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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.
| Tournament details | |
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| 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, 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 edit
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.;[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 edit
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.[3]
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Distribution edit
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:[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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| 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 edit
- Notes
- ^ 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 edit
The 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 AC Milan, who were the title holders.
Qualifying rounds edit
First qualifying round edit
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 |
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| Khazar Lenkoran | 2–4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | 1–3 (aet) |
| APOEL | 2–3 | BATE Borisov | 2–0 | 0–3 (aet) |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 5–0 | Rànger's | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| FH | 4–1 | HB | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| The New Saints | 4–4 (a) | Ventspils | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Pobeda | 0–1 | FC Levadia | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Olimpi Rustavi | 0–3 | Astana | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Zeta | 5–4 | FBK Kaunas | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Murata | 1–4 | Tampere United | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| F91 Dudelange | 5–7 | Žilina | 1–2 | 4–5 |
| Linfield | 0–1 | Elfsborg | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Derry City[6] | 0–2 | Pyunik | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Marsaxlokk | 1–9 | Sarajevo | 0–6 | 1–3 |
| Domžale | 3–1 | KF Tirana | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Second qualifying round edit
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 |
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| Pyunik | 1–4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–2 (a) | FC Levadia | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Rangers | 3–0 | Zeta | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Debrecen | 0–1 | Elfsborg | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 1–3 | Steaua București | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Genk | 2–2 (a) | Sarajevo | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Ventspils | 0–7 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Astana | 2–10 | Rosenborg | 1–3 | 1–7 |
| FH | 2–4 | BATE Borisov | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Copenhagen | 2–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Žilina | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Slavia Prague | 0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
| Tampere United | 2–0 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Domžale | 2–5 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Beşiktaş | 4–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Third qualifying round edit
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 |
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| BATE Borisov | 2–4 | Steaua București | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Tampere United | 0–5 | Rosenborg | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Spartak Moscow | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Celtic | 1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Werder Bremen | 5–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Ajax | 1–3 | Slavia Prague | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Valencia | 5–1 | Elfsborg | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Sarajevo | 0–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Fenerbahçe | 3–0 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Rangers | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Toulouse | 0–5 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Benfica | 3–1 | Copenhagen | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Lazio | 4–2 | Dinamo București | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Sparta Prague | 0–5 | Arsenal | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Zürich | 1–3 | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Sevilla | 6–1 | AEK Athens | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Group stage edit
