches were played on 22 April and 23 April, while the second leg matches were played on 29 April and 30 April 2008.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Liverpool England3–4England Chelsea1–12–3 (aet)
Barcelona Spain0–1England Manchester United0–00–1

Final

The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The final was contested by Manchester United and Chelsea, representing the first time the final had been contested by two teams from England.

United won the match 6–5 on penalties after the game had ended in a 1–1 draw. Cristiano Ronaldo had given the eventual victors the lead after 26 minutes, only for Frank Lampard to equalise immediately before half-time. Ryan Giggs came on as a substitute late in the second half to make his 759th appearance for Manchester United, a new club record. Early in extra time, Giggs had a shot cleared off the Chelsea goal-line by John Terry, whilst Chelsea twice hit the Manchester United woodwork. A melée involving most of the 22 players ensued midway through the second half of extra time, with Didier Drogba being sent off for a slap on Nemanja Vidić right in front of the referee.

The scores level at full-time, the match went to penalties. Chelsea took the upper hand in the third round of the shoot-out as Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty was saved by Petr Čech, handing John Terry the chance to win the cup with Chelsea's fifth penalty. However, Chelsea's captain lost his footing as he went to kick the ball,[8] and his shot hit the post. Ryan Giggs stepped up for United's seventh penalty, and scored, before Edwin van der Sar saved the following kick from Nicolas Anelka to crown Manchester United as the champions of Europe for the third time.

As winners of the competition, Manchester United went on to represent Europe at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1Portugal Cristiano RonaldoEngland Manchester United81,062
2Argentina Lionel MessiSpain Barcelona6755
Spain Fernando TorresEngland Liverpool905
Ivory Coast Didier DrogbaEngland Chelsea1,071
England Steven GerrardEngland Liverpool1,144
6Netherlands Ryan BabelEngland Liverpool5619
Sweden Zlatan IbrahimovićItaly Internazionale625
Mali Frédéric KanoutéSpain Sevilla714
Spain RaúlSpain Real Madrid715
Brazil DeividTurkey Fenerbahçe844
Netherlands Dirk KuytEngland Liverpool892

Source: UEFA Champions League Press Release - Top Scorers - Final - Wednesday 21 May 2008 (after match)

See also

References

External links

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