2007 UEFA Cup Final

The 2007 UEFA Cup Final was a football match that took place on 16 May 2007 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

2007 UEFA Cup Final
Event2006–07 UEFA Cup
Espanyol Sevilla
2 2
After extra time
Sevilla won 3–1 on penalties
Date16 May 2007
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchAndrés Palop (Sevilla)
RefereeMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance50,670
WeatherRain
15 °C (59 °F)
69% humidity[1]

In an all-Spanish final, Sevilla defeated Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after drawing 2–2 after extra-time, becoming the first club to win the Cup two years in succession since the mid-1980s (Real Madrid won the competition in 1985 and 1986).

Sevilla also won the 2006–07 Copa del Rey a month later.

Route to the final
Further information: 2006–07 UEFA Cup
Espanyol Round Sevilla
UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Initial phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Artmedia Petržalka 5–3 2–2 (A) 3–1 (H) First round Atromitos 6–1 2–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Sparta Prague 2–0 (A) Matchday 1 Slovan Liberec 0–0 (A)
Bye Matchday 2 Bye
Zulte Waregem 6–2 (H) Matchday 3 Braga 2–0 (H)
Ajax 2–0 (A) Matchday 4 Grasshopper 4–0 (A)
Austria Wien 1–0 (H) Matchday 5 AZ 1–2 (H)
Group F winners
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
3 Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6
4 Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
5 Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Source:
Final standings Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AZ 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Sevilla 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7
3 Braga 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
4 Slovan Liberec 4 1 2 1 6 7 −1 5
5 Grasshopper 4 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Livorno 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Round of 32 Steaua București 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Maccabi Haifa 4–0 0–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Round of 16 Shakhtar Donetsk 5–4 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (H) 3–2 (a.e.t.) (A)
Benfica 3–2 3–2 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
Werder Bremen 5–1 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Osasuna 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match

Details
Espanyol 2–2 (a.e.t.) Sevilla
Riera 28'
Jônatas 115'		 Report

Report (archive)

Overview		 Adriano 18'
Kanouté 105'
Penalties
L. García
Pandiani
Jônatas
Torrejón 		1–3 Kanouté
Dragutinović
Dani Alves
Puerta
Attendance: 50,670
Espanyol
Sevilla
GK1 Gorka Iraizoz
RB8 Pablo Zabaleta
CB21 Daniel Jarque
CB19 Marc Torrejón
LB3 David García
DM22 Moisés Hurtado 23'  68'
RM18 Francisco Rufete 56'
LM11 Albert Riera
AM9 Iván de la Peña 87'
CF10 Luis García
CF23 Raúl Tamudo (c) 73'
Substitutes:
GK25 Carlos Kameni
DF4 Jesús María Lacruz 73'
DF30 Javi Chica
MF6 Eduardo Costa
MF16 Jônatas 87'
FW7 Walter Pandiani 56'
FW20 Coro
Manager:
Ernesto Valverde
GK1 Andrés Palop
RB4 Dani Alves
CB2 Javi Navarro (c)
CB19 Ivica Dragutinović
LB16 Antonio Puerta 115'
DM8 Christian Poulsen
RM18 José Luis Martí
LM6 Adriano 76'
AM25 Enzo Maresca 46'
CF12 Frédéric Kanouté 82'
CF10 Luís Fabiano 62' 64'
Substitutes:
GK13 David Cobeño
DF3 David Castedo
DF20 Aitor Ocio
MF11 Renato 76'
MF15 Jesús Navas 46'
FW7 Javier Chevantón
FW9 Aleksandr Kerzhakov 64'
Manager:
Juande Ramos

Man of the Match:
Andrés Palop (Sevilla)

Assistant referees:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Stéphane Cuhat (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes, of which three may be used

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "Line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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