Milan 2007–08 football season
During the 2007–08 season , Associazione Calcio Milan played its 74th Serie A season in the club's existence. Milan competed in Serie A , finishing fifth and failing to qualify for the following seasons UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2001–02 , as well as in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League , being knocked out in the round of 16 in both competitions. As winners of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Milan competed in the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup , winning both competitions.
Club
Management
Source: San Siro article: 24 April 2008
Players
Starting line-up. Before Alexandre Pato joined A.C. Milan, Filippo Inzaghi used to be the striker usually playing along with Alberto Gilardino in the occasions Carlo Ancelotti chose to play 4–3–1–2. In a more defensive and quite frequently used tactical disposition there used to be a single forward (Inzaghi, Gilardino or, after his arrival at the club, Pato) and five midfielders.
As of 1 March 2008. [ 2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Winter
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Match
Date
Tournament
Location
Opponent team
Score
Scorers
1
29 July 2007
Friendly
Lecco, Italy
Lecco
0–4
Ronaldo 40' , Kaká 56' , Brocchi 71' , Seedorf 87'
2
3 August 2007
2007 Russian Railways Cup
Moscow, Russia
PSV
0–0 (4–3p )
3
5 August 2007
2007 Russian Railways Cup
Moscow, Russia
Lokomotiv Moscow
3–3 (7–8p )
Kaká 20' , Seedorf 87' , Brocchi 90+2'
4
9 August 2007
Friendly
Seville, Spain
Real Betis
0–1
5
14 August 2007
2007 TIM Trophy
Milan, Italy
Juventus
1–0
Gilardino 25'
6
14 August 2007
2007 TIM Trophy
Milan, Italy
Internazionale
0–1
7
17 August 2007
2007 Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi
Milan, Italy
Juventus
2–0
Inzaghi 43' , 47'
8
6 September 2007
Friendly
Kyiv, Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
2–2
Pato 45' , Gilardino 50'
9
12 October 2007
Friendly
Bilbao, Spain
Athletic Bilbao
0–0
10
8 January 2008
Friendly
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0–2
Gilardino 78' , 85'
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Overall
Serie A
League table
Source:
Serie A Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
18
10
10
66
38
+28
64
8
7
4
31
18
+13
10
3
6
35
20
+15
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Ground A H A H A H A H H A H P A A P P H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H Result W D D D L D W L L W D - W D - - L W W L W W W W D D W D D W L L W L W L W W W L W Position 2 3 5 9 9 11 8 11 13 10 9 11 9 8 10 11 12 12 9 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
UEFA Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Goals conceded
Discipline
References
Sources
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions