2007/08 UEFA Champions League

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2007/08 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League logo
Cup winners EnglandEngland Manchester United (3rd title)
Beginning July 17, 2007
final May 21, 2008
Final stadium Luzhniki Olympic Stadium , Moscow
Teams 32 (76 with qualifying rounds)
Games 125
Gates 330  (ø 2.64 per game)
Top scorer PortuguesePortuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (8)
← UEFA Champions League 2006/07
The Luzhniki Olympic Stadium in Moscow

The 2007/08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of the most important European competition for club teams in football under this name and the 53rd overall. 76 clubs from 52 national associations took part in the competition this year. For the first time teams from Andorra , Montenegro and San Marino competed . With the exception of Liechtenstein , all UEFA member associations were represented in the competition. The season began with the first qualifying round on 17/18. July 2007 and ended with the final at the Luzhniki Olympic Stadium in Moscow on May 21, 2008. In this, Manchester United and Chelsea FC faced each other for the first time, two English clubs that also competed in the FA Cup final against each other last year , which Chelsea won would have.

mode

There were no changes in the competition mode compared to the previous season. For the group phases, if two teams had a tie, the following applies as before:

  1. Points from direct games.
  2. Goal difference in direct games.
  3. Away goals in direct games
  4. Goal difference from all group matches.
  5. Scored goals in all group matches.
  6. Higher club coefficient at the beginning of the competition.

qualification

First qualifying round

(28 participants)
The first leg took place on 17./18. July, the second legs on 24./25. July 2007.

Well-occupied grandstand in the Jos Nosbaum Stadium during the match between F91 Dudelange and MŠK Žilina
total First leg Return leg
FK Xəzər Lənkəran  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2: 4 CroatiaCroatia Dinamo Zagreb 1: 1 1: 3 a.d.
APOEL Nicosia  Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus 2: 3 Belarus 1995Belarus BATE Baryssau 2-0 0: 3 a.d.
Sheriff Tiraspol  Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova 5-0 AndorraAndorra FC Rànger's 2-0 3-0
FH Hafnarfjörður  IcelandIceland 4: 1 FaroeseFaroe Islands HB Tórshavn 4: 1 0-0
The New Saints FC  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg (a)4: 4 ( a ) LatviaLatvia FK Ventspils 3: 2 1: 2
FK Pobeda Prilep  North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia 0: 1 EstoniaEstonia FC Levadia Tallinn 0: 1 0-0
Olimpi Rustavi  GeorgiaGeorgia 0: 3 KazakhstanKazakhstan FK Astana -1964 0-0 0: 3
FK Zeta Golubovci MontenegroMontenegro 5: 4 LithuaniaLithuania FBK Kaunas 3: 1 2: 3
SS Murata San MarinoSan Marino 1: 4 FinlandFinland Tampere United 1: 2 0: 2
F91 Dudelange  LuxembourgLuxembourg 5: 7 SlovakiaSlovakia MŠK Žilina 1: 2 4: 5
Linfield FC  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 0: 1 SwedenSweden IF Elfsborg 0-0 0: 1
Derry City  IrelandIreland 0: 2 ArmeniaArmenia FC Pyunik Yerevan 0-0 0: 2
Marsaxlokk FC  MaltaMalta 1: 9 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo 0: 6 1: 3
NK Domžale  SloveniaSlovenia 3: 1 AlbaniaAlbania KF Tirana 1-0 2: 1

Second qualifying round

(28 participants)
The first leg took place on July 31/1. August, the second leg on 7./8. August 2007.

