2007–08 Uefa Champions League

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.

2007–08 UEFA Champions League
2007–08 Uefa Champions League
The final was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
17 July – 29 August 2007
Competition proper:
18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 76
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Manchester United (3rd title)
Runners-upEngland Chelsea
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored330 (2.64 per match)
Attendance5,380,947 (43,048 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
8 goals

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 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.; 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:

  • 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

For 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.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Spain 72.748 4
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Italy 66.731
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  England 63.486
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  France 50.781 3
5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Germany 48.364
6 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Portugal 44.041
7 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Netherlands 41.331 2
8 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Greece 32.081
9 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Russia 31.833
10 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Romania 31.457
11 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Scotland 30.375
12 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Belgium 30.250
13 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Ukraine 26.600
14 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Czech Republic 26.575
15 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Turkey 26.166
16 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Switzerland 25.875 1
17 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Bulgaria 24.290
18 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Israel 21.541
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Norway 20.975 1
20 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Austria 20.375
21 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Serbia 19.999
22 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Poland 18.500
23 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Denmark 16.950
24 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Hungary 14.665
25 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Croatia 14.083
26 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sweden 13.249
27 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Slovakia 12.332
28 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Cyprus 10.165
29 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Slovenia 10.165
30 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.165
31 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Finland 7.373
32 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Latvia 7.164
33 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Moldova 6.832
34 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Georgia 6.331
35 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lithuania 5.832
36 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Macedonia 5.331
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Iceland 4.832 1
38 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liechtenstein 4.500 0
39 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Belarus 4.415 1
40 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Republic of Ireland 4.331
41 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Albania 3.665
42 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Armenia 2.998
43 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Estonia 2.665
44 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Malta 2.665
45 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Wales 2.332
46 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Northern Ireland 2.332
47 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Azerbaijan 1.999
48 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Luxembourg 1.832
49 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Kazakhstan 1.666
50 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Faroe Islands 1.665
51 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  San Marino 0.000
52 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Andorra 0.000
53 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Montenegro 0.000

Distribution

Since 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:

  • 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.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 28 champions from associations 25–53 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 17–24
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 14 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 7 champions from associations 10–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6
  • 2 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3 (except title holders Milan)
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 1 current Champions League holder
  • 9 champions from associations 1–9
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

Group stage
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Real Madrid (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Stuttgart (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  PSV Eindhoven (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Schalke 04 (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Olympiacos (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Internazionale (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lyon (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Porto (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  CSKA Moscow (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Roma (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Marseille (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sporting CP (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  MilanTH(4th)
Third qualifying round
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sevilla (3rd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Toulouse (3rd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Spartak Moscow (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Valencia (4th) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Werder Bremen (3rd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dinamo București (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sparta Prague (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lazio (3rd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Benfica (3rd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Celtic (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Fenerbahçe (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool (3rd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Ajax (PO) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Anderlecht (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Zürich (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Arsenal (4th) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  AEK Athens (2nd)
Second qualifying round
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Steaua București (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Slavia Prague (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rosenborg (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Zagłębie Lubin (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rangers (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Beşiktaş (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Red Bull Salzburg (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Copenhagen (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Genk (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Levski Sofia (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Red Star Belgrade (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Debrecen (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Beitar Jerusalem (1st)
First qualifying round
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dinamo Zagreb (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Ventspils (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Derry City (2nd)[Note IRL] 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Khazar Lenkoran (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Elfsborg (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  KF Tirana (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  F91 Dudelange (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Žilina (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Olimpi Rustavi (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Pyunik (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Astana (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  APOEL (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  FBK Kaunas (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Levadia Tallinn (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  HB (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Domžale (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Pobeda (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Marsaxlokk (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rànger's (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sarajevo (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  FH (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  The New Saints (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Murata (1st)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Tampere United (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  BATE Borisov (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Linfield (1st) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Zeta (1st)
    Notes

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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 AC Milan, who were the title holders.

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Khazar Lenkoran 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–3 (aet)
APOEL 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  BATE Borisov 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Sheriff Tiraspol 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  5–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rànger's 2–0 3–0
FH 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  4–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  HB 4–1 0–0
The New Saints 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  4–4 (a) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Ventspils 3–2 1–2
Pobeda 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  FC Levadia 0–1 0–0
Olimpi Rustavi 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Astana 0–0 0–3
Zeta 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  5–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3
Murata 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Tampere United 1–2 0–2
F91 Dudelange 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  5–7 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Žilina 1–2 4–5
Linfield 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Elfsborg 0–0 0–1
Derry City 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Pyunik 0–0 0–2
Marsaxlokk 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–9 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sarajevo 0–6 1–3
Domžale 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyunik 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 1–2
Red Star Belgrade 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–2 (a) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  FC Levadia 1–0 1–2
Rangers 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Zeta 2–0 1–0
Debrecen 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Elfsborg 0–1 0–0
Zagłębie Lubin 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Steaua București 0–1 1–2
Genk 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–2 (a) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sarajevo 1–2 1–0
Ventspils 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–7 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 0–4
Astana 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–10 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rosenborg 1–3 1–7
FH 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  BATE Borisov 1–3 1–1
Copenhagen 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Žilina 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–0 (3–4 p) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Slavia Prague 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Tampere United 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Levski Sofia 1–0 1–0
Domžale 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 1–3
Beşiktaş 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  4–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BATE Borisov 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Steaua București 2–2 0–2
Tampere United 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rosenborg 0–3 0–2
Spartak Moscow 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–2 (3–4 p) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Celtic 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Werder Bremen 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  5–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 1–3
Ajax 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Slavia Prague 0–1 1–2
Valencia 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  5–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Elfsborg 3–0 2–1
Sarajevo 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Anderlecht 1–0 2–0
Rangers 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–0
Toulouse 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 0–1 0–4
Benfica 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Copenhagen 2–1 1–0
Lazio 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  4–2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dinamo București 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Arsenal 0–2 0–3
Zürich 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Beşiktaş 1–1 0–2
Sevilla 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  6–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  AEK Athens 2–0 4–1

