2006–07 UEFA Champions League

The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, the match was billed as a repeat of the 2005 final, the only difference being that the 2007 final was to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool.

2006–07 UEFA Champions League
The Olympic Stadium in Athens hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
11 July – 23 August 2006
Competition proper:
12 September 2006 – 23 May 2007
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 73
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Milan (7th title)
Runners-upEngland Liverpool
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored309 (2.47 per match)
Attendance5,525,076 (44,201 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kaká (Milan)
10 goals

Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Liverpool in the first knockout round.

Qualification

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A total of 73 teams from 49 UEFA member associations participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein (who did not have their own domestic league) as well as the 2 lowest-ranked federations, Andorra and San Marino, did not participate. Montenegro, which did not become a UEFA member until January 2007 also did not take part. 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 2000–01 to 2004–05;[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. Italy's representatives were decided based on the revised table following the match-fixing scandal which saw Juventus relegated to Serie B after winning the league the previous season.

  • 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 16–50 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.

Association ranking

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For the 2006–07 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.[2]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1   Spain 73.717 4
2   England 63.224
3   Italy 61.186
4   France 49.469 3
5   Germany 48.989
6   Portugal 44.666
7   Netherlands 39.831 2
8   Greece 35.498
9   Belgium 31.750
10   Scotland 31.750
11   Turkey 29.916
12   Czech Republic 27.950
13   Russia 25.666
14   Austria 24.875
15   Ukraine 24.850
16   Israel 21.874 1
17   Serbia and Montenegro 21.249
18   Poland 21.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19   Switzerland 20.875 1
20   Norway 20.200
21   Bulgaria 18.540
22   Croatia 18.125
23   Denmark 17.200
24   Hungary 16.331
25   Romania 15.457
26   Sweden 15.383
27   Slovakia 11.665
28   Slovenia 9.665
29   Cyprus 8.165
30   Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.165
31   Latvia 6.664
32   Finland 6.540
33   Moldova 6.332
34   Georgia 6.165
35   Lithuania 5.332
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36   Iceland 4.832 1
37   Macedonia 4.497
38   Republic of Ireland 4.164
39   Belarus 4.082
40   Liechtenstein 4.000 0
41   Armenia 2.998 1
42   Malta 2.998
43   Albania 2.665
44   Estonia 2.498
45   Northern Ireland 2.165
46   Wales 1.832
47   Luxembourg 1.665
48   Azerbaijan 1.332
49   Kazakhstan 0.999
50   Faroe Islands 0.666
51   Andorra 0.000 0
52   San Marino 0.000

Distribution

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Since the title holders (Barcelona) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:[3]

  • The champions of association 10 (Scotland) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
  • The champions of association 16 (Israel) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 26 and 27 (Sweden and Slovakia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(22 teams)
  • 22 champions from associations 28–50 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 11 champions from associations 17–27
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 11 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 6 champions from associations 11–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6
  • 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10 (including title holders Barcelona)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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Group stage
  BarcelonaTH (1st)   Internazionale (1st)[Note ITA]   Bayern Munich (1st)   PSV Eindhoven (1st)
  Real Madrid (2nd)   Roma (2nd)[Note ITA]   Werder Bremen (2nd)   Olympiacos (1st)
  Chelsea (1st)   Lyon (1st)   Porto (1st)   Anderlecht (1st)
  Manchester United (2nd)   Bordeaux (2nd)   Sporting CP (2nd)   Celtic (1st)
Third qualifying round
  Valencia (3rd)   Chievo (4th)[Note ITA]   AEK Athens (2nd)   CSKA Moscow (1st)
  Osasuna (4th)   Lille (3rd)   Standard Liège (2nd)   Austria Wien (1st)
  Liverpool (3rd)   Hamburger SV (3rd)   Galatasaray (1st)   Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
  Arsenal (4th)   Benfica (3rd)   Slovan Liberec (1st)   Maccabi Haifa (1st)
  Milan (3rd)[Note ITA]   Ajax (PO)
Second qualifying round
  Heart of Midlothian (2nd)   Dynamo Kyiv (2nd)   Vålerenga (1st)   Debrecen (1st)
  Fenerbahçe (2nd)   Red Star Belgrade (1st)[Note SRB]   Levski Sofia (1st)   Steaua București (1st)
  Mladá Boleslav (2nd)   Legia Warsaw (1st)   Dinamo Zagreb (1st)   Djurgården (1st)
  Spartak Moscow (2nd)   Zürich (1st)   Copenhagen (1st)   Ružomberok (1st)
  Red Bull Salzburg (2nd)
First qualifying round
  Gorica (1st)   Sioni Bolnisi (1st)   Pyunik (1st)   The New Saints (1st)
  Apollon Limassol (1st)   Ekranas (1st)   Birkirkara (1st)   F91 Dudelange (1st)
  Široki Brijeg (1st)   FH (1st)   Elbasani (1st)   Baku (1st)
  Liepājas Metalurgs (1st)   Rabotnički (1st)   TVMK (1st)   B36 (1st)
  MyPa (1st)   Cork City (1st)   Linfield (1st)   Aktobe (1st)
  Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)   Shakhtyor Soligorsk (1st)
Notes
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    Italy (ITA): Based on the initial final league positions, Juventus and Milan earned direct entries to the Group Stage, while Internazionale and Fiorentina earned berths in a Third qualifying round. Following 2006 Italian football scandal investigations (resulting in a massive points deductions), Juventus and Fiorentina lost their entries entirely while Milan was demoted to Third qualifying round. Internazionale were promoted to the Group Stage. Roma were promoted from UEFA Cup to Champions League Group stage. Chievo were promoted from UEFA Cup to Champions League Third qualifying round.[4]
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    Serbia (SRB): Red Star Belgrade qualified for this season's UEFA competitions though Serbia and Montenegro domestic league, but represented its official successor Serbia, due to Montenegro becoming an independent nation on 3 June 2006.[5]