total First leg Return leg
FC Pyunik Yerevan  ArmeniaArmenia 1: 4 UkraineUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0: 2 1: 2
Red Star Belgrade SerbiaSerbia ( a ) 2: 2(a) EstoniaEstonia FC Levadia Tallinn 1-0 1: 2
Glasgow Rangers  ScotlandScotland 3-0 MontenegroMontenegro FK Zeta Golubovci 2-0 1-0
Debreceni VSC  HungaryHungary 0: 1 SwedenSweden IF Elfsborg 0: 1 0-0
Zagłębie Lubin  PolandPoland 1: 3 RomaniaRomania Steaua Bucharest 0: 1 1: 2
KRC Genk  BelgiumBelgium (a)2: 2 ( a ) Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo 1: 2 1-0
FK Ventspils  LatviaLatvia 0: 7 AustriaAustria FC Salzburg 0: 3 0: 4
FK Astana -1964  KazakhstanKazakhstan 2:10 NorwayNorway Rosenborg Trondheim 1: 3 1: 7
FH Hafnarfjörður  IcelandIceland 2: 4 Belarus 1995Belarus BATE Baryssau 1: 3 1: 1
FC Copenhagen  DenmarkDenmark 2: 1 IsraelIsrael Beitar Jerusalem 1-0 1: 1 a.d.
MŠK Žilina  SlovakiaSlovakia 0: 0
(3: 4 on perk) 		Czech RepublicCzech Republic Slavia Prague 0-0 0: 0 a.d.
Tampere United  FinlandFinland 2-0 BulgariaBulgaria Levski Sofia 1-0 1-0
NK Domžale  SloveniaSlovenia 2: 5 CroatiaCroatia Dinamo Zagreb 1: 2 1: 3
Beşiktaş Istanbul  TurkeyTurkey 4-0 Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1-0 3-0

Third qualifying round

(32 participants)
The first leg took place on 14./15. August, the second leg on 28./29. August 2007.

total First leg Return leg
BATE Baryssau  Belarus 1995Belarus 2: 4 RomaniaRomania Steaua Bucharest 2: 2 0: 2
Tampere United  FinlandFinland 0: 5 NorwayNorway Rosenborg Trondheim 0: 3 0: 2
Spartak Moscow  RussiaRussia 2: 2
(3: 4 on behalf) 		ScotlandScotland Celtic Glasgow 1: 1 1: 1 a.d.
Werder Bremen  GermanyGermany 5: 3 CroatiaCroatia Dinamo Zagreb 2: 1 3: 2
FC Salzburg  AustriaAustria 2: 3 UkraineUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 1: 3
Ajax Amsterdam  NetherlandsNetherlands 1: 3 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Slavia Prague 0: 1 1: 2
Valencia CF  SpainSpain 5: 1 SwedenSweden IF Elfsborg 3-0 2: 1
FK Sarajevo  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0: 4 UkraineUkraine Dynamo Kiev 0: 1 0: 3
Fenerbahçe Istanbul  TurkeyTurkey 3-0 BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 1-0 2-0
Glasgow Rangers  ScotlandScotland 1-0 SerbiaSerbia Red Star Belgrade 1-0 0-0
Toulouse FC  FranceFrance 0: 5 EnglandEngland Liverpool FC 0: 1 0: 4
Benfica Lisbon  PortugalPortugal 3: 1 DenmarkDenmark FC Copenhagen 2: 1 1-0
Lazio Rome  ItalyItaly 4: 2 RomaniaRomania Dinamo Bucharest 1: 1 3: 1
Sparta Prague  Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0: 5 EnglandEngland Arsenal FC 0: 2 0: 3
FC Zurich  SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1: 3 TurkeyTurkey Beşiktaş Istanbul 1: 1 0: 2
Sevilla FC  SpainSpain 6: 1 GreeceGreece AEK Athens 2-0 ( 1 )4: 1 ( 1 )

1 Due to the death of Antonio Puerta on August 28, the second leg was postponed to September 3.

Group stage

32 teams took part in the group stage and played in 8 groups (A to H) of 4 teams each.
In each group, the first and second-placed clubs progressed to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams played through to the round of 32 of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup . The last group dropped out of the European competitions.

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. PortugalPortugal FC Porto  6th  3  2  1 008: 700  +1 11
 2. EnglandEngland Liverpool FC  6th  3  1  2 018: 500 +13 10
 3. FranceFrance Olympique Marseille  6th  2  1  3 006: 900  −3 07th
 4th TurkeyTurkey Beşiktaş Istanbul  6th  2  0  4th 004:150 −11 06th
September 18, 2007
FC Porto 1: 1 Liverpool FC Estádio do Dragão
Olympique Marseille 2-0 Beşiktaş Istanbul Stade Velodrome
October 3, 2007
Beşiktaş Istanbul 0: 1 FC Porto Inönü Stadium
Liverpool FC 0: 1 Olympique Marseille Anfield
October 24, 2007
Beşiktaş Istanbul 2: 1 Liverpool FC Inönü Stadium
Olympique Marseille 1: 1 FC Porto Stade Velodrome
November 6, 2007
FC Porto 2: 1 Olympique Marseille Estádio do Dragão
Liverpool FC 8-0 Beşiktaş Istanbul Anfield
November 28, 2007
Beşiktaş Istanbul 2: 1 Olympique Marseille Inönü Stadium
Liverpool FC 4: 1 FC Porto Anfield
December 11, 2007
Olympique Marseille 0: 4 Liverpool FC Stade Velodrome
FC Porto 2-0 Beşiktaş Istanbul Estádio do Dragão

