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.

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

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
TeamCoeff.
Manchester UnitedTH107.996
Chelsea124.996
Liverpool118.996
Barcelona117.837
Arsenal110.996
Lyon99.380
Internazionale96.934
Real Madrid93.837
Pot 2
TeamCoeff.
Bayern Munich92.078
PSV91.610
Villarreal90.837
Roma81.934
Porto81.176
Werder Bremen74.078
Sporting CP70.271
Juventus66.934
Pot 3
TeamCoeff.
Marseille63.380
Zenit Saint Petersburg60.437
Steaua București59.398
Panathinaikos52.525
Bordeaux52.380
Celtic52.013
Basel51.993
Fenerbahçe51.469
Pot 4
TeamCoeff.
Shakhtar Donetsk49.932
Fiorentina40.934
Atlético Madrid36.837
Dynamo Kyiv34.932
CFR Cluj13.398
Aalborg BK12.748
Anorthosis4.327
BATE Borisov1.760

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 (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:

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

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

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Basel 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1
Source: RSSSF
Basel 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Abraham  90+3' Report Fernandinho  25'
Jádson  45+1'
Attendance: 34,820
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Barcelona 3–1 Sporting CP
Márquez  21'
Eto'o  60' (pen.)
Xavi  87'		 Report Tonel  72'
Attendance: 58,354
Sporting CP 2–0 Basel
Romagnoli  55'
Derlei  86'		 Report
Attendance: 22,638
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Barcelona
Ilsinho  45' Report Messi  87', 90+4'
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Sporting CP
Report Liédson  76'
Attendance: 23,120
Basel 0–5 Barcelona
Report Messi  4'
Busquets  15'
Bojan  22', 46'
Xavi  48'
Attendance: 37,500
Sporting CP 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Derlei  73' Report
Attendance: 24,282
Barcelona 1–1 Basel
Messi  62' Report Derdiyok  82'
Attendance: 49,479
Shakhtar Donetsk 5–0 Basel
Jádson  32', 65', 72'
Willian  50'
Seleznyov  75'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Sporting CP 2–5 Barcelona
Veloso  65'
Liédson  66'		 Report Henry  14'
Piqué  17'
Messi  49'
Caneira  67' (o.g.)
Bojan  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,765
Basel 0–1 Sporting CP
Report Djaló  19'
Attendance: 30,248
Barcelona 2–3 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
1 Liverpool 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Atlético Madrid 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
3 Marseille 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 PSV 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3
Source: RSSSF
PSV Eindhoven 0–3 Atlético Madrid
Report Agüero  9', 36'
Maniche  54'
Attendance: 29,000
Marseille 1–2 Liverpool
Cana  23' Report Gerrard  26', 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 44,841
Liverpool 3–1 PSV Eindhoven
Kuyt  4'
Keane  34'
Gerrard  76'		 Report Koevermans  78'
Attendance: 41,097
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Atlético Madrid 2–1 Marseille
Agüero  4'
R. García  22'		 Report Niang  16'
Attendance: 39,898
Atlético Madrid 1–1 Liverpool
Simão  83' Report Keane  14'
Attendance: 48,769
PSV Eindhoven 2–0 Marseille
Koevermans  71', 85' Report
Attendance: 29,000
Liverpool 1–1 Atlético Madrid
Gerrard  90+5' (pen.) Report Rodríguez  37'
Attendance: 42,010
Marseille 3–0 PSV Eindhoven
Koné  30'
Niang  63', 71'		 Report
Attendance: 48,777
Atlético Madrid 2–1 PSV Eindhoven
Simão  14'
Rodríguez  28'		 Report Koevermans  47'
Attendance: 0[4]
Liverpool 1–0 Marseille
Gerrard  23' Report
Attendance: 40,024
PSV Eindhoven 1–3 Liverpool
Lazović  36' Report Babel  45+2'
Riera  68'
N'Gog  77'
Attendance: 33,500
Marseille 0–0 Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 49,663

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

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Lyon 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11
3 Fiorentina 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Steaua București 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
Source: RSSSF
Steaua București 0–1 Bayern Munich
Report Van Buyten  15'
Attendance: 13,379
Lyon 2–2 Fiorentina
Piquionne  73'
Benzema  86'		 Report Gilardino  12', 42'
Attendance: 43,000
Fiorentina 0–0 Steaua București
Report
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Bayern Munich 1–1 Lyon
Zé Roberto  52' Report Demichelis  25' (o.g.)
Attendance: 64,000
Bayern Munich 3–0 Fiorentina
Klose  4'
Schweinsteiger  25'
Zé Roberto  90'		 Report
Attendance: 66,000
Steaua București 3–5 Lyon
Arthuro  8'
Goian  11'
Petre  45'		 Report Keïta  23'
Benzema  33', 71'
Fred  69', 90+2'
Attendance: 15,239
Fiorentina 1–1 Bayern Munich
Mutu  11' Report Borowski  78'
Attendance: 37,034
Lyon 2–0 Steaua București
Juninho  44'
Réveillère  89'		 Report
Attendance: 37,243
Bayern Munich 3–0 Steaua București
Klose  57', 71'
Toni  61'		 Report
Attendance: 64,000
Fiorentina 1–2 Lyon
Gilardino  45' Report Makoun  15'
Benzema  27'
Attendance: 23,736
Steaua București 0–1 Fiorentina
Report Gilardino  66'
Attendance: 14,862
Lyon 2–3 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
1 Porto 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Arsenal 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Fenerbahçe 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2
Source: RSSSF
Porto 3–1 Fenerbahçe
López  10'
L. González  13'
Lino  90+2'		 Report Güiza  29'
Attendance: 38,709
Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Arsenal
Bangoura  64' (pen.) Report Gallas  88'
Attendance: 16,800
Arsenal 4–0 Porto
Van Persie  31', 48'
Adebayor  40', 71' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 59,623
Fenerbahçe 0–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Attendance: 35,112
Fenerbahçe 2–5 Arsenal
Silvestre  19' (o.g.)
Güiza  78'		 Report Adebayor  10'
Walcott  11'
Diaby  22'
Song  49'
Ramsey  90+4'
Attendance: 42,619
Porto 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Report Aliyev  27'
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Arsenal 0–0 Fenerbahçe
Report
Attendance: 60,003
Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Porto
Milevskyi  21' Report Rolando  69'
L. González  90+2'
Attendance: 16,300
Fenerbahçe 1–2 Porto
Kazim-Richards  63' Report López  19', 28'
Attendance: 38,120
Arsenal 1–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Bendtner  87' Report
Attendance: 59,374
Porto 2–0 Arsenal
Alves  39'
López  54'		 Report
Attendance: 37,602
Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 Fenerbahçe
Eremenko  20' Report
Attendance: 14,000

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

References
  1. "Club coefficients 2008". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  2. "Europe's finest set for group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 August 2008.
  3. "Club Atlético de Madrid – Liverpool FC match to go ahead in Madrid" (PDF). UEFA. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  4. Match played behind closed doors as punishment for racist action by their fans against Marseille on 1 October 2008.
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