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.

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
PSV Eindhoven91.610
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
Anorthosis Famagusta4.327
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Roma6402126+612Advance to knockout phase
2 Chelsea632195+411
3 Bordeaux6213511−67Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 CFR Cluj611459−44
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'ReportCulio 27', 49'
Attendance: 25,382

CFR Cluj 0–0 Chelsea
Report
Bordeaux 1–3 Roma
Gourcuff 18'ReportVučinić 64'
Baptista 71', 83'

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

Roma 3–1 Chelsea
Panucci 34'
Vučinić 48', 58'
ReportTerry 75'
Attendance: 35,038

Bordeaux 1–1 Chelsea
Diarra 83'ReportAnelka 60'
CFR Cluj 1–3 Roma
Y. Koné 30'ReportBrighi 11', 64'
Totti 23'

Chelsea 2–1 CFR Cluj
Kalou 40'
Drogba 71'
ReportY. Koné 55'
Attendance: 41,060
Roma 2–0 Bordeaux
Brighi 61'
Totti 79'
Report
Attendance: 38,926

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Panathinaikos631287+110Advance to knockout phase
2 Internazionale622287+18
3 Werder Bremen614179−27Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Anorthosis Famagusta61328806
Source: RSSSF
Panathinaikos 0–2 Internazionale
ReportMancini 27'
Adriano 85'
Werder Bremen 0–0 Anorthosis Famagusta
Report
Attendance: 34,690

Internazionale 1–1 Werder Bremen
Maicon 13'ReportPizarro 62'
Attendance: 32,965

Internazionale 1–0 Anorthosis Famagusta
Adriano 44'Report
Attendance: 27,247
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Panathinaikos 2–2 Werder Bremen
Mantzios 36', 68'ReportMertesacker 29'
Almeida 82'
Attendance: 54,089
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Anorthosis Famagusta 3–3 Internazionale
Bardon 31'
Panagi 45+1'
Frousos 50'
ReportBalotelli 13'
Materazzi 44'
Cruz 80'
Attendance: 17,140
Werder Bremen 0–3 Panathinaikos
ReportMantzios 58'
Karagounis 70'
Tziolis 83'
Attendance: 35,968

Internazionale 0–1 Panathinaikos
ReportSarriegi 69'
Attendance: 34,955
Anorthosis Famagusta 2–2 Werder Bremen
Nicolaou 62'
Sávio 68'
ReportDiego 72' (pen.)
Almeida 87'
Attendance: 18,461

Panathinaikos 1–0 Anorthosis Famagusta
Karagounis 69'Report
Attendance: 59,872
Werder Bremen 2–1 Internazionale
Pizarro 63'
Rosenberg 81'
ReportIbrahimović 88'
Attendance: 35,000

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Barcelona6411188+1013Advance to knockout phase
2 Sporting CP640288012
3 Shakhtar Donetsk6303117+49Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Basel6015216−141
Source: RSSSF
Basel 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Abraham 90+3'ReportFernandinho 25'
Jádson 45+1'
Attendance: 34,820
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Barcelona 3–1 Sporting CP
Márquez 21'
Eto'o 60' (pen.)
Xavi 87'
ReportTonel 72'
Attendance: 58,354

Sporting CP 2–0 Basel
Romagnoli 55'
Derlei 86'
Report
Attendance: 22,638
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Barcelona
Ilsinho 45'ReportMessi 87', 90+4'
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Sporting CP
ReportLiédson 76'
Attendance: 23,120
Basel 0–5 Barcelona
ReportMessi 4'
Busquets 15'
Bojan 22', 46'
Xavi 48'
Attendance: 37,500

Sporting CP 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Derlei 73'Report
Barcelona 1–1 Basel
Messi 62'ReportDerdiyok 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'
ReportHenry 14'
Piqué 17'
Messi 49'
Caneira 67' (o.g.)
Bojan 73' (pen.)

Basel 0–1 Sporting CP
ReportDjaló 19'
Attendance: 30,248
Barcelona 2–3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Sylvinho 59'
Busquets 83'
ReportHladky 31', 58'
Fernandinho 76'
Attendance: 22,763
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Liverpool6420115+614Advance to knockout phase
2 Atlético Madrid633094+512
3 Marseille611457−24Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 PSV6105514−93
Source: RSSSF
PSV Eindhoven 0–3 Atlético Madrid
ReportAgüero 9', 36'
Maniche 54'
Attendance: 29,000
Marseille 1–2 Liverpool
Cana 23'ReportGerrard 26', 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 44,841

Liverpool 3–1 PSV Eindhoven
Kuyt 4'
Keane 34'
Gerrard 76'
ReportKoevermans 78'
Attendance: 41,097
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Atlético Madrid 1–1 Liverpool
Simão 83'ReportKeane 14'
PSV Eindhoven 2–0 Marseille
Koevermans 71', 85'Report
Attendance: 29,000

