# 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.
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

| Espanyol | Espanyol | Espanyol | Espanyol | Round | Sevilla | Sevilla | Sevilla | 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 | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Sparta Prague | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Slovan Liberec | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Matchday 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Zulte Waregem | 6–2 (H) | 6–2 (H) | 6–2 (H) | Matchday 3 | Braga | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Ajax | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | Grasshopper | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (A) | 4–0 (A) |
| Austria Wien | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 5 | AZ | 1–2 (H) | 1–2 (H) | 1–2 (H) |
| Group F winners Pos Teamvte 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: | Group F winners Pos Teamvte 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: | Group F winners Pos Teamvte 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: | Group F winners Pos Teamvte 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: | Final standings | Group C runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 AZ 4 10 2 Sevilla 4 7 3 Braga 4 6 4 Slovan Liberec 4 5 5 Grasshopper 4 0 Source: | Group C runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 AZ 4 10 2 Sevilla 4 7 3 Braga 4 6 4 Slovan Liberec 4 5 5 Grasshopper 4 0 Source: | Group C runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 AZ 4 10 2 Sevilla 4 7 3 Braga 4 6 4 Slovan Liberec 4 5 5 Grasshopper 4 0 Source: | Group C runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 AZ 4 10 2 Sevilla 4 7 3 Braga 4 6 4 Slovan Liberec 4 5 5 Grasshopper 4 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 | Sevilla |
| 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

First half :
| Statistic | Espanyol | Sevilla |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 9 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 56% | 44% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 8 | 6 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second half and extra time :
| Statistic | Espanyol | Sevilla |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 6 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Saves | 7 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 35% | 65% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 12 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 9 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
Overall :
| Statistic | Espanyol | Sevilla |
| Goals scored | 2 | 2 |
| Total shots | 15 | 28 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 9 |
| Saves | 7 | 7 |
| Ball possession | 43% | 57% |
| Corner kicks | 10 | 14 |
| Fouls committed | 23 | 15 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |