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1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League began on 16 September 1998 and ended on 9 December 1998. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while 16 more qualified via a preliminary round. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw.

Seeding edit

Seeding was based on the UEFA associations 1998 ranking,[1] similarly to the previous season.[2] Title holders and champions of nations ranked 1–5 were put in the Pot 1. Champions of nations ranked 6–7 as well as runners-up of nations ranked 1–5 (except France) formed Pot 2. The remaining qualified runners-up (from the nations 6–8) and champions of top three nations ranked below 7 formed Pot 3. Finally, the remaining six national champions formed Pot 4.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best-ranked runners-up advance to the knockout stage
Pot 1
Assoc. Team
TH   Real Madrid
1   Juventus
2   Kaiserslautern
3   Barcelona
4   Lens
5   Ajax
Pot 2
Assoc. Team
6   Arsenal
7   Porto
1   Internazionale
2   Bayern Munich
3   Athletic Bilbao
5   PSV Eindhoven
Pot 3
Assoc. Team
6   Manchester United
7   Benfica
8   Olympiacos
8   Panathinaikos
10   Rosenborg
11   Sturm Graz
Pot 4
Assoc. Team
12   Spartak Moscow
13   Croatia Zagreb
14   Galatasaray
15   Brøndby
17   Dynamo Kyiv
31   HJK

Groups edit

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses)

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage
2   Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
3   Porto 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7
4   Ajax 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
Source: UEFA
Porto  2–2  Olympiacos
Zahovič   65'
Jardel   82'		 Report Giannakopoulos   86'
Gogić   89'
Attendance: 26,000[3]
Croatia Zagreb  0–0  Ajax
Report
Attendance: 27,600[4]
Ajax  2–1  Porto
Rudy   57'
Litmanen   86' (pen.)		 Report Zahovič   69'
Attendance: 41,000
Olympiacos  2–0  Croatia Zagreb
Alexandris   21'
Gogić   80'		 Report
Attendance: 60,502
Olympiacos  1–0  Ajax
Alexandris   38' Report
Attendance: 73,208[5]
Porto  3–0  Croatia Zagreb
Doriva   33'
Zahovič   42', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 16,500
Ajax  2–0  Olympiacos
Witschge   36'
Gorré   88'		 Report
Attendance: 46,000
Croatia Zagreb  3–1  Porto
Mikić   7'
Rukavina   37'
Mujčin   61'		 Report Jardel   39'
Attendance: 5,000[6]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Ajax  0–1  Croatia Zagreb
Report Šimić   67'
Attendance: 47,000[7]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Olympiacos  2–1  Porto
Gogić   18'
Đorđević   55'		 Report Zahovič   76'
Attendance: 70,232
Porto  3–0  Ajax
Zahovič   54', 73'
Drulović   79'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Croatia Zagreb  1–1  Olympiacos
Jeličić   35' Report Giannakopoulos   64'
Attendance: 16,546

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Juventus 6 1 5 0 7 5 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage
2   Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
3   Rosenborg 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
4   Athletic Bilbao 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
Source: UEFA
Juventus  2–2  Galatasaray
Inzaghi   17'
Birindelli   69'		 Report Şükür   44'
Ümit   63'
Attendance: 37,192
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Athletic Bilbao  1–1  Rosenborg
Etxeberria   7' Report Strand   64'
Attendance: 33,500[8]
Rosenborg  1–1  Juventus
Skammelsrud   69' (pen.) Report Inzaghi   26'
Attendance: 15,385
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)
Galatasaray  2–1  Athletic Bilbao
Okan   16'
Hagi   90+3'		 Report Urzaiz   17'
Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Rosenborg  3–0  Galatasaray
Rushfeldt   69', 86', 89' Report
Attendance: 15,372
Athletic Bilbao  0–0  Juventus
Report
Attendance: 39,000
Juventus  1–1  Athletic Bilbao
Lasa   68' (o.g.) Report Guerrero   45'
Attendance: 44,584
Galatasaray  3–0  Rosenborg
Şükür   55', 74'
Arif   66'		 Report
Attendance: 21,856[9]
Rosenborg  2–1  Athletic Bilbao
Sørensen   2', 50' Report Pérez   90'
Attendance: 15,454
Galatasaray  1–1  Juventus
Suat   90' Report Amoruso   78'
Attendance: 22,920
Juventus  2–0  Rosenborg
Inzaghi   16'
Amoruso   36'		 Report
Attendance: 7,174
Athletic Bilbao  1–0  Galatasaray
Guerrero   44' Report
Attendance: 16,000