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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 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.[7]
In results tables, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | LIV | OM | BJK | |
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| 1 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SCH | ROS | VAL | |
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| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Valencia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
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Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RM | OLY | BRM | LAZ | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Lazio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
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Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | CEL | BEN | SHA | |
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| 1 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
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Group E edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | OL | RAN | STU | |
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| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–2 | ||
| 3 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |
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Group F edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MU | ROM | SCP | DK | |
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| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
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Group G edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | FEN | PSV | CSK | |
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| 1 | Internazionale | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
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Group H edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEV | ARS | SLV | STE | |
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| 1 | Sevilla | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | 3–0 | — | 7–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Steaua București | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
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Knockout phase edit
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 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 edit
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 |
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| 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 (aet) |
| 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 (aet) |
Quarter-finals edit
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 |
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| 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 |
Semi-finals edit
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 |
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| Liverpool | 3–4 | Chelsea | 1–1 | 2–3 (aet) |
| Barcelona | 0–1 | Manchester United | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Final edit
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,[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 Europe at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
Statistics edit
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 8 | 1,062 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 6 | 755 |
| Fernando Torres | Liverpool | 905 | ||
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 1,071 | ||
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 1,144 | ||
| 6 | Ryan Babel | Liverpool | 5 | 619 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | Internazionale | 625 | ||
| Frédéric Kanouté | Sevilla | 714 | ||
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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 LeagueThe final was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Tournament detailsDatesQualifying 17 July 29 August 2007Competition proper 18 September 2007 21 May 2008TeamsCompetition proper 32Total 76Final positionsChampionsManchester United 3rd title Runners upChelseaTournament statisticsMatches played125Goals scored330 2 64 per match Attendance5 380 947 43 048 per match Top scorer s Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 8 goals 2006 072008 09 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 Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Association ranking 1 2 Distribution 1 3 Teams 2 Round and draw dates 3 Qualifying rounds 3 1 First qualifying round 3 2 Second qualifying round 3 3 Third qualifying round 