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2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League began on 19 February 2008, and concluded on 21 May 2008 with the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The knockout stage involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Format

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Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out.

In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.

Qualified teams

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Key to colours
Seeded in round of 16 draw
Unseeded in round of 16 draw
Group Winners Runners-up
A   Porto   Liverpool
B   Chelsea   Schalke 04
C   Real Madrid   Olympiacos
D   Milan   Celtic
E   Barcelona   Lyon
F   Manchester United   Roma
G   Internazionale   Fenerbahçe
H   Sevilla   Arsenal

Bracket

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Round of 16

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Summary

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 December 2007 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 19 and 20 February, while the second legs were played on 4 and 5 March 2008. Due to a stadium clash with the match between Milan and Arsenal, the second leg of Internazionale's tie against Liverpool was held on 11 March.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic   2–4   Barcelona 2–3 0–1
Lyon   1–2   Manchester United 1–1 0–1
Schalke 04   1–1 (4–1 p)   Porto 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Liverpool   3–0   Internazionale 2–0 1–0
Roma   4–2   Real Madrid 2–1 2–1
Arsenal   2–0   Milan 0–0 2–0
Olympiacos   0–3   Chelsea 0–0 0–3
Fenerbahçe   5–5 (3–2 p)   Sevilla 3–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Matches

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Schalke 04  1–0  Porto
Kurányi   4' Report
Attendance: 53,951
Porto  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Schalke 04
López   86' Report
Penalties
L. González  
Alves  
López  		 1–4   Rafinha
  Rakitić
  Altıntop
  Jones
Attendance: 45,316
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

1–1 on aggregate; Schalke 04 won 4–1 on penalties.

Roma  2–1  Real Madrid
Pizarro   24'
Mancini   58'		 Report Raúl   8'
Attendance: 56,231
Real Madrid  1–2  Roma
Raúl   75' Report Taddei   73'
Vučinić   90+2'
Attendance: 71,569

Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.

Olympiacos  0–0  Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 31,302
Chelsea  3–0  Olympiacos
Ballack   5'
Lampard   25'
Kalou   48'		 Report
Attendance: 37,721

Chelsea won 3–0 on aggregate.

Liverpool  2–0  Internazionale
Kuyt   85'
Gerrard   90'		 Report
Attendance: 41,999
Internazionale  0–1  Liverpool
Report Torres   64'
Attendance: 78,923

Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate.

Celtic  2–3  Barcelona
Vennegoor of Hesselink   16'
Robson   38'		 Report Messi   18', 79'
Henry   52'
Attendance: 58,426
Barcelona  1–0  Celtic
Xavi   3' Report
Attendance: 75,326

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Lyon  1–1  Manchester United
Benzema   54' Report Tevez   87'
Attendance: 39,219
Manchester United  1–0  Lyon
Ronaldo   41' Report
Attendance: 75,520

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fenerbahçe  3–2  Sevilla
Kežman   17'
Lugano   57'
Semih   87'		 Report Edu   23' (o.g.)
Escudé   66'
Attendance: 46,210

5–5 on aggregate; Fenerbahçe won 3–2 on penalties.

Arsenal  0–0  Milan
Report
Attendance: 60,082
Milan  0–2  Arsenal
Report Fàbregas   84'
Adebayor   90+2'
Attendance: 81,879

Arsenal won 2–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 14 March 2008 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, while the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal   3–5   Liverpool 1–1 2–4
Roma   0–3   Manchester United 0–2 0–1
Schalke 04   0–2   Barcelona 0–1 0–1
Fenerbahçe   2–3   Chelsea 2–1 0–2

Matches

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Roma  0–2  Manchester United
Report Ronaldo   39'
Rooney   66'
Attendance: 60,931
Manchester United  1–0  Roma
Tevez   70' Report
Attendance: 74,423

Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.

Schalke 04  0–1  Barcelona
Report Bojan   12'
Attendance: 53,951
Barcelona  1–0  Schalke 04
Touré   43' Report
Attendance: 72,113

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Arsenal  1–1  Liverpool
Adebayor   23' Report Kuyt   26'
Attendance: 60,041
Liverpool  4–2  Arsenal
Hyypiä   30'
Torres   69'
Gerrard   85' (pen.)
Babel   90+2'		 Report Diaby   13'
Adebayor   84'
Attendance: 41,985

Liverpool won 5–3 on aggregate.

Fenerbahçe  2–1  Chelsea
Kazim-Richards   65'
Deivid   81'		 Report Deivid   13' (o.g.)
Attendance: 49,055
Chelsea  2–0  Fenerbahçe
Ballack   4'
Lampard   87'		 Report
Attendance: 38,369

Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 14 March 2008 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland, after the quarter-final draw. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 April, while the second legs were played on 29 and 30 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool   3–4   Chelsea 1–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Barcelona   0–1   Manchester United 0–0 0–1

Matches

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Liverpool  1–1  Chelsea
Kuyt   43' Report Riise   90+4' (o.g.)
Attendance: 42,180
Chelsea  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Liverpool
Drogba   33', 105'
Lampard   98' (pen.)		 Report Torres   64'
Babel   117'
Attendance: 38,300

Chelsea won 4–3 on aggregate.

Barcelona  0–0  Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 95,949
Manchester United  1–0  Barcelona
Scholes   14' Report
Attendance: 75,061

Manchester United won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2008 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. A draw was held on 14 March 2008, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes. 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,[2] 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 UEFA at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

Notes

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  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches to 11 March 2008, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 1 April 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "2007/08 Draw and match calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Referee appointed for UEFA Champions League final" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
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