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UEFA Champion's League 2007/2008

Complete hub of information on the 2007/2008 UEFA Champion's League

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2007/2008 Info

Defending Champions: AC Milan

Final Location and Date: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia on 21st May 2008

2008 UEFA Champions League Final Ambassador: Rinat Dasayev (former Russian international goalkeeper)

Competing Teams

UEFA's 53 member associations will send 76 clubs to compete in the 2007/2008 UEFA Champion's League, the 53th time the tournament has been played and the 16th season in it's current guise as the UEFA Champion's League. The following clubs were originally entered into each subsequent stage of the competition:

First qualifying round clubs: APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus), Tampere United (Finland), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), MŠK Žilina (Slovakia), BATE Borisov (Belarus), FH Hafnarfjörður (Iceland), Rànger's (Andorra), Olimpi Rustavi (Georgia), Elfsborg (Sweden), FBK Kaunas (Lithuania), Marsaxlokk (Malta), Khazar Lenkoran (Azerbaijan), Ventspils (Latvia), HB Tórshavn (Faroe Islands), Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova), FK Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Levadia Tallinn (Estonia), Derry City (Republic of Ireland), F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg), FK Zeta (Montenegro), Pyunik (Armenia), Linfield (Northern Ireland), SK Tirana (Albania), SS Murata (San Marino), FC Astana (Kazakhstan), The New Saints (Wales), NK Domžale (Slovenia), FK Pobeda (Republic of Macedonia)

Second qualifying round clubs:: Rosenborg (Norway), Beitar Jerusalem (Israel), Steaua Bucharest (Romania), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), F.C. Copenhagen (Denmark), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Beşiktaş (Turkey), Rangers (Scotland), Genk (Belgium), Zagłębie Lubin (Poland), Debrecen (Hungary), Crvena Zvezda (Serbia), Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)

Third qualifying round clubs: Sevilla (Spain), Toulouse (France), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), Valencia (Spain), Werder Bremen (Germany), Dinamo Bucharest (Romania), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), Lazio (Italy), AEK Athens (Greece), Celtic (Scotland), Fenerbahçe (Turkey), Liverpool (England), Ajax (Holland), Anderlecht (Belgium), FC Zürich (Switzerland), Arsenal (England), Benfica (Portugal)

Group stage clubs: Real Madrid (Spain), Manchester United (England), VfB Stuttgart (Germany), PSV Eindhoven (Holland), Barcelona (Spain), Chelsea (England), Schalke 04 (Germany), Olympiacos (Greece), Internazionale (Italy), Lyon (France), Porto (Portugal), CSKA Moscow (Russia), Roma (Italy), Marseille (France), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), AC Milan (Italy)

First knockout round clubs: Celtic (Scotland), Barcelona (Spain), Lyon (France), Manchester United (England), Schalke (Germany), Porto (Portugal), Liverpool (England), Inter Milan (Italy), Roma (Italy), Real Madrid (Spain), Arsenal (England), AC Milan (Italy), Olympiakos (Greece), Chelsea (England), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Sevilla (Spain)