Portuguese football in 2006-07 UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

Main article: UEFA Champions League 2006-07

Porto

Group G

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Arsenal 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 4
2. Porto 11 6 3 2 1 9 4 5
3. CSKA Moscow 8 6 2 2 2 4 5 -1
4. Hamburg 3 6 1 0 5 7 15 -8

All times CET

13 September 2006
20:45
 Porto 0–0 CSKA Moscow Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Referee: Øvrebø (NOR)
Report
September 26, 2006
20:45
 Arsenal 2–0 Porto Emirates Stadium, London
Referee: Farina (ITA)
Henry  38'
Hleb  48'		 Report
October 17, 2006
20:45
 Porto 4–1 Hamburg Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Hamer (LUX)
Lisandro  14'  81'
Lucho  48' (pen.)
Postiga  69'		 Report  89' Trochowski
November 1, 2006
20:45
 Hamburg 1–3 Porto AOL Arena, Hamburg
Referee: Duhamel (FRA)
van der Vaart  62' Report  44' Lucho
 61' Lisandro
 87' Moraes
November 21, 2006
18:30
 CSKA Moscow 0–2 Porto Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Vassaras (GRE)
Report  2' Quaresma
 61' Lucho
December 6, 2006
20:45
 Porto 0–0 Arsenal Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Referee: Merk (GER)
Report

Round of 16

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Porto 2-3 Chelsea 1-1 1-2
February 21, 2007
20:45
 Porto 1–1 Chelsea Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Referee: Busacca (SUI)
Meireles  12' (Report)  16' Shevchenko
March 6, 2007
20:45
 Chelsea 2–1 Porto Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 39,041
Referee: Rosetti (ITA)
Robben  48'
Ballack  78'		 (Report)  15' Quaresma

Sporting CP

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Bayern Munich 12 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7
2. Internazionale 10 6 3 1 2 5 5 0
3. Spartak Moscow 5 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4
4. Sporting CP 5 6 1 2 3 3 6 -3

All times CET

September 12, 2006
20:45
 Sporting CP 1-0 Internazionale Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 30,222
Referee: Hamer (LUX)
Caneira  64' Report
September 27, 2006
20:45
 Spartak Moscow 1–1 Sporting CP Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Hansson (SWE)
Boyarintsev  5' Report  59' Nani
October 18, 2006
20:45
 Sporting CP 0–1 Bayern Munich Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee: Hauge (NOR)
Report  19' Schweinsteiger
October 31, 2006
20:45
 Bayern Munich 0–0 Sporting CP Allianz Arena, Munich
Referee: Busacca (SUI)
Report
November 22, 2006
20:45
 Internazionale 1–0 Sporting CP San Siro, Milan
Referee: De Bleeckere (BEL)
Crespo  36' Report
December 5, 2006
20:45
 Sporting CP 1–3 Spartak Moscow Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee: Vollquartz (DEN)
Bueno  31' Report  7' Pavlyuchenko
 16' Kalynychenko
 89' Boyarinstev

Benfica

3rd Qualifying Round

Benfica played the 3rd qualifying round on 8 August (first leg) and 22 August (second leg), 2006, against Austria Wien and qualified to the group stage of the Champions League.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Austria Wien 1-4 Benfica 1-1 0-3

Group Stage

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Manchester United 12 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5
2. Celtic 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1
3. Benfica 7 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1
4. Copenhagen 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3

All times CET

September 13, 2006
20:45
 Copenhagen 0–0 Benfica Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,085
Referee: Baskakov (RUS)
Report
September 26, 2006
20:45
 Benfica 0–1 Manchester United Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee: De Bleeckere (BEL)
Report  60' Saha
October 17, 2006
20:45
 Celtic 3–0 Benfica Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 58,313
Referee: Braamhaar (NED)
Miller  56', 66'
Pearson  90'		 Report
November 1, 2006
20:45
 Benfica 3–0 Celtic Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee: Vassaras (GRE)
Caldwell  10' (o.g.)
Nuno Gomes  22'
Karyaka  76'		 Report
November 21, 2006
20:45
 Benfica 3–1 Copenhagen Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Léo  14'
Miccoli  16', 37'		 Report  89' Allbäck
December 6, 2006
20:45
 Manchester United 3–1 Benfica Old Trafford, Manchester
Vidić  45+1'
Giggs  61'
Saha  75'		 Report  27' Nélson

UEFA Cup

Main article: UEFA Cup 2006-07

Portuguese teams entered the UEFA Cup in the 1st round, immediately after the two qualifying rounds. This year's teams in the UEFA Cup were Sporting de Braga, Nacional, and Vitória de Setúbal. Benfica eventually entered into the Round of 32 after achieving a 3rd placed finish in its UEFA Champions League group.

First Round

The 1st leg was played on 14 September 2006. The 2nd leg was played on 28 September 2006.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Sporting de Braga 3-2 Chievo 2-0 1-2(aet)
Vitória de Setúbal 0-3 Heerenveen 0-3 0-0
Rapid Bucureşti 3-1 Nacional 1-0 2-1(aet)

Group Stage

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. AZ 10 4 3 1 0 12 5 7
2. Sevilla 7 4 2 1 1 7 2 5
3. Braga 6 4 2 0 2 6 5 1
4. Slovan Liberec 5 4 1 2 1 6 7 -1
5. Grasshopper 0 4 0 0 4 3 15 -12
19 October 2006
AZ 3 – 0 Braga
2 November 2006
Braga 4 – 0 Slovan Liberec
23 November 2006
Sevilla 2 – 0 Braga
14 December 2006
Braga 2 – 0 Grasshopper

Round of 32

The first leg was held on 14th or 15 February 2007, while the second leg was held on 22 February 2007.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Braga 2 – 0 Parma1 1 – 0 1 – 0
Benfica2 3 – 1 Dinamo Bucureşti 1 – 0 2 – 1

1 On 7 February, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on 14 February. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February. 2 Transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage as third-place finishers in their groups.

Round of 16

The first leg will be held on 8 March 2007, while the second leg will be held on 14 or 15 March 2007.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Braga 4 – 6 Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 2-3
Paris Saint-Germain 3 – 4 Benfica 2-1 1-3