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 4 4 Group D 4 5 Group E 4 6 Group F 4 7 Group G 4 8 Group H 5 Knockout phase 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Round of 16 5 3 Quarter finals 5 4 Semi finals 5 5 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Top goalscorers 6 2 Top assists 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksQualification 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 edit 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 3 Rank Association Coeff Teams1 nbsp Spain 72 748 42 nbsp Italy 66 7313 nbsp England 63 4864 nbsp France 50 781 35 nbsp Germany 48 3646 nbsp Portugal 44 0417 nbsp Netherlands 41 331 28 nbsp Greece 32 0819 nbsp Russia 31 83310 nbsp Romania 31 45711 nbsp Scotland 30 37512 nbsp Belgium 30 25013 nbsp Ukraine 26 60014 nbsp Czech Republic 26 57515 nbsp Turkey 26 16616 nbsp Switzerland 25 875 117 nbsp Bulgaria 24 29018 nbsp Israel 21 541 Rank Association Coeff Teams19 nbsp Norway 20 975 120 nbsp Austria 20 37521 nbsp Serbia 19 99922 nbsp Poland 18 50023 nbsp Denmark 16 95024 nbsp Hungary 14 66525 nbsp Croatia 14 08326 nbsp Sweden 13 24927 nbsp Slovakia 12 33228 nbsp Cyprus 10 16529 nbsp Slovenia 10 16530 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 16531 nbsp Finland 7 37332 nbsp Latvia 7 16433 nbsp Moldova 6 83234 nbsp Georgia 6 33135 nbsp Lithuania 5 83236 nbsp Macedonia 5 331 Rank Association Coeff Teams37 nbsp Iceland 4 832 138 nbsp Liechtenstein 4 500 039 nbsp Belarus 4 415 140 nbsp Republic of Ireland 4 33141 nbsp Albania 3 66542 nbsp Armenia 2 99843 nbsp Estonia 2 66544 nbsp Malta 2 66545 nbsp Wales 2 33246 nbsp Northern Ireland 2 33247 nbsp Azerbaijan 1 99948 nbsp Luxembourg 1 83249 nbsp Kazakhstan 1 66650 nbsp Faroe Islands 1 66551 nbsp San Marino 0 00052 nbsp Andorra 0 00053 nbsp Montenegro 0 000Distribution edit 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 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 Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous roundFirst 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 roundThird 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 roundGroup 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 roundKnockout phase 16 teams 8 group winners from the group stage 8 group runners up from the group stageTeams edit Group stage nbsp Real Madrid 1st nbsp Manchester United 1st nbsp Stuttgart 1st nbsp PSV Eindhoven 1st nbsp Barcelona 2nd nbsp Chelsea 2nd nbsp Schalke 04 2nd nbsp Olympiacos 1st nbsp Internazionale 1st nbsp Lyon 1st nbsp Porto 1st nbsp CSKA Moscow 1st nbsp Roma 2nd nbsp Marseille 2nd nbsp Sporting CP 2nd nbsp MilanTH 4th Third qualifying round nbsp Sevilla 3rd nbsp Toulouse 3rd nbsp Spartak Moscow 2nd nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 1st nbsp Valencia 4th nbsp Werder Bremen 3rd nbsp Dinamo București 1st nbsp Sparta Prague 1st nbsp Lazio 3rd nbsp Benfica 3rd nbsp Celtic 1st nbsp Fenerbahce 1st nbsp Liverpool 3rd nbsp Ajax PO nbsp Anderlecht 1st nbsp Zurich 1st nbsp Arsenal 4th nbsp AEK Athens 2nd Second qualifying round nbsp Steaua București 2nd nbsp Slavia Prague 2nd nbsp Rosenborg 1st nbsp Zaglebie Lubin 1st nbsp Rangers 2nd nbsp Besiktas 2nd nbsp Red Bull Salzburg 1st nbsp Copenhagen 1st nbsp Genk 2nd nbsp Levski Sofia 1st nbsp Red Star Belgrade 1st nbsp Debrecen 1st nbsp Shakhtar Donetsk 2nd nbsp Beitar Jerusalem 1st First qualifying round nbsp Dinamo Zagreb 1st nbsp Ventspils 1st nbsp Derry City 2nd Note IRL nbsp Khazar Lenkoran 1st nbsp Elfsborg 1st nbsp Sheriff Tiraspol 1st nbsp KF Tirana 1st nbsp F91 Dudelange 1st nbsp Zilina 1st nbsp Olimpi Rustavi 1st nbsp Pyunik 1st nbsp Astana 1st nbsp APOEL 1st nbsp FBK Kaunas 1st nbsp Levadia Tallinn 1st nbsp HB 1st nbsp Domzale 1st nbsp Pobeda 1st nbsp Marsaxlokk 1st nbsp Ranger s 1st nbsp Sarajevo 1st nbsp FH 1st nbsp The New Saints 1st nbsp Murata 1st nbsp Tampere United 1st nbsp BATE Borisov 1st nbsp Linfield 1st nbsp Zeta 1st Notes 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 legQualifying First qualifying round 29 June 2007 17 18 July 2007 24 25 July 2007Second qualifying round 31 July 1 August 2007 7 8 August 2007Third qualifying round 3 August 2007 14 15 August 2007 28 29 August 2007Group stage Matchday 1 30 August 2007 18 19 September 2007Matchday 2 2 3 October 2007Matchday 3 23 24 October 2007Matchday 4 6 7 November 2007Matchday 5 27 28 November 2007Matchday 6 11 12 December 20071Knockout phase Round of 16 21 December 2007 19 20 February 2008 4 11 March 20082Quarter finals 14 March 2008 1 2 April 2008 8 9 April 2008Semi finals 22 23 April 2008 29 30 April 2008Final 21 May 2008 at Luzhniki Stadium Moscow1 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 editMain