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UEFA Cup Draw For Rounds of 32 and 16

Here are the matchups for the first two knockout rounds of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup, resulting from Friday's other draw:

ROUND OF 32: Ties to be played February 13/14 and 21

Aberdeen v Bayern Munich

AEK Athens v Getafe

Bolton v Atlético Madrid

Zenit St Petersburg v Villarreal

Galatasaray v Bayer Leverkusen

Anderlecht v Bordeaux

SK Brann v Everton

FC Zürich v Hamburg SV

Rangers v Panathinaikos

PSV Eindhoven v Helsingborg

Slavia Prague v Tottenham

Rosenborg v Fiorentina

Sporting Lisbon v FC Basle

Werder Bremen v Braga

Benfica v Nurnberg

Marseille v Spartak Moscow

ROUND OF 16: Ties to be played March 6 and 12/13

Anderlecht or Bordeaux v Aberdeen or Bayern Munich

Rangers or Panathinaikos v Werder Bremen or Braga

Bolton or Atlético Madrid v Sporting Lisbon or FC Basle

Galatasaray or Bayer Leverkusen v FC Zürich or Hamburg SV

AEK Athens or Getafe v Benfica or Nurnberg

Rosenborg or Fiorentina v SK Brann or Everton

Slavia Prague or Tottenham v PSV Eindhoven or Helsingborg

Marseille or Spartak Moscow v Zenit St Petersburg or Villarreal

UEFA Champions League Draw

Here are the matchups for the round of 16 of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League resulting from Friday's draw:

Champions League: Last 16 draw

Ties to be played February 19/20 & March 4/5

Celtic v Barcelona

Lyon v Man Utd

Schalke 04 v FC Porto

Liverpool v Inter Milan

Roma v Real Madrid

Arsenal v AC Milan

Olympiacos v Chelsea

Fenerbahce v FC Sevilla

FINAL UEFA CUP GROUP STAGE STANDINGS

And here are your final standings from UEFA Cup group stage play:

Second Round Group A
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Everton	4	4	0	0	12	6
Nurnberg	4	2	1	1	7	1
Zenit St Petersburg	4	1	1	2	5	0
AZ Alkmaar	4	1	2	1	4	-1
Larissa	4	0	4	0	0	-6
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group B
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Atlético Madrid	4	3	0	1	10	5
Panathinaikos	4	3	1	0	9	5
Aberdeen	4	1	2	1	4	-1
FC Copenhagen	4	1	3	0	3	-6
Lokomotiv Moscow	4	0	2	2	2	-3
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group C
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Villarreal	4	3	0	1	10	4
Fiorentina	4	2	0	2	8	6
AEK Athens	4	1	1	2	5	0
Mlada Boleslav	4	1	3	0	3	-1
Elfsborg	4	0	3	1	1	-9
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group D
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Hamburg SV	4	3	0	1	10	6
FC Basle	4	2	0	2	8	2
SK Brann	4	1	2	1	4	-1
Dinamo Zagreb	4	0	2	2	2	-3
Rennes	4	0	2	2	2	-4
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group E
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Bayer Leverkusen	4	3	1	0	9	6
Spartak Moscow	4	2	1	1	7	1
FC Zürich	4	2	2	0	6	-3
Sparta Prague	4	1	2	1	4	-1
Toulouse	4	1	3	0	3	-3
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group F
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Bayern Munich	4	2	0	2	8	7
Braga	4	1	0	3	6	2
Bolton	4	1	0	3	6	1
Aris Salonika	4	1	1	2	5	-3
Crvena Zvezda	4	0	4	0	0	-7
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group G
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Getafe	4	3	1	0	9	2
Tottenham	4	2	1	1	7	2
Anderlecht	4	1	1	2	5	1
AaB	4	1	2	1	4	0
Hapoel Tel-Aviv	4	1	3	0	3	-5
· Complete Standings

Second Round Group H
CLUB	GP	W	L	D	PTS	GD
Bordeaux	4	4	0	0	12	4
Helsingborg	4	2	1	1	7	3
Galatasaray	4	1	2	1	4	1
Panionios	4	1	2	1	4	-3
Austria Vienna	4	0	3	1	1	-5
· Complete Standings

The top three teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage, beginning with the final 32, in which they are joined by the third-place finishers from group stage play in the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Cup Group Stage, MatchDay #5

Wednesday and Thursday saw the conclusion of Group Stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup.

