2007 UEFA Cup Final

2007 UEFA Cup Final
Event 2006–07 UEFA Cup
Sevilla won 3–1 on penalties
Date 16 May 2007
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match Andrés Palop (Sevilla)
Referee Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance 50,670
Weather Rain
15 °C (59 °F)
69% humidity[1]

The 2007 UEFA Cup Final was a football match that took place on 16 May 2007 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

In an all-Spanish final, Sevilla FC defeated RCD Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after drawing 2–2 after extra-time, becoming the first club to win the Cup two years in succession since the mid-1980s (Real Madrid won the competition in 1985 and 1986). The now deceased Antonio Puerta and Daniel Jarque both started the match.

Route to the final

For more details on this topic, see 2006–07 UEFA Cup.
Espanyol Round Sevilla
Opponent Result Legs Qualifying phase Opponent Result Legs
Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka 5–3 2–2 away; 3–1 home First round Greece Atromitos 6–1 2–1 away; 4–0 home
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Espanyol 4400112+912
Netherlands Ajax 421162+47
Belgium Zulte Waregem 4202911−26
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 411225−34
Austria Austria Wien 400419−80
 Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands AZ 4220115+68
Spain Sevilla 422071+68
Portugal Braga 420265+16
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 412167−15
Switzerland Grasshoppers 4004315−120
Opponent Result Legs Final phase Opponent Result Legs
Italy Livorno 4–1 2–1 away; 2–0 home Round of 32 Romania Steaua Bucureşti 3–0 2–0 away; 1–0 home
Israel Maccabi Haifa 4–0 0–0 away; 4–0 home Round of 16 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 5–4 2–2 home; 3–2 away (aet)
Portugal Benfica 3–2 3–2 home; 0–0 away Quarter-finals England Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 2–1 home; 2–2 away
Germany Werder Bremen 5–1 3–0 home; 2–1 away Semi-finals Spain Osasuna 2–1 0–1 away; 2–0 home

Match

Details

16 May 2007
19:45 BST
Espanyol Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Spain Sevilla
Riera  28'
Jônatas  115' 		Report

Report (archive) Overview

 Adriano  18'
Kanouté  105'
  Penalties  
Luis García
Pandiani
Jônatas
Torrejón 		1–3 Kanouté
Dragutinović
Alves
Puerta
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,670
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Espanyol
Sevilla
GK 1Spain Gorka Iraizoz
RB 8Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
CB 19Spain Marc Torrejón
CB 21Spain Daniel Jarque
LB 3Spain David García
DM 22Spain Moisés Hurtado Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 23', 68'
RM 18 Spain Francisco Rufete  56'
LM 11 Spain Albert Riera
AM 9 Spain Iván de la Peña  87'
CF 10 Spain Luis García
CF 23 Spain Raúl Tamudo (c)  73'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Cameroon Carlos Kameni
DF 4 Spain Jesús María Lacruz  73'
DF 30 Spain Javier Chica
MF 6 Brazil Eduardo Costa
MF 16 Brazil Jônatas  87'
FW 7 Uruguay Walter Pandiani  56'
FW 20 Spain Coro
Manager:
Spain Ernesto Valverde
GK 1 Spain Andrés Palop
RB 4 Brazil Daniel Alves
CB 2 Spain Javi Navarro (c)
CB 16Spain Antonio Puerta  115'
LB 19Serbia Ivica Dragutinović
RM 18Spain José Luis Martí
CM 8 Denmark Christian Poulsen
LM 6 Brazil Adriano  76'
AM 25Italy Enzo Maresca  46'
CF 12Mali Frédéric Kanouté  82'
CF 10Brazil Luís Fabiano  62'  64'
Substitutes:
GK 13Spain David Cobeño
DF 3 Spain David Castedo
DF 20Spain Aitor Ocio
MF 11Brazil Renato  76'
MF 15Spain Jesús Navas  46'
FW 7 Uruguay Javier Chevantón
FW 9 Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov  64'
Manager:
Spain Juande Ramos

Man of the Match:
Spain Andrés Palop (Sevilla)

Assistant referees:
Switzerland Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Switzerland Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Switzerland Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

First half
Espanyol Sevilla
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 9 8
Shots on target 5 1
Saves 0 4
Ball possession 56% 44%
Corner kicks 3 2
Fouls committed 8 6
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Second half and extra time
Espanyol Sevilla
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 6 20
Shots on target 4 8
Saves 7 3
Ball possession 35% 65%
Corner kicks 7 12
Fouls committed 15 9
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 3
Red cards 1 0
Overall
Espanyol Sevilla
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 15 28
Shots on target 9 9
Saves 7 7
Ball possession 43% 57%
Corner kicks 10 14
Fouls committed 23 15
Offsides 0 4
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 1 0
Sevilla fans in Glasgow's George Square.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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