2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

International football competition The knockout stage of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League began on 19 February 2008, and concluded on 21 May 2008 with the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The knockout stage involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage. Times are CET/CEST,note CET (UTC+1) for matches to 11 March 2008, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 1 April 2008. as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Format Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out. In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied. Qualified teams Key to coloursSeeded in round of 16 drawUnseeded in round of 16 draw GroupWinnersRunners-upAPOR PortoENG LiverpoolBENG ChelseaGER Schalke 04CESP Real MadridGRE OlympiacosDITA MilanSCO CelticEESP BarcelonaFRA 1974 LyonFENG Manchester UnitedITA RomaGITA InternazionaleTUR FenerbahçeHESP SevillaENG Arsenal Bracket numbered 2 1 40 20 y y Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final GER Schalke 04 1 0 1 (4) POR Porto 0 1 1 (1) SCO Celtic 2 0 2 ESP Barcelona 3 1 4 ITA Roma 2 2 4 ESP Real Madrid 1 1 2 FRA 1974 Lyon 1 0 1 ENG Manchester United 1 1 2 ENG Arsenal 0 2 2 ITA Milan 0 0 0 ENG Liverpool 2 1 3 ITA Internazionale 0 0 0 TUR Fenerbahçe 3 2 5 (3) ESP Sevilla 2 3 5 (2) GRE Olympiacos 0 0 0 ENG Chelsea 0 3 3 GER Schalke 04 0 0 0 ESP Barcelona 1 1 2 ITA Roma 0 0 0 ENG Manchester United 2 1 3 ENG Arsenal 1 2 3 ENG Liverpool 1 4 5 TUR Fenerbahçe 2 0 2 ENG Chelsea 1 2 3 ESP Barcelona 0 0 0 ENG Manchester United 0 1 1 ENG Liverpool 1 2 3 ENG Chelsea 1 3 4 21 May – Moscow ENG Manchester United 1 (6) ENG Chelsea 1 (5) Round of 16 Summary The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 December 2007 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 19 and 20 February, while the second legs were played on 4 and 5 March 2008. Due to a stadium clash with the match between Milan and Arsenal, the second leg of Internazionale's tie against Liverpool was held on 11 March.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=551134.html 2007/08 Draw and match calendar 12 December 2007 14 June 2007 UEFA Union of European Football Associations https://web.archive.org/web/20071022040759/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D64/newsid%3D551134.html 22 October 2007 dead main y Celtic SCO 2–4 Barcelona ESP 2–3 0–1 Lyon FRA+1974 1–2 Manchester United ENG 1–1 0–1 Schalke 04 GER 1–1 (4–1 p) Porto POR 1–0 0–1 (aet) Liverpool ENG 3–0 Internazionale ITA 2–0 1–0 Roma ITA 4–2 Real Madrid ESP 2–1 2–1 Arsenal ENG 2–0 Milan ITA 0–0 2–0 Olympiacos GRE 0–3 Chelsea ENG 0–0 0–3 Fenerbahçe TUR 5–5 (3–2 p) Sevilla ESP 3–2 2–3 (aet) Matches 2008 2 20 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Celtic SCO 2–3 ESP Barcelona Vennegoor of Hesselink 16 Robson 38 Messi 18 79 Henry 52 Celtic Park, Glasgow 58,426 Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301887/ 2008 3 4 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 1–0 SCO Celtic Xavi 3 Camp Nou, Barcelona 75,326 Pieter Vink (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301899/ Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate. 2008 2 20 y 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 1–1 ENG Manchester United Benzema 54 Tevez 87 Stade Gerland, Lyon 39,219 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301888/ 2008 3 4 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Manchester United ENG 1–0 FRA 1974 Lyon Ronaldo 41 Old Trafford, Manchester 75,520 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301900/ Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate. 2008 2 19 y 20:45 Schalke 04 GER 1–0 POR Porto Kurányi 4 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen 53,951 Laurent Duhamel (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301889/ 2008 3 5 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Porto POR 1–0 yes GER Schalke 04 López 86 Estádio do Dragão, Porto 45,316 Howard Webb (England) L. González Alves López 1–4 Rafinha Rakitić Altıntop Jones https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301901/ 1–1 on aggregate; Schalke 04 won 4–1 on penalties. 2008 2 19 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Liverpool ENG 2–0 ITA Internazionale Kuyt 85 Gerrard 90 Anfield, Liverpool 41,999 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301890/ 2008 3 11 y 20:45 Internazionale ITA 0–1 ENG Liverpool Torres 64 San Siro, Milan 78,923 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301902/ Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate. 2008 2 19 y 20:45 Roma ITA 2–1 ESP Real Madrid Pizarro 24 Mancini 58 Raúl 8 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 56,231 Herbert Fandel (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301891/ 2008 3 5 y 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 1–2 ITA Roma Raúl 75 Taddei 73 Vučinić 90+2 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 71,569 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301895/ Roma won 4–2 on aggregate. 2008 2 20 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Arsenal ENG 0–0 ITA Milan Emirates Stadium, London 60,082 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301892/ 2008 3 4 y 20:45 Milan ITA 0–2 ENG Arsenal Fàbregas 84 Adebayor 90+2 San Siro, Milan 81,879 Konrad Plautz (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301896/ Arsenal won 2–0 on aggregate. 2008 2 19 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Olympiacos GRE 0–0 ENG Chelsea Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus 31,302 Konrad Plautz (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301893/ 2008 3 5 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Chelsea ENG 3–0 GRE Olympiacos Ballack 5 Lampard 25 Kalou 48 Stamford Bridge, London 37,721 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301897/ Chelsea won 3–0 on aggregate. 