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The knockout stage of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup began on 13 February 2008. It was completed on 14 May 2008 with the final at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester. The knockout stage involves the 24 teams who finished in the top three in each of their groups in the group stage, along with the eight third-placed clubs from the Champions League group stage.
Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs will progress to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs will progress. If away goals are equal too, 30 minutes of extra time are played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores are still level.
In the final, the tie is played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.
Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg won the final 2–0 against Scottish side Rangers, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov coming in the last 20 minutes of the game to give Zenit their first UEFA Cup title.
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA.
Bracket
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners were drawn against the eight third-placed teams, while the eight second-placed teams were drawn against the eight teams who finished third in the Champions League groups. Teams from the same group or the same country cannot be drawn together.
Summary
The first legs were played on 13 and 14 February 2008. The second legs were played on 21 February 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen 
|
3–7 |  Bayern Munich
|
2–2 | 1–5 |
AEK Athens 
|
1–4 |  Getafe
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
Bolton Wanderers 
|
1–0 | Atlético Madrid
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Zenit Saint Petersburg 
|
2–2 (a) | Villarreal
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
Galatasaray 
|
1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen
|
0–0 | 1–5 |
Anderlecht 
|
3–2 |  Bordeaux
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Brann 
|
1–8 | Everton
|
0–2 | 1–6 |
Zürich 
|
1–3 | Hamburger SV
|
1–3 | 0–0 |
| Rangers
|
1–1 (a) | Panathinaikos
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
PSV Eindhoven 
|
4–1 |  Helsingborgs IF
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
Slavia Prague 
|
2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Rosenborg
|
1–3 |  Fiorentina
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
Sporting CP 
|
5–0 | Basel
|
2–0 | 3–0 |
| Werder Bremen
|
4–0 | Braga
|
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Benfica
|
3–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Marseille
|
3–2 | Spartak Moscow
|
3–0 | 0–2 |
Matches
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–0 | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
Pogrebnyak  63' |
Report |
| Villarreal | 2–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Franco 75' Tomasson 90' |
Report | Pogrebnyak 31' |
2–2 on aggregate; Zenit Saint Petersburg won on away goals.
| Galatasaray | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 5–1 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Barbarez 12', 22' Kießling 13'Haggui 55'Schneider 61' (pen.) |
Report | Barusso 87' (pen.) |
Bayer Leverkusen won 5–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 1–1 | Getafe |
|---|---|---|
| Blanco 90+4' |
Report | De la Red 86' |
| Getafe | 3–0 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Granero 45+1' Contra 82' (pen.)Braulio 84' |
Report |
Getafe won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Brann | 0–2 | Everton |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Osman 59' Anichebe 88' |
| Everton | 6–1 | Brann |
|---|---|---|
| Yakubu 35', 54', 72' Johnson 41', 90+2'Arteta 70' |
Report | Vaagan Moen 60' |
Everton won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Werder Bremen | 3–0 | Braga |
|---|---|---|
| Naldo 5' Jensen 27'Almeida 90+5' (pen.) |
Report |
| Braga | 0–1 | Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Klasnić 78' |
Werder Bremen won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Marseille | 3–0 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyrou 62' Taiwo 68'Niang 79' |
Report |
| Spartak Moscow | 2–0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Pavlenko 39' Pavlyuchenko 85' |
Report |
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–1 | Bordeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Polák 79' Mpenza 90+5' |
Report | Jussiê 69' (pen.) |
| Bordeaux | 1–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Cavenaghi 71' |
Report | Chatelle 34' |
Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | Helsingborgs IF |
|---|---|---|
| Simons 7' (pen.) Lazović 33' |
Report |
| Helsingborgs IF | 1–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Castán 81' |
Report | Bakkal 47' Lazović 65' |
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 0–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Goumas 12' |
Report | Novo 81' |
1–1 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.
| Sporting CP | 2–0 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Vukčević 8', 58' |
Report |
| Basel | 0–3 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pereirinha 2' Liédson 41', 51' |
Sporting won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Aberdeen | 2–2 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 24' Aluko 41' |
Report | Klose 29' Altıntop 55' |
| Bayern Munich | 5–1 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Lúcio 12' Van Buyten 36'Podolski 71', 77'Van Bommel 85' |
Report | Lovell 83' |
Bayern Munich won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Zürich | 1–3 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Hassli 88' |
Report | Jarolím 49' Olić 67'Trochowski 77' |
| Hamburger SV | 0–0 | Zürich |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Hamburger SV won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mutu 16' |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Liverani 38' Cacia 81' |
Report | Koné 88' |
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Strihavka 69' |
Report | Berbatov 4' Keane 30' |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Slavia Prague |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hara 7' |
Report | Krajčík 51' |
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Diouf 74' |
Report |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bolton Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Benfica | 1–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
|---|---|---|
| Makukula 43' |
Report |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Charisteas 59' Saenko 66' |
Report | Cardozo 90' Di María 90+2' |
Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was also held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. Unlike the previous rounds, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the round of 16 onwards.
