2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 16 September and 10 December 2008.[1]

Seeding structure

Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients:[2] 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.[3]

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
Team Coeff.
England Manchester UnitedTH 107.996
England Chelsea 124.996
England Liverpool 118.996
Spain Barcelona 117.837
England Arsenal 110.996
France Lyon 99.380
Italy Internazionale 96.934
Spain Real Madrid 93.837
Pot 2
Team Coeff.
Germany Bayern Munich 92.078
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 91.610
Spain Villarreal 90.837
Italy Roma 81.934
Portugal Porto 81.176
Germany Werder Bremen 74.078
Portugal Sporting CP 70.271
Italy Juventus 66.934
Pot 3
Team Coeff.
France Marseille 63.380
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 60.437
Romania Steaua București 59.398
Greece Panathinaikos 52.525
France Bordeaux 52.380
Scotland Celtic 52.013
Switzerland Basel 51.993
Turkey Fenerbahçe 51.469
Pot 4
Team Coeff.
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 49.932
Italy Fiorentina 40.934
Spain Atlético Madrid 36.837
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 34.932
Romania CFR Cluj 13.398
Denmark AaB 12.748
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 4.327
Belarus BATE Borisov 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). AaB 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:

  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 in all group matches played;
  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/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 ROM CHE BOR CLJ
1 Italy Roma 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–0 1–2
2 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 1–0 — 4–0 2–1
3 France Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–3 1–1 — 1–0
4 Romania CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–3 0–0 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Chelsea England4–0France Bordeaux
Lampard 14'
J. Cole 30'
Malouda 82'
Anelka 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 39,635
Roma Italy1–2Romania CFR Cluj
Panucci 17' Report Culio 27', 49'
Attendance: 25,382
CFR Cluj Romania0–0England Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 20,320
Bordeaux France1–3Italy Roma
Gourcuff 18' Report Vučinić 64'
Baptista 71', 83'
Attendance: 26,920
Bordeaux France1–0Romania CFR Cluj
Cadú 54' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 26,213
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Chelsea England1–0Italy Roma
Terry 77' Report
Attendance: 41,002
CFR Cluj Romania1–2France Bordeaux
Dani 9' Report Gourcuff 6'
Wendel 38'
Attendance: 19,380
Roma Italy3–1England Chelsea
Panucci 34'
Vučinić 48', 58'		 Report Terry 75'
Attendance: 35,038
Bordeaux France1–1England Chelsea
Diarra 83' Report Anelka 60'
Attendance: 32,486
CFR Cluj Romania1–3Italy Roma
Y. Koné 30' Report Brighi 11', 64'
Totti 23'
Attendance: 19,292
Chelsea England2–1Romania CFR Cluj
Kalou 40'
Drogba 71'		 Report Y. Koné 55'
Attendance: 41,060
Roma Italy2–0France Bordeaux
Brighi 61'
Totti 79'		 Report
Attendance: 38,926

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAN INT BRM ANO
1 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 2–2 1–0
2 Italy Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 0–1 — 1–1 1–0
3 Germany Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–3 2–1 — 0–0
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6 3–1 3–3 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Panathinaikos Greece0–2Italy Internazionale
Report Mancini 27'
Adriano 85'
Attendance: 58,378
Werder Bremen Germany0–0Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Report
Attendance: 34,690
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus3–1Greece Panathinaikos
Sarriegi 11' (o.g.)
Dobrasinović 15'
Hawar M. 78'		 Report Salpingidis 28' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,259
Internazionale Italy1–1Germany Werder Bremen
Maicon 13' Report Pizarro 62'
Attendance: 32,965
Internazionale Italy1–0Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Adriano 44' Report
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Panathinaikos Greece2–2Germany Werder Bremen
Mantzios 36', 68' Report Mertesacker 29'
Almeida 82'
Attendance: 54,089
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus3–3Italy Internazionale
Bardon 31'
Panagi 45+1'
Frousos 50'		 Report Balotelli 13'
Materazzi 44'
Cruz 80'
Attendance: 17,140
Werder Bremen Germany0–3Greece Panathinaikos
Report Mantzios 58'
Karagounis 70'
Tziolis 83'
Attendance: 35,968
Internazionale Italy0–1Greece Panathinaikos
Report Sarriegi 69'
Attendance: 34,955
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus2–2Germany Werder Bremen
Nicolaou 62'
Sávio 68'		 Report Diego 72' (pen.)
Almeida 87'
Attendance: 18,461
Panathinaikos Greece1–0Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Karagounis 69' Report
Attendance: 59,872
Werder Bremen Germany2–1Italy Internazionale
Pizarro 63'
Rosenberg 81'		 Report Ibrahimović 88'
Attendance: 35,000

