2007–08 UEFA Champions League

2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Tournament details
Dates 18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008
Teams 32 (group stage)
76 (total)
Final positions
Champions England Manchester United (3rd title)
Runners-up England Chelsea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 213
Goals scored 545 (2.56 per match)
Attendance 5,380,947 (25,263 per match)
Top scorer(s) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (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 UEFA's 53 member associations. 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]

Distribution

Since the title holders (Milan) qualified for the Champions League 3rd qualifying round through their domestic league and entered the group stage automatically, their spot in the 3rd qualifying round is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:[3]

First qualifying round: (28 teams)

Second qualifying round: (28 teams)

Third qualifying round: (32 teams)

Group stage: (32 teams)

Teams

Group stage
Spain Real MadridEngland Manchester UnitedGermany StuttgartNetherlands PSV Eindhoven
Spain BarcelonaEngland ChelseaGermany Schalke 04Greece Olympiacos
Italy InternazionaleFrance LyonPortugal PortoRussia CSKA Moscow
Italy RomaFrance MarseillePortugal Sporting CPItaly MilanTH
Third qualifying round
Spain SevillaFrance ToulouseRussia Spartak MoscowUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
Spain ValenciaGermany Werder BremenRomania Dinamo BucureștiCzech Republic Sparta Prague
Italy LazioPortugal BenficaScotland CelticTurkey Fenerbahçe
England LiverpoolNetherlands AjaxBelgium AnderlechtSwitzerland Zürich
England ArsenalGreece AEK Athens
Second qualifying round
Romania Steaua BucureștiCzech Republic Slavia PragueNorway RosenborgPoland Zagłębie Lubin
Scotland RangersTurkey BeşiktaşAustria Red Bull SalzburgDenmark Copenhagen
Belgium GenkBulgaria Levski SofiaSerbia Red Star BelgradeHungary Debrecen
Ukraine Shakhtar DonetskIsrael Beitar Jerusalem
First qualifying round
Croatia Dinamo ZagrebLatvia VentspilsRepublic of Ireland Derry CityAzerbaijan Khazar Lenkoran
Sweden ElfsborgMoldova Sheriff TiraspolAlbania KF TiranaLuxembourg F91 Dudelange
Slovakia ŽilinaGeorgia (country) Olimpi RustaviArmenia PyunikKazakhstan Astana
Cyprus APOELLithuania FBK KaunasEstonia FC LevadiaFaroe Islands HB
Slovenia DomžaleRepublic of Macedonia PobedaMalta MarsaxlokkAndorra Rànger's
Bosnia and Herzegovina SarajevoIceland FHWales The New SaintsSan Marino Murata
Finland Tampere UnitedBelarus BATE BorisovNorthern Ireland LinfieldMontenegro Zeta

TH Title Holders: The champions of the 2006–07 competition went through to the group stage directly.

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.

Date Event
29 June 2007 Draw for first and second qualifying rounds
17–18 July 2007 First qualifying round, first leg
24–25 July 2007 First qualifying round, second leg
31 July–1 August 2007 Second qualifying round, first leg
3 August 2007 Draw for third qualifying round
7–8 August 2007 Second qualifying round, second leg
14–15 August 2007 Third qualifying round, first leg
28–29 August 2007 Third qualifying round, second leg
30 August 2007 Draw for group stage
18–19 September 2007 Group stage, Matchday 1
2–3 October 2007 Group stage, Matchday 2
23–24 October 2007 Group stage, Matchday 3
6–7 November 2007 Group stage, Matchday 4
27–28 November 2007 Group stage, Matchday 5
11–12 December 2007 Group stage, Matchday 6 1
21 December 2007 Draw for first knockout round
19–20 February 2008 First knockout round, 1st leg
4–11 March 2008 First knockout round, 2nd leg 2
14 March 2008 Draw for remaining rounds
1–2 April 2008 Quarter-finals, 1st leg
8–9 April 2008 Quarter-finals, 2nd leg
22–23 April 2008 Semi-finals, 1st leg
29–30 April 2008 Semi-finals, 2nd leg
21 May 2008 Final in Moscow, Russia

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 Stadio San Siro as their home pitch, and both were scheduled to play at home for the second leg of the first knockout round, Internazionale's home leg against Liverpool was postponed by one week to 11 March 2008.