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland Chelsea FC  6th  3  3  0 009: 200  +7 12
 2. GermanyGermany FC Schalke 04  6th  2  2  2 005: 400  +1 08th
 3. NorwayNorway Rosenborg Trondheim  6th  2  1  3 006:100  −4 07th
 4th SpainSpain Valencia CF  6th  1  2  3 002: 600  −4 05
September 18, 2007
Chelsea FC 1: 1 Rosenborg Trondheim Stamford Bridge
FC Schalke 04 0: 1 Valencia CF Veltins Arena
October 3, 2007
Rosenborg Trondheim 0: 2 FC Schalke 04 Lerkendal Stadium
Valencia CF 1: 2 Chelsea FC Estadio Mestalla
October 24, 2007
Chelsea FC 2-0 FC Schalke 04 Stamford Bridge
Rosenborg Trondheim 2-0 Valencia CF Lerkendal Stadium
November 6, 2007
FC Schalke 04 0-0 Chelsea FC Veltins Arena
Valencia CF 0: 2 Rosenborg Trondheim Estadio Mestalla
November 28, 2007
Valencia CF 0-0 FC Schalke 04 Estadio Mestalla
Rosenborg Trondheim 0: 4 Chelsea FC Lerkendal Stadium
December 11, 2007
Chelsea FC 0-0 Valencia CF Stamford Bridge
FC Schalke 04 3: 1 Rosenborg Trondheim Veltins Arena

Group C

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain real Madrid  6th  3  2  1 013: 900  +4 11
 2. GreeceGreece Olympiacos Piraeus  6th  3  2  1 011: 700  +4 11
 3. GermanyGermany Werder Bremen  6th  2  0  4th 008:130  −5 06th
 4th ItalyItaly Lazio Rome  6th  1  2  3 008:110  −3 05
September 18, 2007
real Madrid 2: 1 Werder Bremen Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Olympiacos Piraeus 1: 1 Lazio Rome Karaiskakis Stadium
October 3, 2007
Lazio Rome 2: 2 real Madrid Olympic Stadium Rome
Werder Bremen 1: 3 Olympiacos Piraeus Weser Stadium
October 24, 2007
real Madrid 4: 2 Olympiacos Piraeus Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Werder Bremen 2: 1 Lazio Rome Weser Stadium
November 6, 2007
Lazio Rome 2: 1 Werder Bremen Olympic Stadium Rome
Olympiacos Piraeus 0-0 real Madrid Karaiskakis Stadium
November 28, 2007
Lazio Rome 1: 2 Olympiacos Piraeus Olympic Stadium Rome
Werder Bremen 3: 2 real Madrid Weser Stadium
December 11, 2007
Olympiacos Piraeus 3-0 Werder Bremen Karaiskakis Stadium
real Madrid 3: 1 Lazio Rome Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Group D

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ItalyItaly AC Milan  6th  4th  1  1 012: 500  +7 13
 2. ScotlandScotland Celtic Glasgow  6th  3  0  3 005: 600  −1 09
 3. PortugalPortugal Benfica Lisbon  6th  2  1  3 005: 600  −1 07th
 4th UkraineUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk  6th  2  0  4th 006:110  −5 06th
September 18, 2007
AC Milan 2: 1 Benfica Lisbon Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic Glasgow RSK Olimpijskyi
October 3, 2007
Benfica Lisbon 0: 1 Shakhtar Donetsk Estádio da Luz
Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 AC Milan Celtic Park
October 24, 2007
AC Milan 4: 1 Shakhtar Donetsk Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Benfica Lisbon 1-0 Celtic Glasgow Estádio da Luz
November 6, 2007
Celtic Glasgow 1-0 Benfica Lisbon Celtic Park
Shakhtar Donetsk 0: 3 AC Milan RSK Olimpijskyi
November 28, 2007
Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 Shakhtar Donetsk Celtic Park
Benfica Lisbon 1: 1 AC Milan Estádio da Luz
December 4, 2007 ( 2 )
AC Milan 1-0 Celtic Glasgow Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Shakhtar Donetsk 1: 2 Benfica Lisbon RSK Olimpijskyi

2 The matches were brought forward from December 11 to December 4, 2007, as AC Milan took part in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan from December 7 to 16.

