2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage

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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[]

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 play their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups play their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. There are 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 do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries 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) do 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[]

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 enter in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32
Pot 1 (by association rank)[14]
Assoc. Team Coeff
1 Spain Barcelona[TH] 164.999
2 England Chelsea 142.078
3 Germany Bayern Munich 154.883
4 Italy Juventus 95.102
5 Portugal Benfica 118.276
6 France Paris Saint-Germain 100.483
7 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 90.099
8 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 58.195
Pot 2
Team Coeff
Spain Real Madrid 171.999
Spain Atlético Madrid 120.999
Portugal Porto 111.276
England Arsenal 110.078
England Manchester United[LR] 103.078
Spain Valencia[LR] 99.999
Germany Bayer Leverkusen[LR] 87.883
England Manchester City 87.078
Pot 3
Team Coeff
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[LR] 86.033
Spain Sevilla 80.499
France Lyon 72.983
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 65.033
Greece Olympiacos 62.380
Russia CSKA Moscow[LR] 55.599
Turkey Galatasaray 50.020
Italy Roma 43.602
Pot 4
Team Coeff
Belarus BATE Borisov[CR] 35.150
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 33.883
Germany Wolfsburg 31.883
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[CR] 24.700
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv[CR] 18.200
Belgium Gent 13.440
Sweden Malmö FF[CR] 12.545
Kazakhstan Astana[CR] 3.825
Notes
  1. TH Title holders, automatically placed at the top position of seeding list.
  2. CR Winners of the play-off round (Champions Route).
  3. 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 are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 17.01):[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, 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 12 apply;
  6. superior goal difference in all group matches;
  7. higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  8. higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. higher number of wins in all group matches;
  10. higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  11. 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);
  12. higher club coefficient.

Groups[]

The matchdays are 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 are 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Belarus and Russia and matchday 2 in Kazakhstan which are 18:00 CEST/CET, and matchdays 4 and 5 in Kazakhstan which are 16:00 CET.[16]

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
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 19 3 +16 16 Advance to knockout phase
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 12 1 +11 13
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3 Transfer to Europa League
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 1 0 5 1 21 −20 3
Source: UEFA
Paris Saint-Germain France2–0Sweden Malmö FF
Di María Goal 4'
Cavani Goal 61'		 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 46,612[17]
Real Madrid Spain4–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Benzema Goal 30'
Ronaldo Goal 55' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 81'		 Report
Attendance: 66,389[17]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–3France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Aurier Goal 7'
David Luiz Goal 23'
Srna Goal 90' (o.g.)
Arena Lviv, Lviv[A]
Attendance: 32,730[18]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Malmö FF Sweden0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Ronaldo Goal 29', 90'
Swedbank Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,500[18]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Malmö FF Sweden1–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Rosenberg Goal 17' Report
Swedbank Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,500[19]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Paris Saint-Germain France0–0Spain Real Madrid
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 46,858[19]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine4–0Sweden Malmö FF
Hladkyy Goal 29'
Srna Goal 48' (pen.)
Eduardo Goal 55'
Teixeira Goal 73'		 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv[A]
Attendance: 23,712[20]
Real Madrid Spain1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Nacho Goal 35' Report
Attendance: 78,300[20]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Malmö FF Sweden0–5France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Rabiot Goal 3'
Di María Goal 14', 68'
Ibrahimović Goal 50'
Lucas Goal 82'
Swedbank Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 20,500[21]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–4Spain Real Madrid
Teixeira Goal 77' (pen.), 88'
Dentinho Goal 83'		 Report Ronaldo Goal 18', 70'
Modrić Goal 50'
Carvajal Goal 52'
Arena Lviv, Lviv[A]
Attendance: 33,990[21]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Paris Saint-Germain France2–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Lucas Goal 57'
Ibrahimović Goal 86'		 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,408[22]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Real Madrid Spain8–0Sweden Malmö FF
Benzema Goal 12', 24', 74'
Ronaldo Goal 39', 47', 50', 59'
Kovačić Goal 70'		 Report
Attendance: 60,663[22]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Notes
  1. ^ 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[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Wolfsburg 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3 England Manchester United 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 Transfer to Europa League
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source: UEFA
Wolfsburg Germany1–0Russia CSKA Moscow
Draxler Goal 40' Report
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 20,126[17]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–1England Manchester United
Moreno Goal 45+2'
Narsingh Goal 57'		 Report Depay Goal 41'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 35,292[17]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Manchester United England2–1Germany Wolfsburg
Mata Goal 34' (pen.)
Smalling Goal 53'		 Report Caligiuri Goal 4'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 74,811[18]
CSKA Moscow Russia3–2Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Musa Goal 7'
Doumbia Goal 21', 36' (pen.)		 Report Lestienne Goal 60', 68'
Arena Khimki, Khimki
Attendance: 16,152[18]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
CSKA Moscow Russia1–1England Manchester United
Doumbia Goal 15' Report Martial Goal 65'
Arena Khimki, Khimki
Attendance: 18,456[19]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Wolfsburg Germany2–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Dost Goal 46'
Kruse Goal 57'		 Report
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 23,375[19]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Manchester United England1–0Russia CSKA Moscow
Rooney Goal 79' Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 75,165[20]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–0Germany Wolfsburg
Locadia Goal 55'
De Jong Goal 86'		 Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 35,000[20]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
CSKA Moscow Russia0–2Germany Wolfsburg
Report Akinfeev Goal 67' (o.g.)
Schürrle Goal 88'
Arena Khimki, Khimki
Attendance: 16,450[21]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Manchester United England0–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 75,321[21]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Wolfsburg Germany3–2England Manchester United
Naldo Goal 13', 84'
Vieirinha Goal 29'		 Report Martial Goal 10'
Guilavogui Goal 82' (o.g.)
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 26,400[22]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–1Russia CSKA Moscow
De Jong Goal 78'
Pröpper Goal 86'		 Report Ignashevich Goal 76' (pen.)
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 34,000[22]

