2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage was played from 18 September to 11 December 2014. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Draw
The draw was held on 29 August 2014, 13:00
The fixtures are decided after the draw. On each matchday, six groups play their matches at 19:00 CEST/CET, while the other six groups play their matches at 21:05 CEST/CET, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the
Teams
Below were the 48 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2014
Key to colours |
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32 |
- Notes
- TH Title holders, automatically placed at the top position of seeding list.
- † Winners of the play-off round.
- CL-CR Losers of the Champions League play-off round (Champions Route).
- CL-LR Losers of the Champions League play-off round (League Route).
Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[1]
Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 8 apply;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient pointsaccumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
The matchdays were 18 September, 2 October, 23 October (one home match of
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | |
3 | Zürich | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
4 | Apollon Limassol | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Villarreal |
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Herrmann 21' | Report | Uche 68' |
Zürich | 1–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Etoundi 23' | Report | Nordtveit 25' |
Apollon Limassol | ||
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Gerard 9', 82' Espinosa 44', 51' |
Report |
Villarreal | 4–1 | Zürich |
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Cani 6' Vietto 57' Bruno 60' G. dos Santos 78' |
Report | Schönbächler 43' |
0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
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Report | 90+5' |
Villarreal | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Vietto 26' Cheryshev 63' |
Report | 67' |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | Zürich |
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Herrmann 31' Hrgota 59', 64' |
Report |
0–2 | Villarreal | |
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Report | Gerard 35' Vietto 40' |
- Notes
- ^ Tsirion Stadium, Limassol.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Torino
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | |
3 | HJK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
4 | Copenhagen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 |
Torino | ||
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Report |
HJK | ||
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N. Jørgensen 68', 81' | Report |
1–0 | Copenhagen | |
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Quagliarella 90+4' (pen.) | Report |
HJK | ||
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Molinaro 35' Amauri 58' |
Report |
Club Brugge | 1–1 | Copenhagen |
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Vázquez 90+2' |
Report | Amartey 89' |
Torino | ||
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Baah 60' Moren 81' |
Report | Quagliarella 90' |
Copenhagen | 0–4 | Club Brugge |
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Report | Refaelov 7', 30', 36' Vormer 60' |
0–0 | Club Brugge | |
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Report |
2–1 | Copenhagen | |
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Baah 29' Kandji 90+3' |
Report | Nilsson 90' |
HJK | ||
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Felipe Gedoz 28' (pen.) Refaelov 88' |
Report | Kandji 51' |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
3 | Asteras Tripoli
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
4 | Partizan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
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Barrales 90' (pen.) | Report | Townsend 36' (pen.) Kane 42' |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Partizan |
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Stambouli 49' | Report |
Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Tosun 59' | Report |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | |
4 | Astra Giurgiu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 2–2 | Celtic |
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78' | Report | 60' |
Dinamo Zagreb | 5–1 | Astra Giurgiu |
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Soudani 17', 24', 45+1' Henríquez 70' Ćorić 90+2' |
Report | Chițu 82' |
Astra Giurgiu | 1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Seto 15' | Report | Kampl 36' Soriano 42' |
Celtic | 1–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Commons 6' | Report |
Red Bull Salzburg | 4–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Ramalho 49' |
Report | Ademi 81' Henríquez 89' |
Astra Giurgiu | 1–1 | Celtic |
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William 79' |
Report | Johansen 32' |
Dinamo Zagreb | 1–5 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Henríquez 60' | Report | Soriano 40', 64', 85' Kampl 59' Bruno 72' |
Celtic | 1–3 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Johansen 30' | Report | 90+2' |
Astra Giurgiu | 1–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Bukari 50' | Report |
Red Bull Salzburg | 5–1 | Astra Giurgiu |
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Alan 46', 70' |
Report | Florescu 51' |
Dinamo Zagreb | 4–3 | Celtic |
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Pjaca 14', 40', 50' Brozović 48' |
Report | Commons 23' Šćepović 30' Pivarić 82' (o.g.) |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Estoril | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | |
4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Estoril |
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De Jong 26' (pen.) | Report |
Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Dynamo Moscow |
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Dinas 63' |
Report | Kokorin 40' Ionov 49' |
Dynamo Moscow | 1–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Zhirkov 90+3' | Report |
Estoril | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |
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66' | Report |
PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
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Memphis 44' | Report | Karelis 87' |
Dynamo Moscow | 1–0 | Estoril |
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Kurányi 77' | Report |
Panathinaikos | 2–3 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Ajagun 11' Petrić 43' |
Report | Memphis 27' De Jong 65' Wijnaldum 78' |
Dynamo Moscow | 2–1 | Panathinaikos |
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Triantafyllopoulos 55' (o.g.) Ionov 61' |
Report | Berg 14' |
The match was abandoned at half-time due to heavy rainfall, and was resumed on 28 November 2014, 17:00, from the point of abandonment.[39]
PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | Dynamo Moscow |
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Report | Ionov 90' |
Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Estoril |
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Karelis 55' |
Report | Kléber 87' |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