Group E

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain FC Barcelona  6th  4th  2  0 012: 300  +9 14th
 2. FranceFrance Olympique Lyon  6th  3  1  2 011:100  +1 10
 3. ScotlandScotland Glasgow Rangers  6th  2  1  3 007: 900  −2 07th
 4th GermanyGermany VfB Stuttgart  6th  1  0  5 007:150  −8 03
September 19, 2007
FC Barcelona 3-0 Olympique Lyon Camp Nou
Glasgow Rangers 2: 1 VfB Stuttgart Ibrox Stadium
October 2, 2007
VfB Stuttgart 0: 2 FC Barcelona Gottlieb Daimler Stadium
Olympique Lyon 0: 3 Glasgow Rangers Stade Gerland
October 23, 2007
Glasgow Rangers 0-0 FC Barcelona Ibrox Stadium
VfB Stuttgart 0: 2 Olympique Lyon Gottlieb Daimler Stadium
November 7, 2007
Olympique Lyon 4: 2 VfB Stuttgart Stade Gerland
FC Barcelona 2-0 Glasgow Rangers Camp Nou
November 27, 2007
VfB Stuttgart 3: 2 Glasgow Rangers Gottlieb Daimler Stadium
Olympique Lyon 2: 2 FC Barcelona Stade Gerland
December 12, 2007
Glasgow Rangers 0: 3 Olympique Lyon Ibrox Stadium
FC Barcelona 3: 1 VfB Stuttgart Camp Nou

Group F.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland Manchester United  6th  5  1  0 013: 400  +9 16
 2. ItalyItaly AS Roma  6th  3  2  1 011: 600  +5 11
 3. PortugalPortugal Sporting Lisbon  6th  2  1  3 009: 800  +1 07th
 4th UkraineUkraine Dynamo Kiev  6th  0  0  6th 004:190 −15 00
September 19, 2007
AS Roma 2-0 Dynamo Kiev Olympic Stadium Rome
Sporting Lisbon 0: 1 Manchester United Estádio José Alvalade XXI
October 2, 2007
Manchester United 1-0 AS Roma Old Trafford
Dynamo Kiev 1: 2 Sporting Lisbon Kiev Olympic Stadium
October 23, 2007
AS Roma 2: 1 Sporting Lisbon Olympic Stadium Rome
Dynamo Kiev 2: 4 Manchester United Kiev Olympic Stadium
November 7, 2007
Manchester United 4-0 Dynamo Kiev Old Trafford
Sporting Lisbon 2: 2 AS Roma Estádio José Alvalade XXI
November 27, 2007
Manchester United 2: 1 Sporting Lisbon Old Trafford
Dynamo Kiev 1: 4 AS Roma Kiev Olympic Stadium
December 12, 2007
Sporting Lisbon 3-0 Dynamo Kiev Estádio José Alvalade XXI
AS Roma 1: 1 Manchester United Olympic Stadium Rome

Group G

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ItalyItaly Inter Milan  6th  5  0  1 012: 400  +8 15th
 2. TurkeyTurkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul  6th  3  2  1 008: 600  +2 11
 3. NetherlandsNetherlands PSV Eindhoven  6th  2  1  3 003: 600  −3 07th
 4th RussiaRussia CSKA Moscow  6th  0  1  5 007:140  −7 01
September 19, 2007
PSV Eindhoven 2: 1 CSKA Moscow PSV stadium
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1-0 Inter Milan Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
October 2, 2007
Inter Milan 2-0 PSV Eindhoven Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
CSKA Moscow 2: 2 Fenerbahçe Istanbul Lokomotiv Stadium
October 23, 2007
CSKA Moscow 1: 2 Inter Milan Lokomotiv Stadium
PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Fenerbahçe Istanbul PSV stadium
November 7, 2007
Inter Milan 4: 2 CSKA Moscow Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2-0 PSV Eindhoven Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
November 27, 2007
CSKA Moscow 0: 1 PSV Eindhoven Lokomotiv Stadium
Inter Milan 3-0 Fenerbahçe Istanbul Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
December 12, 2007
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 3: 1 CSKA Moscow Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
PSV Eindhoven 0: 1 Inter Milan PSV stadium

Group H.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain Sevilla FC  6th  5  0  1 014: 700  +7 15th
 2. EnglandEngland Arsenal FC  6th  4th  1  1 014: 400 +10 13
 3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Slavia Prague  6th  1  2  3 005:160 −11 05
 4th RomaniaRomania Steaua Bucharest  6th  0  1  5 004:100  −6 01
September 19, 2007
Arsenal FC 3-0 Sevilla FC Arsenal Stadium
Slavia Prague 2: 1 Steaua Bucharest Evžena Rošického Stadium
October 2, 2007
Steaua Bucharest 0: 1 Arsenal FC Ghencea Stadium
Sevilla FC 4: 2 Slavia Prague Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
October 23, 2007
Arsenal FC 7-0 Slavia Prague Arsenal Stadium
Sevilla FC 2: 1 Steaua Bucharest Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
November 7, 2007
Steaua Bucharest 0: 2 Sevilla FC Ghencea Stadium
Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal FC Evžena Rošického Stadium
November 27, 2007
Steaua Bucharest 1: 1 Slavia Prague Ghencea Stadium
Sevilla FC 3: 1 Arsenal FC Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
December 12, 2007
Slavia Prague 0: 3 Sevilla FC Evžena Rošického Stadium
Arsenal FC 2: 1 Steaua Bucharest Arsenal Stadium

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The first legs took place on 19./20. February, the second leg on 4./5. March 2008.

total First leg Return leg
FC Schalke 04  GermanyGermany 1: 1
(4: 1 i.E.) 		PortugalPortugal FC Porto 1-0 0: 1 a.d.
Liverpool FC  EnglandEngland 3-0 ItalyItaly Inter Milan 2-0 1-0
AS Roma  ItalyItaly 4: 2 SpainSpain real Madrid 2: 1 2: 1
Olympiacos Piraeus  GreeceGreece 0: 3 EnglandEngland Chelsea FC 0-0 0: 3
Celtic Glasgow  ScotlandScotland 2: 4 SpainSpain FC Barcelona 2: 3 0: 1
Olympique Lyon  FranceFrance 1: 2 EnglandEngland Manchester United 1: 1 0: 1
Arsenal FC  EnglandEngland 2-0 ItalyItaly AC Milan 0-0 2-0
Fenerbahçe Istanbul  TurkeyTurkey 5: 5
(3: 2 i.E.) 		SpainSpain Sevilla FC 3: 2 2: 3 a.d.

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on 1/2. April, the second leg on 8./9. April 2008.

total First leg Return leg
AS Roma  ItalyItaly 0: 3 EnglandEngland Manchester United 0: 2 0: 1
FC Schalke 04  GermanyGermany 0: 2 SpainSpain FC Barcelona 0: 1 0: 1
Arsenal FC  EnglandEngland 3: 5 EnglandEngland Liverpool FC 1: 1 2: 4
Fenerbahçe Istanbul  TurkeyTurkey 2: 3 EnglandEngland Chelsea FC 2: 1 0: 2

Semifinals

The first leg took place on 22./23. April, the second leg on 29./30. April 2008.