Group C[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Portugal Benfica 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 Transfer to Europa League
4 Kazakhstan Astana 6 0 4 2 5 11 −6 4
Source: UEFA
Galatasaray Turkey0–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Report Griezmann Goal 18', 25'
Attendance: 33,469[17]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Benfica Portugal2–0Kazakhstan Astana
Gaitán Goal 51'
Mitroglou Goal 62'		 Report
Attendance: 32,799[17]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Astana Kazakhstan2–2Turkey Galatasaray
Balta Goal 77' (o.g.)
Carole Goal 89' (o.g.)		 Report Kısa Goal 31'
Erić Goal 86' (o.g.)
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 27,264[18]
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Atlético Madrid Spain1–2Portugal Benfica
Correa Goal 23' Report Gaitán Goal 36'
Guedes Goal 51'
Attendance: 40,938[18]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Atlético Madrid Spain4–0Kazakhstan Astana
Saúl Goal 23'
Martínez Goal 29'
Ó. Torres Goal 63'
Dedechko Goal 89' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 33,853[19]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Galatasaray Turkey2–1Portugal Benfica
İnan Goal 19' (pen.)
Podolski Goal 33'		 Report Gaitán Goal 2'
Attendance: 33,615[19]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Astana Kazakhstan0–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Report
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 29,231[20]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Benfica Portugal2–1Turkey Galatasaray
Jonas Goal 52'
Luisão Goal 67'		 Report Podolski Goal 58'
Attendance: 35,726[20]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Astana Kazakhstan2–2Portugal Benfica
Twumasi Goal 19'
Aničić Goal 31'		 Report Jiménez Goal 40', 72'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 15,089[21]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Atlético Madrid Spain2–0Turkey Galatasaray
Griezmann Goal 13', 65' Report
Attendance: 35,753[21]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Galatasaray Turkey1–1Kazakhstan Astana
İnan Goal 64' Report Twumasi Goal 62'
Attendance: 26,464[22]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Benfica Portugal1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Mitroglou Goal 75' Report Saúl Goal 33'
Vietto Goal 55'
Attendance: 47,630[22]

