2007 UEFA Cup final


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. 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 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.
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 and Daniel Jarque of Espanyol.

Route to the final

Match

Details

Statistics

StatisticEspanyolSevilla
Goals scored11
Total shots98
Shots on target51
Saves04
Ball possession56%44%
Corner kicks32
Fouls committed86
Offsides02
Yellow cards10
Red cards00

StatisticEspanyolSevilla
Goals scored11
Total shots620
Shots on target48
Saves73
Ball possession35%65%
Corner kicks712
Fouls committed159
Offsides02
Yellow cards13
Red cards10

StatisticEspanyolSevilla
Goals scored22
Total shots1528
Shots on target99
Saves77
Ball possession43%57%
Corner kicks1014
Fouls committed2315
Offsides04
Yellow cards23
Red cards10