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR SPO SHK BSL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–3 1–1
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 2–5 — 1–0 2–0
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 0–1 — 5–0
4 Switzerland Basel 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1 0–5 0–1 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Basel Switzerland1–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Abraham 90+3' Report Fernandinho 25'
Jádson 45+1'
Attendance: 34,820
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Barcelona Spain3–1Portugal Sporting CP
Márquez 21'
Eto'o 60' (pen.)
Xavi 87'		 Report Tonel 72'
Attendance: 58,354
Sporting CP Portugal2–0Switzerland Basel
Romagnoli 55'
Derlei 86'		 Report
Attendance: 22,638
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–2Spain Barcelona
Ilsinho 45' Report Messi 87', 90+4'
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–1Portugal Sporting CP
Report Liédson 76'
Attendance: 23,120
Basel Switzerland0–5Spain Barcelona
Report Messi 4'
Busquets 15'
Bojan 22', 46'
Xavi 48'
Attendance: 37,500
Sporting CP Portugal1–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Derlei 73' Report
Attendance: 24,282
Barcelona Spain1–1Switzerland Basel
Messi 62' Report Derdiyok 82'
Attendance: 49,479
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine5–0Switzerland Basel
Jádson 32', 65', 72'
Willian 50'
Seleznyov 75'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Sporting CP Portugal2–5Spain Barcelona
Veloso 65'
Liédson 66'		 Report Henry 14'
Piqué 17'
Messi 49'
Caneira 67' (o.g.)
Bojan 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,765
Basel Switzerland0–1Portugal Sporting CP
Report Djaló 19'
Attendance: 30,248
Barcelona Spain2–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Sylvinho 59'
Busquets 83'		 Report Hladky 31', 58'
Fernandinho 76'
Attendance: 22,763
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM MAR PSV
1 England Liverpool 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 1–0 3–1
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
3 France Marseille 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 0–0 — 3–0
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–3 0–3 2–0 —
Source: RSSSF
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0–3Spain Atlético Madrid
Report Agüero 9', 36'
Maniche 54'
Attendance: 29,000
Marseille France1–2England Liverpool
Cana 23' Report Gerrard 26', 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 44,841
Liverpool England3–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Kuyt 4'
Keane 34'
Gerrard 76'		 Report Koevermans 78'
Attendance: 41,097
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Atlético Madrid Spain2–1France Marseille
Agüero 4'
R. García 22'		 Report Niang 16'
Attendance: 39,898
Atlético Madrid Spain1–1England Liverpool
Simão 83' Report Keane 14'
Attendance: 48,769
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–0France Marseille
Koevermans 71', 85' Report
Attendance: 29,000
Liverpool England1–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Gerrard 90+5' (pen.) Report Rodríguez 37'
Attendance: 42,010
Marseille France3–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Koné 30'
Niang 63', 71'		 Report
Attendance: 48,777
Liverpool England1–0France Marseille
Gerrard 23' Report
Attendance: 40,024
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–3England Liverpool
Lazović 36' Report Babel 45+2'
Riera 68'
Ngog 77'
Attendance: 33,500
Marseille France0–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 49,663

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL AAB CEL
1 England Manchester United 6 2 4 0 9 3 +6 10 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 2–2 3–0
2 Spain Villarreal 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 0–0 — 6–3 1–0
3 Denmark AaB 6 1 3 2 9 14 −5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–3 2–2 — 2–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–1 2–0 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Manchester United England0–0Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 74,944
Celtic Scotland0–0Denmark AaB
Report
Attendance: 58,754
AaB Denmark0–3England Manchester United
Report Rooney 22'
Berbatov 55', 79'
Attendance: 10,346
Villarreal Spain1–0Scotland Celtic
Senna 67' Report
Attendance: 21,515
Villarreal Spain6–3Denmark AaB
Rossi 28'
Capdevila 33'
Llorente 67', 70', 84'
Pires 79'		 Report Saganowski 19'
Enevoldsen 36'
Johansson 77'
Attendance: 15,959
Manchester United England3–0Scotland Celtic
Berbatov 30', 51'
Rooney 76'		 Report
Attendance: 74,655
AaB Denmark2–2Spain Villarreal
Curth 54'
Due 81'		 Report Rossi 41'
Franco 75'
Attendance: 10,355
Celtic Scotland1–1England Manchester United
McDonald 13' Report Giggs 84'
Attendance: 58,903
Villarreal Spain0–0England Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 22,529
AaB Denmark2–1Scotland Celtic
Cacá 73'
Caldwell 87' (o.g.)		 Report Robson 53'
Attendance: 10,096
Manchester United England2–2Denmark AaB
Tevez 3'
Rooney 52'		 Report Jakobsen 31'
Curth 45+2'
Attendance: 74,382
Celtic Scotland2–0Spain Villarreal
Maloney 14'
McGeady 45+2'		 Report
Attendance: 58,014