Summary
The first legs were played on 6 March 2008. The second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht
|
2–6 | Bayern Munich
|
0–5 | 2–1 |
| Rangers
|
2–1 | Werder Bremen
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers
|
1–2 | Sporting CP
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen
|
3–3 (a) | Hamburger SV
|
1–0 | 2–3 |
| Benfica
|
1–3 | Getafe
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Fiorentina
|
2–2 (4–2p) | Everton
|
2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Tottenham Hotspur
|
1–1 (5–6p) | PSV Eindhoven
|
0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Marseille
|
3–3 (a) | Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
3–1 | 0–2 |
Matches
| Anderlecht | 0–5 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Altıntop 9' Toni 45+1'Podolski 57'Klose 67'Ribéry 86' |
| Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Lúcio 9' |
Report | Serhat 20' Iakovenko 35' |
Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 2–0 | Everton |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzmanović 70' Montolivo 81' |
Report |
| Everton | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson 16' Arteta 67' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Gravesen  Yakubu  Arteta Jagielka |
2–4 | Pazzini Montolivo Osvaldo Santana |
2–2 on aggregate; Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties.
| Marseille | 3–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Cissé 37', 55' Niang 48' |
Report | Arshavin 82' |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Pogrebnyak 39', 78' |
Report |
3–3 on aggregate; Zenit Saint Petersburg won on away goals.
| Rangers | 2–0 | Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Cousin 45' Davis 47' |
Report |
| Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Diego 58' |
Report |
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| McCann 25' |
Report | Vukčević 69' |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Pereirinha 85' |
Report |
Sporting CP won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Gekas 77' |
Report |
| Hamburger SV | 3–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Trochowski 53' Guerrero 65'Van der Vaart 81' |
Report | Barbarez 19' Gekas 55' |
3–3 on aggregate; Bayer Leverkusen won on away goals.
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Farfán 34' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Berbatov 81' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Simons Lazovic Farfán Salcido Dzsudzsák Bakkal Marcellis |
6–5 | Berbatov O'Hara Huddlestone Bent Jenas Zokora Chimbonda |
1–1 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won 6–5 on penalties.
| Benfica | 1–2 | Getafe |
|---|---|---|
| Mantorras 76' |
Report | De la Red 25' Hernández 67' |
| Getafe | 1–0 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Albín 77' |
Report |
Getafe won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Denis Law, the ambassador for the final in Manchester, was held on Friday, 14 March 2008 at 14:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland.
Summary
The first legs were played on 3 April and the second legs were played on 10 April 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen
|
2–4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
1–4 | 1–0 |
| Rangers
|
2–0 | Sporting CP
|
0–0 | 2–0 |
| Bayern Munich
|
4–4 (a) | Getafe
|
1–1 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Fiorentina
|
3–1 | PSV Eindhoven
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
Matches
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Kießling 33' |
Report | Arshavin 20' Pogrebnyak 52'Anyukov 61'Denisov 64' |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bulykin 18' |
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 0–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sporting CP | 0–2 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Darcheville 60' Whittaker 90+2' |
Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Getafe |
|---|---|---|
| Toni 26' |
Report | Contra 90' |
| Getafe | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Contra 44' Casquero 91'Braulio 93' |
Report | Ribéry 89' Toni 115', 120' |
4–4 on aggregate; Bayern Munich won on away goals.
| Fiorentina | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Mutu 56' |
Report | Koevermans 63' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 0–2 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mutu 38', 53' |
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Summary
The semi-final matches were played on 24 April and 1 May 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich
|
1–5 | Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Rangers
|
0–0 (4–2p) | Fiorentina
|
0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Matches
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Ribéry 18' |
Report | Lúcio 60' (o.g.) |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4–0 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Pogrebnyak 4', 73' Zyryanov 39'Fayzulin 54' |
Report |
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 0–0 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Fiorentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Kuzmanović Montolivo Liverani Vieri |
2–4 | Ferguson Whittaker Papac Hemdani Novo |
0–0 on aggregate; Rangers won 4–2 on penalties.
Final
Main article: 2008 UEFA Cup finalThe final took place on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England.
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Denisov 72' Zyryanov 90+4' |
Report |
Notes
- CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 29 March 2007 (round of 32 and round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
References
- "Europa League 2007/2008 » Schedule". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- "Full Time Report Final – Zenit Saint Petersburg v Rangers" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
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