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12
3   Spartak Moscow 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
4   Sturm Graz 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1
Source: UEFA
Real Madrid  2–0  Internazionale
Hierro   80' (pen.)
Seedorf   90'		 Report
Attendance: 42,000
Sturm Graz  0–2  Spartak Moscow
Report Titov   60'
Tsymbalar   63'
Attendance: 11,000
Internazionale  1–0  Sturm Graz
Djorkaeff   90' Report
Attendance: 24,791
Spartak Moscow  2–1  Real Madrid
Tsymbalar   72'
Titov   78'		 Report Raúl   63'
Attendance: 60,000
Real Madrid  6–1  Sturm Graz
Sávio   13', 90'
Raúl   22'
Jarni   61', 79'
Popović   67' (o.g.)		 Report Vastić   8'
Attendance: 21,600[15]
Internazionale  2–1  Spartak Moscow
Ventola   32'
Ronaldo   59'		 Report Tsymbalar   64'
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Spartak Moscow  1–1  Internazionale
Tikhonov   67' Report Simeone   88'
Attendance: 75,500[16]
Sturm Graz  1–5  Real Madrid
Haas   3' Report Panucci   8', 61'
Mijatović   35'
Seedorf   57'
Šuker   74'
Attendance: 13,851
Internazionale  3–1  Real Madrid
Zamorano   51'
Baggio   86', 90'		 Report Seedorf   57'
Attendance: 77,829
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Spartak Moscow  0–0  Sturm Graz
Report
Attendance: 38,000[17]
Real Madrid  2–1  Spartak Moscow
Raúl   34'
Sávio   66'		 Report Khlestov   89'
Attendance: 60,000
Sturm Graz  0–2  Internazionale
Report Zanetti   64'
Baggio   80'
Attendance: 12,685
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage
2   Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10
3   Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8
4   Brøndby 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3
Source: UEFA
Manchester United  3–3  Barcelona
Giggs   16'
Scholes   24'
Beckham   63'		 Report Anderson   47'
Giovanni   59' (pen.)
Luis Enrique   70' (pen.)
Attendance: 53,601
Brøndby  2–1  Bayern Munich
Helmer   87' (o.g.)
Ravn   89'		 Report Babbel   76'
Attendance: 30,378
Bayern Munich  2–2  Manchester United
Élber   11', 89' Report Yorke   30'
Scholes   49'
Attendance: 53,000[18]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Barcelona  2–0  Brøndby
Anderson   44', 85' Report
Attendance: 65,000[19]
Brøndby  2–6  Manchester United
Daugaard   35'
Sand   90'		 Report Giggs   2', 21'
Cole   28'
Keane   55'
Yorke   60'
Solskjær   62'
Attendance: 40,315
Bayern Munich  1–0  Barcelona
Effenberg   45' Report
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Barcelona  1–2  Bayern Munich
Giovanni   29' (pen.) Report Zickler   48'
Salihamidžić   87'
Attendance: 85,000[20]
Manchester United  5–0  Brøndby
Beckham   7'
Cole   12'
P. Neville   16'
Yorke   28'
Scholes   63'		 Report
Attendance: 53,250
Barcelona  3–3  Manchester United
Anderson   1'
Rivaldo   57', 73'		 Report Yorke   25', 68'
Cole   53'
Attendance: 67,648
Bayern Munich  2–0  Brøndby
Jancker   51'
Basler   57'		 Report
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Manchester United  1–1  Bayern Munich
Keane   43' Report Salihamidžić   55'
Attendance: 54,434
Brøndby  0–2  Barcelona
Report Figo   6'
Rivaldo   36'
Attendance: 40,892

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage
2   Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
3   Arsenal 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
4   Panathinaikos 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6
Source: UEFA
Panathinaikos  2–1  Dynamo Kyiv
Mykland   56'
Liberopoulos   69'		 Report Rebrov   31'
Attendance: 20,310
Lens  1–1  Arsenal
Vairelles   90+2' Report Overmars   51'
Attendance: 33,371
Arsenal  2–1  Panathinaikos
Adams   62'
Keown   75'		 Report Mauro   87'
Attendance: 73,454
Dynamo Kyiv  1–1  Lens
Shevchenko   61' Report Vairelles   62'
Attendance: 52,500[22]
Arsenal  1–1  Dynamo Kyiv
Bergkamp   74' Report Rebrov   90+2'
Attendance: 73,256
Lens  1–0  Panathinaikos
Eloi   80' Report
Attendance: 32,757
Dynamo Kyiv  3–1  Arsenal
Rebrov   26' (pen.)
Holovko   61'
Shevchenko   72'		 Report Hughes   82'
Attendance: 76,600
Panathinaikos  1–0  Lens
Vokolos   53' Report
Attendance: 55,031
Arsenal  0–1  Lens
Report Debève   72'
Attendance: 73,707
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Dynamo Kyiv  2–1  Panathinaikos
Rebrov   72'
Basinas   80' (o.g.)		 Report Lagonikakis   36'
Attendance: 46,000[23]
Panathinaikos  1–3  Arsenal
Sypniewski   74' Report Asanović   64' (o.g.)
Anelka   80'
Boa Morte   86'
Attendance: 41,105
Lens  1–3  Dynamo Kyiv
Šmicer   78' Report Kaladze   60'
Vashchuk   75'
Shevchenko   85'
Attendance: 39,423

