2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 16 September and 10 December 2008.
Seeding structure
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients:[1] Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–10 (since Milan and Sevilla did not qualify), Pot 2 held teams ranked 11–23, Pot 3 held teams ranked 25–45, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 46–193 and unranked teams.
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter played on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.[2]
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 |
Third-placed teams entered the UEFA Cup at the round of 32 |
TH = Title holder |
Pot 1 | ||
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Team | Coeff. | |
107.996 | ||
124.996 | ||
118.996 | ||
117.837 | ||
110.996 | ||
99.380 | ||
96.934 | ||
93.837 |
Pot 2 | ||
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Team | Coeff. | |
92.078 | ||
91.610 | ||
90.837 | ||
81.934 | ||
81.176 | ||
74.078 | ||
70.271 | ||
66.934 |
Pot 3 | ||
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Team | Coeff. | |
63.380 | ||
60.437 | ||
59.398 | ||
52.525 | ||
52.380 | ||
52.013 | ||
51.993 | ||
51.469 |
Pot 4 | ||
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Team | Coeff. | |
49.932 | ||
40.934 | ||
36.837 | ||
34.932 | ||
13.398 | ||
12.748 | ||
4.327 | ||
1.760 |
Of the 16 teams in Pots 1 and 2, 14 eventually qualified for the first knockout round. The exceptions were Werder Bremen (to the UEFA Cup) and PSV Eindhoven (eliminated). Their places went to Panathinaikos (from Pot 3) and Atlético Madrid (from Pot 4). Aalborg BK were the lowest-ranked Pot 4 team to qualify for the UEFA Cup Round of 32.
Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 6.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:
- 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 away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in 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
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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
CFR Cluj | 1–2 | |
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Dani |
Report | Gourcuff Wendel |
CFR Cluj | 1–3 | |
---|---|---|
Y. Koné |
Report | Brighi Totti |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Panathinaikos | 0–2 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Mancini Adriano |
Anorthosis | 3–1 | |
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Sarriegi Dobrasinović Hawar M. |
Report | Salpingidis |
Internazionale | 1–1 | |
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Maicon |
Report | Pizarro |
Internazionale | 1–0 | |
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Adriano |
Report |
Panathinaikos | 2–2 | |
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Mantzios |
Report | Mertesacker Almeida |
Anorthosis | 3–3 | |
---|---|---|
Bardon Panagi Frousos |
Report | Balotelli Materazzi Cruz |
Werder Bremen | 0–3 | |
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Report | Mantzios Karagounis Tziolis |
Internazionale | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Sarriegi |
Anorthosis | 2–2 | |
---|---|---|
Nicolaou Sávio |
Report | Diego Almeida |
Panathinaikos | 1–0 | |
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Karagounis |
Report |
Werder Bremen | 2–1 | |
---|---|---|
Pizarro Rosenberg |
Report | Ibrahimović |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | ||
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
Basel | 1–2 | |
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Abraham |
Report | Fernandinho Jádson |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 | |
---|---|---|
Ilsinho |
Report | Messi |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Liédson |
Sporting CP | 1–0 | |
---|---|---|
Derlei |
Report |
Sporting CP | 2–5 | |
---|---|---|
Veloso Liédson |
Report | Henry Piqué Messi Caneira Bojan |
Barcelona | 2–3 | |
---|---|---|
Sylvinho Busquets |
Report | Hladky Fernandinho |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
PSV Eindhoven | 0–3 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Agüero Maniche |
Liverpool | 3–1 | |
---|---|---|
Kuyt Keane Gerrard |
Report | Koevermans |
Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | |
---|---|---|
Agüero R. García |
Report | Niang |
Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | |
---|---|---|
Simão |
Report | Keane |
PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | |
---|---|---|
Koevermans |
Report |
Marseille | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|
Koné Niang |
Report |
Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | |
---|---|---|
Simão Rodríguez |
Report | Koevermans |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
Celtic | 0–0 | |
---|---|---|
Report |
Aalborg BK | 0–3 | |
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Report | Rooney Berbatov |
Villarreal | 1–0 | |
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Senna |
Report |
Villarreal | 6–3 | |
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Rossi Capdevila Llorente Pires |
Report | Saganowski Enevoldsen Johansson |
Manchester United | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|
Berbatov Rooney |
Report |
Aalborg BK | 2–2 | |
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Curth Due |
Report | Rossi Franco |
Celtic | 1–1 | |
---|---|---|
McDonald |
Report | Giggs |
Manchester United | 2–2 | |
---|---|---|
Tevez Rooney |
Report | Jakobsen Curth |
Celtic | 2–0 | |
---|---|---|
Maloney McGeady |
Report |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Steaua București | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Van Buyten |
Fiorentina | 0–0 | |
---|---|---|
Report |
Bayern Munich | 1–1 | |
---|---|---|
Zé Roberto |
Report | Demichelis |
Bayern Munich | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|
Klose Schweinsteiger Zé Roberto |
Report |
Steaua București | 3–5 | |
---|---|---|
Arthuro Goian Petre |
Report | Keïta Benzema Fred |
Fiorentina | 1–1 | |
---|---|---|
Mutu |
Report | Borowski |
Lyon | 2–0 | |
---|---|---|
Juninho Réveillère |
Report |
Bayern Munich | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|
Klose Toni |
Report |
Steaua București | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Gilardino |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 |
Porto | 3–1 | |
---|---|---|
López L. González Lino |
Report | Güiza |
Fenerbahçe | 2–5 | |
---|---|---|
Silvestre Güiza |
Report | Adebayor Walcott Diaby Song Ramsey |
Porto | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Aliyev |
Arsenal | 0–0 | |
---|---|---|
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | |
---|---|---|
Milevskiy |
Report | Rolando L. González |
Fenerbahçe | 1–2 | |
---|---|---|
Kazim-Richards |
Report | López |
Arsenal | 1–0 | |
---|---|---|
Bendtner |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | |
---|---|---|
Eremenko |
Report |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | ||
3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
Real Madrid | 2–0 | |
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Ramos Van Nistelrooy |
Report |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–2 | |
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Danny |
Report | Hubočan Van Nistelrooy |
BATE Borisov | 2–2 | |
---|---|---|
Kryvets Stasevich |
Report | Iaquinta |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–1 | |
---|---|---|
Tekke |
Report | Nyakhaychyk |
Juventus | 2–1 | |
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Del Piero Amauri |
Report | Van Nistelrooy |
BATE Borisov | 0–2 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Pogrebnyak Danny |
BATE Borisov | 0–1 | |
---|---|---|
Report | Raúl |
Real Madrid | 3–0 | |
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Raúl Robben |
Report |
Notes
References
- "Club coefficients 2008". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
- "Europe's finest set for group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 August 2008.
- "Club Atlético de Madrid – Liverpool FC match to go ahead in Madrid" (PDF). UEFA. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- Match played behind closed doors as punishment for racist action by their fans against Marseille on 1 October 2008.
- "Result of the draw" (PDF). UEFA. 28 August 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.