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| Dates | Qualifying: 11 July – 23 August 2006 Competition proper: 12 September 2006 – 23 May 2007 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 73 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Milan (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Liverpool |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 309 (2.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,525,076 (44,201 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kaká (Milan) 10 goals |
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The2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season ofUEFA's premier European clubfootball tournament, theUEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. Thefinal was contested byMilan andLiverpool on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, the match was billed as a repeat of the2005 final, the only difference being that the 2007 final was to be played at theOlympic Stadium inAthens, Greece. Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming fromFilippo Inzaghi.Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool.
Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Liverpool in the first knockout round.
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 leaguecoefficient, 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 thematch-fixing scandal which sawJuventus relegated toSerie B after winning the league the previous season.
For the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2006UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.[2]
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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]
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[6]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| 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 atOlympic Stadium, Athens | |||
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 |
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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 |  Rabotnicki | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk  | 0–2 |  Široki Brijeg | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Birkirkara  | 2–5 |  B36 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
Linfield  | 3–5 |  HIT Gorica | 1–3 | 2–2 |
Pyunik  | 0–2 |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–0 | 0–2 |
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 |
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| HIT 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 |
Djurgårdens IF  | 2–3 |  Ružomberok | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Debrecen  | 2–5 | Rabotnicki | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Cork City | 0–4 |  Red Star Belgrade | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Fenerbahçe  | 9–0 | B36 | 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 |
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 theUEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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 | Rabotnicki | 3–0 | 1–0 |
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 inMonaco.[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, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[8]
Copenhagen andLevski Sofia both made their debut appearances in the group stage. Levski were the first Bulgarian club to appear in the Champions League group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BAR | BRM | LSO | |
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| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | INT | SPM | SPO | |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | PSV | BOR | GAL | |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | ROM | SHK | OLY | |
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| 1 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | RMA | STE | DKV | |
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| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | CEL | BEN | CPH | |
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| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | POR | CSKA | HAM | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | LIL | AEK | AND | |
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| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advance toknockout 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 toUEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
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. Theaway 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, apenalty shootout would have determined the winner.
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| Roma | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roma | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan(a.e.t.) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bayern Munich(a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porto | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Valencia(a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool(p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool(a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 inNyon, Switzerland.[9] 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 theSan Siro inMilan was unsafe for spectators after therioting that had occurred during and after a league match inCatania 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,[10][11] 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.[12]
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 |
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| 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 |
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 byad interim UEFA CEOGianni Infantino, assisted byFriedrich Stickler, chairman of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee.Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of Greece inEuro 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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| Chelsea | 1–1 (1–4p) | Liverpool | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Manchester United | 3–5 | Milan | 3–2 | 0–3 |
The final was played on 23 May 2007 at theOlympic Stadium inAthens, Greece. The final was contested byMilan of Italy andLiverpool 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 the2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
| Rank[14] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 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 | F.C. 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 |
