2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage

The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) was played from 15 September to 9 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) to decide 16 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Draw

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path.[2]

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 27 August 2015, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[3][4]

Key to colours
Group winners advanced to the round of 16
Group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Pot 1
Team
Barcelona
Chelsea
Bayern Munich
Juventus
Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Zenit Saint Petersburg
PSV Eindhoven
Pot 2
Team
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Porto
Arsenal
Manchester United
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Manchester City
Pot 3
Team
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sevilla
Lyon
Dynamo Kyiv
Olympiacos
CSKA Moscow
Galatasaray
Roma
Pot 4
Team
BATE Borisov
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Wolfsburg
Dinamo Zagreb
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Gent
Malmö FF
Astana

Format

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.03):[1]

  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 in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 applied;
  6. superior goal difference in all group matches;
  7. higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  8. higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. higher number of wins in all group matches;
  10. higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  11. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  12. drawing of lots.

Groups

The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015.[2] Times up to 24 October 2015 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 13 Advance to round of 16
2 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 16 7 +9 12 Advance to play-offs
3 Malmö FF 6 1 2 3 7 14 7 5
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 1 4 13 25 12 4
Source: UEFA
Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Malmö FF
Report
Real Madrid 4–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Hakimi  28'
Cedrés  32'
Febas  59'
Salto  83'
Report
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Shakhtar Donetsk 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain
Zubkov  73' Report Augustin  6', 81'
Doucouré  44'
Pereira de Sa  53' (pen.)
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Attendance: 830
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
Malmö FF 1–0 Real Madrid
Redzic  88' Report
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Real Madrid
Eboa Eboa  40'
Nkunku  51', 83'
Pereira de Sa  90+3'
Report Febas  57'
Malmö FF 5–5 Shakhtar Donetsk
Bergqvist  16'
Stojanovic-Fredin  27'
M. Andersson  46'
Hadzikadunic  59'
Boryachuk  80' (o.g.)
Report Topalov  13'
Zubkov  53'
Arabidze  61'
Boryachuk  62'
Pikhalonok  87'
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Malmö FF
Buhay  40'
Pikhalonok  65' (pen.)
Avahimyan  84'
Report Redzic  17'
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Attendance: 812
Real Madrid 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain
Lazo  22'
Mayoral  57'
Report
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

Shakhtar Donetsk 2–6 Real Madrid
Zubkov  23'
Boryachuk  73'
Report Cedrés  9', 79', 81'
Lazo  26'
Mayoral  59', 86'
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Attendance: 812
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Malmö FF 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain
Report Meïté  12'
Pereira de Sa  19'
Edouard  90+5'
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Real Madrid 3–0 Malmö FF
Rivero  12', 59' (pen.)
Manu  77'
Report
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 Advance to round of 16
2 CSKA Moscow 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs
3 Manchester United 6 2 2 2 6 10 4 8[lower-alpha 1]
4 Wolfsburg 6 2 1 3 10 11 1 7
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked by head-to-head record (CSKA Moscow: 4 pts; Manchester United: 1 pt).
PSV Eindhoven 0–3 Manchester United
Report Gribbin  28'
Rashford  47' (pen.), 67'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Wolfsburg 2–4 CSKA Moscow
Putaro  11', 19' Report Solovyov  54'
Zhamaletdinov  66'
Chalov  67'
Makarov  80'
AOK Stadion, Wolfsburg
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)

CSKA Moscow 0–0 PSV Eindhoven
Report
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Manchester United 1–1 Wolfsburg
Rashford  22' (pen.) Report Donkor  61'
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

CSKA Moscow 4–0 Manchester United
Zhamaletdinov  14' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Makarov  45'
Gordyushenko  88'
Report
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)
Wolfsburg 4–1 PSV Eindhoven
Ziegele  8'
Putaro  41' (pen.)
Vojic  75'
Condé  90+1'
Report Lundqvist  13'
AOK Stadion, Wolfsburg
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Manchester United 0–0 CSKA Moscow
Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Wolfsburg
Lammers  63'
Konings  90+3'
Report Putaro  90'
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

CSKA Moscow 1–2 Wolfsburg
Kuchaev  55' Report Donkor  3'
Putaro  39'
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)
Manchester United 0–5 PSV Eindhoven
Report Guðmundsson  13'
Lundqvist  21'
Abels  37'
Lammers  66'
Konings  83'
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

Wolfsburg 0–2 Manchester United
Report Tuanzebe  43'
Kehinde  56'
AOK Stadion, Wolfsburg
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 CSKA Moscow
Lundqvist  18'
Guðmundsson  33'
Report Zhamaletdinov  25'
Referee: Ken Henry Johnsen (Norway)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 6 5 1 0 29 3 +26 16 Advance to round of 16
2 Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 25 5 +20 13 Advance to play-offs
3 Galatasaray 6 2 0 4 8 20 12 6
4 Astana 6 0 0 6 1 35 34 0
Source: UEFA
Galatasaray 1–3 Atlético Madrid
Davas  41' Report Núñez  75', 78'
Ferni  80'
Bahçelievler İl Özel İdare Stadı, Istanbul
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Benfica 8–0 Astana
Gonçalves  10', 26', 55'
Gomes  21', 34'
Rodrigues  36'
H. Pereira  42', 78'
Report

