2006–07 UEFA Champions League

2006–07 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 13 September 2006 – 23 May 2007
Teams 32 (from UEFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Milan (7th title)
Runners-up Liverpool
Tournament statistics
Matches played 125
Goals scored 311 (2.49 per match)
Attendance 5,746,346 (45,971 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kaká
(10 goals)
Best player Kaká

The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, the match was billed as a repeat of the 2005 final, the only difference being that the 2007 final was to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool.

Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Liverpool in the first knockout round.

Contents

Later issues

Doubt over matches to be played in Italy

On 8 February, the Italian Government announced that San Siro Stadium in Milan was unsafe for spectators in light of riots that took place during and following an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. As a result, the venues of the first leg of the Inter-Valencia tie scheduled for 21 February and the second leg of the Celtic-Milan tie scheduled for 7 March were thrown into doubt. Various proposals and offers of the use of stadia outside Italy were made,[1][2] but it was finally agreed that the Inter-Valencia tie would be played at the San Siro with a reduced capacity of 36,000. After further work at the San Siro, Italian authorities and UEFA announced that the second leg of Celtic-Milan would go ahead at the stadium, at its full capacity of 85,700. 4,500 seats were reserved for Celtic supporters.[3]

Qualification

Seventy-three teams participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League from UEFA's 50 member associations. Each association enters a certain number of clubs to the Champions League based on its league coefficient; 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.

First qualifying round (24 teams)
Second qualifying round (28 teams)
Third qualifying round (32 teams)
Group stage (32 teams)
Group stage
BarcelonaTH Internazionale Bayern Munich PSV Eindhoven
Real Madrid Roma Werder Bremen Olympiacos
Chelsea Lyon Porto Anderlecht
Manchester United Bordeaux Sporting CP Celtic
Third qualifying round
Valencia Chievo AEK Athens CSKA Moscow
Osasuna Lille Standard Liège Austria Wien
Liverpool Hamburg Galatasaray Shakhtar Donetsk
Arsenal Benfica Slovan Liberec Maccabi Haifa
Milan Ajax
Second qualifying round
Hearts Dynamo Kyiv Levski Sofia Steaua Bucureşti
Fenerbahçe Red Star Belgrade1 Dinamo Zagreb Djurgården
Mladá Boleslav Legia Warsaw Copenhagen Ružomberok
Spartak Moscow FC Zürich Debrecen
Red Bull Salzburg Vålerenga
First qualifying round
Gorica Sioni Bolnisi Pyunik The New Saints
Apollon Limassol Ekranas Birkirkara F91 Dudelange
Široki Brijeg FH Hafnarfjörður Elbasani Baku
Liepājas Metalurgs Rabotnički FC TVMK B36
MyPa Cork City Linfield Aktobe
Sheriff Tiraspol Shakhtyor

1 This club qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as a member of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005–06 season but is currently a member of the Football Association of Serbia which is the official successor of the previous football association.[4]

TH Title Holders

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The first legs were played on 11 July and 12 July 2006, with the second legs on 18 July and 19 July.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Elbasani 1–3 Ekranas 1–0 0–3
FC TVMK 3–4 FH Hafnarfjörður 2–3 1–1
Liepājas Metalurgs 2–1 Aktobe 1–0 1–1
MyPa 2–0 The New Saints 1–0 1–0
Cork City 2–1 Apollon Limassol 1–0 1–1
Sioni Bolnisi 2–1 Baku 2–0 0–1
F91 Dudelange 0–1 Rabotnički 0–1 0–0
Shakhtyor 0–2 Široki Brijeg 0–1 0–1
Birkirkara 2–5 B36 0–3 2–2
Linfield 3–5 Gorica 1–3 2–2
Pyunik 0–2 Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 0–2

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 25 July and 26 July 2006, with the second legs on 1 August and 2 August.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Gorica 0–5 Steaua Bucureşti 0–2 0–3
Levski Sofia 4–0 Sioni Bolnisi 2–0 2–0
FC Zürich 2–3 Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–2
Djurgården 2–3 Ružomberok 1–0 1–3
Debrecen 2–5 Rabotnički 1–1 1–4
Cork City 0–4 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe 9–0 B36 4–0 5–0
Mladá Boleslav 5–3 Vålerenga 3–1 2–2
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1(a) Spartak Moscow 1–1 0–0
Liepājas Metalurgs 1–8 Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 0–4
FH Hafnarfjörður 0–3 Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2
Copenhagen 4–2 MyPa 2–0 2–2
Ekranas 3–9 Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 2–5
Hearts 3–0 Široki Brijeg 3–0 0–0

