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, 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). 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) and Daniel Jarque of Espanyol (August 2009, aged 26).

Route to the final

EspanyolRound SevillaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legInitial phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Artmedia Bratislava5–32–2 (A)3–1 (H)First round Atromitos6–12–1 (A)4–0 (H)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Sparta Prague2–0 (A)Matchday 1 Slovan Liberec0–0 (A)ByeMatchday 2Bye Zulte Waregem6–2 (H)Matchday 3 Braga2–0 (H) Ajax2–0 (A)Matchday 4 Grasshopper4–0 (A) Austria Wien1–0 (H)Matchday 5 AZ1–2 (H)Group F winnersFinal standingsGroup C runners-upOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Livorno4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)Round of 32 Steaua București3–02–0 (A)1–0 (H) Maccabi Haifa4–00–0 (A)4–0 (H)Round of 16 Shakhtar Donetsk5–4 (a.e.t.)2–2 (H)3–2 (a.e.t.) (A) Benfica3–23–2 (H)0–0 (A)Quarter-finals Tottenham Hotspur4–32–1 (H)2–2 (A) Werder Bremen5–13–0 (H)2–1 (A)Semi-finals Osasuna2–10–1 (A)2–0 (H)

Match

Details

GK 1 Gorka IraizozRB 8 Pablo ZabaletaCB 21 Daniel JarqueCB 19 Marc TorrejónLB 3 David GarcíaDM 22 Moisés Hurtado RM 18 Francisco Rufete LM 11 Albert RieraAM 9 Iván de la Peña CF 10 Luis GarcíaCF 23 Raúl Tamudo (c) Substitutes:GK 25 Carlos KameniDF 4 Jesús María Lacruz DF 30 Javi ChicaMF 6 Eduardo CostaMF 16 Jônatas FW 7 Walter Pandiani FW 20 CoroManager: Ernesto Valverde GK 1 Andrés PalopRB 4 Dani AlvesCB 2 Javi Navarro (c)CB 19 Ivica DragutinovićLB 16 Antonio Puerta DM 8 Christian PoulsenRM 18 José Luis MartíLM 6 Adriano AM 25 Enzo Maresca CF 12 Frédéric Kanouté CF 10 Luís Fabiano Substitutes:GK 13 David CobeñoDF 3 David CastedoDF 20 Aitor OcioMF 11 Renato MF 15 Jesús Navas FW 7 Javier ChevantónFW 9 Aleksandr Kerzhakov 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 halfStatisticEspanyolSevillaGoals scored11Total shots98Shots on target51Saves04Ball possession56%44%Corner kicks32Fouls committed86Offsides02Yellow cards10Red cards00

+Second half and extra timeStatisticEspanyolSevillaGoals scored11Total shots620Shots on target48Saves73Ball possession35%65%Corner kicks712Fouls committed159Offsides02Yellow cards13Red cards10

+OverallStatisticEspanyolSevillaGoals scored22Total shots1528Shots on target99Saves77Ball possession43%57%Corner kicks1014Fouls committed2315Offsides04Yellow cards23Red cards10

See also 2007 UEFA Champions League final 2007 UEFA Super Cup RCD Espanyol in European football Sevilla FC in European football Spanish football clubs in international competitions 2006–07 RCD Espanyol season 2006–07 Sevilla FC season

References

External links

2006–07 season at UEFA.com