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2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage

The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 17 September 2019 and ended on 11 December 2019.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.[2]

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 August 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[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 (Regulations Article 13.06):[2]

  • Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2018 UEFA country coefficients. If one or both title holders were one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association(s) were also seeded into Pot 1.
  • Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients.

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.[4]

Moreover, for associations with two or more teams, teams were paired in order to split them into two sets of four groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage. The following pairings were announced by UEFA after the group stage teams were confirmed:

  • Spain: Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia
  • England: Liverpool and Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur
  • Italy: Juventus and Inter Milan, Napoli and Atalanta
  • Germany: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig
  • France: Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon
  • Russia: Zenit Saint Petersburg and Lokomotiv Moscow
  • Belgium: Club Brugge and Genk

On each matchday, one set of four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other set of four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence (Regulations Article 16.02):[2]

Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g. Team 1 was not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.

Group stage schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 17–18 September 2019 2 v 3, 4 v 1
Matchday 2 1–2 October 2019 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 3 22–23 October 2019 3 v 1, 2 v 4
Matchday 4 5–6 November 2019 1 v 3, 4 v 2
Matchday 5 26–27 November 2019 3 v 2, 1 v 4
Matchday 6 10–11 December 2019 2 v 1, 4 v 3

There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g. Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid) in general were not scheduled to play at home on the same matchday (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams from "winter countries" (e.g. Russia) were not scheduled to play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather).

The draw also established the group compositions of the UEFA Champions League Path of the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.

Teams edit

Below are the participating teams (with their 2019 UEFA club coefficients),[5] grouped by their seeding pot. They include:

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to round of 16
Third-placed teams enter Europa League round of 32
Pot 1 (by association rank)[6]
Assoc. Team Coeff.[5]
TH   Liverpool 91.000
EL   Chelsea 87.000
1   Barcelona 138.000
2   Manchester City 106.000
3   Juventus 124.000
4   Bayern Munich 128.000
5   Paris Saint-Germain 103.000
6   Zenit Saint Petersburg 72.000
Pot 2
Team Notes Coeff.[5]
  Real Madrid 146.000
  Atlético Madrid 127.000
  Borussia Dortmund 85.000
  Napoli 80.000
  Shakhtar Donetsk 80.000
  Tottenham Hotspur 78.000
  Ajax [CP] 70.500
  Benfica 68.000
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.[5]
  Lyon 61.500
  Bayer Leverkusen 61.000
  Red Bull Salzburg 54.500
  Olympiacos [LP] 44.000
  Club Brugge [LP] 39.500
  Valencia 37.000
  Inter Milan 31.000
  Dinamo Zagreb [CP] 29.500
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.[5]
  Lokomotiv Moscow 28.500
  Genk 25.000
  Galatasaray 22.500
  RB Leipzig 22.000
  Slavia Prague [CP] 21.500
  Red Star Belgrade [CP] 16.750
  Atalanta 14.945
  Lille 11.699
Notes
  1. TH Champions League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as top seed.
  2. EL Europa League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as second top seed.
  3. CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
  4. LP Winners of play-off round (League Path).

Format edit

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32.

Tiebreakers edit

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Wins in all group matches;
  10. Away wins in all group matches;
  11. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  12. UEFA club coefficient.

Groups edit

The matchdays were 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2019.[1] The scheduled kickoff times were 21:00 CET/CEST, with two matches on each Tuesday and Wednesday scheduled for 18:55 CET/CEST.

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

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RMA BRU GAL
1   Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–0 5–0
2   Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 2–2 — 2–2 6–0
3   Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 12 −8 3 Transfer to Europa League 0–5 1–3 — 0–0
4   Galatasaray 6 0 2 4 1 14 −13 2 0–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Club Brugge  0–0  Galatasaray
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Attendance: 26,616[7]
Paris Saint-Germain  3–0  Real Madrid
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Attendance: 46,361[7]
Real Madrid  2–2  Club Brugge
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Attendance: 65,112[8]
Galatasaray  0–1  Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 46,532[8]
Galatasaray  0–1  Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 48,886[9]
Club Brugge  0–5  Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 26,946[9]
Real Madrid  6–0  Galatasaray
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Attendance: 65,492[10]
Paris Saint-Germain  1–0  Club Brugge
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Attendance: 47,418[10]
Galatasaray  1–1  Club Brugge
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Attendance: 34,500[11]
Real Madrid  2–2  Paris Saint-Germain
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Attendance: 75,534[11]
Club Brugge  1–3  Real Madrid
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Attendance: 27,308[12]
Paris Saint-Germain  5–0  Galatasaray
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Attendance: 46,509[12]

