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The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 was the 52nd edition of the European championship football club tournament and 15th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was contested by AC Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, it was billed as a repeat of the 2004-05 Champions League final, except this time it was played at the Olympic स्टेडियम in Athens, Greece and was won by AC Milan, 2-1.

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round 
The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, 2006, with the second legs on
18 and 19 July.

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Second qualifying round 
The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July 2006, with the second legs on 1 and 2 August.

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Third qualifying round 
The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August, 2006, with the second legs on 22 and 23 August.

 

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The teams eliminated in this round proceed to the first round of the UEFA Cup.

1 This club qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as a member of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005-06 season but is currently a member of the Football Association of Serbia which is the official successor of the previous football association.

2 Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice. The match was played at Lobanovsky Dynamo स्टेडियम in Kiev, Ukraine.

Group stage 
The draw for this round was held 24 August, 2006 in Monaco. The matches were played 12 September-6 December 2006. 

 Tie-breaking criteria 
Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
 higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
 superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
 higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
 superior goal difference from all group matches played;
 higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
 higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Teams that progressed to the First Knockout Round are indicated in bold type.

Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics.

Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics.

 Group A 

 Group B 

 Group C 

 Group D 

 Group E 

 Group F 

 Group G 

Notes:
 Arsenal wins the group by virtue of a win and a draw against Porto

 Group H 

(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)

 Knockout stage 

All knockout rounds are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shoot out. The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away. This team is denoted as "Team #1" below.

 Bracket 

 First Knockout Round 
The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, स्वित्झर्लंड.

The first legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2007, with the second legs on 6 and 7 March.

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 Quarter-finals 
The draw for the final stages, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, was held on Friday, 9 March 2007 at 12:00 CET in Athens, Greece. The draw was conducted by ad interim'' UEFA CEO Gianni Infantino, assisted by Friedrich Stickler, chairman of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee. Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of Greece in Euro 2004, was appointed ambassador for the final.

The quarter-final matches were played on 3/4 April, and on 10/11 April 2007.

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Semi-finals 
The semi-final matches were played on 24/25 April and 1/2 May 2007.

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Final 

The Final took place on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic स्टेडियम in Athens, Greece. Unlike the other knockout rounds, the final was played in only one match with extra time in case of a draw at 90 minutes. If the teams were still level following extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have determined the winner.

AC Milan scored first through Filippo Inzaghi just before half time. Inzaghi scored again in the 82nd minute, before Dirk Kuyt scored a late consolation goal a minute before full time.

The winner (A.C. Milan) will go on to represent युरोप at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

2006-07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards 

 Club Goalkeeper of the Year - Petr Čech
 Club Defender of the Year - Paolo Maldini
 Club Midfielder of the Year - Clarence Seedorf
 Club Forward of the Year - Kaká
 Club Footballer of the Year - Kaká

Top scorers 
The top scorers from the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League (Group Stage and Knockout Stage only) are as follows:

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