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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
Spain Spain
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)
Attendance47,602[1]
WeatherRain
15 °C (59 °F)
69% humidity[2]
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In an all-Spanish final, holders Sevilla defeated Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after drawing 2–2 after extra-time, becoming the first club to win the competition two years in succession since the mid-1980s (Real Madrid won the competition in 1985 and 1986).[3][4] Frédéric Kanouté was among the scorers for a second successive year.

Sevilla also won the 2006–07 Copa del Rey a month later, having also claimed the 2006 UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season. Both the continental title and domestic cup would have entitled them to defend the UEFA Cup again, but their 3rd-place finish in the 2006–07 La Liga instead placed them into the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, where their performance (reaching the group stage then winning the group) did not lead to them falling back into the UEFA Cup pathway.

It was a second UEFA Cup final loss for Espanyol in as many appearances; the previous occasion in 1988 also ended in defeat on penalties (following a 3–0 home win and a 3–0 away defeat against Bayer Leverkusen).

Each club endured a tragedy in the period following their 2007 meeting with the sudden death of a much-loved serving and homegrown player who had played the entirety of the Glasgow final, both from heart-related issues and with the partners of both men expecting their child at the time of their death: Antonio Puerta of Sevilla (August 2007, aged 22)[5] and Daniel Jarque of Espanyol (August 2009, aged 26).[6]

Route to the final

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Further information: 2006–07 UEFA Cup
  Espanyol Round   Sevilla
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Initial phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Artmedia Bratislava 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 Pts
1   Espanyol 4 12
2   Ajax 4 7
3   Zulte Waregem 4 6
4   Sparta Prague 4 4
5   Austria Wien 4 0
Source: [citation needed]
 Final standings Group C runners-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   AZ 4 10
2   Sevilla 4 7
3   Braga 4 6
4   Slovan Liberec 4 5
5   Grasshopper 4 0
Source: [citation needed]
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

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Details

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Espanyol  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Sevilla
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 47,602[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Espanyol[2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sevilla[2]
GK 1   Gorka Iraizoz
RB 8   Pablo Zabaleta
CB 21   Daniel Jarque
CB 19   Marc Torrejón
LB 3   David García
DM 22   Moisés Hurtado   23'   68'
RM 18   Francisco Rufete   56'
LM 11   Albert Riera
AM 9   Iván de la Peña   87'
CF 10   Luis García
CF 23   Raúl Tamudo (c)   73'
Substitutes:
GK 25   Carlos Kameni
DF 4   Jesús María Lacruz   73'
DF 30   Javi Chica
MF 6   Eduardo Costa
MF 16   Jônatas   87'
FW 7   Walter Pandiani   56'
FW 20   Coro
Manager:
  Ernesto Valverde
 
GK 1   Andrés Palop
RB 4   Dani Alves
CB 2   Javi Navarro (c)
CB 19   Ivica Dragutinović
LB 16   Antonio Puerta   115'
DM 8   Christian Poulsen
RM 18   José Luis Martí
LM 6   Adriano   76'
AM 25   Enzo Maresca   46'
CF 12   Frédéric Kanouté   82'
CF 10   Luís Fabiano   62'   64'
Substitutes:
GK 13   David Cobeño
DF 3   David Castedo
DF 20   Aitor Ocio
MF 11   Renato   76'
MF 15   Jesús Navas   46'
FW 7   Javier Chevantón
FW 9   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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "4. UEFA Cup Finals" (PDF). UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2012/13. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2013. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Line-ups" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Espanyol 2-2 Sevilla". BBC Sport. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Sevilla 2 - 2 Espanyol (aet; Sevilla win 3-1 on pens)". Guardian. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Sevilla midfielder Puerta dies". The Guardian. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Spain in mourning for Jarque". UEFA. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Full Time Report Final – Espanyol v Sevilla" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
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