2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage

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The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 14 September 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[2]

Sheriff Tiraspol made their debut appearance in the group stage. They were the first team from Moldova to play in the Champions League group stage.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021, 18:00 CEST (19:00 TRT), in Istanbul, Turkey.[3][4] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:

  • Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2020 UEFA country coefficients.[5]
  • Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[6]

Teams from the same association, and due to political reasons, teams from Ukraine and Russia, could not be drawn into the same group. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed pairings of teams from the same association (one pairing for associations with two or three teams, two pairings for associations with four or five teams) based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–D and another team was drawn into Groups E–H, so that the two teams would play on different days. The following pairings were announced by UEFA after the group stage teams were confirmed:[7]

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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. Each team would not play more than two home matches or two away matches in a row, and would play one home match and one away match on the first and last matchdays (Regulations Article 16.02).[2] This arrangement was different from previous seasons, where the same two teams would play at home on the first and last matchdays.

Teams

Below are the participating teams (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients),[6] grouped by their seeding pot.[7] They include:

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to round of 16
Third-placed teams enter Europa League knockout round play-offs
Pot 1 (by association rank)
Assoc. Team Coeff.
TH England Chelsea 98.000
EL Spain Villarreal 63.000
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 115.000
2 England Manchester City 125.000
3 Germany Bayern Munich 134.000
4 Italy Inter Milan 53.000
5 France Lille 14.000
6 Portugal Sporting CP 45.500
Pot 2
Team Coeff.
Spain Real Madrid 127.000
Spain Barcelona 122.000
Italy Juventus 120.000
England Manchester United 113.000
France Paris Saint-Germain 113.000
England Liverpool 101.000
Spain Sevilla 98.000
Germany Borussia Dortmund 90.000
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
Portugal Porto 87.000
Netherlands Ajax 82.500
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk [LP] 79.000
Germany RB Leipzig 66.000
Austria Red Bull Salzburg [CP] 59.000
Portugal Benfica [LP] 58.000
Italy Atalanta 50.500
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 50.000
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
Turkey Beşiktaş 49.000
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 47.000
Belgium Club Brugge 35.500
Switzerland Young Boys [CP] 35.000
Italy Milan 31.000
Sweden Malmö FF [CP] 18.500
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 14.714
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol [CP] 14.500

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

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the round of 16. The third-placed teams were transferred to the Europa League knockout round play-offs, while the fourth-placed teams were eliminated from European competitions for the season.Your

Tiebreakers

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 tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see Article 17 Equality of points – group stage, Regulations of the UEFA Champions League):[2]

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

Due to the abolition of the away goals rule, head-to-head away goals were no longer applied as a tiebreaker starting from this season. However, total away goals were still applied as a tiebreaker.[8]

Groups

The fixtures were announced on 27 August 2021, the day after the draw.[9] The matches were played on 14–15 September, 28–29 September, 19–20 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, and 7–8 December 2021. The scheduled kick-off times were 18:45 (two matches on each day) and 21:00 (remaining six matches) CET/CEST.

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


Group A

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Manchester City England 6–3 Germany RB Leipzig
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032688/

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
21:00
Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 France [Club Brugg

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https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032689/

28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
21:00
RB Leipzig Germany 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032665/
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 23,500[11]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
18:45
Club Brugge Belgium 1–5 England Manchester City
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032641/
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 24,915[12]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
21:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–2 Germany RB Leipzig
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032640/
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,359[12]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)


24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)
21:00
Club Brugge Belgium 0–5 Germany RB Leipzig
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032721/
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 24,072[14]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)
18:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–1 Belgium Club Brugge
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032681/
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,492[15]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Group B

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Liverpool England 3–2 Italy Milan
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032683/
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 51,445[10]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
21:00
Milan Italy 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032643/
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 35,374[11]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
21:00 (20:00 WEST)
Porto Portugal 1–5 England Liverpool
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032714/
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 23,520[11]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
21:00
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–3 England Liverpool
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032666/