article 2007 08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round edit 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 legKhazar Lenkoran nbsp 2 4 nbsp Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 1 3 aet APOEL nbsp 2 3 nbsp BATE Borisov 2 0 0 3 aet Sheriff Tiraspol nbsp 5 0 nbsp Ranger s 2 0 3 0FH nbsp 4 1 nbsp HB 4 1 0 0The New Saints nbsp 4 4 a nbsp Ventspils 3 2 1 2Pobeda nbsp 0 1 nbsp FC Levadia 0 1 0 0Olimpi Rustavi nbsp 0 3 nbsp Astana 0 0 0 3Zeta nbsp 5 4 nbsp FBK Kaunas 3 1 2 3Murata nbsp 1 4 nbsp Tampere United 1 2 0 2F91 Dudelange nbsp 5 7 nbsp Zilina 1 2 4 5Linfield nbsp 0 1 nbsp Elfsborg 0 0 0 1Derry City 6 nbsp 0 2 nbsp Pyunik 0 0 0 2Marsaxlokk nbsp 1 9 nbsp Sarajevo 0 6 1 3Domzale nbsp 3 1 nbsp KF Tirana 1 0 2 1Second qualifying round edit 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 legPyunik nbsp 1 4 nbsp Shakhtar Donetsk 0 2 1 2Red Star Belgrade nbsp 2 2 a nbsp FC Levadia 1 0 1 2Rangers nbsp 3 0 nbsp Zeta 2 0 1 0Debrecen nbsp 0 1 nbsp Elfsborg 0 1 0 0Zaglebie Lubin nbsp 1 3 nbsp Steaua București 0 1 1 2Genk nbsp 2 2 a nbsp Sarajevo 1 2 1 0Ventspils nbsp 0 7 nbsp Red Bull Salzburg 0 3 0 4Astana nbsp 2 10 nbsp Rosenborg 1 3 1 7FH nbsp 2 4 nbsp BATE Borisov 1 3 1 1Copenhagen nbsp 2 1 nbsp Beitar Jerusalem 1 0 1 1 aet Zilina nbsp 0 0 3 4 p nbsp Slavia Prague 0 0 0 0 aet Tampere United nbsp 2 0 nbsp Levski Sofia 1 0 1 0Domzale nbsp 2 5 nbsp Dinamo Zagreb 1 2 1 3Besiktas nbsp 4 0 nbsp Sheriff Tiraspol 1 0 3 0Third qualifying round edit 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 legBATE Borisov nbsp 2 4 nbsp Steaua București 2 2 0 2Tampere United nbsp 0 5 nbsp Rosenborg 0 3 0 2Spartak Moscow nbsp 2 2 3 4 p nbsp Celtic 1 1 1 1 aet Werder Bremen nbsp 5 3 nbsp Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 3 2Red Bull Salzburg nbsp 2 3 nbsp Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 1 3Ajax nbsp 1 3 nbsp Slavia Prague 0 1 1 2Valencia nbsp 5 1 nbsp Elfsborg 3 0 2 1Sarajevo nbsp 0 4 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 0 1 0 3Fenerbahce nbsp 3 0 nbsp Anderlecht 1 0 2 0Rangers nbsp 1 0 nbsp Red Star Belgrade 1 0 0 0Toulouse nbsp 0 5 nbsp Liverpool 0 1 0 4Benfica nbsp 3 1 nbsp Copenhagen 2 1 1 0Lazio nbsp 4 2 nbsp Dinamo București 1 1 3 1Sparta Prague nbsp 0 5 nbsp Arsenal 0 2 0 3Zurich nbsp 1 3 nbsp Besiktas 1 1 0 2Sevilla nbsp 6 1 nbsp AEK Athens 2 0 4 1Group stage editMain article 2007 08 UEFA Champions League group stage nbsp nbsp Slavia nbsp Chelsea nbsp Arsenal nbsp Liverpool nbsp Man United nbsp Sevilla nbsp Valencia nbsp Real Madrd nbsp Barcelona nbsp Marseille nbsp Lyon nbsp Stuttgart nbsp Schalke nbsp Bremen nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Roma nbsp Lazio nbsp MilanInternazionale nbsp PSV nbsp Rosenborg nbsp Benfica nbsp Sporting nbsp Porto nbsp Steaua nbsp CSKA nbsp Celtic nbsp Rangers nbsp Fenerbahce nbsp Besiktas nbsp Shakhtar nbsp Dynamoclass notpageimage Location of teams of the 2007 08 UEFA Champions League group stage nbsp Brown Group A nbsp Red Group B nbsp Orange Group C nbsp Yellow Group D nbsp Green Group E nbsp Blue Group F nbsp Purple Group G nbsp 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 7 In results tables the home team is listed in the left hand column Group A edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR LIV OM BJK1 nbsp Porto 6 3 2 1 8 7 1 11 Advance to knockout stage 1 1 2 1 2 02 nbsp Liverpool 6 3 1 2 18 5 13 10 4 1 0 1 8 03 nbsp Marseille 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1 1 0 4 2 04 nbsp Besiktas 6 2 0 4 4 15 11 6 0 1 2 1 2 1 Source RSSSF Group B edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SCH ROS VAL1 nbsp Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 7 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 0 1 1 0 02 nbsp Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 1 8 0 0 3 1 0 13 nbsp Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 10 4 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0 4 0 2 2 04 nbsp Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 Source RSSSF Group C edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RM OLY BRM LAZ1 nbsp Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 13 9 4 11 Advance to knockout stage 4 2 2 1 3 12 nbsp Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 11 7 4 11 0 0 3 0 1 13 nbsp Werder Bremen 6 2 0 4 8 13 5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3 2 1 3 2 14 nbsp Lazio 6 1 2 3 8 11 3 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 Source RSSSF Group D edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL CEL BEN SHA1 nbsp Milan 6 4 1 1 12 5 7 13 Advance to knockout stage 1 0 2 1 4 12 nbsp Celtic 6 3 0 3 5 6 1 9 2 1 1 0 2 