Liverpool 1–1 Atlético Madrid
Gerrard 90+5' (pen.)ReportRodríguez 37'
Attendance: 42,010
Marseille 3–0 PSV Eindhoven
Koné 30'
Niang 63', 71'
Report
Attendance: 48,777

Liverpool 1–0 Marseille
Gerrard 23'Report
Attendance: 40,024

PSV Eindhoven 1–3 Liverpool
Lazović 36'ReportBabel 45+2'
Riera 68'
N'Gog 77'
Attendance: 33,500
Marseille 0–0 Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 49,663

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Manchester United624093+610Advance to knockout phase
2 Villarreal623197+29
3 Aalborg BK6132914−56Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Celtic612347−35
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
ReportRooney 22'
Berbatov 55', 79'
Villarreal 1–0 Celtic
Senna 67'Report

Villarreal 6–3 Aalborg BK
Rossi 28'
Capdevila 33'
Llorente 67', 70', 84'
Pires 79'
ReportSaganowski 19'
Enevoldsen 36'
Johansson 77'
Manchester United 3–0 Celtic
Berbatov 30', 51'
Rooney 76'
Report
Attendance: 74,655

Aalborg BK 2–2 Villarreal
Curth 54'
Due 81'
ReportRossi 41'
Franco 75'
Attendance: 10,355
Celtic 1–1 Manchester United
McDonald 13'ReportGiggs 84'
Attendance: 58,903

Villarreal 0–0 Manchester United
Report
Aalborg BK 2–1 Celtic
Cacá 73'
Caldwell 87' (o.g.)
ReportRobson 53'
Attendance: 10,096

Manchester United 2–2 Aalborg BK
Tevez 3'
Rooney 52'
ReportJakobsen 31'
Curth 45+2'
Attendance: 74,382
Celtic 2–0 Villarreal
Maloney 14'
McGeady 45+2'
Report
Attendance: 58,014

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bayern Munich6420124+814Advance to knockout phase
2 Lyon63211410+411
3 Fiorentina613258−36Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Steaua București6015312−91
Source: RSSSF
Steaua București 0–1 Bayern Munich
ReportVan Buyten 15'
Attendance: 13,379
Lyon 2–2 Fiorentina
Piquionne 73'
Benzema 86'
ReportGilardino 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'ReportDemichelis 25' (o.g.)
Attendance: 64,000

Steaua București 3–5 Lyon
Arthuro 8'
Goian 11'
Petre 45'
ReportKeïta 23'
Benzema 33', 71'
Fred 69', 90+2'
Attendance: 15,239

Fiorentina 1–1 Bayern Munich
Mutu 11'ReportBorowski 78'
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'ReportMakoun 15'
Benzema 27'

Steaua București 0–1 Fiorentina
ReportGilardino 66'
Lyon 2–3 Bayern Munich
Govou 52'
Benzema 68'
ReportKlose 11', 37'
Ribéry 34'
Attendance: 38,349
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Porto640298+112Advance to knockout phase
2 Arsenal6321115+611
3 Dynamo Kyiv62224408Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Fenerbahçe6024411−72
Source: RSSSF
Porto 3–1 Fenerbahçe
López 10'
L. González 13'
Lino 90+2'
ReportGüiza 29'
Attendance: 38,709
Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Arsenal
Bangoura 64' (pen.)ReportGallas 88'

Arsenal 4–0 Porto
Van Persie 31', 48'
Adebayor 40', 71' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 59,623
Fenerbahçe 0–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Report

Fenerbahçe 2–5 Arsenal
Silvestre 19' (o.g.)
Güiza 78'
ReportAdebayor 10'
Walcott 11'
Diaby 22'
Song 49'
Ramsey 90+4'
Porto 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv
ReportAliyev 27'
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Arsenal 0–0 Fenerbahçe
Report
Attendance: 60,003
Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Porto
Milevskyi 21'ReportRolando 69'
L. González 90+2'

Fenerbahçe 1–2 Porto
Kazim-Richards 63'ReportLópez 19', 28'
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

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Juventus633073+412Advance to knockout phase
2 Real Madrid640295+412
3 Zenit Saint Petersburg612347−35Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 BATE Borisov603338−53
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

BATE Borisov 2–2 Juventus
Kryvets 17'
Stasevich 23'
ReportIaquinta 29', 45+3'
Attendance: 31,400

Juventus 2–1 Real Madrid
Del Piero 5'
Amauri 49'
ReportVan Nistelrooy 66'
Attendance: 25,813

BATE Borisov 0–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg
ReportPogrebnyak 34'
Danny 90+4'
Attendance: 28,793
Real Madrid 0–2 Juventus
ReportDel Piero 17', 67'

Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–0 Juventus
Report
BATE Borisov 0–1 Real Madrid
ReportRaúl 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

Notes

References