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 Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 17 July – 29 August 2007 Competition proper: 18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 76 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester United (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Chelsea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 330 (2.64 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,380,947 (43,048 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 8 goals |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The final was played on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, 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
edit76 teams participated in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League from 52 UEFA member associations (not including Liechtenstein). 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]
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
- Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 16–53 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
Association ranking
editFor the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2006 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.[3]
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Distribution
editSince the title holders (Milan) qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round through their domestic league and entered the group stage automatically, their spot in the third qualifying round is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:[4]
- The champions of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 23 and 24 (Denmark and Hungary) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
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| First qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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Teams
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- ^ Republic of Ireland (IRL): Second-placed Derry City were admitted to Champions League after last year champions Shelbourne were denied a Premier Division license for 2007 due to financial violations.[5]
Round and draw dates
editThe calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 29 June 2007 | 17–18 July 2007 | 24–25 July 2007 |
| Second qualifying round | 31 July–1 August 2007 | 7–8 August 2007 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 3 August 2007 | 14–15 August 2007 | 28–29 August 2007 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 30 August 2007 | 18–19 September 2007 | |
| Matchday 2 | 2–3 October 2007 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 23–24 October 2007 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 6–7 November 2007 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 27–28 November 2007 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 11–12 December 20071 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 21 December 2007 | 19–20 February 2008 | 4–11 March 20082 |
| Quarter-finals | 14 March 2008 | 1–2 April 2008 | 8–9 April 2008 | |
| Semi-finals | 22–23 April 2008 | 29–30 April 2008 | ||
| Final | 21 May 2008 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow | |||
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 San Siro as their home pitch, and both teams were seeded and scheduled to host the second leg of the first knockout round at home, Internazionale's home leg against Liverpool was postponed by one week to 11 March 2008 to accommodate Milan, who were the title holders.
Qualifying rounds
editFirst qualifying round
editThe draw was held on 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 |
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Khazar Lankaran 
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2–4 |  Dinamo Zagreb
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1–1 | 1–3 (aet) |
APOEL 
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2–3 |  BATE Borisov
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2–0 | 0–3 (aet) |
Sheriff Tiraspol 
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5–0 |  Rànger's
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2–0 | 3–0 |
FH 
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4–1 |  HB Tórshavn
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4–1 | 0–0 |
The New Saints 
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4–4 (a) |  Ventspils
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3–2 | 1–2 |
Pobeda 
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0–1 |  Levadia Tallinn
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0–1 | 0–0 |
Olimpi Rustavi 
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0–3 |  Astana
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0–0 | 0–3 |
Zeta 
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5–4 |  FBK Kaunas
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3–1 | 2–3 |
Murata 
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1–4 |  Tampere United
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1–2 | 0–2 |
F91 Dudelange 
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5–7 |  Žilina
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1–2 | 4–5 |
Linfield 
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0–1 |  Elfsborg
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0–0 | 0–1 |
Derry City 
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0–2 |  Pyunik
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0–0 | 0–2 |
Marsaxlokk 
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1–9 |  Sarajevo
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0–6 | 1–3 |
Domžale 
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3–1 |  Tirana
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1–0 | 2–1 |
Second qualifying round
editThe draw was held on 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 |
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| Pyunik
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1–4 |  Shakhtar Donetsk
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0–2 | 1–2 |
Red Star Belgrade 
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2–2 (a) | Levadia Tallinn
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1–0 | 1–2 |
Rangers 
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3–0 | Zeta
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2–0 | 1–0 |
Debrecen 
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0–1 | Elfsborg
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0–1 | 0–0 |
Zagłębie Lubin 
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1–3 |  Steaua București
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0–1 | 1–2 |
Genk 
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2–2 (a) | Sarajevo
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1–2 | 1–0 |
| Ventspils
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0–7 |  Red Bull Salzburg
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0–3 | 0–4 |
| Astana
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2–10 |  Rosenborg
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1–3 | 1–7 |
| FH
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2–4 | BATE Borisov
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1–3 | 1–1 |
Copenhagen 
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2–1 |  Beitar Jerusalem
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1–0 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Žilina
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0–0 (3–4 p) |  Slavia Prague
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0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
| Tampere United
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2–0 |  Levski Sofia
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1–0 | 1–0 |
| Domžale
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2–5 | Dinamo Zagreb
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1–2 | 1–3 |
Beşiktaş 
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4–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol
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1–0 | 3–0 |
Third qualifying round
editThe draw was held on 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 |
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| BATE Borisov
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2–4 | Steaua București
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2–2 | 0–2 |
| Tampere United
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0–5 | Rosenborg
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0–3 | 0–2 |
Spartak Moscow 
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2–2 (3–4 p) | Celtic
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1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
Werder Bremen 
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5–3 | Dinamo Zagreb
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2–1 | 3–2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg
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2–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk
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1–0 | 1–3 |
Ajax 
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1–3 | Slavia Prague
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0–1 | 1–2 |
Valencia 
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5–1 | Elfsborg
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3–0 | 2–1 |
| Sarajevo
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0–4 | Dynamo Kyiv
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0–1 | 0–3 |
| Fenerbahçe
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3–0 | Anderlecht
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1–0 | 2–0 |
| Rangers
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1–0 | Red Star Belgrade