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage.
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Brown: Group A; 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Red: Group B; 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Orange: Group C; 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Yellow: Group D;
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Green: Group E; 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Blue: Group F; 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Purple: Group G; 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  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.

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR LIV OM BJK
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Porto 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–1 2–0
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 6 3 1 2 18 5 +13 10 4–1 0–1 8–0
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Marseille 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–1 0–4 2–0
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Beşiktaş 6 2 0 4 4 15 −11 6 0–1 2–1 2–1
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SCH ROS VAL
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–1 0–0
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8 0–0 3–1 0–1
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–4 0–2 2–0
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5 1–2 0–0 0–2
Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RM OLY BRM LAZ
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage 4–2 2–1 3–1
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 0–0 3–0 1–1
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Werder Bremen 6 2 0 4 8 13 −5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–2 1–3 2–1
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lazio 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 2–2 1–2 2–1
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL CEL BEN SHA
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Milan 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–1 4–1
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Celtic 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9 2–1 1–0 2–1
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Benfica 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–1 1–0 0–1
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6 0–3 2–0 1–2
Source: RSSSF

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR OL RAN STU
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–0 3–1
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10 2–2 0–3 4–2
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–0 0–3 2–1
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3 0–2 0–2 3–2
Source: RSSSF

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU ROM SCP DK
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 16 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–1 4–0
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Roma 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 1–1 2–1 2–0
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 2–2 3–0
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 0 6 4 19 −15 0 2–4 1–4 1–2
Source: RSSSF

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT FEN PSV CSK
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Internazionale 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–0 4–2
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Fenerbahçe 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 1–0 2–0 3–1
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 0–0 2–1
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  CSKA Moscow 6 0 1 5 7 14 −7 1 1–2 2–2 0–1
Source: RSSSF

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEV ARS SLV STE
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sevilla 6 5 0 1 14 7 +7 15 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 4–2 2–1
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Arsenal 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 3–0 7–0 2–1
3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Slavia Prague 6 1 2 3 5 16 −11 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–3 0–0 2–1
4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Steaua București 6 0 1 5 4 10 −6 1 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

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

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Schalke 04 (p) 1 0 1 (4)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Porto 0 1 1 (1)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Schalke 04 0 0 0
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 1 1 2
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Celtic 2 0 2
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 3 1 4
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 0 0 0
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 0 1 1
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Roma 2 2 4
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Real Madrid 1 1 2
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Roma 0 0 0
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 2 1 3
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lyon 1 0 1
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 1 1 2
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United (p) 1 (6)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 1 (5)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Arsenal 0 2 2
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Milan 0 0 0
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Arsenal 1 2 3
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 1 4 5
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 2 1 3
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Internazionale 0 0 0
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 1 2 3
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea (aet) 1 3 4
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Fenerbahçe (p) 3 2 5 (3)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sevilla 2 3 5 (2)
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Fenerbahçe 2 0 2
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 1 2 3
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Olympiacos 0 0 0
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 0 3 3

Round of 16

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 2–3 0–1
Lyon 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 1–1 0–1
Schalke 04 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  1–1 (4–1 p) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Porto 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Liverpool 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Internazionale 2–0 1–0
Roma 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  4–2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Real Madrid 2–1 2–1
Arsenal 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–0 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Milan 0–0 2–0
Olympiacos 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 0–0 0–3
Fenerbahçe 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  5–5 (3–2 p) 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 1–1 2–4
Roma 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 0–2 0–1
Schalke 04 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 0–1 0–1
Fenerbahçe 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  2–3 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  3–4 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 1–1 2–3 (aet)
Barcelona 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  0–1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  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 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, 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.

Manchester United 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 1–1 (a.e.t.)2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea
Ronaldo 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  26' Report MatchCentre Lampard 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  45'
Penalties
Tevez 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
Carrick 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
Ronaldo 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
Hargreaves 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
Nani 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
Anderson 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
Giggs 2007–08 Uefa Champions League 
6–5 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Ballack
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Belletti
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lampard
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  A. Cole
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Terry
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Kalou
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Anelka
Attendance: 67,310

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Cristiano Ronaldo 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Manchester United 8 1,062
2 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Lionel Messi 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Barcelona 6 755
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Fernando Torres 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 905
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Didier Drogba 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Chelsea 1,071
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Steven Gerrard 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 1,144
6 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Ryan Babel 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 5 619
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Zlatan Ibrahimović 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Internazionale 625
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Frédéric Kanouté 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Sevilla 714
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Raúl 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Real Madrid 715
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Deivid 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Fenerbahçe 844
2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Dirk Kuyt 2007–08 Uefa Champions League  Liverpool 892

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

See also

References

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