Here is a rundown of the scores with links to stories about each match:

Wednesday games:

Matchday 5 - 19 December 2007

Group	Home		Away
E	Zürich	0-5	Leverkusen	Report »
E	Toulouse	2-1	Spartak Moskva	Report »
F	Braga	2-0	Crvena Zvezda	Report »
F	Bayern	6-0	Aris	Report »
G	Getafe	2-1	Anderlecht	Report »
G	H. Tel-Aviv	1-3	AaB	Report »
H	Panionios	2-3	Bordeaux	Report »
H	Galatasaray	0-0	Austria Wien	Report »

And here are the Thursday results:

Matchday 5 - 20 December 2007

Group	Home		Away
A	AZ	2-3	Everton	Report »
A	Larissa	1-3	Nürnberg	Report »
B	Atlético	2-1	Panathinaikos	Report »
B	Aberdeen	4-0	København	Report »
C	AEK	1-2	Villarreal	Report »
C	Fiorentina	2-1	Mladá Boleslav	Report »
D	Hamburg	1-1	Basel	Report »
D	Rennes	1-1	Dinamo Zagreb	Report »

Inzaghi Double Helps Milan Cop Club Title

At Yokahama, Japan:

Filippo Inazaghi's double (21', 71') as well as goals from Alessandro Nesta (50') and Kaka (62') lifted AC Milan to the FIFA Club World Cup championship as they doubled Boca Juniors 4-2 on Sunday.

Photo of AC Milan players celebrating their victory from Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images

Earlier, Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds took the thrid-place game as they
won the penalty kick shootout with Tunisia's Etoile Sahel 4-2, after their match ended deadlocked at 2-2, with Washington scoring both of the Reds' goals.

Clarence Seedorf Sets Up AC Milan-Boca Final

At Yokahama, Japan:

Clarence Seedorf scored the lone goal (68') in AC Milan's FIFA Club World Cup 1-0 semifinal-round victory on Thursday over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds. The reigning European champions will face Boca Juniors on Sunday in Yokahama for the championship.

Champions League Group Stage Play Concludes

Wednesday marked the end of Group Stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. Here are results from Tuesday and Wednesday action with links to stories from each match:

Matchday 6 - 12 December 2007

Group	Home		Away
E	Rangers	0-3	Lyon		Report »
E	Barcelona	3-1	Stuttgart		Report »
F	Roma	1-1	Man. United		Report »
F	Sporting	3-0	Dynamo Kyiv		Report »
G	PSV	0-1	Internazionale		Report »
G	Fenerbahçe	3-1	CSKA Moskva		Report »
H	Arsenal	2-1	Steaua		Report »
H	Slavia	0-3	Sevilla		Report »

Matchday 6 - 11 December 2007

Group	Home		Away
A	Marseille	0-4	Liverpool		Report »
A	Porto	2-0	Beşiktaş		Report »
B	Chelsea	0-0	Valencia		Report »
B	Schalke	3-1	Rosenborg		Report »
C	Real Madrid	3-1	Lazio		Report »
C	Olympiacos	3-0	Bremen		Report »

And here are your final standings:

2007/08 First Phase Group A Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		FC Porto	6	3	2	1	8	7		2	1	0	5	2		1	1	1	3	5		1	11
2		Liverpool	6	3	1	2	18	5		2	0	1	12	2		1	1	1	6	3		13	10
3		Marseille	6	2	1	3	6	9		1	1	1	3	5		1	0	2	3	4		-3	7
4		Besiktas	6	2	0	4	4	15		2	0	1	4	3		0	0	3	0	12		-11	6

