2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage

The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage matches took place between 26 November 2002 and 19 March 2003. The second group stage featured the eight group winners and eight group runners-up from the group stage. Each team was drawn into one of four groups, each of which featured three other clubs. All four teams in the group played home and away matches against each other to determine the winner and runner-up in the group.

At the completion of the second group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the other two teams were eliminated from European competition.

Seeding structure

The winners of the first group stage groups are put into seeded pots 1 and 2 according to their UEFA coefficients. The four group-winners with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 1. The eight group runners-up will be put into seed pots 3 and 4 according to the same principle, i.e. the four clubs with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 3. One club from each seed pot will be drawn into each of the four groups. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group and group-winners and runners-up from the same first-stage group will not be drawn into the same group again.

Pot 1
TeamCoeff.
Real Madrid147.223
Manchester United125.729
Barcelona115.233
Valencia106.233
Pot 2
TeamCoeff.
Juventus91.334
Arsenal90.729
Internazionale88.334
Milan69.334
Pot 3
TeamCoeff.
Deportivo La Coruña82.233
Bayer Leverkusen81.495
Roma77.334
Borussia Dortmund73.495
Pot 4
TeamCoeff.
Lokomotiv Moscow57.645
Ajax48.082
Newcastle United43.729
Basel14.312

Tie-breaking criteria

Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:[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 away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Groups

Times are CET (UTC+1) as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage
2 Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11
3 Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 3 7
4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 10 0
Source:
Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Barcelona
Berbatov  39' Report Saviola  48'
Overmars  88'
Attendance: 22,500
Newcastle United 1–4 Internazionale
Solano  72' Report Morfeo  2'
Almeyda  35'
Crespo  45'
Recoba  81'
St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 50,108

Internazionale 3–2 Bayer Leverkusen
Di Biagio  15', 27'
Butt  80' (o.g.)
Report Živković  63'
França  90'
Attendance: 36,462
Barcelona 3–1 Newcastle United
García  7'
Kluivert  35'
Motta  58'
Report Ameobi  24'
Attendance: 45,110

Barcelona 3–0 Internazionale
Saviola  7'
Cocu  29'
Kluivert  67'
Report
Attendance: 82,417
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Newcastle United
França  26' Report Ameobi  15', 16'
Lua Lua  32'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Internazionale 0–0 Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 78,856
Newcastle United 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Shearer  5', 11', 36' (pen.) Report Babić  73'
Attendance: 40,508
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Barcelona 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen
Saviola  17'
De Boer  49'
Report
Attendance: 62,228
Internazionale 2–2 Newcastle United
Vieri  47'
Córdoba  61'
Report Shearer  42', 49'
Attendance: 58,000

Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 Internazionale
Report Martins  36'
Emre  90'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Newcastle United 0–2 Barcelona
Report Kluivert  60'
Motta  75'
Attendance: 51,883

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Valencia 6 2 3 1 5 6 1 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Ajax 6 1 5 0 6 5 +1 8
3 Arsenal 6 1 4 1 6 5 +1 7
4 Roma 6 1 2 3 7 8 1 5
Source:
Roma 1–3 Arsenal
Cassano  4' Report Henry  6', 70', 75'
Attendance: 49,860
Valencia 1–1 Ajax
Angulo  90' Report Ibrahimović  89'
Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 32,164

Ajax 2–1 Roma
Ibrahimović  11'
Litmanen  66'
Report Batistuta  89'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Arsenal 0–0 Valencia
Report
Attendance: 34,793
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Arsenal 1–1 Ajax
Wiltord  5' Report De Jong  17'
Attendance: 35,427
Roma 0–1 Valencia
Report Carew  78'
Attendance: 30,599

Ajax 0–0 Arsenal
Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 51,025
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Valencia 0–3 Roma
Report Totti  24', 30'
Emerson  36'
Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 35,175

Ajax 1–1 Valencia
Pasanen  56' Report Kily González  28' (pen.)
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,633
Arsenal 1–1 Roma
Vieira  12' Report Cassano  45+2'
Attendance: 35,472

Roma 1–1 Ajax
Cassano  24' Report Van der Meyde  1'
Attendance: 54,502
Valencia 2–1 Arsenal
Carew  34', 57' Report Henry  49'
Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 44,151

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Milan 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
3 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
4 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 1 5 3 10 7 1
Source:
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–2 Borussia Dortmund
Ignashevich  31' Report Frings  33'
Koller  43'
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 23,000
Milan 1–0 Real Madrid
Shevchenko  40' Report
Attendance: 81,685

Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Milan
Report Inzaghi  49'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Real Madrid 2–2 Lokomotiv Moscow
Raúl  21', 76' Report Obiorah  47'
Mnguni  74'

Real Madrid 2–1 Borussia Dortmund
Raúl  43'
Ronaldo  56'
Report Koller  30'
Milan 1–0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Tomasson  62' Report
Attendance: 77,000

Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 Milan
Report Rivaldo  34' (pen.)
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 29,000
Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Real Madrid
Koller  23' Report Portillo  90+2'
Attendance: 52,400
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Real Madrid 3–1 Milan
Raúl  12', 57'
Guti  86'
Report Rivaldo  81'
Attendance: 77,824
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Frings  39'
Koller  58'
Amoroso  66'
Report

Milan 0–1 Borussia Dortmund
Report Koller  80'
Attendance: 70,577
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 Real Madrid
Report Ronaldo  35'
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 27,000

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
3 Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 5 7
4 Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 1 7
Source:
Basel 1–3 Manchester United
Giménez  1' Report Van Nistelrooy  62', 63'
Solskjær  68'
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 Juventus
Tristán  9'
Makaay  11'
Report Birindelli  38'
Nedvěd  57'
Attendance: 27,019

Juventus 4–0 Basel
Trezeguet  3'
Montero  34'
Tacchinardi  43'
Del Piero  51' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 22,639
Manchester United 2–0 Deportivo La Coruña
Van Nistelrooy  7', 55' Report
Attendance: 67,014
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Manchester United 2–1 Juventus
Brown  4'
Van Nistelrooy  85'
Report Nedvěd  90+2'
Attendance: 66,703
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Basel 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña
H. Yakin  30' Report
Attendance: 29,031

Juventus 0–3 Manchester United
Report Giggs  15', 41'
Van Nistelrooy  63'
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 59,111
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Basel
Tristán  4' Report
Attendance: 24,462

Manchester United 1–1 Basel
G. Neville  53' Report Giménez  14'
Attendance: 66,870
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Juventus 3–2 Deportivo La Coruña
Ferrara  13'
Trezeguet  63'
Tudor  90+3'
Report Tristán  34'
Makaay  52'
Attendance: 25,070
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Basel 2–1 Juventus
Cantaluppi  38'
Giménez  90+2'
Report Tacchinardi  10'
Attendance: 30,501
Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Manchester United
Victor  32'
Lynch  47' (o.g.)
Report

References

  1. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
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