Milan defeated Liverpool 2–1 in Athens to claim their seventh UEFA Champions League title, two years after losing the 2005 final to the same opponent.
Key Facts
- Final score
- Milan 2–1 Liverpool
- Venue
- Olympic Stadium, Athens
- Attendance
- 63,000
- Milan's Champions League titles
- 7 (record at time)
- Goals scored
- Inzaghi (2), Kuyt (1)
- Previous final between clubs
- 2005 (Liverpool won on penalties)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Liverpool and AC Milan each navigated five rounds of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, with Milan eliminating Celtic and Manchester United and Liverpool overcoming Barcelona and Chelsea, setting up a rematch of the dramatic 2005 final which Liverpool had won on penalties after overturning a 3–0 half-time deficit.
On 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, AC Milan faced Liverpool in the Champions League final. Andrea Pirlo's deflected free-kick gave Milan the lead in the first half, and Filippo Inzaghi added a second after the break. Dirk Kuyt pulled one back for Liverpool late on, but Milan held out for a 2–1 victory.
Milan's 2–1 win secured their seventh European Cup title and avenged the 2005 final defeat to Liverpool. The match was overshadowed by ticketing controversies outside the stadium, prompting a public dispute between UEFA officials over the conduct of Liverpool supporters, which UEFA president Michel Platini subsequently sought to defuse.