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY LYO FIO STE
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 France Lyon 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11 2–3 — 2–2 2–0
3 Italy Fiorentina 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–1 1–2 — 0–0
4 Romania Steaua București 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1 0–1 3–5 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF
Steaua București Romania0–1Germany Bayern Munich
Report Van Buyten 15'
Attendance: 13,379
Lyon France2–2Italy Fiorentina
Piquionne 73'
Benzema 86'		 Report Gilardino 12', 42'
Attendance: 43,000
Fiorentina Italy0–0Romania Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Bayern Munich Germany1–1France Lyon
Zé Roberto 52' Report Demichelis 25' (o.g.)
Attendance: 64,000
Bayern Munich Germany3–0Italy Fiorentina
Klose 4'
Schweinsteiger 25'
Zé Roberto 90'		 Report
Attendance: 66,000
Steaua București Romania3–5France Lyon
Arthuro 8'
Goian 11'
Petre 45'		 Report Keïta 23'
Benzema 33', 71'
Fred 69', 90+2'
Attendance: 15,239
Fiorentina Italy1–1Germany Bayern Munich
Mutu 11' Report Borowski 78'
Attendance: 37,034
Lyon France2–0Romania Steaua București
Juninho 44'
Réveillère 89'		 Report
Attendance: 37,243
Bayern Munich Germany3–0Romania Steaua București
Klose 57', 71'
Toni 61'		 Report
Attendance: 64,000
Fiorentina Italy1–2France Lyon
Gilardino 45' Report Makoun 15'
Benzema 27'
Attendance: 23,736
Steaua București Romania0–1Italy Fiorentina
Report Gilardino 66'
Attendance: 14,862
Lyon France2–3Germany Bayern Munich
Govou 52'
Benzema 68'		 Report Klose 11', 37'
Ribéry 34'
Attendance: 38,349
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR ARS DKV FEN
1 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 0–1 3–1
2 England Arsenal 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 4–0 — 1–0 0–0
3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 1–2 2–5 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Porto Portugal3–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
López 10'
L. González 13'
Lino 90+2'		 Report Güiza 29'
Attendance: 38,709
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–1England Arsenal
Bangoura 64' (pen.) Report Gallas 88'
Attendance: 16,800
Arsenal England4–0Portugal Porto
Van Persie 31', 48'
Adebayor 40', 71' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 59,623
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Attendance: 35,112
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–5England Arsenal
Silvestre 19' (o.g.)
Güiza 78'		 Report Adebayor 10'
Walcott 11'
Diaby 22'
Song 49'
Ramsey 90+4'
Attendance: 42,619
Porto Portugal0–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Report Aliyev 27'
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Arsenal England0–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report
Attendance: 60,003
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–2Portugal Porto
Milevskyi 21' Report Rolando 69'
L. González 90+2'
Attendance: 16,300
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–2Portugal Porto
Kazim-Richards 63' Report López 19', 28'
Attendance: 38,120
Arsenal England1–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Bendtner 87' Report
Attendance: 59,374
Porto Portugal2–0England Arsenal
Alves 39'
López 54'		 Report
Attendance: 37,602
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Eremenko 20' Report
Attendance: 14,000

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV RMA ZEN BATE
1 Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 1–0 0–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 0–2 — 3–0 2–0
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–0 1–2 — 1–1
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 2–2 0–1 0–2 —
Source: RSSSF
Juventus Italy1–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Del Piero 76' Report
Attendance: 20,853
Real Madrid Spain2–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Ramos 11'
Van Nistelrooy 57'		 Report
Attendance: 55,099
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia1–2Spain Real Madrid
Danny 25' Report Hubočan 4' (o.g.)
Van Nistelrooy 31'
Attendance: 21,075
BATE Borisov Belarus2–2Italy Juventus
Kryvets 17'
Stasevich 23'		 Report Iaquinta 29', 45+3'
Attendance: 31,400
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia1–1Belarus BATE Borisov
Tekke 80' Report Nyakhaychyk 52'
Attendance: 19,500
Juventus Italy2–1Spain Real Madrid
Del Piero 5'
Amauri 49'		 Report Van Nistelrooy 66'
Attendance: 25,813
BATE Borisov Belarus0–2Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report Pogrebnyak 34'
Danny 90+4'
Attendance: 28,793
Real Madrid Spain0–2Italy Juventus
Report Del Piero 17', 67'
Attendance: 71,560
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia0–0Italy Juventus
Report
Attendance: 20,155
BATE Borisov Belarus0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report Raúl 7'
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Juventus Italy0–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Report
Attendance: 5,753
Real Madrid Spain3–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Raúl 25', 57'
Robben 50'		 Report
Attendance: 46,265

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 2008, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 22 October 2008.
  2. ^ Match played behind closed doors as punishment for racist action by Atlético Madrid fans against Marseille on 1 October 2008.

References

  1. ^ "Result of the draw" (PDF). UEFA. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Club coefficients 2008". UEFA.
  3. ^ "Europe's finest set for group stage draw". UEFA. 28 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Club Atlético de Madrid – Liverpool FC match to go ahead in Madrid" (PDF). UEFA. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.