total First leg Return leg
Liverpool FC  EnglandEngland 3: 4 EnglandEngland Chelsea FC 1: 1 2: 3 a.d.
FC Barcelona  SpainSpain 0: 1 EnglandEngland Manchester United 0-0 0: 1

final

Manchester United Chelsea FC Lineup
Manchester United
May 21, 2008 in Moscow ( Luzhniki Olympic Stadium )
Result: 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1), 6: 5 i. E.
Spectators: 69,500
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia ) SlovakiaSlovakia 
Chelsea FC
Line-up between Manchester United and Chelsea
Edwin van der Sar - Wes Brown (120th + 5 ' Anderson ), Rio Ferdinand , Nemanja Vidić , Patrice Evra - Owen Hargreaves , Paul Scholes (87th Ryan Giggs ), Michael Carrick , Cristiano Ronaldo - Wayne Rooney (101st Nani ) , Carlos Tévez Coach: Alex Ferguson ( Scotland ) (C)Captain of the crew
ScotlandScotland 		 Petr Čech - Michael Essien , Ricardo Carvalho , John Terry , Ashley Cole - Claude Makélélé (120th + 4 ' Juliano Belletti ) - Michael Ballack , Frank Lampard - Joe Cole (99th Nicolas Anelka ), Didier Drogba , Florent Malouda (92nd place) Salomon Kalou ) Trainer: Avram Grant ( Israel ) (C)Captain of the crew
IsraelIsrael 
goal 1-0 Cristiano Ronaldo (26.)
goal 1: 1 Frank Lampard (45th)
penalties shoot
Penalty converted1: 0 Carlos Tévez

Penalty converted2: 1 Michael Carrick

Penalty missedČech holds against Ronaldo

Penalty converted3: 3 Owen Hargreaves

Penalty converted4: 4 Nani

Penalty converted5: 4 Anderson

Penalty converted6: 5 Ryan Giggs
Penalty converted1: 1 Michael Ballack

Penalty converted2: 2 Juliano Belletti

Penalty converted2: 3 Frank Lampard

Penalty converted3: 4 Ashley Cole

Penalty missedJohn Terry hits the post

Penalty converted5: 5 Salomon Kalou

Penalty missedvan der Sar holds against Anelka
yellow cards Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić, Carlos Tévez yellow cards Claude Makélélé, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien
Red cards Didier Drogba (116th, assault)
Player of the Match:
Edwin van der Sar (UEFA Man of the Match)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Fans' Man of the Match)
The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow before the final

In particular, the final phase of the finals was marked by increased drama. While both teams fought a largely even duel for almost 120 minutes, Didier Drogba was sent off in the 116th minute for violent behavior. Drogba, who was known as a sure shooter and was scheduled for the subsequent penalty shootout, was no longer allowed to compete and was replaced by John Terry. However, this slipped on the decisive fifth penalty and put the ball against the post, which kept Manchester United in the game. After Anderson, Kalou and Giggs converted their penalties, van der Sar held against Anelka, which brought Manchester United the win.

Best goal scorers

rank player club Gates
1 PortuguesePortuguese Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 8th
2 IvoriansIvorians Didier Drogba Chelsea FC 6th
English peopleEnglish people Steven Gerrard Liverpool FC 6th
ArgentiniansArgentinians Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 6th
SpaniardsSpaniards Fernando Torres Liverpool FC 6th
6th SpaniardsSpaniards Raúl real Madrid 5
DutchDutch Ryan Babel Liverpool FC 5
BrazilianBrazilian Deivid Fenerbahçe Istanbul 5
BrazilianBrazilian Luís Fabiano Sevilla FC 5
SwedeSwede Zlatan Ibrahimović Inter Milan 5
DutchDutch Dirk Kuyt Liverpool FC 5
12 DutchDutch Ruud van Nistelrooy real Madrid 4th
BrazilianBrazilian Robinho real Madrid 4th
English peopleEnglish people Frank Lampard Chelsea FC 4th
FrenchmanFrenchman Karim Benzema Olympique Lyon 4th
MacedoniansMacedonians Goran Pandev Lazio Rome 4th
SpaniardsSpaniards Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal FC 4th
ItalianItalian Filippo Inzaghi AC Milan 4th
MaliansMalians Frédéric Kanouté Sevilla FC 4th
PortuguesePortuguese Liédson Sporting Lisbon 4th
English peopleEnglish people Wayne Rooney Manchester United 4th
ArgentiniansArgentinians Carlos Tévez Manchester United 4th
MontenegrinsMontenegrins Mirko Vučinić AS Roma 4th
Cristiano Ronaldo

Players used Manchester United

See main article: UEFA Champions League 2007/08 / Manchester United

Manchester United
Manchester United

* Danny Simpson (3 / -) left the club during the season.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b FC Red Bull Salzburg is only listed as FC Salzburg by UEFA.

Web links

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