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
21:00 (20:00 WEST)
Porto Portugal 1–0 Italy Milan
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032667/
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 32,130[12]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
18:45
Milan Italy 1–1 Portugal Porto
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032723/
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 39,675[13]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool England 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032722/
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 51,347[13]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool England 2–0 Portugal Porto
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032642/
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 52,209[14]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)
21:00 (20:00 WET)
Porto Portugal 1–3 Spain Atlético Madrid
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032682/
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 38,830[15]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)
21:00
Milan Italy 1–2 England Liverpool
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032691/
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 56,237[15]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Group C

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
21:00 (20:00 WEST)
Sporting CP Portugal 1–5 Netherlands Ajax
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032692/

28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
18:45
Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Turkey Beşiktaş
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032669/

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
18:45 (19:45 TRT)
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–4 Portugal Sporting CP
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032645/
Vodafone Park, Istanbul
Attendance: 22,936[12]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
21:00
Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032716/

3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
21:00
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–3 Netherlands Ajax
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032644/
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 54,820[13]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
21:00 (20:00 WET)
Sporting CP Portugal 4–0 Turkey Beşiktaş
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032717/

24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)
18:45 (20:45 TRT)
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032725/

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)
21:00
Ajax Netherlands 4–2 Portugal Sporting CP
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032684/

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)
21:00
Borussia Dortmund Germany 5–0 Turkey Beşiktaş
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032685/

Group D

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
21:00
Inter Milan Italy 0–1 Spain Real Madrid
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032670/
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 37,082[10]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)


19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
21:00 (22:00 EEST)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–5 Spain Real Madrid
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032718/


24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)
21:00 (22:00 EET)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 0–3 Spain Real Madrid
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032695/
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 5,932[14]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Group E

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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
21:00
Barcelona Spain 0–3 Germany Bayern Munich
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032728/
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 39,737[16]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
21:00 (22:00 EEST)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–0 Portugal Benfica
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032729/
NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 21,657[16]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
21:00 (20:00 WEST)
Benfica Portugal 3–0 Spain Barcelona
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032704/
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 29,454[17]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
21:00
Bayern Munich Germany 5–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032705/
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 25,000[17]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
21:00 (20:00 WEST)
Benfica Portugal 0–4 Germany Bayern Munich
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032672/
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 55,201[18]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)
21:00
Bayern Munich Germany 5–2 Portugal Benfica
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032696/
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 50,000[19]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)
21:00 (22:00 EET)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–1 Spain Barcelona
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032697/
NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 31,378[19]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
18:45 (19:45 EET)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–2 Germany Bayern Munich
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032649/
NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 28,732[20]
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
21:00
Barcelona Spain 0–0 Portugal Benfica
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032648/
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 49,572[20]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
21:00 (20:00 WET)
Benfica Portugal 2–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032657/
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 36,591[21]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Group F

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29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Manchester United England 2–1 Spain Villarreal
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032730/
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 73,130[17]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Manchester United England 3–2 Italy Atalanta
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032650/
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 72,279[18]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
21:00
Young Boys Switzerland 1–4 Spain Villarreal
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032651/
Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 27,398[18]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)


23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
21:00
Young Boys Switzerland 3–3 Italy Atalanta
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032731/
Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 31,120[20]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Group G

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2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)
21:00
Sevilla Spain 1–2 France Lille
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032732/


8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
21:00
VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–3 France Lille
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032653/
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 6,544[21]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Group H

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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
21:00
Malmö FF Sweden 0–3 Italy Juventus
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032703/
Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 5,832[16]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
21:00
Juventus Italy 1–0 England Chelsea
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032734/
Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 19,934[17]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Chelsea England 4–0 Sweden Malmö FF
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032711/
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 39,095[18]
Referee: François Letexier (France)

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)
18:45
Malmö FF Sweden 0–1 England Chelsea
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032655/
Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 19,551[19]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Chelsea England 4–0 Italy Juventus
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032662/
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 39,513[20]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Notes

  1. CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 30 October 2021 (matchdays 1–3), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 4–6).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  4. The Atalanta v Villarreal match, originally scheduled on 8 December 2021, 21:00 CET, was postponed to the following day, 19:00 CET, due to adverse weather conditions.[24]

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