2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 15 September and ended on 9 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[1]
Draw
[edit]The draw was held on 27 August 2015, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][3] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season):[4][5]
- Pot 1 contained the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2014 UEFA country coefficients.[6][7] As the title holders (Barcelona) were one of the champions of the top seven associations, the champions of the association ranked eighth were also seeded into Pot 1 (regulations Article 13.05).[1]
- Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients.[8][9][10]
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage.
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. There were other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United) in general did not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tried to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan) did not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[11] Therefore, Ukrainian clubs Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv (both Pot 3), and Russian clubs Zenit Saint Petersburg (Pot 1) and CSKA Moscow (Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group.
Teams
[edit]Below are the 32 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients),[8] grouped by their seeding pot.[12][13] They include 22 teams which entered in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 |
Third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32 |
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- Notes
- TH Title holders, automatically placed at the top position of seeding list.
- CR Winners of the play-off round (Champions Route).
- LR Winners of the play-off round (League Route).
Format
[edit]In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32.[1]
Tiebreakers
[edit]The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 17.01):[1]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 applied;
- superior goal difference in all group matches;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of wins in all group matches;
- higher number of away wins in all group matches;
- lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- higher club coefficient.
Groups
[edit]The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015.[15] The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Belarus and Russia and matchday 2 in Kazakhstan which were 18:00 CEST/CET, and matchdays 4 and 5 in Kazakhstan which were 16:00 CET.[16]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | PAR | SHK | MAL | |
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1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 13 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League | 3–4 | 0–3 | — | 4–0 | |
4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | — |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Malmö FF |
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Di María 4' Cavani 61' |
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Real Madrid | 4–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Benzema 30' Ronaldo 55' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 81' |
Report |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Report | Aurier 7' David Luiz 23' Srna 90' (o.g.) |
Malmö FF | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Ronaldo 29', 90' |
Malmö FF | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Rosenberg 17' | Report |
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Nacho 35' | Report |
Malmö FF | 0–5 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Report | Rabiot 3' Di María 14', 68' Ibrahimović 50' Lucas 82' |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–4 | Real Madrid |
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Teixeira 77' (pen.), 88' Dentinho 83' |
Report | Ronaldo 18', 70' Modrić 50' Carvajal 52' |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Lucas 57' Ibrahimović 86' |
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- Notes
- ^ a b c Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | PSV | MUN | CSKA | |
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1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | CSKA Moscow |
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Draxler 40' | Report |
PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | Manchester United |
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Moreno 45+2' Narsingh 57' |
Report | Depay 41' |
Manchester United | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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Mata 34' (pen.) Smalling 53' |
Report | Caligiuri 4' |
CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Musa 7' Doumbia 21', 36' (pen.) |
Report | Lestienne 60', 68' |
CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | Manchester United |
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Doumbia 15' | Report | Martial 65' |
VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Dost 46' Kruse 57' |
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Manchester United | 1–0 | CSKA Moscow |
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Rooney 79' | Report |
PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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Locadia 55' De Jong 86' |
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CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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Report | Akinfeev 67' (o.g.) Schürrle 88' |
VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | Manchester United |
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Naldo 13', 84' Vieirinha 29' |
Report | Martial 10' Guilavogui 82' (o.g.) |
PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | CSKA Moscow |
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De Jong 78' Pröpper 86' |
Report | Ignashevich 76' (pen.) |
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATM | BEN | GAL | AST | |
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1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | Astana | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
Galatasaray | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid |
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Report | Griezmann 18', 25' |
Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Galatasaray |
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Griezmann 13', 65' | Report |
Galatasaray | 1–1 | Astana |
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İnan 64' | Report | Twumasi 62' |
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | JUV | SEV | BMG | |
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1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
2 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Sevilla | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | |
4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — |
Sevilla | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Gameiro 47' (pen.) Banega 66' (pen.) Konoplyanka 84' |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | Manchester City |
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Stindl 54' | Report | Demichelis 65' Agüero 90' (pen.) |
Manchester City | 2–1 | Sevilla |
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Rami 36' (o.g.) De Bruyne 90+1' |
Report | Konoplyanka 30' |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Juventus |
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Johnson 18' | Report | Lichtsteiner 44' |
Sevilla | 1–3 | Manchester City |
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Trémoulinas 25' | Report | Sterling 8' Fernandinho 11' Bony 36' |
Juventus | 1–0 | Manchester City |
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Mandžukić 18' | Report |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–2 | Sevilla |
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Stindl 29', 83' Johnson 68' Raffael 78' |
Report | Vitolo 82' Banega 90+1' (pen.) |
Manchester City | 4–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Silva 16' Sterling 80', 81' Bony 85' |
Report | Korb 19' Raffael 42' |
Group E
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | ROM | LEV | BATE | |
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1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Roma | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 4–4 | — | 4–1 | |
4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |
Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | BATE Borisov |
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Mehmedi 4' Çalhanoğlu 47', 76' (pen.) Hernández 59' |
Report | Milunović 13' |
Barcelona | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Roberto 80' Suárez 82' |
Report | Papadopoulos 22' |
BATE Borisov | 3–2 | Roma |
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Stasevich 8' Mladenović 12', 30' |
Report | Gervinho 66' Torosidis 82' |
BATE Borisov | 0–2 | Barcelona |
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Report | Rakitić 48', 64' |
Bayer Leverkusen | 4–4 | Roma |
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Hernández 4' (pen.), 19' Kampl 84' Mehmedi 86' |
Report | De Rossi 29', 38' Pjanić 54' Falque 73' |
BATE Borisov | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Gordeichuk 2' | Report | Mehmedi 68' |
Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Barcelona |
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Hernández 23' | Report | Messi 20' |
Roma | 0–0 | BATE Borisov |
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Report |
Group F
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ARS | OLY | DZG | |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |
Olympiacos | 0–3 | Bayern Munich |
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Report | Müller 52', 90+2' (pen.) Götze 89' |
Bayern Munich | 5–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Douglas Costa 13' Lewandowski 21', 28', 55' Götze 25' |
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Arsenal | 2–3 | Olympiacos |
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Walcott 35' Sánchez 65' |
Report | Pardo 33' Ospina 40' (o.g.) Finnbogason 66' |
Arsenal | 2–0 | Bayern Munich |
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Giroud 77' Özil 90+4' |
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Dinamo Zagreb | 0–1 | Olympiacos |
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Report | Ideye 79' |
Bayern Munich | 5–1 | Arsenal |
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Lewandowski 10' Müller 29', 89' Alaba 44' Robben 55' |
Report | Giroud 69' |
Olympiacos | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Pardo 65', 90' | Report | Hodžić 21' |
Arsenal | 3–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Özil 29' Sánchez 33', 69' |
Report |
Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Olympiacos |
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Douglas Costa 8' Lewandowski 16' Müller 20' Coman 69' |
Report |
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | Bayern Munich |
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Report | Lewandowski 61', 64' |
Olympiacos | 0–3 | Arsenal |
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Report | Giroud 29', 49', 67' (pen.) |
Group G
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | DKV | POR | MTA | |
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1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Report | Yarmolenko 4' Moraes 50' |
Porto | 2–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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Aboubakar 37' Brahimi 41' |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | Chelsea |
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Report |
Porto | 0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Report | Yarmolenko 35' (pen.) González 64' |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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Harmash 16' | Report |
- Notes
Group H
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZEN | GNT | VAL | LYO | |
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1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | Gent | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | |
4 | Lyon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Lyon | 0–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Report | Dzyuba 25', 57' |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–0 | Valencia |
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Shatov 15' Dzyuba 74' |
Report |
Notes
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