During the 2006-07 season
A.C. Milan competed in
Serie A,
Coppa Italia and
UEFA Champions League
Summary
The 2006–07 season has had its ups and downs for Milan. Having started the
2006–07 Serie A
The 2006–07 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th season of top-tier Italian football, the 75th in a round-robin tournament. It was scheduled to begin on 26 and 27 August, but was postponed to 2 September 200 ...
season with an eight-point penalty due to the ''
Calciopoli
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'' scandal, a poor run of results during which Milan failed to win for nine-straight matches left them in a lowly 15th place on only 11 points. After two consecutive losses against
Atalanta and
Roma
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, Milan had a streak of seven-straight undefeated matches. Two wins against
Catania
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and
Udinese left Milan only six points behind fourth place and qualification for the
2007–08 UEFA Champions League
The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall.
The final was played on 21 May 2008 at the L ...
. Milan eventually finished fourth in Serie A, behind
Lazio. After displaying poor physical condition throughout most of the fall, the team took a January retreat in
Malta to regain condition and try to achieve a fourth-place finish in Serie A and further progression in the Champions League.
Milan's performances in the Champions League were a different story. Drawn in a group described as easy by some pundits, with
AEK Athens,
Lille and
Anderlecht
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, Milan won the group with 10 points despite losing the last two games. Milan eventually won the Champions League, overcoming
Celtic
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in the round of 16,
Bayern Munich
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in the quarter-finals,
Manchester United
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in the semi-finals and
Liverpool in the final.
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...
was in strong form for Milan in the Champions League, scoring 10 goals in 12 matches and winning that year's Champions League Golden Boot.
Squad
Transfers
Winter
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
= Third qualifying round
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Group stage
Knockout phase
=Round of 16
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=Quarter-finals
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=Semi-finals
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=Final
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Statistics
Players statistics
References
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A.C. Milan seasons
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UEFA Champions League-winning seasons