2008 2 20 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Fenerbahçe TUR 3–2 ESP Sevilla Kežman 17 Lugano 57 Semih 87 Edu 23 o.g. Escudé 66 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul 46,210 Florian Meyer (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301894/ 2008 3 4 y 20:45 Sevilla ESP 3–2 yes TUR Fenerbahçe Dani Alves 6 Keita 9 Kanouté 41 Deivid 21 80 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville 38,626 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) Kanouté Escudé Dragutinović Maresca Dani Alves 2–3 Wederson Edu Aurélio Kežman https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301898/ 5–5 on aggregate; Fenerbahçe won 3–2 on penalties. Quarter-finals Summary The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 14 March 2008 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, while the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2008. main y Arsenal ENG 3–5 Liverpool ENG 1–1 2–4 Roma ITA 0–3 Manchester United ENG 0–2 0–1 Schalke 04 GER 0–2 Barcelona ESP 0–1 0–1 Fenerbahçe TUR 2–3 Chelsea ENG 2–1 0–2 Matches 2008 4 2 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Arsenal ENG 1–1 ENG Liverpool Adebayor 23 Kuyt 26 Emirates Stadium, London 60,041 Pieter Vink (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301903/ 2008 4 8 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool ENG 4–2 ENG Arsenal Hyypiä 30 Torres 69 Gerrard 85 pen. Babel 90+2 Diaby 13 Adebayor 84 Anfield, Liverpool 41,985 Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301910/ Liverpool won 5–3 on aggregate. 2008 4 1 y 20:45 Roma ITA 0–2 ENG Manchester United Ronaldo 39 Rooney 66 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 60,931 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301904/ 2008 4 9 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 1–0 ITA Roma Tevez 70 Old Trafford, Manchester 74,423 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301909/ Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate. 2008 4 1 y 20:45 Schalke 04 GER 0–1 ESP Barcelona Bojan 12 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen 53,951 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301905/ 2008 4 9 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 1–0 GER Schalke 04 Touré 43 Camp Nou, Barcelona 72,113 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301908/ Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate. 2008 4 2 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Fenerbahçe TUR 2–1 ENG Chelsea Kazim-Richards 65 Deivid 81 Deivid 13 o.g. Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul 49,055 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301906/ 2008 4 8 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea ENG 2–0 TUR Fenerbahçe Ballack 4 Lampard 87 Stamford Bridge, London 38,369 Herbert Fandel (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301907/ Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. Semi-finals Summary The draw for the semi-finals was held on 14 March 2008 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland, after the quarter-final draw. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 April, while the second legs were played on 29 and 30 April 2008. main y Liverpool ENG 3–4 Chelsea ENG 1–1 2–3 (aet) Barcelona ESP 0–1 Manchester United ENG 0–0 0–1 Matches 2008 4 22 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool ENG 1–1 ENG Chelsea Kuyt 43 Riise 90+4 o.g. Anfield, Liverpool 42,180 Konrad Plautz (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301912/ 2008 4 30 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea ENG 3–2 yes ENG Liverpool Drogba 33 105 Lampard 98 pen. Torres 64 Babel 117 Stamford Bridge, London 38,300 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301913/ Chelsea won 4–3 on aggregate. 2008 4 23 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 0–0 ENG Manchester United Camp Nou, Barcelona 95,949 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301911/ 2008 4 29 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 1–0 ESP Barcelona Scholes 14 Old Trafford, Manchester 75,061 Herbert Fandel (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301914/ Manchester United won 1–0 on aggregate. Final 2008 UEFA Champions League final The final was played on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. A draw was held on 14 March 2008, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes. The final was contested by Manchester United and Chelsea, representing the first time the final had been contested by two teams from England. United won the match 6–5 on penalties after the game had ended in a 1–1 draw. Cristiano Ronaldo had given the eventual victors the lead after 26 minutes, only for Frank Lampard to equalise immediately before half-time. Ryan Giggs came on as a substitute late in the second half to make his 759th appearance for Manchester United, a new club record. Early in extra time, Giggs had a shot cleared off the Chelsea goal-line by John Terry, whilst Chelsea twice hit the Manchester United woodwork. A melée involving most of the 22 players ensued midway through the second half of extra time, with Didier Drogba being sent off for a slap on Nemanja Vidić right in front of the referee. The scores level at full-time, the match went to penalties. Chelsea took the upper hand in the third round of the shoot-out as Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty was saved by Petr Čech, handing John Terry the chance to win the cup with Chelsea's fifth penalty. However, Chelsea's captain lost his footing as he went to kick the ball,Phil McNulty Champions League final https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm BBC Sport 22 May 2008 22 May 2008 He slipped in his run-up on turf made treacherous by a torrential downpour and sent his kick against the upright. https://web.archive.org/web/20080526022453/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm 26 May 2008 live and his shot hit the post. Ryan Giggs stepped up for United's seventh penalty, and scored, before Edwin van der Sar saved the following kick from Nicolas Anelka to crown Manchester United as the champions of Europe for the third time. As winners of the competition, Manchester United went on to represent UEFA at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. Notes note References *3 2007-08