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1–0 | 0–0 |
Toulouse 
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0–5 | Liverpool
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0–1 | 0–4 |
Benfica 
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3–1 | Copenhagen
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2–1 | 1–0 |
Lazio 
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4–2 | Dinamo București
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1–1 | 3–1 |
| Sparta Prague
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0–5 | Arsenal
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0–2 | 0–3 |
Zürich 
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1–3 | Beşiktaş
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1–1 | 0–2 |
| Sevilla
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6–1 |  AEK Athens
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2–0 | 4–1 |
Group stage
edit
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:
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
- 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.[6]
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | LIV | MAR | BES | |
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| 1 | Porto
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Liverpool
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Marseille
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SCH | ROS | VAL | |
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| 1 | Chelsea
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Schalke 04
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Rosenborg
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Valencia
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | OLY | BRM | LAZ | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Olympiacos
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Werder Bremen
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Lazio
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | CEL | BEN | SHK | |
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| 1 | Milan
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Celtic
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Benfica
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | LYO | RAN | STU | |
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| 1 | Barcelona
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Lyon
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–2 | ||
| 3 | Rangers
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |
Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | ROM | SPO | DKV | |
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| 1 | Manchester United
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Roma
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Sporting CP
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
Group G
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | FEN | PSV | CSKA | |
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| 1 | Internazionale
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group H
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEV | ARS | SLP | STE | |
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| 1 | Sevilla
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Arsenal
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | 3–0 | — | 7–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Slavia Prague
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Steaua București
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Knockout phase
editIn the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schalke 04 (p)
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Porto
| 0 | 1 | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schalke 04
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Celtic
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roma
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roma
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United (p)
| 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Internazionale
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea (aet)
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fenerbahçe (p)
| 3 | 2 | 5 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sevilla
| 2 | 3 | 5 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fenerbahçe
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympiacos
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
editThe 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.[7]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Celtic
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2–4 | Barcelona
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2–3 | 0–1 |
| Lyon
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1–2 | Manchester United
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1–1 | 0–1 |
| Schalke 04
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1–1 (4–1 p) | Porto
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1–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
| Liverpool
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3–0 | Internazionale
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2–0 | 1–0 |
| Roma
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4–2 | Real Madrid
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2–1 | 2–1 |
| Arsenal
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2–0 | Milan
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0–0 | 2–0 |
| Olympiacos
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0–3 | Chelsea
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0–0 | 0–3 |
| Fenerbahçe
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5–5 (3–2 p) | Sevilla
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3–2 | 2–3 (aet) |
Quarter-finals
editThe 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Arsenal
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3–5 | Liverpool
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1–1 | 2–4 |
| Roma
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0–3 | Manchester United
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0–2 | 0–1 |
| Schalke 04
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0–2 | Barcelona
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0–1 | 0–1 |
| Fenerbahçe
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2–3 | Chelsea
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2–1 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
editThe 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Liverpool
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3–4 | Chelsea
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1–1 | 2–3 (aet) |
| Barcelona
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0–1 | Manchester United
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0–0 | 0–1 |
Final
editThe 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,[8] 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.
Statistics
editStatistics exclude qualifying rounds.
Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo
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Manchester United
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8 | 1,062 |
| 2 |  Lionel Messi
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Barcelona
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6 | 755 |
| Fernando Torres
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Liverpool
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905 | ||
 Didier Drogba
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Chelsea
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1,071 | ||
| Steven Gerrard
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Liverpool
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1,144 | ||
| 6 | Ryan Babel
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Liverpool
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5 | 619 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović
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Internazionale
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625 | ||
 Frédéric Kanouté
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Sevilla
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714 | ||
| Raúl
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Real Madrid
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715 | ||
 Deivid
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Fenerbahçe
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844 | ||
| Dirk Kuyt
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Liverpool
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892 |
Source: UEFA Champions League Press Release - Top Scorers - Final - Wednesday 21 May 2008 (after match)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Country coefficients 2005/06". UEFA.
- ^ Kassies, Bert (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.
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2007". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "2007/08 UEFA Champions League access list". UEFA. 17 August 2007.
- ^ "Shels relinquish Champions League place". Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
- ^ "Excitement builds as draw nears". UEFA. 30 August 2007.
- ^ "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.
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He slipped in his run-up on turf made treacherous by a torrential downpour and sent his kick against the upright.
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External links
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- 2007–08 All matches – season at UEFA website
- Champions League at uefa.com
- All scorers 2007–08 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round
- 2007/08 UEFA Champions League - results and line-ups (archive)
