2006–07 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

International football competition The knockout stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League began on 20 February 2007 and culminated with the final match at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on 23 May. Times are CET/CEST,note CET (UTC+1) for matches to 7 March 2007, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 3 April 2007. as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Format The draw for the first knockout round took place on 15 December 2006 and involved each of the top two teams from each group in the group stage. The winners of each group were paired up with the runners-up from another group. Each knockout round tie consisted of two-legged matches, home and away, in which the team with the higher aggregate score progressed to the next round, with the exception of the final, which was played over just one match at a neutral venue. In the event that the two teams' aggregate scores were tied, the team that scored more goals in their away leg progressed to the next round, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out being used if the tie was still level. Qualified teams Key to coloursSeeded in round of 16 drawUnseeded in round of 16 draw GroupWinnersRunners-upAENG ChelseaESP BarcelonaBGER Bayern MunichITA InternazionaleCENG LiverpoolNED PSV EindhovenDESP ValenciaITA RomaEFRA 1974 LyonESP Real MadridFENG Manchester UnitedSCO CelticGENG ArsenalPOR PortoHITA MilanFRA 1974 Lille Bracket numbered 2 1 40 20 y y Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ITA Roma 0 2 2 FRA 1974 Lyon 0 0 0 FRA 1974 Lille 0 0 0 ENG Manchester United 1 1 2 SCO Celtic 0 0 0 ITA Milan 0 1 1 ESP Real Madrid 3 1 4 GER Bayern Munich (a) 2 2 4 POR Porto 1 1 2 ENG Chelsea 1 2 3 ITA Internazionale 2 0 2 ESP Valencia (a) 2 0 2 NED PSV Eindhoven 1 1 2 ENG Arsenal 0 1 1 ESP Barcelona 1 1 2 ENG Liverpool (a) 2 0 2 ITA Roma 2 1 3 ENG Manchester United 1 7 8 ITA Milan 2 2 4 GER Bayern Munich 2 0 2 ENG Chelsea 1 2 3 ESP Valencia 1 1 2 NED PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0 ENG Liverpool 3 1 4 ENG Manchester United 3 0 3 ITA Milan 2 3 5 ENG Chelsea 1 0 1 (1) ENG Liverpool 0 1 1 (4) 23 May – Athens ITA Milan 2 ENG Liverpool 1 Round of 16 Summary The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=425702.html 2006/07 Draw and match calendar UEFA 20 June 2006March 2025 medicmedic The team drawn first in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away. On 8 February 2007, the Italian government announced that the San Siro in Milan was unsafe for spectators after the rioting that had occurred during and after a league match in Catania six days earlier. As a result, the venues of the first leg of the Inter-Valencia tie scheduled for 21 February and the second leg of the Celtic-Milan tie scheduled for 7 March were thrown into doubt. Various proposals and offers of the use of stadia outside Italy were made,Crvena Zvezda offer Marakana to Inter http://www.jadransport.org/articles/3942.html JadranSport https://web.archive.org/web/20070312040130/http://www.jadransport.org/articles/3942.html 12 March 2007Newcastle offer to stage AC Milan v Celtic http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0208/italy2.html RTÉ Sport 8 February 2007 21 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108235909/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0208/italy2.html 8 January 2009 live but it was finally agreed that the Inter-Valencia tie would be played at the San Siro with a reduced capacity of 36,000. After further work at the San Siro, Italian authorities and UEFA announced that the second leg of Celtic-Milan would go ahead at the stadium, at its full capacity of 85,700. 4,500 seats were reserved for Celtic supporters.San Siro back to capacity for Celtic http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=512309.html UEFA 2 March 2007 21 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108082427/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=512309.html 8 January 2009 dead The first legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2007, with the second legs on 6 and 7 March. main y Porto POR 2–3 Chelsea ENG 1–1 1–2 Celtic SCO 0–1 Milan ITA 0–0 0–1 (aet) PSV Eindhoven NED 2–1 Arsenal ENG 1–0 1–1 Lille FRA+1974 0–2 Manchester United ENG 0–1 0–1 Roma ITA 2–0 Lyon FRA+1974 0–0 2–0 Barcelona ESP 2–2 (a) Liverpool ENG 1–2 1–0 Real Madrid ESP 4–4 (a) Bayern Munich GER 3–2 1–2 Internazionale ITA 2–2 (a) Valencia ESP 2–2 0–0 Matches 2007 2 21 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Porto POR 1–1 ENG Chelsea Meireles 12 Shevchenko 16 Estádio do Dragão, Porto 50,216 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85516/ 2007 3 6 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Chelsea ENG 2–1 POR Porto Robben 48 Ballack 78 Quaresma 15 Stamford Bridge, London 39,041 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85517/ Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. 2007 2 20 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Celtic SCO 0–0 ITA Milan Celtic Park, Glasgow 58,785 Terje Hauge (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85504/ 2007 3 7 y 20:45 Milan ITA 1–0 yes SCO Celtic Kaká 93 San Siro, Milan 52,914 Konrad Plautz (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85505/ Milan won 1–0 on aggregate. 2007 2 20 y 20:45 PSV Eindhoven NED 1–0 ENG Arsenal Méndez 61 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven 35,100 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85506/ 2007 3 7 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Arsenal ENG 1–1 NED PSV Eindhoven Alex 58 o.g. Alex 83 Emirates Stadium, London 60,073 Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85507/ PSV Eindhoven won 2–1 on aggregate. 2007 2 20 y 20:45 Lille FRA 1974 0–1 ENG Manchester United Giggs 83 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 40,725 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85508/ 2007 3 7 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Manchester United ENG 1–0 FRA 1974 Lille Larsson 72 Old Trafford, Manchester 75,182 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85509/ Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate. 2007 2 21 y 20:45 Roma ITA 0–0 FRA 1974 Lyon Stadio Olimpico, Rome 60,053 Mike Riley (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85512/ 2007 3 6 y 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 0–2 ITA Roma Totti 22 Mancini 44 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 39,260 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85513/ Roma won 2–0 on aggregate. 2007 2 21 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 1–2 ENG Liverpool Deco 14 Bellamy 43 Riise 74 Camp Nou, Barcelona 93,641 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85514/ 2007 3 6 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Liverpool ENG 0–1 ESP Barcelona Guðjohnsen 75 Anfield, Liverpool 42,579 Herbert Fandel (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85515/ 2–2 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals. 2007 2 20 y 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 3–2 GER Bayern Munich Raúl 10 28 Van Nistelrooy 34 Lúcio 23 Van Bommel 88 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 70,928 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85510/ 2007 3 7 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 2–1 ESP Real Madrid Makaay 1 Lúcio 66 Van Nistelrooy 83 pen. Allianz Arena, Munich 66,000 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85511/ 4–4 on aggregate; Bayern Munich won on away goals. 2007 2 21 y 20:45 Internazionale ITA 2–2 ESP Valencia Cambiasso 29 Maicon 76 Villa 64 Silva 86 San Siro, Milan 25,269note The Internazionale v Valencia match was played at reduced capacity due to security issues with the San Siro. Martin Hansson (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85518/ 2007 3 6 y 20:45 Valencia ESP 0–0 ITA Internazionale Mestalla, Valencia 48,109 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/85519/ 2–2 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals. Quarter-finals Summary The draw for the final stages, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, was held on 9 March 2007 in Athens, Greece. The draw was conducted by ad interim UEFA CEO Gianni Infantino, assisted by Friedrich Stickler, chairman of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee. Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of Greece in Euro 2004, was appointed ambassador for the final. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 April 2007. main y Milan ITA 4–2 Bayern Munich GER 2–2 2–0 PSV Eindhoven NED 0–4 Liverpool ENG 0–3 0–1 Roma ITA 3–8 Manchester United ENG 2–1 1–7 Chelsea ENG 3–2 Valencia ESP 1–1 2–1 Matches 2007 4 3 y 20:45 Milan ITA 2–2 GER Bayern Munich Pirlo 40 Kaká 84 pen. Van Buyten 78 90+3 San Siro, Milan 67,500 Yuri Baskakov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300128/ 2007 4 11 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 0–2 ITA Milan Seedorf 27 Inzaghi 31 Allianz Arena, Munich 65,000 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300129/ Milan won 4–2 on aggregate. 2007 4 3 y 20:45 PSV Eindhoven NED 0–3 ENG Liverpool Gerrard 27 Riise 49 Crouch 63 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven 35,100 Bertrand Layec (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300130/ 2007 4 11 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool ENG 1–0 NED PSV Eindhoven Crouch 67 Anfield, Liverpool 41,447 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300131/ Liverpool won 4–0 on aggregate. 2007 AS Roma–Manchester United F.C. conflict 2007 4 4 y 20:45 Roma ITA 2–1 ENG Manchester United Taddei 44 Vučinić 67 Rooney 60 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 68,389 Herbert Fandel (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300132/ 2007 4 10 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 7–1 ITA Roma Carrick 11 60 Smith 17 Rooney 19 Ronaldo 44 49 Evra 81 De Rossi 69 Old Trafford, Manchester 74,476 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300133/ Manchester United won 8–3 on aggregate. 2007 4 4 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea ENG 1–1 ESP Valencia Drogba 53 Silva 30 Stamford Bridge, London 38,065 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300134/ 2007 4 10 y 20:45 Valencia ESP 1–2 ENG Chelsea Morientes 32 Shevchenko 52 Essien 90 Mestalla, Valencia 47,280 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300135/ Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. Semi-finals Summary The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, with the second legs on 1 and 2 May 2007. main y Chelsea ENG 1–1 (1–4 p) Liverpool ENG 1–0 0–1 (aet) Manchester United ENG 3–5 Milan ITA 3–2 0–3 Matches 2007 4 25 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea ENG 1–0 ENG Liverpool J. Cole 29 Stamford Bridge, London 39,483 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300136/ 2007 5 1 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool ENG 1–0 yes ENG Chelsea Agger 22 Anfield, Liverpool 42,554 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) Zenden Alonso Gerrard Kuyt 4–1 Robben Lampard Geremi https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300137/ 1–1 on aggregate; Liverpool won 4–1 on penalties. 2007 4 24 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 3–2 ITA Milan Ronaldo 5 Rooney 59 90+1 Kaká 22 37 Old Trafford, Manchester 73,820 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300138/ 2007 5 2 y 20:45 Milan ITA 3–0 ENG Manchester United Kaká 11 Seedorf 30 Gilardino 78 San Siro, Milan 67,500 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/300139/ Milan won 5–3 on aggregate. Final 2007 UEFA Champions League final The final was played on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. The final was contested by Milan of Italy and Liverpool of England. Milan scored first through Filippo Inzaghi just before half time. Inzaghi scored again in the 82nd minute, before Dirk Kuyt scored a late consolation goal a minute before full-time. As winners, Milan went on to represent UEFA at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup. Notes note References External links 2006–07 UEFA Champions League *3 Category:UEFA Champions League knockout phases