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Revision as of 22:42, 10 April 2007

The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 is the 52nd edition of the European championship football club tournament and 15th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final is scheduled to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, on 23 May, 2007.

File:UCL2007Final.jpg
Poster of the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final

Early issues

Serie A scandal

The Italian qualifiers should have been, according to the results of the 2005-06 Serie A campaign, Juventus, AC Milan, Internazionale, and Fiorentina. After the match-fixing scandal, the four teams were decided on 25 July.

Internazionale and Roma were confirmed as the direct entrants to the group stage. AC Milan and Chievo were confirmed as the entrants into the third qualifying round. Originally, AC Milan were barred from the Champions League, but were restored to the competition on appeal, although they had to survive a third-round tie instead of directly entering the group stage. AC Milan were given the go-ahead to take part in this season's Champions League and beat Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round by an aggregate of 3-1. [1]

Suspension of Hellenic Football Federation

The participation of Greek teams in this year's tournament was in doubt following FIFA's suspension of the Hellenic Football Federation from all international competition because of government interference in the running of the sport in Greece.[2] However, FIFA lifted its ban on 12 July 2006 after Greece amended a new sports law to address FIFA's objections.[3]

Later issues

Doubt over matches to be played in Italy

On 7 February, the Italian Government announced that San Siro Stadium in Milan was unsafe for spectators in light of riots that took place during and following an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. As a result, the venues of the first leg of the Inter-Valencia pairing scheduled for 21 February and the second leg of the Celtic-Milan pairing scheduled for March 7 were thrown into doubt. Various proposals and offers of the use of stadia outside Italy were made[4] 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 are reserved for Celtic supporters. [5]

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, 2006, with the second legs on 18 and 19 July.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Elbasani Albania 1-3 Lithuania Ekranas 1-0 0-3
TVMK Tallinn Estonia 3-4 Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 2-3 1-1
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 2-1 Kazakhstan FC Aqtöbe 1-0 1-1
MyPa Finland 2-0 Wales The New Saints 1-0 1-0
Cork City Republic of Ireland 2-1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1-0 1-1
Sioni Bolnisi Georgia (country) 2-1 Azerbaijan Bakı 2-0 0-1
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 0-1 North Macedonia FK Rabotnički 0-1 0-0
Shakhtyor Belarus 0-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0-1 0-1
Birkirkara Malta 2-5 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 0-3 2-2
Linfield Northern Ireland 3-5 Slovenia ND Gorica 1-3 2-2
Pyunik Armenia 0-2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0-0 0-2

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, 2006, with the second legs on 1 and 2 August.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ND Gorica Slovenia 0-5 Romania Steaua Bucharest 0-2 0-3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4-0 Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi 2-0 2-0
FC Zürich Switzerland 2-3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 0-2
Djurgården Sweden 2-3 Slovakia Ružomberok 1-0 1-3
Debrecen Hungary 2-5 North Macedonia FK Rabotnicki 1-1 1-4
Cork City Republic of Ireland 0-4 Serbia FK Crvena Zvezda1 0-1 0-3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 9-0 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 4-0 5-0
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 5-3 Norway Vålerenga 3-1 2-2
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 1-1(a) Russia Spartak Moscow 1-1 0-0
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 1-8 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 0-4
FH Hafnarfjörður Iceland 0-3 Poland Legia Warszawa 0-1 0-2
F.C. Copenhagen Denmark 4-2 Finland MyPa 2-0 2-2
Ekranas Lithuania 3-9 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1-4 2-5
Hearts Scotland 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 3-0 0-0

Third qualifying round

The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August, 2006, with the second legs on 22 and 23 August.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 1-2 Russia Spartak Moscow 0-0 1-2
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 4-2 Poland Legia Warszawa 1-0 3-2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1-3 Spain Valencia 1-0 0-3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4-2 Italy Chievo 2-0 2-2
Hearts Scotland 1-5 Greece AEK Athens 1-2 0-3
CSKA Moscow Russia 5-0 Slovakia Ružomberok 3-0 2-0
AC Milan Italy 3-1 Serbia FK Crvena Zvezda1 1-0 2-1
Galatasaray Turkey 6-3 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 5-2 1-1
Standard Liège Belgium 3-4 Romania Steaua Bucharest 2-2 1-2
Austria Vienna Austria 1-4 Portugal Benfica 1-1 0-3
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1-5 England Arsenal 0-3 1-2
F.C. Copenhagen Denmark 3-2 Netherlands Ajax 1-2 2-0
Hamburger SV Germany 1-1(a) Spain Osasuna 0-0 1-1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 5-3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 3-1 2-2
Liverpool England 3-2 Israel Maccabi Haifa2 2-1 1-1
Lille France 4-0 North Macedonia Rabotnički 3-0 1-0

The teams eliminated in this round proceed to the first round of the UEFA Cup.

1This club qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as a member of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005-06 season but is currently a member of the Football Association of Serbia which is the official successor of the previous football association.[6]

2Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice.[7]. The match was played at Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.[8].