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[6]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 23 June 2006 11–12 July 2006 18–19 July 2006
Second qualifying round 25–26 July 2006 1–2 August 2006
Third qualifying round 28 July 2006 8–9 August 2006 22–23 August 2006
Group stage Matchday 1 24 August 2006
(Monaco)
12–13 September 2006
Matchday 2 26–27 September 2006
Matchday 3 17–18 October 2006
Matchday 4 31 October – 1 November 2006
Matchday 5 21–22 November 2006
Matchday 6 5–6 December 2006
Knockout phase Round of 16 15 December 2006 20–21 February 2007 6–7 March 2007
Quarter-finals 9 March 2007 3–4 April 2007 10–11 April 2007
Semi-finals 24–25 April 2007 1–2 May 2007
Final 23 May 2007 at Olympic Stadium, Athens

Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round

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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   1–3   Ekranas 1–0 0–3
TVMK   3–4   FH 2–3 1–1
Liepājas Metalurgs   2–1   Aktobe 1–0 1–1
MyPa   2–0   The New Saints 1–0 1–0
Cork City   2–1   Apollon Limassol 1–0 1–1
Sioni Bolnisi   2–1   Baku 2–0 0–1
F91 Dudelange   0–1   Rabotnički 0–1 0–0
Shakhtyor Salihorsk   0–2   Široki Brijeg 0–1 0–1
Birkirkara   2–5   B36 Tórshavn 0–3 2–2
Linfield   3–5   Gorica 1–3 2–2
Pyunik   0–2   Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 0–2

Second qualifying round

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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
Gorica   0–5   Steaua București 0–2 0–3
Levski Sofia   4–0   Sioni Bolnisi 2–0 2–0
Zürich   2–3   Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–2
Djurgården   2–3   Ružomberok 1–0 1–3
Debrecen   2–5   Rabotnički 1–1 1–4
Cork City   0–4   Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe   9–0   B36 Tórshavn 4–0 5–0
Mladá Boleslav   5–3   Vålerenga 3–1 2–2
Sheriff Tiraspol   1–1 (a)   Spartak Moscow 1–1 0–0
Liepājas Metalurgs   1–8   Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 0–4
FH   0–3   Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2
Copenhagen   4–2   MyPa 2–0 2–2
Ekranas   3–9   Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 2–5
Heart of Midlothian   3–0   Široki Brijeg 3–0 0–0

Third qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August 2006, with the second legs on 22 and 23 August. The teams eliminated in this round qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovan Liberec   1–2   Spartak Moscow 0–0 1–2
Shakhtar Donetsk   4–2   Legia Warsaw 1–0 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg   1–3   Valencia 1–0 0–3
Levski Sofia   4–2   Chievo 2–0 2–2
Heart of Midlothian   1–5   AEK Athens 1–2 0–3
CSKA Moscow   5–0   Ružomberok 3–0 2–0
Milan   3–1   Red Star Belgrade 1–0 2–1
Galatasaray   6–3   Mladá Boleslav 5–2 1–1
Standard Liège   3–4   Steaua București 2–2 1–2
Austria Wien   1–4   Benfica 1–1 0–3
Dinamo Zagreb   1–5   Arsenal 0–3 1–2
Copenhagen   3–2   Ajax 1–2 2–0
Hamburger SV   1–1 (a)   Osasuna 0–0 1–1
Dynamo Kyiv   5–3   Fenerbahçe 3–1 2–2
Liverpool   3–2   Maccabi Haifa 2–1 1–1
Lille   4–0   Rabotnički 3–0 1–0

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2006–07 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 for this round was held on 24 August 2006 in Monaco.[7] The first matches were played on 12 September 2006, and the stage concluded on 6 December.

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 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.