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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Khazar Lenkoran Azerbaijan 2–4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–3 (aet)
APOEL Cyprus 2–3 Belarus BATE Borisov 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 5–0 Andorra Rànger's 2–0 3–0
FH Iceland 4–1 Faroe Islands HB 4–1 0–0
The New Saints Wales 4–4 (a) Latvia Ventspils 3–2 1–2
Pobeda Republic of Macedonia 0–1 Estonia FC Levadia 0–1 0–0
Olimpi Rustavi Georgia (country) 0–3 Kazakhstan Astana 0–0 0–3
Zeta Montenegro 5–4 Lithuania FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3
Murata San Marino 1–4 Finland Tampere United 1–2 0–2
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 5–7 Slovakia Žilina 1–2 4–5
Linfield Northern Ireland 0–1 Sweden Elfsborg 0–0 0–1
Derry City[4] Republic of Ireland 0–2 Armenia Pyunik 0–0 0–2
Marsaxlokk Malta 1–9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–6 1–3
Domžale Slovenia 3–1 Albania KF Tirana 1–0 2–1

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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyunik Armenia 1–4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 1–2
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–2 (a) Estonia FC Levadia 1–0 1–2
Rangers Scotland 3–0 Montenegro Zeta 2–0 1–0
Debrecen Hungary 0–1 Sweden Elfsborg 0–1 0–0
Zagłębie Lubin Poland 1–3 Romania Steaua 0–1 1–2
Genk Belgium 2–2 (a) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 1–2 1–0
Ventspils Latvia 0–7 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 0–4
Astana Kazakhstan 2–10 Norway Rosenborg 1–3 1–7
FH Iceland 2–4 Belarus BATE Borisov 1–3 1–1
Copenhagen Denmark 2–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Žilina Slovakia 0–0 (3–4p) Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Tampere United Finland 2–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 1–0
Domžale Slovenia 2–5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 1–3
Beşiktaş Turkey 4–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0

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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BATE Borisov Belarus 2–4 Romania Steaua Bucureşti 2–2 0–2
Tampere United Finland 0–5 Norway Rosenborg 0–3 0–2
Spartak Moscow Russia 2–2 (3–4p) Scotland Celtic 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Werder Bremen Germany 5–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 1–3
Ajax Netherlands 1–3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–1 1–2
Valencia Spain 5–1 Sweden Elfsborg 3–0 2–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 2–0
Rangers Scotland 1–0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–0
Toulouse France 0–5 England Liverpool 0–1 0–4
Benfica Portugal 3–1 Denmark Copenhagen 2–1 1–0
Lazio Italy 4–2 Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–5 England Arsenal 0–2 0–3
Zürich Switzerland 1–3 Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 0–2
Sevilla Spain 6–1 Greece AEK Athens 2–0 4–1

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.[5]

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

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Porto 632187+111
England Liverpool 6312185+1310
France Marseille 62136937
Turkey Beşiktaş 6204415116
 BJKLIVOMPOR
Beşiktaş 2–1 2–1 0–1
Liverpool 8–0 0–1 4–1
Marseille 2–0 0–4 1–1
Porto 2–0 1–1 2–1

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Chelsea 633092+712
Germany Schalke 04 622254+18
Norway Rosenborg 621361047
Spain Valencia 61232645
 CHEROSSCHVAL
Chelsea 1–1 2–0 0–0
Rosenborg 0–4 0–2 2–0
Schalke 04 0–0 3–1 0–1
Valencia 1–2 0–2 0–0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Real Madrid 6321139+411
Greece Olympiacos 6321117+411
Germany Werder Bremen 620481356
Italy Lazio 612381135
 LAZOLYRMBRM
Lazio 1–2 2–2 2–1
Olympiacos 1–1 0–0 3–0
Real Madrid 3–1 4–2 2–1
Werder Bremen 2–1 1–3 3–2

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6411125+713
Scotland Celtic 63035619
Portugal Benfica 62135617
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 620461156
 BENCELMILSHA
Benfica 1–0 1–1 0–1
Celtic 1–0 2–1 2–1
Milan 2–1 1–0 4–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 2–0 0–3

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6420123+914
France Lyon 63121110+110
Scotland Rangers 62137927
Germany Stuttgart 610571583
 BAROLRANSTU
Barcelona 3–0 2–0 3–1
Lyon 2–2 0–3 4–2
Rangers 0–0 0–3 2–1
Stuttgart 0–2 0–2 3–2

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 6510134+916
Italy Roma 6321116+511
Portugal Sporting CP 621398+17
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6006419150
 DKMUROMSCP
Dynamo Kyiv 2–4 1–4 1–2
Manchester United 4–0 1–0 2–1
Roma 2–0 1–1 2–1
Sporting CP 3–0 0–1 2–2