December 11, 20072007/08 First Phase Group B Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		Chelsea	6	3	3	0	9	2		1	2	0	3	1		2	1	0	6	1		7	12
2		Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	5	4		1	1	1	3	2		1	1	1	2	2		1	8
3		Rosenborg	6	2	1	3	6	10		1	0	2	2	6		1	1	1	4	4		-4	7
4		Valencia	6	1	2	3	2	6		0	1	2	1	4		1	1	1	1	2		-4	5

December 11, 20072007/08 First Phase Group C Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	13	9		3	0	0	9	4		0	2	1	4	5		4	11
2		Olympiacos	6	3	2	1	11	7		1	2	0	4	1		2	0	1	7	6		4	11
3		Werder Bremen	6	2	0	4	8	13		2	0	1	6	6		0	0	3	2	7		-5	6
4		Lazio	6	1	2	3	8	11		1	1	1	5	5		0	1	2	3	6		-3	5

December 4, 20072007/08 First Phase Group D Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		AC Milan	6	4	1	1	12	5		3	0	0	7	2		1	1	1	5	3		7	13
2		Celtic	6	3	0	3	5	6		3	0	0	5	2		0	0	3	0	4		-1	9
3		Benfica	6	2	1	3	5	6		1	1	1	2	2		1	0	2	3	4		-1	7
4		Shakhtar Donetsk	6	2	0	4	6	11		1	0	2	3	5		1	0	2	3	6		-5	6

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group E Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		Barcelona	6	4	2	0	12	3		3	0	0	8	1		1	2	0	4	2		9	14
2		Lyon	6	3	1	2	11	10		1	1	1	6	7		2	0	1	5	3		1	10
3		Rangers	6	2	1	3	7	9		1	1	1	2	4		1	0	2	5	5		-2	7
4		VfB Stuttgart	6	1	0	5	7	15		1	0	2	3	6		0	0	3	4	9		-8	3

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group F Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		Man Utd	6	5	1	0	13	4		3	0	0	7	1		2	1	0	6	3		9	16
2		Roma	6	3	2	1	11	6		2	1	0	5	2		1	1	1	6	4		5	11
3		Sporting Lisbon	6	2	1	3	9	8		1	1	1	5	3		1	0	2	4	5		1	7
4		Dynamo Kiev	6	0	0	6	4	19		0	0	3	4	10		0	0	3	0	9		-15	0

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group G Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		Inter Milan	6	5	0	1	12	4		3	0	0	9	2		2	0	1	3	2		8	15
2		Fenerbahce	6	3	2	1	8	6		3	0	0	6	1		0	2	1	2	5		2	11
3		PSV Eindhoven	6	2	1	3	3	6		1	1	1	2	2		1	0	2	1	4		-3	7
4		CSKA Moscow	6	0	1	5	7	14		0	1	2	3	5		0	0	3	4	9		-7	1

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group H Standings
			OVERALL							HOME						AWAY
			GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		W	D	L	GS	GA		GD	P
1		FC Sevilla	6	5	0	1	14	7		3	0	0	9	4		2	0	1	5	3		7	15
2		Arsenal	6	4	1	1	14	4		3	0	0	12	1		1	1	1	2	3		10	13
3		Slavia Prague	6	1	2	3	5	16		1	1	1	2	4		0	1	2	3	12		-11	5
4		Steaua Bucuresti	6	0	1	5	4	10		0	1	2	1	4		0	0	3	3	6		-6	1

Key

GP: Games Played, P: Points, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GS: Goals Scored, GA: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference

Note:

FC Porto, Liverpool, Chelsea, FC Schalke 04, Real Madrid, Olympiacos, AC Milan, Celtic, Barcelona, Lyon, Manchester United, AS Roma, Inter Milan, Fenerbahce, Sevilla, and Arsenal advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage.

Another Note:

Marseille, Rosenborg, Werder Bremen, SL Benfica, Rangers, Sporting, PSV Eindhoven, and Slavia Prague qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup.

One More Note:

Besiktas, Valencia, Lazio, Shakhtar Donetsk, VfB Stuttgart, Dynamo Kiev, CSKA Moscow, and Steaua Bucharest crashed out of European competition altogether.