Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming from Filippo Inzaghi.

Liechtenstein (who did not have their own domestic league) as well as the 2 lowest-ranked federations, Andorra and San Marino, did not participate.

Italy's representatives were decided based on the revised table following the match-fixing scandal which saw Juventus relegated to Serie B after winning the league the previous season.

[2] Since the title holders (Barcelona) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:[3] The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).

Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[8] Levski Sofia and Copenhagen both made their debut appearances at the group stage.

Levski was the first Bulgarian club to appear in the Champions League group stage.

On 8 February 2007, the Italian government announced that the San Siro in Milan was unsafe for spectators after the rioting that had occurred during and after a league match in Catania six days earlier.

Various proposals and offers of the use of stadia outside Italy were made,[10][11] but it was finally agreed that the Inter-Valencia tie would be played at the San Siro with a reduced capacity of 36,000.

After further work at the San Siro, Italian authorities and UEFA announced that the second leg of Celtic-Milan would go ahead at the stadium, at its full capacity of 85,700.