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY TOT OLY RSB
1   Bayern Munich 6 6 0 0 24 5 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–0 3–0
2   Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 1 2 18 14 +4 10 2–7 — 4–2 5–0
3   Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 2–3 2–2 — 1–0
4   Red Star Belgrade 6 1 0 5 3 20 −17 3 0–6 0–4 3–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Olympiacos  2–2  Tottenham Hotspur
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Attendance: 31,001[7]
Bayern Munich  3–0  Red Star Belgrade
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Attendance: 70,000[7]
Red Star Belgrade  3–1  Olympiacos
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Attendance: 43,291[8]
Tottenham Hotspur  2–7  Bayern Munich
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Attendance: 60,127[8]
Tottenham Hotspur  5–0  Red Star Belgrade
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Attendance: 51,743[9]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Olympiacos  2–3  Bayern Munich
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Attendance: 31,670[9]
Bayern Munich  2–0  Olympiacos
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Attendance: 63,646[10]
Red Star Belgrade  0–4  Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Attendance: 42,381[10]
Tottenham Hotspur  4–2  Olympiacos
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Attendance: 57,024[11]
Red Star Belgrade  0–6  Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 44,118[11]
Olympiacos  1–0  Red Star Belgrade
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Attendance: 31,898[12]
Bayern Munich  3–1  Tottenham Hotspur
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Attendance: 66,353[12]

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MC ATA SHK DZG
1   Manchester City 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 5–1 1–1 2–0
2   Atalanta 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7 1–1 — 1–2 2–0
3   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 13 −5 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–3 — 2–2
4   Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 1–4 4–0 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Shakhtar Donetsk  0–3  Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 36,675[7]
Dinamo Zagreb  4–0  Atalanta
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Attendance: 28,863[7]
Atalanta  1–2  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Attendance: 26,022[8]
Manchester City  2–0  Dinamo Zagreb
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Attendance: 49,046[8]
Shakhtar Donetsk  2–2  Dinamo Zagreb
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Attendance: 21,526[9]
Manchester City  5–1  Atalanta
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Attendance: 49,308[9]
Atalanta  1–1  Manchester City
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Attendance: 34,326[10]
Dinamo Zagreb  3–3  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Attendance: 28,316[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Manchester City  1–1  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Attendance: 52,020[11]
Atalanta  2–0  Dinamo Zagreb
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Attendance: 28,365[11]
Shakhtar Donetsk  0–3  Atalanta
Report
Attendance: 26,536[12]
Dinamo Zagreb  1–4  Manchester City
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Attendance: 29,385[12]

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV ATM LEV LOM
1   Juventus 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 3–0 2–1
2   Atlético Madrid 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 2–2 — 1–0 2–0
3   Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 2–1 — 1–2
4   Lokomotiv Moscow 6 1 0 5 4 11 −7 3 1–2 0–2 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Atlético Madrid  2–2  Juventus
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Attendance: 66,283[7]
Bayer Leverkusen  1–2  Lokomotiv Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 26,592[7]
Lokomotiv Moscow  0–2  Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 27,051[8]
Juventus  3–0  Bayer Leverkusen
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Attendance: 34,525[8]
Atlético Madrid  1–0  Bayer Leverkusen
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Attendance: 56,776[9]
Juventus  2–1  Lokomotiv Moscow
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Attendance: 38,547[9]
Lokomotiv Moscow  1–2  Juventus
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Attendance: 26,861[10]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Bayer Leverkusen  2–1  Atlético Madrid
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Attendance: 28,160[10]
Lokomotiv Moscow  0–2  Bayer Leverkusen
Report
Attendance: 25,757[11]
Juventus  1–0  Atlético Madrid
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Attendance: 40,486[11]
Atlético Madrid  2–0  Lokomotiv Moscow
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Attendance: 58,426[12]
Bayer Leverkusen  0–2  Juventus
Report
Attendance: 29,542[12]