Astana 0–3 Galatasaray
Report Çalışkan  11'
Yeşilyurt  77'
Davas  80'
Atlético Madrid 1–2 Benfica
Moreno  77' Report Carvalho  35'
Gonçalves  89'

Atlético Madrid 7–1 Astana
Núñez  15', 30'
Moreno  24', 36' (pen.)
Hernandez  27'
Bare  57'
Salomón  75'
Report Kuanyshbay  22'
Galatasaray 1–11 Benfica
İşsever  17' (pen.) Report Gonçalves  24', 34', 58'
Gomes  27', 63', 65'
Sanches  33'
Carvalho  72', 90+1' (pen.)
H. Pereira  76'
Ferro  78'
Bahçelievler İl Özel İdare Stadı, Istanbul
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Astana 0–9 Atlético Madrid
Report Heras  6'
Núñez  28', 57', 57', 84'
Mohedano  45'
Hernandez  52'
Almagro  59'
Carlos Isaac  79'
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Benfica 2–0 Galatasaray
Sarkic  24'
Carvalho  60'
Report
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Astana 0–5 Benfica
Report Gomes  28', 72' (pen.)
Assylkhanuly  73' (o.g.)
Araújo  90', 90+3'
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)
Atlético Madrid 4–0 Galatasaray
Moya  32', 50'
Ferni  48'
Núñez  90+1'
Report

Galatasaray 3–0 Astana
İşsever  36', 42'
Çalışkan  37'
Report
Bahçelievler İl Özel İdare Stadı, Istanbul
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
Benfica 1–1 Atlético Madrid
Hernandez  61' (o.g.) Report Ferni  63'
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11[lower-alpha 1] Advance to round of 16
2 Sevilla 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs
3 Juventus 6 2 0 4 7 11 4 6
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 10 13 3 5
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked by head-to-head record (Manchester City: 4 pts; Sevilla: 1 pt).
Sevilla 4–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Colmenero  13'
Falcón  20'
Romero  83', 90+4'
Report Holtby  43'
Simakala  58'
Manchester City 4–1 Juventus
Nemane  22'
Roberts  52'
Patching  87'
Nmecha  90+5'
Report Favilli  9'
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Manchester City
Simakala  1' Report Patching  62'
Nemane  70'
Fohlenplatz, Mönchengladbach
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)
Juventus 0–1 Sevilla
Report Shved  24'

Juventus 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Clemenza  38', 90' Report Eckert  48'
Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia)
Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla
Ambrose  31' Report Martín  80'

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 Juventus
Ndenge  4' (pen.), 35'
Holtby  51'
Report Cassata  90'
Kastanos  90+2'
Fohlenplatz, Mönchengladbach
Referee: Barış Şimşek (Turkey)
Sevilla 0–2 Manchester City
Report Ambrose  20', 90'
Estadio Municipal Manuel Leonardo Ventura, Pilas
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Juventus 2–1 Manchester City
Kastanos  27', 60' Report Ambrose  90+2'
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Sevilla
Eckert  55'
Ndenge  89'
Report Curro  26'
Amo  50'
Fohlenplatz, Mönchengladbach
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)

Manchester City 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Díaz  45+2' Report Ndenge  20' (pen.)
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)
Sevilla 1–0 Juventus
Curro  57' Report
Estadio Municipal Manuel Leonardo Ventura, Pilas
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Advance to round of 16
2 Roma 6 2 3 1 12 6 +6 9 Advance to play-offs
3 Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 2 2 6 9 3 8
4 BATE Borisov 6 0 2 4 1 10 9 2
Source: UEFA
Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 BATE Borisov
Henrichs  72' Report
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Roma 0–0 Barcelona
Report
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome

BATE Borisov 0–0 Roma
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
Barcelona 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Montes  72' Report Gemein  89'
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

BATE Borisov 0–3 Barcelona
Report Chendri  21'
Pérez  71'
Aleñá  75'
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Roma
Frey  38'
Džalto  90+3'
Report Ponce  55'
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Roma 5–1 Bayer Leverkusen
D'Urso  6', 84'
Umar  27', 34', 57'
Report Džalto  83'
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Barcelona 2–0 BATE Borisov
Aleñá  20', 52' Report
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

Barcelona 3–3 Roma
Tur  21'
Aleñá  23', 40'
Report Ponce  45+3', 86'
Marchizza  65' (pen.)
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
BATE Borisov 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Antilevsky  45' Report Cigaņiks  57' (pen.)
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)

Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Barcelona
Report Blanco  89'
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Roma 3–0 BATE Borisov
Soleri  23', 78'
Umar  75'
Report
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10[lower-alpha 1] Advance to round of 16
2 Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs
3 Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10[lower-alpha 1]
4 Bayern Munich 6 1 1 4 3 7 4 4
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked by head-to-head record (Dinamo Zagreb: 7 pts; Arsenal: 6 pts; Olympiacos: 4 pts).
Olympiacos 1–0 Bayern Munich
Saliakas  82' (pen.) Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (Malta)
Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 Arsenal
Report Willock  43'
Sheaf  66' (pen.)
Stadion Hitrec-Kacian, Zagreb
Referee: Edin Jakupovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bayern Munich 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb
Strein  84' Report Božić  5' (pen.)
Brekalo  18'
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Arsenal 3–2 Olympiacos
Pleguezuelo  14', 63'
Sheaf  49' (pen.)
Report Manthatis  7'
Androutsos  51'
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

Arsenal 2–0 Bayern Munich
Iwobi  74', 78' Report
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Dinamo Zagreb 2–2 Olympiacos
Čabraja  84'
Olmo  90+3'
Report Saliakas  25' (pen.)
Chantzaras  73'
Stadion Hitrec-Kacian, Zagreb
Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (Bulgaria)

Bayern Munich 1–1 Arsenal
Benko  10' Report Bennacer  38'
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Ukraine)
Olympiacos 1–3 Dinamo Zagreb
Megaritis  56' Report Božić  2'
Gojak  11', 85'
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)

Bayern Munich 0–1 Olympiacos
Report Manthatis  50'
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Arsenal 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb
Mavididi  78' Report Brekalo  54'
Gojak  69'
Referee: Paul Mclaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 Bayern Munich
Report Stefandl  74'
Stadion Hitrec-Kacian, Zagreb
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Olympiacos 2–0 Arsenal
Manthatis  11'
Chantzaras  37'
Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14 Advance to round of 16
2 Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 Advance to play-offs
3 Porto 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 0 1 5 2 14 12 1
Source: UEFA
Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 Porto
Taranukha  43'
Smyrnyi  80'
Report Jorge  3'
Attendance: 3,000[5]
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Chelsea 3–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Palmer  20', 47'
Abraham  78'
Report
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway)

Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Kanichowsky  24' Report Mykhaylychenko  21'
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus)
Porto 3–3 Chelsea
Cardoso  35' (pen.)
Djim  52'
Macedo  71'
Report Palmer  9'
Quintero  17'
Scott  26'
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)

Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 Chelsea
Report Abraham  13', 72'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Porto 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Vaturi  6' (o.g.)
Cardoso  85' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)

Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Porto
Altman  44' Report Morais  17'
Rui Pedro  40'
Referee: Vlado Glodjović (Serbia)
Chelsea 3–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Muheim  25'
Abraham  57', 90+4'
Report Schebetun  46'
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 Chelsea
Report Abraham  16' (pen.), 86'
Wakefield  19'
Scott  39'
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
Porto 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Report Schebetun  69'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Kaliuzhnyi  20'
Tsygankov  72'
Report
Chelsea 0–0 Porto
Report
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lyon 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13[lower-alpha 1] Advance to round of 16
2 Valencia 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs
3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 0 4 5 11 6 6
4 Gent 6 1 0 5 2 18 16 3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Ranked by head-to-head record (Lyon: 4 pts; Valencia: 1 pt).
Gent 0–3 Lyon
Report Del Castillo  10', 63'
Ankoué  72'
PGB-stadion, Ghent
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Valencia 2–0 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Soler  29'
Mir  75'
Report

Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 Gent
Report Callebaut  50'
Lyon 1–0 Valencia
Martelat  63' Report
Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)

Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–1 Lyon
Kubyshkin  36'
Andreyev  44'
Nazimov  63'
Report Roselli  86'
Valencia 5–1 Gent
T. Martínez  10'
Mir  42', 88'
Soler  64'
Gómez Martín  82'
Report Walen  67'

Gent 0–4 Valencia
Report I. Martínez  17'
Mir  34', 69'
Gómez Martín  88'
PGB-stadion, Ghent
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway)
Lyon 6–0 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Martins  1'
Perrin  25', 74'
Del Castillo  34' (pen.)
Cognat  38'
Martelat  72'
Report
Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–1 Valencia
Report Shalimov  73' (o.g.)
Lyon 4–0 Gent
Martins  18', 59'
Perrin  20', 58'
Report
Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)

Valencia 1–1 Lyon
Mir  68' Report Kalulu  76'
Gent 0–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report Ponikarov  62'
Ivanov  65'
PGB-stadion, Ghent
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)

References

  1. "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  2. "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2015.
  3. "Draws — Group stage". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. "UEFA Youth League groups set". UEFA.com. 27 August 2015.
  5. "Тест на перспективу. Юношеская лига УЕФА (U-19). 1 тур" (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс в Украине. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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