SECOND GROUP STAGE

This group stage involves four groups of four teams.

GROUP A

Valencia and Manchester United both finished on 12 points easily making their way through the second group stage into the quarter-finals.

Nov 21: Valencia CF 2 SK Sturm Graz 0

Nov 21: Manchester United 3 Panathinaikos 1

Dec 6: Panathinaikos 0 Valencia CF 0

Dec 6: SK Sturm Graz 0 Manchester United 2

Feb 14: SK Sturm Graz 2 Panathinaikos 0

Feb 14: Valencia CF 0 Manchester United 0

Feb 20: Panathinaikos 1 SK Sturm Graz 2

Feb 20: Manchester United 1 Valencia CF 1

Mar 7: SK Sturm Graz 0 Valencia CF 5

Mar 7: Panathinaikos 1 Manchester United 1

Mar 13: Valencia CF 2 Panathinaikos 1

Mar 13: Manchester United 3 SK Sturm Graz 0

 

GROUP B

Galatasaray led this group for most of the rounds but relinquished the lead to Deportivo on the last match day. Milan completed the disappointing Italian record this season by not qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Nov 21: Milan 2 Galatasaray 2

Nov 21: Paris Saint-Germain 1 Deportivo La Coruņa 3

Dec 6: Deportivo La Coruņa 0 Milan 1

Dec 6: Galatasaray 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0

Feb 14: Galatasaray 1 Deportivo La Coruņa 0

Feb 14: Milan 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1

Feb 20: Deportivo La Coruņa 2 Galatasaray 0

Feb 20: Paris Saint-Germain 1 Milan 1

Mar 7: Galatasaray 2 Milan 0

Mar 7: Deportivo La Coruņa 4 Paris Saint-Germain 3

Mar 13: Milan 1 Deportivo La Coruņa 1

Mar 13: Paris Saint-Germain 2 Galatasaray 0

 

GROUP C

Bayern Munich easily won the group. It was tight between Arsenal and Lyon for second place, but a draw on the last match day for Lyon was not enough for them to qualify.

Nov 22: Bayern Munich 1 Olympique Lyonnais 0

Nov 22: Spartak Moscow 4 Arsenal 1

Dec 5: Arsenal 2 Bayern Munich 2

Dec 5: Olympique Lyonnais 3 Spartak Moscow 0

Feb 13: Olympique Lyonnais 0 Arsenal 1

Feb 13: Bayern Munich 1 Spartak Moscow 0

Feb 21: Arsenal 1 Olympique Lyonnais 1

Feb 21: Spartak Moscow 0 Bayern Munich 3

Mar 6: Olympique Lyonnais 3 Bayern Munich 0

Mar 6: Arsenal 1 Spartak Moscow 0

Mar 14: Bayern Munich 1 Arsenal 0

Mar 14: Spartak Moscow 1 Olympique Lyonnais 1

 

GROUP D

The top two positions were determined by the fourth match day with Real Madrid easily winning the group and Leeds easily coming second. It was a disappointing performance by Lazio  who lost their first three matches to have no hope of qualifying.

Nov 22: Leeds United 0 Real Madrid 2

Nov 22: RSC Anderlecht 1 Lazio 0

Dec 5: Lazio 0 Leeds United 1

Dec 5: Real Madrid 4 RSC Anderlecht 1

Feb 13: Real Madrid 3 Lazio 2

Feb 13: Leeds United 2 RSC Anderlecht 1

Feb 21: Lazio 2 Real Madrid 2

Feb 21: RSC Anderlecht 1 Leeds United 4

Mar 6: Real Madrid 3 Leeds United 2

Mar 6: Lazio 2 RSC Anderlecht 1

Mar 14: Leeds United 3 Lazio 3

Mar 14: RSC Anderlecht 2 Real Madrid 0

 

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