Round: Final 2007 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Date: Wednesday, 23th May 2007
2 1
Attendance: 63,000
Time: 21:45 (local time) Referee: Herbert Fandel
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti Coach: Rafael Benitez

AC MILAN
LIVERPOOL

1. Dida


25. Pepe Reina

3. Paolo Maldini (C)

3. Steve Finnan 88

8. Gennaro Gattuso

5. Daniel Agger

9. Filippo Inzaghi 45 1:0 82 2:0 88
6. John Arne Riise

10. Clarence Seedorf 90+2
8. Steven Gerrard (C)
VALIDATED
13. Alessandro Nesta

14. Xabi Alonso

18. Marek Jankulovski 80
16. Jermaine Pennant

21. Andrea Pirlo

18. Dirk Kuyt 89 2:1

22. Kaka

20. Javier Mascherano 78

23. Massimo Ambrosini
23. Jamie Carragher

44. Massimo Oddo

32. Boudewijn Zenden 59




4. Kakha Kaladze Jankulovski 80

1. Jerzy Dudek


11. Alberto Gilardino Inzaghi 88

2. Alvaro Arbeloa Finnan 88


19. Giuseppe Favalli Seedorf 90+2

4. Sami Hyypia







7. Harry Kewell Zenden 59







11. Mark Gonzalez







15. Peter Crouch Mascherano 78







17. Craig Bellamy


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Steven Gerrard - Liverpool captain



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Dirk Kuyt - first goal in Europe not enough




Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Distance from Anfield Stadium: 2663 km - 1655 miles




Steve Finnan's unused long-sleeved match issued shirt. Finnan wore a short-sleeved shirt in the Final.



Steve Finnan's medal.
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Steven Gerrard's medal.




Official AC Milan match pennant. Silk embroidered with gold brocade fringes and a brass pole, silk 46 cm x 40 cm. A pennant was given to the Liverpool captain, referees and UEFA observers before the match.
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Daniel Agger's match issued shirt.
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Dirk Kuyt's tracksuit top.
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Official programme. 116 pages.



Official UEFA team sheet.



Away Goals. 16 pages.

Unofficial issue. Produced by FSF (Football Supporters Federation). Available at the airport.





Information Guide / VIP Issue. This issue was available to the media and also in the VIP area.






Timetable Champions Village inside Take Your Seat Wallet.







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Official Match Poster (68.5 x 48.3cm).
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The Final Countdown. 8 pages. Festival newspaper (Tuesday and Wednesday). Available at festival site and city centre.




There were a large number of unofficial programmes for sale on the internet after the final. The producers of these six unofficial programmes claim they were available in Athens.

Netherlands issue. 16 pages.

Netherlands issue. 12 pages.

England issue. 8 pages.



Greece issue. 8 pages.



Germany issue. 8 pages.



Greece issue. 8 pages.



Sixteen page Asport magazine dated May 2007.





Sixty four page magazine issued with Sport Day newspaper on the day of match. The 2nd page (pages 2 and 3) has been torn out.





Forty eight page magazine issued with Goal News newspaper on the day of match.





One hundred page Eikoves Greek magazine dated 20th of May 2007. The magazine previews the final and contains extensive coverage of previous finals.





One hundred and sixteen page magazine issued with Goal News newspaper features all previous Finals.





One hundred and sixty four page Epsilon Greek magazine dated 20th of May 2007. Six of the pages are dedicated to Liverpool supporters.
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Twenty page Metro Champions League newspaper dated the day of the match.





Sixteen page supplement of Score newspaper dated the day of the match.





Twelve page supplement to the Greek newspaper H Prasini dated the day of the match.



Kaka match issued shirt.





Thirty two page City Press newspaper dated the 22nd of May 2007. It is completely dedicated to previewing the Final.





Twenty eight page supplement to the Greek newspaper SporTime dated the day of the match.





Sixty page Greek newspaper with a four page supplement, dated the day of the match, previews the Final.
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ASport newspaper eight page supplement, dated the day of the match, previews the Final.
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Goal News newspaper twelve page supplement previews the Final.
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Cover and Table of Contents of Drivers Booklet issued by UEFA to the drivers who chauffered the sponsors and guests during the events between 21st and 24th May 2007.







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Vodafone Sponsors Pack.






Take Your Seat page from Vodafone Sponsors Pack.



Fold out information sheet by British Embassy in Athens.
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Eighty four page official AC Milan club magazine Forza Milan dated May 2007 which contains a preview of the match.



Twelve page adidas brochure.



Sixteen page supplement to La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper dated the day of the match.



Guardian newspaper preview supplement.






Liverpool Echo preview supplement.
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Gennaro Gattuso match issued shirt.








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Banner from outside the stadium entrance. 2.4m X 0.7m.




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Banner poster from outside the Olympic Stadium. 1.93m X 1.3m.



Heineken VIP Table Card.












Commemorative plate, possibly presented to the Greece FA.

























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AC Milan Champions League final jersey and photographs signed by the AC Milan team that beat Liverpool 2-1 in the final played in the Olympic Stadium in Athens on May 23rd, 2007.
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The Champions League Final was Liverpool's last match of the season. They had finished the Premier League in 3rd place on 68 points; 21 points behind champions Manchester United. In the FA Cup, Liverpool lost 3:1 to Arsenal in the 3rd round at Anfield. Three days after the FA Cup match, Arsenal returned to Anfield and won 6:3 in the League Cup 5th round. Julio Baptista scored four times and also had a penalty saved by Jerzy Dudek. This was Liverpool's worst defeat at home since losing 6-0 to Sunderland in April 1930. In August, Liverpool had won the Community Shield 2:1 against Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.


*Away Statistics include the Final against AC Milan in Athens


APPEARANCES / GOALS: 15 Matches / 22 Goals (1.47 goals per match) s = Substitute appearance

Players Used: 27

Ever-present: 1 - Alonso

Players Scored: 9

Leading Scorer: Crouch - 7 goals

TOTAL HOME ATTENDANCE 292,540
TOTAL AWAY ATTENDANCE 328,954


621,494

Average Home Attendance: 41,791




KM
Miles


Kyiv 2298
1428


Eindhoven 612
380


Bordeaux 972
604


Istanbul 2728
1695


Barcelona 1392
865


Eindhoven 612
380


London 287
178


Athens 2663
1655







11564
7185



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