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kaiserslautern 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
3   PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
4   HJK 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5
Source: UEFA
PSV Eindhoven  2–1  HJK
Ooijer   57'
Bruggink   90+3'		 Report Kottila   32'
Attendance: 14,460
Kaiserslautern  1–0  Benfica
Wagner   41' Report
Attendance: 31,112
Benfica  2–1  PSV Eindhoven
Nuno Gomes   47'
João Pinto   76'		 Report Rommedahl   70'
Attendance: 45,000
HJK  0–0  Kaiserslautern
Report
Attendance: 21,217
PSV Eindhoven  1–2  Kaiserslautern
Khokhlov   78' Report Riedl   67'
Rische   81'
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
HJK  2–0  Benfica
Lehkosuo   20' (pen.)
Kottila   70'		 Report
Attendance: 25,126
Kaiserslautern  3–1  PSV Eindhoven
Rische   68'
Reich   77'
Hristov   90'		 Report Van Nistelrooy   18'
Attendance: 31,444
Benfica  2–2  HJK
Nuno Gomes   78'
Calado   80'		 Report Minto   5' (o.g.)
Luiz Antônio   84'
Attendance: 28,500
HJK  1–3  PSV Eindhoven
Lehkosuo   70' (pen.) Report Van Nistelrooy   30', 67', 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 34,146
Benfica  2–1  Kaiserslautern
Nuno Gomes   31'
João Pinto   70'		 Report Rische   90'
Attendance: 15,000[24]
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
PSV Eindhoven  2–2  Benfica
Khokhlov   41'
Van Nistelrooy   89'		 Report Nuno Gomes   47' (pen.), 64'
Attendance: 17,900
Kaiserslautern  5–2  HJK
Rösler   43', 61', 80'
Marschall   49'
Rische   85'		 Report Ilola   29'
Luiz Antônio   68'
Attendance: 27,310[25]

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C   Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 D   Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10
3 B   Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
4 F   Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
5 E   Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
6 A   Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
Source: [citation needed]

Notes edit

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 1998, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 21 October 1998.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled for 25 November, delayed for political tensions between Turkey and Italy due to the Öcalan affair.[10][11][12][13]
  3. ^ Real Madrid were ordered to play one match away from their usual home ground due to crowd trouble at their last home game in UEFA competition against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 1997–98 Champions League semi-final.[14]
  4. ^ Panathinaikos played their home match at Nikos Goumas Stadium instead of their regular stadium Olympic Stadium due to The Rolling Stones concert being held there.[21]

References edit

  1. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 1998". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. ^ 1997–98 European Cups draw
  3. ^ "Porto v Olympiacos, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Croatia Zagreb v Ajax, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Olympiacos v Ajax, 21 October 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Croatia Zagreb v Porto, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Ajax v Croatia Zagreb, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Athletic Bilbao v Rosenborg, 16 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Galatasaray v Rosenborg, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. ^ Ullman, Seva (1998-12-02). "Ocalan violence feared at soccer match". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  11. ^ Delaney, Sarah (1998-11-25). "ITALY SEEKS HELP ON TURKISH CLASH". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  12. ^ Metcalf, Rupert (1998-11-25). "Football: Around The World - Juventus spared journey to Turkey". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  13. ^ Morris, Chris (1998-12-03). "Troops on alert for grudge match". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  14. ^ Fylan, Kevin (1998-04-05). "Football: Real punished for trouble at European Cup tie". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  15. ^ "Real Madrid v Sturm Graz, 21 October 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Spartak Moscow v Internazionale, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Spartak Moscow v Sturm Graz, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Bayern Munich v Manchester United, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Barcelona v Brøndby, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Barcelona v Bayern Munich, 4 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  21. ^ Kyryliuk, Viktor (31 January 2014). "Валерий Лобановский. Четыре жизни в футболе. Жизнь четвертая. 1997-13 мая 2002. Классик - часть 6" (in Russian). Tribuna. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Lens, 30 September 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Panathinaikos, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Benfica v Kaiserslautern, 25 November 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Kaiserslautern v HJK, 9 December 1998" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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