Third qualifying round

The first legs were played on 8 August and 9 August 2006, with the second legs on 22 August and 23 August.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Slovan Liberec 1–2 Spartak Moscow 0–0 1–2
Shakhtar Donetsk 4–2 Legia Warsaw 1–0 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Valencia 1–0 0–3
Levski Sofia 4–2 Chievo 2–0 2–2
Hearts 1–5 AEK Athens 1–2 0–3
CSKA Moscow 5–0 Ružomberok 3–0 2–0
Milan 3–1 Red Star Belgrade 1–0 2–1
Galatasaray 6–3 Mladá Boleslav 5–2 1–1
Standard Liège 3–4 Steaua Bucureşti 2–2 1–2
Austria Wien 1–4 Benfica 1–1 0–3
Dinamo Zagreb 1–5 Arsenal 0–3 1–2
Copenhagen 3–2 Ajax 1–2 2–0
Hamburg 1–1 (a) Osasuna 0–0 1–1
Dynamo Kyiv 5–3 Fenerbahçe 3–1 2–2
Liverpool 3–2 Maccabi Haifa 2–1 1–1*
Lille 4–0 Rabotnički 3–0 1–0

The teams eliminated in this round qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.

* Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice.[5] The match was played at Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.[6]

Group stage

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage

The draw for this round was held on 24 August 2006 in Monaco. The first matches were played on 12 September 2006, and the stage concluded on 6 December.

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 4.05 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.

Levski Sofia and Copenhagen made their debut appearance in the group stage.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the first knockout round
Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
Barcelona 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11
Werder Bremen 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
Levski Sofia 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0
  BAR CHL LEV BRM
Barcelona – 2–2 5–0 2–0
Chelsea 1–0 – 2–0 2–0
Levski Sofia 0–2 1–3 – 0–3
Werder Bremen 1–1 1–0 2–0 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bayern Munich 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12
Internazionale 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
Spartak Moscow 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5
Sporting CP 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
  BM INT SPA SCP
Bayern Munich – 1–1 4–0 0–0
Internazionale 0–2 – 2–1 1–0
Spartak Moscow 2–2 0–1 – 1–1
Sporting CP 0–1 1–0 1–3 –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Liverpool 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
  BDX GAL LIV PSV
Bordeaux – 3–1 0–1 0–1
Galatasaray 0–0 – 3–2 1–2
Liverpool 3–0 3–2 – 2–0
PSV Eindhoven 1–3 2–0 0–0 –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Valencia 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
Roma 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6
Olympiacos 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3
  OLY ROM SD VAL
Olympiacos – 0–1 1–1 2–4
Roma 1–1 – 4–0 1–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 1–0 – 2–2
Valencia 2–0 2–1 2–0 –

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lyon 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14
Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11
Steaua Bucureşti 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5
Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2
  DK OL STE RM
Dynamo Kyiv – 0–3 1–4 2–2
Lyon 1–0 – 1–1 2–0
Steaua Bucureşti 1–1 0–3 – 1–4
Real Madrid 5–1 2–2 1–0 –

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Manchester United 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12
Celtic 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
Benfica 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
Copenhagen 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
  SLB CEL FCK MU
Benfica – 3–0 3–1 0–1
Celtic 3–0 – 1–0 1–0
Copenhagen 0–0 3–1 – 1–0
Manchester United 3–1 3–2 3–0 –

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Arsenal 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
Porto 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
CSKA Moscow 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
Hamburg 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3
  ARS CM HAM POR
Arsenal – 0–0 3–1 2–0
CSKA Moscow 1–0 – 1–0 0–2
Hamburg 1–2 3–2 – 1–3
Porto 0–0 0–0 4–1 –

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Milan 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 10
Lille 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
AEK Athens 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8
Anderlecht 6 0 4 2 7 11 −4 4
  AEK AND LIL MIL
AEK Athens – 1–1 1–0 1–0
Anderlecht 2–2 – 1–1 0–1
Lille 3–1 2–2 – 0–0
Milan 3–0 4–1 0–2 –

(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

All knockout rounds are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shoot out.

