# 2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage

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.

## Qualified teams

The knockout stage involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as the winners, runners-up and third-placed teams of each of the eight groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

### UEFA Cup group stage top-three teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams |
| A | Everton | 1. FC Nürnberg | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| B | Atlético Madrid | Panathinaikos | Aberdeen |
| C | Villarreal | Fiorentina | AEK Athens |
| D | Hamburger SV | Basel | Brann |
| E | Bayer Leverkusen | Spartak Moscow | Zürich |
| F | Bayern Munich | Braga | Bolton Wanderers |
| G | Getafe | Tottenham Hotspur | Anderlecht |
| H | Bordeaux | Helsingborgs IF | Galatasaray |

### Champions League group stage third-placed teams

| Group | Third-placed teams |
| A | Marseille |
| B | Rosenborg |
| C | Werder Bremen |
| D | Benfica |
| E | Rangers |
| F | Sporting CP |
| G | PSV Eindhoven |
| H | Slavia Prague |

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 1 | 1 | 2 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | 3 | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | Bayern Munich (a.e.t.; a) | Bayern Munich (a.e.t.; a) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Benfica | Benfica | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Getafe | Getafe | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 | 2 | 2 | Benfica | Benfica | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 1 | 0 | 1 | Getafe | Getafe | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Getafe | Getafe | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Galatasaray | Galatasaray | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 5 | 5 | Bayer Leverkusen (a) | Bayer Leverkusen (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zürich | Zürich | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Marseille | Marseille | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Spartak Moscow | Spartak Moscow | 0 | 2 | 2 | Marseille | Marseille | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) | Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) | Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 May – Manchester | 14 May – Manchester | 14 May – Manchester |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2 |
| Rangers (a) | Rangers (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rangers | Rangers | 0 |
| Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rangers | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 4 | Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Braga | Braga | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Rangers | Rangers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | Sporting CP | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sporting CP | Sporting CP | 2 | 3 | 5 | Sporting CP | Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basel | Basel | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Rangers (p) | Rangers (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | |
| Rosenborg | Rosenborg | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Fiorentina | Fiorentina | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | | | |
| Fiorentina | Fiorentina | 1 | 2 | 3 | Fiorentina (p) | Fiorentina (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brann | Brann | 0 | 1 | 1 | Everton | Everton | 0 | 2 | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Everton | Everton | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | Fiorentina | Fiorentina | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Slavia Prague | Slavia Prague | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 2 | 4 | PSV Eindhoven (p) | PSV Eindhoven (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Helsingborgs IF | Helsingborgs IF | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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

2–2 on aggregate; Zenit Saint Petersburg won on away goals.
Bayer Leverkusen won 5–1 on aggregate.
Getafe won 4–1 on aggregate.
Everton won 8–1 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 4–0 on aggregate.
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.
Sporting CP won 5–0 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 7–3 on aggregate.
Hamburger SV won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bolton Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.
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 (4–2 p) | Everton | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 (5–6 p) | PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Marseille | 3–3 (a) | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1 | 0–2 |

### Matches

Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties.
3–3 on aggregate; Zenit Saint Petersburg won on away goals.
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 2–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Bayer Leverkusen won on away goals.
1–1 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won 6–5 on penalties.
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

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Bayern Munich won on away goals.
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 (4–2 p) | Fiorentina | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |

### Matches

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate; Rangers won 4–2 on penalties.

## Final

The final took place on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England.