13 nbsp Benfica 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1 1 1 0 0 14 nbsp Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 6 11 5 6 0 3 2 0 1 2 Source RSSSF Group E edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR OL RAN STU1 nbsp Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 9 14 Advance to knockout stage 3 0 2 0 3 12 nbsp Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 1 10 2 2 0 3 4 23 nbsp Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 9 2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0 0 0 3 2 14 nbsp Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 8 3 0 2 0 2 3 2 Source RSSSF Group F edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU ROM SCP DK1 nbsp Manchester United 6 5 1 0 13 4 9 16 Advance to knockout stage 1 0 2 1 4 02 nbsp Roma 6 3 2 1 11 6 5 11 1 1 2 1 2 03 nbsp Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 9 8 1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0 1 2 2 3 04 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 0 6 4 19 15 0 2 4 1 4 1 2 Source RSSSF Group G edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT FEN PSV CSK1 nbsp Internazionale 6 5 0 1 12 4 8 15 Advance to knockout stage 3 0 2 0 4 22 nbsp Fenerbahce 6 3 2 1 8 6 2 11 1 0 2 0 3 13 nbsp PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 3 6 3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0 1 0 0 2 14 nbsp CSKA Moscow 6 0 1 5 7 14 7 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 Source RSSSF Group H edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEV ARS SLV STE1 nbsp Sevilla 6 5 0 1 14 7 7 15 Advance to knockout stage 3 1 4 2 2 12 nbsp Arsenal 6 4 1 1 14 4 10 13 3 0 7 0 2 13 nbsp Slavia Prague 6 1 2 3 5 16 11 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0 3 0 0 2 14 nbsp Steaua București 6 0 1 5 4 10 6 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 Source RSSSFKnockout phase editMain article 2007 08 UEFA Champions League 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 edit Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal nbsp Schalke 04 p 10 1 4 nbsp Porto011 1 nbsp Schalke 04000 nbsp Barcelona112 nbsp Celtic202 nbsp Barcelona314 nbsp Barcelona000 nbsp Manchester United011 nbsp Roma224 nbsp Real Madrid112 nbsp Roma000 nbsp Manchester United213 nbsp Lyon101 nbsp Manchester United112 nbsp Manchester United p 1 6 nbsp Chelsea1 5 nbsp Arsenal022 nbsp Milan000 nbsp Arsenal123 nbsp Liverpool145 nbsp Liverpool213 nbsp Internazionale000 nbsp Liverpool123 nbsp Chelsea aet 134 nbsp Fenerbahce p 325 3 nbsp Sevilla235 2 nbsp Fenerbahce202 nbsp Chelsea123 nbsp Olympiacos000 nbsp Chelsea033Round of 16 edit 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 legCeltic nbsp 2 4 nbsp Barcelona 2 3 0 1Lyon nbsp 1 2 nbsp Manchester United 1 1 0 1Schalke 04 nbsp 1 1 4 1 p nbsp Porto 1 0 0 1 aet Liverpool nbsp 3 0 nbsp Internazionale 2 0 1 0Roma nbsp 4 2 nbsp Real Madrid 2 1 2 1Arsenal nbsp 2 0 nbsp Milan 0 0 2 0Olympiacos nbsp 0 3 nbsp Chelsea 0 0 0 3Fenerbahce nbsp 5 5 3 2 p nbsp Sevilla 3 2 2 3 aet Quarter finals edit 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 legArsenal nbsp 3 5 nbsp Liverpool 1 1 2 4Roma nbsp 0 3 nbsp Manchester United 0 2 0 1Schalke 04 nbsp 0 2 nbsp Barcelona 0 1 0 1Fenerbahce nbsp 2 3 nbsp Chelsea 2 1 0 2Semi finals edit 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 legLiverpool nbsp 3 4 nbsp Chelsea 1 1 2 3 aet Barcelona nbsp 0 1 nbsp Manchester United 0 0 0 1Final edit Main article 2008 UEFA Champions League 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 melee 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 Vidic 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 Cech 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 Europe at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup 21 May 200822 45 MSDManchester United nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp ChelseaRonaldo nbsp 26 Report MatchCentre Lampard nbsp 45 PenaltiesTevez nbsp Carrick nbsp Ronaldo nbsp Hargreaves nbsp Nani nbsp Anderson nbsp Giggs nbsp 6 5 nbsp Ballack nbsp Belletti nbsp Lampard nbsp A Cole nbsp Terry nbsp Kalou nbsp AnelkaLuzhniki Stadium MoscowAttendance 67 310Referee Ľubos Micheľ Slovakia 9 Statistics editStatistics exclude qualifying rounds Top goalscorers edit Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played1 nbsp Cristiano Ronaldo nbsp Manchester United 8 1 0622 nbsp Lionel Messi nbsp Barcelona 6 755 nbsp Fernando Torres nbsp Liverpool 905 nbsp Didier Drogba nbsp Chelsea 1 071 nbsp Steven Gerrard nbsp Liverpool 1 1446 nbsp Ryan Babel nbsp Liverpool 5 619 nbsp Zlatan Ibrahimovic nbsp Internazionale 625 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