Group D[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester City 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Juventus 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
3 Spain Sevilla 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5
Source: UEFA
Manchester City England1–2Italy Juventus
Chiellini Goal 57' (o.g.) Report Mandžukić Goal 70'
Morata Goal 81'
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 50,363[17]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Sevilla Spain3–0Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Gameiro Goal 47' (pen.)
Banega Goal 66' (pen.)
Konoplyanka Goal 84'		 Report
Attendance: 36,959[17]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany1–2England Manchester City
Stindl Goal 54' Report Demichelis Goal 65'
Agüero Goal 90' (pen.)
Stadion im Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 46,217[18]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Juventus Italy2–0Spain Sevilla
Morata Goal 41'
Zaza Goal 87'		 Report
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 36,499[18]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Juventus Italy0–0Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 40,940[19]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Manchester City England2–1Spain Sevilla
Rami Goal 36' (o.g.)
De Bruyne Goal 90+1'		 Report Konoplyanka Goal 30'
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 45,595[19]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany1–1Italy Juventus
Johnson Goal 18' Report Lichtsteiner Goal 44'
Stadion im Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 46,217[20]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Sevilla Spain1–3England Manchester City
Trémoulinas Goal 25' Report Sterling Goal 8'
Fernandinho Goal 11'
Bony Goal 36'
Attendance: 39,261[20]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Juventus Italy1–0England Manchester City
Mandžukić Goal 18' Report
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 38,193[21]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany4–2Spain Sevilla
Stindl Goal 29', 83'
Johnson Goal 68'
Raffael Goal 78'		 Report Vitolo Goal 82'
Banega Goal 90+1' (pen.)
Stadion im Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 45,177[21]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Manchester City England4–2Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Silva Goal 16'
Sterling Goal 80', 81'
Bony Goal 85'		 Report Korb Goal 19'
Raffael Goal 42'
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 41,829[22]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Sevilla Spain1–0Italy Juventus
Llorente Goal 65' Report
Attendance: 35,583[22]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Group E[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Roma 6 1 3 2 11 16 −5 6
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 3 2 13 12 +1 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5
Source: UEFA
Bayer Leverkusen Germany4–1Belarus BATE Borisov
Mehmedi Goal 4'
Çalhanoğlu Goal 47', 76' (pen.)
Hernández Goal 59'		 Report Milunović Goal 13'
BayArena, Leverkusen
Attendance: 24,280[23]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Roma Italy1–1Spain Barcelona
Florenzi Goal 31' Report Suárez Goal 21'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,836[23]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Barcelona Spain2–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Roberto Goal 80'
Suárez Goal 82'		 Report Papadopoulos Goal 22'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 68,694[24]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
BATE Borisov Belarus3–2Italy Roma
Stasevich Goal 8'
Mladenović Goal 12', 30'		 Report Gervinho Goal 66'
Torosidis Goal 82'
Borisov Arena, Barysaw
Attendance: 12,767[24]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
BATE Borisov Belarus0–2Spain Barcelona
Report Rakitić Goal 48', 64'
Borisov Arena, Barysaw
Attendance: 13,074[25]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany4–4Italy Roma
Hernández Goal 4' (pen.), 19'
Kampl Goal 84'
Mehmedi Goal 86'		 Report De Rossi Goal 29', 38'
Pjanić Goal 54'
Falque Goal 73'
BayArena, Leverkusen
Attendance: 29,412[25]
Barcelona Spain3–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Neymar Goal 30' (pen.), 83'
Suárez Goal 60'		 Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 68,502[26]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Roma Italy3–2Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Salah Goal 2'
Džeko Goal 29'
Pjanić Goal 80' (pen.)		 Report Mehmedi Goal 46'
Hernández Goal 51'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 38,361[26]
BATE Borisov Belarus1–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Gordeichuk Goal 2' Report Mehmedi Goal 68'
Borisov Arena, Barysaw
Attendance: 12,601[27]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Barcelona Spain6–1Italy Roma
Suárez Goal 15', 44'
Messi Goal 18', 60'
Piqué Goal 56'
Adriano Goal 77'		 Report Džeko Goal 90+1'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 71,433[27]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–1Spain Barcelona
Hernández Goal 23' Report Messi Goal 20'
BayArena, Leverkusen
Attendance: 29,412[28]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Roma Italy0–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 29,489[28]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Group F[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 19 3 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Arsenal 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 13 −7 9 Transfer to Europa League
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 0 5 3 14 −11 3
Source: UEFA
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia2–1England Arsenal
Pivarić Goal 24'
Fernandes Goal 58'		 Report Walcott Goal 79'
Attendance: 17,840[23]
Olympiacos Greece0–3Germany Bayern Munich
Report Müller Goal 52', 90+2' (pen.)
Götze Goal 89'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 31,688[23]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Bayern Munich Germany5–0Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Douglas Costa Goal 13'
Lewandowski Goal 21', 28', 55'
Götze Goal 25'		 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000[24]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Arsenal England2–3Greece Olympiacos
Walcott Goal 35'
Sánchez Goal 65'		 Report Pardo Goal 33'
Ospina Goal 40' (o.g.)
Finnbogason Goal 66'
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 59,428[24]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Arsenal England2–0Germany Bayern Munich
Giroud Goal 77'
Özil Goal 90+4'		 Report
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 49,824[25]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–1Greece Olympiacos
Report Ideye Goal 79'
Attendance: 13,678[25]
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Bayern Munich Germany5–1England Arsenal
Lewandowski Goal 10'
Müller Goal 29', 89'
Alaba Goal 44'
Robben Goal 55'		 Report Giroud Goal 69'
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000[26]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Olympiacos Greece2–1Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Pardo Goal 65', 90' Report Hodžić Goal 21'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 31,473[26]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Arsenal England3–0Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Özil Goal 29'
Sánchez Goal 33', 69'		 Report
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 58,978[27]
Bayern Munich Germany4–0Greece Olympiacos
Douglas Costa Goal 8'
Lewandowski Goal 16'
Müller Goal 20'
Coman Goal 69'		 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000[27]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–2Germany Bayern Munich
Report Lewandowski Goal 61', 64'
Attendance: 19,681[28]
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
Olympiacos Greece0–3England Arsenal
Report Giroud Goal 29', 49', 67' (pen.)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 31,388[28]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Group G[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
3 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Transfer to Europa League
4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 0 0 6 1 16 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–2Portugal Porto
Husyev Goal 20'
Buyalskyi Goal 89'		 Report Aboubakar Goal 23', 81'
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 52,369[23]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Chelsea England4–0Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Willian Goal 15'
Oscar Goal 45+4' (pen.)
Costa Goal 58'
Fàbregas Goal 78'		 Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 40,684[23]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel0–2Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Report Yarmolenko Goal 4'
Moraes Goal 50'
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa[B]
Attendance: 27,100[24]
Porto Portugal2–1England Chelsea
André Goal 39'
Maicon Goal 52'		 Report Willian Goal 45+2'
Attendance: 46,120[24]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Porto Portugal2–0Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Aboubakar Goal 37'
Brahimi Goal 41'		 Report
Attendance: 35,209[25]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–0England Chelsea
Report
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 60,291[25]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel1–3Portugal Porto
Zahavi Goal 75' (pen.) Report Tello Goal 19'
André Goal 49'
Layún Goal 72'
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa[B]
Attendance: 26,646[26]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Chelsea England2–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Dragović Goal 34' (o.g.)
Willian Goal 83'		 Report Dragović Goal 78'
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,241[26]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Porto Portugal0–2Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Report Yarmolenko Goal 35' (pen.)
González Goal 64'
Attendance: 31,220[27]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel0–4England Chelsea
Report Cahill Goal 20'
Willian Goal 73'
Oscar Goal 77'
Zouma Goal 90+1'
Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa[B]
Attendance: 29,121[27]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–0Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Harmash Goal 16' Report
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 475[28][C]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Chelsea England2–0Portugal Porto
Marcano Goal 12' (o.g.)
Willian Goal 52'		 Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,096[28]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Maccabi Tel Aviv played their home matches at Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, instead of their regular stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.[29]
  2. ^
    The Dynamo Kyiv v Maccabi Tel Aviv match was played behind closed doors due to UEFA punishment.[30]