Group stage

The draw for this round was held 24 August, 2006 in Monaco. The matches were played 12 September-6 December, 2006.
Main article: UEFA Champions League 2006-07 - Group Stage standings & results

Tie-breaking criteria

Based on paragraph 4.05 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.

Teams that clinched a spot in the First Knockout Round are indicated in bold type.

Teams that clinched a spot in the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics.

Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics.

Key to colours in group tables
     Top two places advance to knockout stage
     Third place enters the UEFA Cup at the round of 32

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. England Chelsea 13 6 4 1 1 10 4 6
2. Spain Barcelona 11 6 3 2 1 12 4 8
3. Germany Werder Bremen 10 6 3 1 2 7 5 2
4. Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0 6 0 0 6 1 17 -16

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Germany Bayern Munich 12 6 3 3 0 10 3 7
2. Italy Inter Milan 10 6 3 1 2 5 5 0
3. Russia Spartak Moscow 5 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4
4. Portugal Sporting Lisbon 5 6 1 2 3 3 6 -3

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. England Liverpool 13 6 4 1 1 11 5 6
2. Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 10 6 3 1 2 6 6 0
3. France Bordeaux 7 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1
4. Turkey Galatasaray 4 6 1 1 4 7 12 -5

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Spain Valencia 13 6 4 1 1 12 6 6
2. Italy Roma 10 6 3 1 2 8 4 4
3. Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 6 1 3 2 6 11 -5
4. Greece Olympiacos 3 6 0 3 3 6 11 -5

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. France Lyon 14 6 4 2 0 12 3 9
2. Spain Real Madrid 11 6 3 2 1 14 8 6
3. Romania Steaua Bucharest 5 6 1 2 3 7 11 -4
4. Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2 6 0 2 4 5 16 -11

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. England Manchester United 12 6 4 0 2 10 5 5
2. Scotland Celtic 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1
3. Portugal Benfica 7 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1
4. Denmark Copenhagen 7 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3

Group G

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. England Arsenal 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 4
2. Portugal Porto 11 6 3 2 1 9 4 5
3. Russia CSKA Moscow 8 6 2 2 2 4 5 -1
4. Germany Hamburg 3 6 1 0 5 7 15 -8

Notes:

  • Arsenal wins the group by virtue of a win and a draw against Porto

Group H

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Italy AC Milan 10 6 3 1 2 8 4 4
2. France Lille 9 6 2 3 1 8 5 3
3. Greece AEK Athens 8 6 2 2 2 6 9 -3
4. Belgium Anderlecht 4 6 0 4 2 7 11 -4

(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)

Knockout stages

Main article: UEFA Champions League 2006-07 - Knockout Stages standings & results

All knockout rounds are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after 90 minutes of the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shoot out.

First Knockout Round

The first legs were played on 20 and 21 February, 2007, with the second legs on 6 and 7 March.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Porto Portugal 2-3 England Chelsea 1-1 1-2
Celtic Scotland 0-1 Italy AC Milan 0-0 0-1 (aet)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2-1 England Arsenal 1-0 1-1
Lille France 0-2 England Manchester United 0-1 0-1
Roma Italy 2-0 France Lyon 0-0 2-0
Barcelona Spain 2-2(a) England Liverpool 1-2 1-0
Real Madrid Spain 4-4(a) Germany Bayern Munich 3-2 1-2
Inter Milan Italy 2-2(a) Spain Valencia 2-2 0-0

Quarter-finals

The draw for the final stages, included quarter-finals and semi-finals, was held on Friday, 9 March 2007 at 12:00pm CET 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 quarter-final matches are being played on 3/4 April, and on 10/11 April, 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AC Milan Italy Germany Bayern Munich 2-2 11 April
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands England Liverpool 0-3 11 April
Roma Italy 3-8 England Manchester United 2-1 1-7
Chelsea England 3-2 Spain Valencia 1-1 2-1

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England European Union PSV/Liverpool 24/25 April 1/2 May
Manchester United England European Union Milan/Bayern 24/25 April 1/2 May

Final

The Final will take place on 23 May, 2007 at the Olympic Stadium, in Athens, Greece.