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV NAP SAL GNK
1   Liverpool 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 4–3 2–1
2   Napoli 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12 2–0 — 1–1 4–0
3   Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 1 3 16 13 +3 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 2–3 — 6–2
4   Genk 6 0 1 5 5 20 −15 1 1–4 0–0 1–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Red Bull Salzburg  6–2  Genk
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Attendance: 29,520[15]
Napoli  2–0  Liverpool
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Attendance: 38,878[15]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Genk  0–0  Napoli
Report
Attendance: 19,962[16]
Liverpool  4–3  Red Bull Salzburg
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Attendance: 52,243[16]
Genk  1–4  Liverpool
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Attendance: 19,626[17]
Red Bull Salzburg  2–3  Napoli
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Attendance: 29,520[17]
Liverpool  2–1  Genk
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Attendance: 52,611[18]
Napoli  1–1  Red Bull Salzburg
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Attendance: 32,862[18]
Genk  1–4  Red Bull Salzburg
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Attendance: 17,284[19]
Liverpool  1–1  Napoli
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Attendance: 52,128[19]
Red Bull Salzburg  0–2  Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 29,520[20]
Napoli  4–0  Genk
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Attendance: 22,265[20]

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR DOR INT SLP
1   Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–1 0–0
2   Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 0–0 — 3–2 2–1
3   Inter Milan 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 2–0 — 1–1
4   Slavia Prague 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 1–2 0–2 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Inter Milan  1–1  Slavia Prague
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Attendance: 50,128[15]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Borussia Dortmund  0–0  Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 66,099[15]
Slavia Prague  0–2  Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 19,370[16]
Barcelona  2–1  Inter Milan
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Attendance: 86,141[16]
Slavia Prague  1–2  Barcelona
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Attendance: 19,170[17]
Inter Milan  2–0  Borussia Dortmund
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Attendance: 65,673[17]
Barcelona  0–0  Slavia Prague
Report
Attendance: 67,023[18]
Borussia Dortmund  3–2  Inter Milan
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Attendance: 66,099[18]
Slavia Prague  1–3  Inter Milan
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Attendance: 19,370[19]
Barcelona  3–1  Borussia Dortmund
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Attendance: 92,071[19]
Inter Milan  1–2  Barcelona
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Attendance: 71,818[20]
Borussia Dortmund  2–1  Slavia Prague
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Attendance: 65,079[20]

Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBL LYO BEN ZEN
1   RB Leipzig 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 2–2 2–1
2   Lyon 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 2–2 — 3–1 1–1
3   Benfica 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–2 2–1 — 3–0
4   Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7[a] 0–2 2–0 3–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.
Lyon  1–1  Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Attendance: 47,201[15]
Benfica  1–2  RB Leipzig
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Attendance: 46,460[15]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  3–1  Benfica
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Attendance: 51,683[16]
RB Leipzig  0–2  Lyon
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Attendance: 40,194[16]
RB Leipzig  2–1  Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Attendance: 41,058[17]
Benfica  2–1  Lyon
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Attendance: 53,035[17]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  0–2  RB Leipzig
Report
Attendance: 50,452[18]
Lyon  3–1  Benfica
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Attendance: 51,077[18]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  2–0  Lyon
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Attendance: 51,183[19]
RB Leipzig  2–2  Benfica
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Attendance: 38,339[19]
Benfica  3–0  Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Attendance: 40,232[20]
Lyon  2–2  RB Leipzig
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Attendance: 53,288[20]

Group H edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL CHL AJX LIL
1   Valencia 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11[a] Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 0–3 4–1
2   Chelsea 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11[a] 0–1 — 4–4 2–1
3   Ajax 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 — 3–0
4   Lille 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 1–1 1–2 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.
Ajax  3–0  Lille
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Attendance: 51,441[15]
Chelsea  0–1  Valencia
Report
Attendance: 39,469[15]
Valencia  0–3  Ajax
Report
Attendance: 44,659[16]
Lille  1–2  Chelsea
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Attendance: 48,523[16]
Ajax  0–1  Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 52,482[17]
Lille  1–1  Valencia
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Attendance: 47,488[17]
Valencia  4–1  Lille
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Attendance: 38,252[18]
Chelsea  4–4  Ajax
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Attendance: 39,132[18]
Valencia  2–2  Chelsea
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Attendance: 43,486[19]
Lille  0–2  Ajax
Report
Attendance: 48,612[19]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Ajax  0–1  Valencia
Report
Attendance: 51,931[20]
Chelsea  2–1  Lille
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Attendance: 40,016[20]

Notes edit

  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 October 2019 (matchdays 1–3), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 4–6).
  2. ^ a b c Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  3. ^ a b c Atalanta played their home matches at San Siro, Milan, instead of their regular stadium Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, which is undergoing renovation.[13][14]

References edit

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External links edit

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