High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The knockout stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League started on 20 February 2007 and culminated with the final match at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on 23 May. The draw for the first knockout round took place on 15 December 2006 and involved each of the top two teams from each group in the group stage. The winner of each group was paired up with the runner-up from another group.