Trivia

  • Levski Sofia were the first Bulgarian team to compete in the UEFA Champions League group stages, but they were also one of the few clubs not to gain a single point in the group stage in the history of the competition.
  • Copenhagen also made their first appearance in the competition. They eliminated Ajax Amsterdam in third qualifying round to enter the group stages. They gained 7 points in their debut, and won against both Manchester United and Celtic FC.
  • AEK Athens won their first UEFA Champions League match when they beat Lille 1-0 in their fourth group game at the Olympic Stadium. They proceeded to win their next game against AC Milan as well, but fell one point short of advancing.
  • Celtic qualified for the knockout stage for the first time since the tournament was restructured. After having no team progress from the group stage for the first thirteen Champions League seasons, Scotland now have had a team reach the knockout stage for the second consecutive season, as Rangers finished second in their group the previous season.
  • This was the first ever season that all British clubs participating in the group stage progressed to the next round.
  • All three teams participating in the group stage from each of the Spanish and Italian Leagues qualified for the First Knockout Round. However, the two top-placed teams, at the time, in their respective leagues (2006-2007) finished runners-up, while the lower ranked teams finished group winners. The lower ranked teams were Valencia and AC Milan in 9th and 15th places respectively at the time of the group stage.
  • AC Milan reduced their ticket price for their final group match against Lille to €1 for Serie A season tickets holders in an attempt to avoid a low turnout at their 80,000 seater San Siro stadium[9]. AC Milan had already won the group and had nine major first team players out injured for the match. The match attracted a crowd of 27,067.[10]
  • Referee Mike Riley broke the record for the most yellow cards in a single UEFA Champions League match this season which he officiated between Olympique Lyonnais and AS Roma in the first knockout round. A total of 11 yellow cards (8 to Roma and 3 to Lyon) were issued in that game. [11]
  • In the first knockout phase match between Lille and Manchester United, an excess of Manchester United fans were allowed to enter one of the stands, creating safety fears. Lille objected strongly to the only goal of the game, scored by Ryan Giggs with a quick free kick in the 83rd minute, while the Lille defence were unready. At the restart, Lille players made to leave the pitch in protest, but the game was played to its conclusion. Gary Neville of Manchester United was later hit by a missile thrown from the home crowd. Lille unsuccessfully complained about United's goal to UEFA, and have now dropped their appeal about the incident. UEFA then charged Lille with the improper behaviour of their players.
  • Following their match with Inter Milan, Valencia players fought with Inter players. Inter's Nicolas Burdisso sustained a nasal fracture following a punch from Valencia's David Navarro in the incidents which took place after the match [12]. Navarro has since then issued an apology to Burdisso, UEFA and his club for his actions [13]. After looking into the matter, UEFA have suspended Navarro for seven months which include domestic and international matches, Burdisso and Inter defender Maicon for six matches, Carlos Marchena for four, Iván Córdoba for three matches and Julio Ricardo Cruz for two. Both clubs have also been handed a €155,772 (CHF250,000/£106,217) fine [14]. Valencia advanced on the away goals rule following the scoreless draw. Navarro's ban was reduced from seven months to six on 28 March 2007. Marchena's ban was also reduced from four games to two, Ivan Cordoba's was reduced from three games to two and Maicon's was reduced from six games to three. Meanwhile, Burdisso and Julio Cruz had their bans upheld. [15]
  • Roma have progressed to the quarterfinals of the European Cup for the first time since 1984 (where they went all the way to the final before losing on penalties to Liverpool)
  • Roy Makaay scored the fastest goal in the Competition's history, hitting the back of the net just 10.2 seconds after the start of Bayern Munich's second leg match at home against Real Madrid. The Germans went on to win the game 2-1 and the leg (4-4) on the away goals rule and won a place in the last eight.
  • There is no country protection or protection for teams from the same group in the Group Stage from the quarter-finals onwards. Nevertheless, despite there being three English teams and two Italian teams, the draw did not result in any pair of English or Italian teams being drawn together. However, Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven were drawn together, resuming their battle from the Group Stage.
  • The elimination of Barcelona by Liverpool means that no club has successfully defended their title in the Champions League era as yet.
  • United's 7-1 victory over Roma side at Old Trafford was the fourth ever highest-scoring Champions League match (excluding matches from preliminary and qualifying stages)

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Punishments cut for Italian clubs", BBC, 25 July 2006.
  2. ^ FIFA suspended the Hellenic Football Federation from all international competitions on 3 July 2006 because of incompatibilities between Greek law and FIFA regulations. This would have prevented Greek teams from participating in the competition. However the Greek parliament amended the draft sports law on the night of 11 July to meet FIFA's objections, and the suspension was lifted on 12 July.
    "FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation", FIFA, retrieved 3 July 2006
    Greece suspended by FIFA, UEFA, retrieved 3 July, 2006
  3. ^ "FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation", FIFA, retrieved 12 July 2006
  4. ^ Crvena zvezda offer Marakana to Inter by JadranSport; Newcastle offer to stage AC Milan v Celtic by RTE Sport
  5. ^ San Siro back to capacity for Celtic from UEFA website
  6. ^ UEFA Magazine - Farewell to Yugoslavia, by Aleksandar Bošković
  7. ^ UEFA decision on Israel, uefa.com, 7 August 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2006
  8. ^ Liverpool avoid match in Israel, bbc.co.uk, 7 August 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2006
  9. ^ "Milan slash Lille match ticket prices to one euro". Guardian. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
  10. ^ "Match report". Gazzetta dello Sport.
  11. ^ "Dull draw for Roma and Lyon". FIFA.com.
  12. ^ "Burdisso breaks nose in Valencia Brawl". Inter.it.
  13. ^ "DAVID NAVARRO: "I apologise to the club, UEFA and Burdisso. I'm trying to find him to apologise and if I have to go to Italy and apologise personally, I'll do it"". Valenciacf.es.
  14. ^ "Navarro banned for seven months". UEFA.com.
  15. ^ "UEFA reduces Navarro suspension". bbc.co.uk.
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