Levski Sofia and Copenhagen both made their debut appearances at the group stage. Levski was the first Bulgarian club to appear in the Champions League group stage.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BAR BRM LSO
1   Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 13 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–0 2–0
2   Barcelona 6 3 2 1 12 4 8 11 2–2 2–0 5–0
3   Werder Bremen 6 3 1 2 7 5 2 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 1–1 2–0
4   Levski Sofia 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 1–3 0–2 0–3
Source: RSSSF

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY INT SPM SPO
1   Bayern Munich 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 4–0 0–0
2   Internazionale 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10 0–2 2–1 1–0
3   Spartak Moscow 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–2 0–1 1–1
4   Sporting CP 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5 0–1 1–0 1–3
Source: RSSSF

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV PSV BOR GAL
1   Liverpool 6 4 1 1 11 5 6 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 3–0 3–2
2   PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 0–0 1–3 2–0
3   Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 0–1 3–1
4   Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 3–2 1–2 0–0
Source: RSSSF

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL ROM SHK OLY
1   Valencia 6 4 1 1 12 6 6 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–0 2–0
2   Roma 6 3 1 2 8 4 4 10 1–0 4–0 1–1
3   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–2 1–0 2–2
4   Olympiacos 6 0 3 3 6 11 −5 3 2–4 0–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RMA STE DKV
1   Lyon 6 4 2 0 12 3 9 14 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–1 1–0
2   Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 6 11 2–2 1–0 5–1
3   Steaua București 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–3 1–4 1–1
4   Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2 0–3 2–2 1–4
Source: RSSSF

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN CEL BEN CPH
1   Manchester United 6 4 0 2 10 5 5 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–2 3–1 3–0
2   Celtic 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–0 3–0 1–0
3   Benfica 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 3–0 3–1
4   Copenhagen 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7 1–0 3–1 0–0
Source: RSSSF

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS POR CSKA HAM
1   Arsenal 6 3 2 1 7 3 4 11 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 0–0 3–1
2   Porto 6 3 2 1 9 4 5 11 0–0 0–0 4–1
3   CSKA Moscow 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 0–2 1–0
4   Hamburger SV 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3 1–2 1–3 3–2
Source: RSSSF

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL LIL AEK AND
1   Milan 6 3 1 2 8 4 4 10 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 3–0 4–1
2   Lille 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 9 0–0 3–1 2–2
3   AEK Athens 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 1–0 1–1
4   Anderlecht 6 0 4 2 7 11 −4 4 0–1 1–1 2–2
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

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All knockout rounds are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in 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 shootout.

The final was played over just one match, with extra time in case of a draw after 90 minutes. If the teams were still level following extra time, a penalty shootout would have determined the winner.

Bracket

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Round of 16

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The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.[8] The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away. This team is denoted as "Team #1" below.

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,[9][10] 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.[11]

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   2–3   Chelsea 1–1 1–2
Celtic   0–1   Milan 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
PSV Eindhoven   2–1   Arsenal 1–0 1–1
Lille   0–2   Manchester United 0–1 0–1
Roma   2–0   Lyon 0–0 2–0
Barcelona   2–2 (a)   Liverpool 1–2 1–0
Real Madrid   4–4 (a)   Bayern Munich 3–2 1–2
Internazionale   2–2 (a)   Valencia 2–2 0–0

Quarter-finals

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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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Milan   4–2   Bayern Munich 2–2 2–0
PSV Eindhoven   0–4   Liverpool 0–3 0–1
Roma   3–8   Manchester United 2–1 1–7
Chelsea   3–2   Valencia 1–1 2–1

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, with the second legs on 1 and 2 May 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea   1–1 (1–4 p)   Liverpool 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Manchester United   3–5   Milan 3–2 0–3

Final

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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.

Milan  2–1  Liverpool
Inzaghi   45', 82' Report Kuyt   89'

2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards

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Statistics

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1   Kaká   Milan 10 1082
2   Peter Crouch   Liverpool 6 576
  Ruud van Nistelrooy   Real Madrid 584
  Fernando Morientes   Valencia 620
  Didier Drogba   Chelsea 1055
6   Raúl   Real Madrid 5 603
7   Nicolae Dică   Steaua București 4 532
  Louis Saha   Manchester United 464
  Claudio Pizarro   Bayern Munich 620
  Filippo Inzaghi   Milan 673
  David Villa   Valencia 702
  Francesco Totti   Roma 800
  Wayne Rooney   Manchester United 1062

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Country coefficients 2004/05". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2006". Bert Kassies.
  3. ^ "2006/07 UEFA Champions League list of participants". UEFA.com. 19 November 2006.
  4. ^ "Punishments cut for Italian clubs". BBC. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  5. ^ Aleksandar Bošković (30 June 2006). "Farewell to Yugoslavia". Magazine. UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  6. ^ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2006/2007". Bert Kassies.
  7. ^ "Europe's finest ready for draw". UEFA.com. 24 August 2006.
  8. ^ "2006/07 Draw and match calendar". UEFA. 20 June 2006.
  9. ^ Crvena Zvezda offer Marakana to Inter by JadranSport Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Newcastle offer to stage AC Milan v Celtic". RTÉ Sport. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  11. ^ "San Siro back to capacity for Celtic". UEFA. 2 March 2007. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  12. ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Fandel to keep order in Athens". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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