Group H[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Belgium Gent 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3 Spain Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 France Lyon 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source: UEFA
Valencia Spain2–3Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Cancelo Goal 55'
Gomes Goal 73'		 Report Hulk Goal 9', 44'
Witsel Goal 76'
Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 28,005[23]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Gent Belgium1–1France Lyon
Milićević Goal 68' Report Jallet Goal 58'
Attendance: 19,601[23]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Lyon France0–1Spain Valencia
Report Feghouli Goal 42'
Attendance: 33,534[24]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–1Belgium Gent
Dzyuba Goal 35'
Shatov Goal 67'		 Report Matton Goal 56'
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 18,095[24]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia3–1France Lyon
Dzyuba Goal 3'
Hulk Goal 56'
Danny Goal 82'		 Report Lacazette Goal 49'
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 17,517[25]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Valencia Spain2–1Belgium Gent
Feghouli Goal 15'
Mitrović Goal 72' (o.g.)		 Report Foket Goal 40'
Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 38,207[25]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Lyon France0–2Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report Dzyuba Goal 25', 57'
Attendance: 30,173[26]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Gent Belgium1–0Spain Valencia
Kums Goal 49' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 19,452[26]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–0Spain Valencia
Shatov Goal 15'
Dzyuba Goal 74'		 Report
Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 17,002[27]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Lyon France1–2Belgium Gent
Ferri Goal 7' Report Milićević Goal 32'
Coulibaly Goal 90+5'
Attendance: 30,206[27]
Valencia Spain0–2France Lyon
Report Cornet Goal 37'
Lacazette Goal 76'
Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 32,494[28]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Gent Belgium2–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Depoitre Goal 18'
Milićević Goal 78'		 Report Dzyuba Goal 65'
Attendance: 19,978[28]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Notes[]

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches from 2 November 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 22 October 2015.

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