3 | Qarabağ | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 |
Qarabağ | 0–0 | Saint-Étienne |
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Report |
Internazionale | 2–0 | Qarabağ |
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D'Ambrosio 18' Icardi 85' |
Report |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0–1 | Qarabağ |
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Report | Muarem 21' |
Qarabağ | 1–2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
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George 36' | Report | Kalinić 15', 73' |
Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Internazionale |
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Bayal Sall 50' | Report | Dodô 33' |
Internazionale | 2–1 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
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Kuzmanović 30' Osvaldo 50' |
Report | Rotan 16' |
Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Qarabağ |
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Van Wolfswinkel 21' | Report | Nadirov 15' |
Qarabağ | 0–0 | Internazionale |
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Report |
- Notes
- ^ Dnipropetrovsk, due to the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Feyenoord | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Sevilla | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | |
3 | Rijeka | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
Standard Liège | 2–0 | Rijeka |
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Ciman 74' Araújo 87' |
Report |
Sevilla | 2–0 | Feyenoord |
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Krychowiak 8' Mbia 31' |
Report |
Sevilla | 3–1 | Standard Liège |
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90' | Report | M'Poku 32' |
Rijeka | 2–0 | Standard Liège |
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) | Report |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | |
3 | Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
4 | Lille | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
Everton | 4–1 | Wolfsburg |
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Rodriguez 15' (o.g.) Coleman 45+1' Baines 47' (pen.) Mirallas 89' |
Report | Rodriguez 90+4' |
Krasnodar | 2–4 | Wolfsburg |
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Granqvist 51' (pen.) Wánderson 86' |
Report | Granqvist 37' (o.g.) De Bruyne 46', 80' Luiz Gustavo 64' |
Lille | 0–3 | Wolfsburg |
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Report | Vieirinha 45+1' Rodriguez 65', 89' (pen.) |
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Napoli
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Young Boys | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | |
4 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Young Boys | 5–0 | Slovan Bratislava |
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90+2' | Report |
3–1 | Sparta Prague | |
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Higuaín 23' (pen.) Mertens 51', 81' |
Report | Hušbauer 14' |
Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Young Boys |
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Vácha 27' Lafata 28', 85' |
Report | Hoarau 52' |
Slovan Bratislava | 0–3 | Sparta Prague |
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Report | Lafata 56' Konaté 61' Krejčí 81' |
Napoli | ||
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Hoarau 52' Bertone 90+2' |
Report |
Sparta Prague | 4–0 | Slovan Bratislava |
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Lafata 29', 83' Krejčí 32' Nhamoinesu 74' |
Report |
3–0 | Young Boys | |
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De Guzmán 45+2', 65', 83' | Report |
Slovan Bratislava | 1–3 | Young Boys |
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Soumah 11' | Report | Hoarau 9' (pen.) Kubo 18', 63' |
Napoli | ||
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Report |
Young Boys | 2–0 | Sparta Prague |
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Hoarau 75' (pen.) Steffen 90+4' |
Report |
3–0 | Slovan Bratislava | |
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Mertens 6' Hamšík 16' Zapata 75' |
Report |
Group J
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | AaB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 9 | |
3 | Steaua București | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | Rio Ave | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
Rio Ave | 0–3 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Report | Yarmolenko 20' Belhanda 25' Kravets 70' |
Steaua București | ||
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Yarmolenko 40' Kravets 66' Teodorczyk 90+1' |
Report | Rusescu 89' |
AaB | 1–0 | Rio Ave |
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Helenius 46' | Report |
AaB | 3–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Enevoldsen 11' Thomsen 39', 90+1' |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | AaB |
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Husyev 90+3' |
Report |
Steaua București | ||
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Diego Lopes 35', 77' (pen.) | Report | Keșerü 61' Filip 90+4' |
Steaua București | ||
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Enevoldsen 72' | Report |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | Rio Ave |
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Lens 53' Veloso 78' |
Report |
0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | |
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Report | Yarmolenko 71' Lens 90+4' |
- Notes
- ^ Steaua București played their home matches at Arena Națională, Bucharest instead of their regular stadium, Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest.
Group K
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fiorentina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Guingamp
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
3 | PAOK | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
4 | Dinamo Minsk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4 |
PAOK | 6–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
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Tzandaris 90' |
Report | Nikolić 80' |
Guingamp | ||
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Vargas 34' Cuadrado 67' Bernardeschi 88' |
Report |
2–0 | PAOK | |
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Marveaux 47', 50' | Report |
Dinamo Minsk | 0–3 | Fiorentina |
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Report | Aquilani 33' Iličić 62' Bernardeschi 67' |
Guingamp | ||
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Report |
PAOK | 0–1 | Fiorentina |
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Report | Vargas 38' |
2–0 | Dinamo Minsk | |
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Beauvue 44' Mandanne 86' |
Report |
Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | PAOK |
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Report | Athanasiadis 82', 88' |
1–2 | Fiorentina | |
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Beauvue 45' (pen.) | Report | Marin 6' Babacar 13' |
Guingamp | ||
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Athanasiadis 22' (pen.) | Report | Beauvue 7', 83' |
Fiorentina | 1–2 | Dinamo Minsk |
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Marin 88' | Report | 55' |
- Notes
- ^ Traktar Stadium, Minsk.