2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage was played from 16 September to 10 December 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[1]
Draw[]
The draw was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2] The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. 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, Benfica and Sporting CP) 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), and Russian teams did not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
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.[3] Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk (Pot 2) and Russian club CSKA Moscow (Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group despite being in different pots.
Teams[]
Below were the 32 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients),[4] grouped by their seeding pot.[5][6] They included 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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- 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[]
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[]
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 to determine the rankings:[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 applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 8 apply;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups[]
The matchdays were 16–17 September, 30 September – 1 October, 21–22 October, 4–5 November, 25–26 November, and 9–10 December 2014.[7] The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matches in Russia and one match in Belarus which were 18:00 CEST/CET.
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 |
Olympiacos | 3–2 | Atlético Madrid |
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Masuaku 13' Afellay 31' Mitroglou 73' |
Report | Mandžukić 38' Griezmann 86' |
Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Juventus |
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Turan 75' | Report |
Olympiacos | 1–0 | Juventus |
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Kasami 36' | Report |
Malmö FF | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid |
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Report | Koke 30' García 78' |
Atlético Madrid | 4–0 | Olympiacos |
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García 9' Mandžukić 38', 62', 65' |
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Olympiacos | 4–2 | Malmö FF |
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Fuster 22' Domínguez 63' Mitroglou 87' Afellay 90' |
Report | Kroon 59' Rosenberg 81' |
Juventus | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid |
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Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Basel | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | |
3 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
Liverpool | 2–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Balotelli 82' Gerrard 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Abalo 90+1' |
Real Madrid | 5–1 | Basel |
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Suchý 14' (o.g.) Bale 30' Ronaldo 31' Rodríguez 37' Benzema 79' |
Report | González 38' |
Basel | 1–0 | Liverpool |
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Streller 52' | Report |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
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Marcelinho 6' | Report | Ronaldo 24' (pen.) Benzema 77' |
Liverpool | 0–3 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Ronaldo 23' Benzema 30', 41' |
Real Madrid | 1–0 | Liverpool |
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Benzema 27' | Report |
Basel | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Ronaldo 35' |
Liverpool | 1–1 | Basel |
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Gerrard 81' | Report | Frei 25' |
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Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 |
Benfica | 0–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Report | Hulk 5' Witsel 22' |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–0 | Monaco |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Benfica |
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Kießling 25' Son Heung-min 34' Çalhanoğlu 64' (pen.) |
Report | Salvio 62' |
Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Donati 58' Papadopoulos 63' |
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Monaco | 0–0 | Benfica |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Monaco |
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Report | Ocampos 72' |
Monaco | 2–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Abdennour 63' Fabinho 89' |
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Benfica | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | |
3 | Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 |
Anderlecht | 1–2 | Arsenal |
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Najar 71' | Report | Gibbs 89' Podolski 90+1' |
Arsenal | 3–3 | Anderlecht |
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Arteta 25' (pen.) Sánchez 29' Oxlade-Chamberlain 58' |
Report | Vanden Borre 61', 73' (pen.) Mitrović 90' |
Borussia Dortmund | 4–1 | Galatasaray |
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Reus 39' Papastathopoulos 56' Immobile 74' Kaya 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Balta 70' |
Anderlecht | 2–0 | Galatasaray |
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Mbemba 44', 86' | Report |
Galatasaray | 1–4 | Arsenal |
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Sneijder 88' | Report | Podolski 3', 90+2' Ramsey 11', 29' |
Group E[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
3 | Roma | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 5 |
Roma | 5–1 | CSKA Moscow |
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Iturbe 6' Gervinho 10', 31' Maicon 20' Ignashevich 50' (o.g.) |
Report | Musa 82' |
CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Report | Müller 22' (pen.) |
CSKA Moscow | 2–2 | Manchester City |
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Doumbia 65' Natkho 86' (pen.) |
Report | Agüero 29' Milner 38' |
Roma | 1–7 | Bayern Munich |
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Gervinho 66' | Report | Robben 9', 30' Götze 23' Lewandowski 25' Müller 36' (pen.) Ribéry 78' Shaqiri 80' |
Manchester City | 1–2 | CSKA Moscow |
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Touré 8' | Report | Doumbia 2', 34' |
CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | Roma |
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V. Berezutski 90+3' | Report | Totti 43' |
Bayern Munich | 3–0 | CSKA Moscow |
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Müller 18' (pen.) Rode 84' Götze 90' |
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Group F[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | |
3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | APOEL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 3–2 | Barcelona |
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David Luiz 10' Verratti 26' Matuidi 54' |
Report | Messi 12' Neymar 56' |
Ajax | 0–2 | Barcelona |
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Report | Messi 36', 76' |
Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Ajax |
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Cavani 33', 83' Ibrahimović 78' |
Report | Klaassen 67' |
Barcelona | 3–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Messi 19' Neymar 42' Suárez 77' |
Report | Ibrahimović 15' |
Group G[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8 | |
3 | Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Maribor | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
Maribor | 1–1 | Sporting CP |
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Zahović 90+2' | Report | Nani 80' |
Sporting CP | 0–1 | Chelsea |
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Report | Matić 34' |
Schalke 04 | 4–3 | Sporting CP |
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Obasi 34' Huntelaar 51' Höwedes 60' Choupo-Moting 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Nani 16' Adrien 64' (pen.), 78' |
Sporting CP | 4–2 | Schalke 04 |
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Sarr 26' Jefferson 52' Nani 72' Slimani 90+1' |
Report | Slimani 17' (o.g.) Aogo 88' |
Schalke 04 | 0–5 | Chelsea |
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Report | Terry 2' Willian 29' Kirchhoff 44' (o.g.) Drogba 76' Ramires 78' |
Sporting CP | 3–1 | Maribor |
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Mané 10' Nani 35' Slimani 65' |
Report | Jefferson 42' (o.g.) |
Chelsea | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
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Fàbregas 8' (pen.) Schürrle 16' Mikel 56' |
Report | Silva 50' |
Maribor | 0–1 | Schalke 04 |
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Report | Meyer 62' |
Group H[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | |
3 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 |
Porto | 6–0 | BATE Borisov |
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Brahimi 5', 32', 57' Martínez 37' Adrián 61' Aboubakar 76' |
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Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Report |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–2 | Porto |
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Alex Teixeira 52' Luiz Adriano 85' |
Report | Martínez 89' (pen.), 90+4' |
BATE Borisov | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Palyakow 19' Karnitsky 41' |
Report | Aduriz 45' |
BATE Borisov | 0–7 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Report | Alex Teixeira 11' Luiz Adriano 28' (pen.), 36', 40', 44', 82' (pen.) Douglas Costa 35' |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 5–0 | BATE Borisov |
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Srna 19' Alex Teixeira 48' Luiz Adriano 58' (pen.), 83', 90+3' |
Report |
BATE Borisov | 0–3 | Porto |
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Report | Herrera 56' Martínez 65' Tello 89' |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Report | San José 68' |
Porto | 1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Aboubakar 87' | Report | Stepanenko 50' |
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | BATE Borisov |
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San José 47' Susaeta 88' |
Report |
- 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.
Notes[]
References[]
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External links[]
- 2014–15 UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Champions League group stages