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Internazionale 6501124+815
Turkey Fenerbahçe 632186+211
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 62133637
Russia CSKA Moscow 601571471
 CSKFENINTPSV
CSKA Moscow 2–2 1–2 0–1
Fenerbahçe 3–1 1–0 2–0
Internazionale 4–2 3–0 2–0
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 0–0 0–1

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Sevilla 6501147+715
England Arsenal 6411144+1013
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6123516115
Romania Steaua Bucureşti 601541061
 ARSSEVSLVSTE
Arsenal 3–0 7–0 2–1
Sevilla 3–1 4–2 2–1
Slavia Prague 0–0 0–3 2–1
Steaua Bucureşti 0–1 0–2 1–1

Knockout stage

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

  First knockout round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
 Germany Schalke 04 (p) 1 0 1(4)  
 Portugal Porto 0 1 1(1)  
   Germany Schalke 04 0 0 0  
   Spain Barcelona 1 1 2  
 Scotland Celtic 2 0 2
 Spain Barcelona 3 1 4  
   Spain Barcelona 0 0 0  
   England Manchester United 0 1 1  
 Italy Roma 2 2 4  
 Spain Real Madrid 1 1 2  
   Italy Roma 0 0 0
   England Manchester United 2 1 3  
 France Lyon 1 0 1
 England Manchester United 1 1 2  
   England Manchester United (p) 1 (6)
   England Chelsea 1 (5)
 England Arsenal 0 2 2  
 Italy Milan 0 0 0  
   England Arsenal 1 2 3
   England Liverpool 1 4 5  
 England Liverpool 2 1 3
 Italy Internazionale 0 0 0  
   England Liverpool 1 2 3
   England Chelsea (aet) 1 3 4  
 Turkey Fenerbahçe (p) 3 2 5(3)  
 Spain Sevilla 2 3 5(2)  
   Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 0 2
   England Chelsea 1 2 3  
 Greece Olympiacos 0 0 0
 England Chelsea 0 3 3  

First knockout round

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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 2–4 Spain Barcelona 2–3 0–1
Lyon France 1–2 England Manchester United 1–1 0–1
Schalke 04 Germany 1–1 (4–1p) Portugal Porto 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Liverpool England 3–0 Italy Internazionale 2–0 1–0
Roma Italy 4–2 Spain Real Madrid 2–1 2–1
Arsenal England 2–0 Italy Milan 0–0 2–0
Olympiacos Greece 0–3 England Chelsea 0–0 0–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 5–5 (3–2p) Spain Sevilla 3–2 2–3 (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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 3–5 England Liverpool 1–1 2–4
Roma Italy 0–3 England Manchester United 0–2 0–1
Schalke 04 Germany 0–2 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–1
Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–3 England Chelsea 2–1 0–2

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 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool England 3–4 England Chelsea 1–1 2–3 (aet)
Barcelona Spain 0–1 England Manchester United 0–0 0–1

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 mid-way 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,[6] 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.

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League (group stage and knockout stage only) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo England Manchester United 8 11 1062'20"
2 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 6 9 755'38"
Spain Fernando Torres England Liverpool 6 10 905'10"
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba England Chelsea 6 11 1071'01"
England Steven Gerrard England Liverpool 6 12 1144'09"
6 Netherlands Ryan Babel England Liverpool 5 11 619'00"
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Italy Internazionale 5 7 625'27"
Mali Frédéric Kanouté Spain Sevilla 5 8 714'38"
Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid 5 8 715'44"
Brazil Deivid Turkey Fenerbahçe 5 9 844'00"
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt England Liverpool 5 11 892'04"

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

See also

References

  1. "Country coefficients 2005/06". UEFA.com.
  2. Bert Kassies (February 2007). "The access list from UEFA European Cup Football". UEFA European Cup Football. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  3. "2007/08 UEFA Champions League access list". UEFA.com. 17 August 2007.
  4. Shelbourne won the League of Ireland but did not apply for a UEFA License to take part in the UEFA Champions League. "Shels relinquish Champions League place". RTÉ Sport. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  5. "Excitement builds as draw nears". UEFA.com. 30 August 2007.
  6. McNulty, Phil (22 May 2008). "Champions League final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008. He slipped in his run-up on turf made treacherous by a torrential downpour and sent his kick against the upright.
  7. "Referee appointed for UEFA Champions League final" (PDF). UEFA. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.

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