Bracket

  First knockout round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
  Roma 0 2 2  
  Lyon 0 0 0  
    Roma 2 1 3  
    Manchester United 1 7 8  
  Lille 0 0 0
  Manchester United 1 1 2  
    Manchester United 3 0 3  
    Milan 2 3 5  
  Celtic 0 0 0  
  Milan (a.e.t.) 0 1 1  
    Milan 2 2 4
    Bayern Munich 2 0 2  
  Real Madrid 3 1 4
  Bayern Munich (a) 2 2 4  
    Milan 2
    Liverpool 1
  Porto 1 1 2  
  Chelsea 1 2 3  
    Chelsea 1 2 3
    Valencia 1 1 2  
  Internazionale 2 0 2
  Valencia (a) 2 0 2  
    Chelsea 1 0 1(1)
    Liverpool (p) 0 1 1(4)  
  PSV Eindhoven 1 1 2  
  Arsenal 0 1 1  
    PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0
    Liverpool 3 1 4  
  Barcelona 1 1 2
  Liverpool (a) 2 0 2  

First knockout round

The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.[7] The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away. This team is denoted as "Team #1" below.

The first legs were played on 20 February and 21 February 2007, with the second legs on 6 March and 7 March.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Porto 2–3 Chelsea 1–1 1–2
Celtic 0–1 Milan 0–0 0–1 (aet)
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Arsenal 1–0 1–1
Lille 0–2 Manchester United 0–1 0–1
Roma 2–0 Lyon 0–0 2–0
Barcelona 2–2 (a) Liverpool 1–2 1–0
Real Madrid 4–4 (a) Bayern Munich 3–2 1–2
Internazionale 2–2 (a) Valencia 2–2 0–0

Quarter-finals

The draw for the final stages, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, was held on Friday, 9 March 2007 in Athens, Greece. The draw was conducted by ad interim UEFA CEO Gianni Infantino, assisted by Friedrich Stickler, chairman of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee. Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of Greece in Euro 2004, was appointed ambassador for the final.

The first legs were played on 3 April and 4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 April and 11 April 2007.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Milan 4–2 Bayern Munich 2–2 2–0
PSV Eindhoven 0–4 Liverpool 0–3 0–1
Roma 3–8 Manchester United 2–1 1–7
Chelsea 3–2 Valencia 1–1 2–1

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 24 April and 25 April, with the second legs on 1 May and 2 May 2007.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Chelsea 1–1 (1–4 p) Liverpool 1–0 0–1
Manchester United 3–5 Milan 3–2 0–3

Final

Main article: 2007 UEFA Champions League Final

The Final took place on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Unlike the other knockout rounds, the final was played over just one match, with extra time in case of a draw after 90 minutes. If the teams were still level following extra time, a penalty shootout would have determined the winner.

Milan scored first through Filippo Inzaghi just before half time. Inzaghi scored again in the 82nd minute, before Dirk Kuyt scored a late consolation goal a minute before full time.

Milan went on to represent Europe at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

23 May 2007
20:45 CEST
 Milan 2 – 1 Liverpool Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)[8]
Inzaghi  45', 82' (Report) Kuyt  89'

2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League (group stage and knockout stage only) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Kaká Milan 10 14 1082'
2 Peter Crouch Liverpool 6 12 576'
Ruud van Nistelrooy Real Madrid 6 7 584'
Fernando Morientes Valencia 6 8 620'
Didier Drogba Chelsea 6 12 1055'
6 Raúl González Real Madrid 5 7 603'
7 Nicolae Dică Steaua Bucureşti 4 6 532'
Louis Saha Manchester United 4 8 464'
Claudio Pizarro Bayern Munich 4 10 620'
Filippo Inzaghi Milan 4 10 673'
David Villa Valencia 4 9 702'
Francesco Totti Roma 4 9 800'
Wayne Rooney Manchester United 4 12 1062'

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