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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League
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 : 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.
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 Eindhoven (eliminated). Their places went to Panathinaikos (from Pot 3) and Atlético Madrid (from Pot 4). AaB 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:
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 away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
superior goal difference from all group matches played;
higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
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 , as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group A
Source: RSSSF
16 September 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Stamford Bridge , London Attendance: 39,635Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands )
16 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stadio Olimpico , Rome Attendance: 25,382Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia )
1 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu , Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 20,320Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany )
1 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Attendance: 26,920Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain )
22 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Attendance: 26,213Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia )
22 October 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Stamford Bridge , London Attendance: 41,002Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece )
4 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu , Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 19,380Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland )
4 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stadio Olimpico , Rome Attendance: 35,038Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain )
26 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stade Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux Attendance: 32,486Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium )
26 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu , Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 19,292Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal )
9 December 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Stamford Bridge , London Attendance: 41,060Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden )
9 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stadio Olimpico , Rome Attendance: 38,926Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany )
Group B
Source: RSSSF
16 September 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Olympic Stadium , Athens Attendance: 58,378Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain )
16 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Weserstadion , Bremen Attendance: 34,690Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland )
1 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) GSP Stadium , Nicosia Attendance: 19,259Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands )
1 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) San Siro , Milan Attendance: 32,965Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia )
22 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) San Siro , Milan Attendance: 27,247Referee: Howard Webb (England )
22 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Olympic Stadium , Athens Attendance: 54,089Referee: Mike Riley (England )
4 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) GSP Stadium , Nicosia Attendance: 17,140Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France )
4 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Weserstadion , Bremen Attendance: 35,968Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary )
26 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) San Siro , Milan Attendance: 34,955Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway )
26 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) GSP Stadium , Nicosia Attendance: 18,461Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain )
9 December 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Olympic Stadium , Athens Attendance: 59,872Referee: Bertrand Layec (France )
9 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Weserstadion , Bremen Attendance: 35,000Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands )
Group C
Source: RSSSF
16 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) St. Jakob-Park , Basel Attendance: 34,820Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway )
16 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Camp Nou , Barcelona Attendance: 58,354Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France )
1 October 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 22,638Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy )
1 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) RSC Olimpiyskiy , Donetsk Attendance: 25,300Referee: Howard Webb (England )
22 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) RSC Olimpiyskiy , Donetsk Attendance: 23,120Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany )
22 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) St. Jakob-Park , Basel Attendance: 37,500Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands )
4 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 24,282Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg )
4 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Camp Nou , Barcelona Attendance: 49,479Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania )
26 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) RSC Olimpiyskiy , Donetsk Attendance: 14,000Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland )
26 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 31,765Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy )
9 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) St. Jakob-Park , Basel Attendance: 30,248Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium )
9 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Camp Nou , Barcelona Attendance: 22,763Referee: Mike Riley (England )
Group D
Source: RSSSF
16 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Philips Stadion , Eindhoven Attendance: 29,000Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy )
16 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 44,841Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria )
1 October 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Anfield , Liverpool Attendance: 41,097Referee: Felix Brych (Germany )
1 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Vicente Calderón Stadium , Madrid Attendance: 39,898Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway )
22 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Vicente Calderón Stadium , Madrid Attendance: 48,769Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark )
22 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Philips Stadion , Eindhoven Attendance: 29,000Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia )
4 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Anfield , Liverpool Attendance: 42,010Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden )
4 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 48,777Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy )
26 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Vicente Calderón Stadium , Madrid Attendance: 0Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland )
26 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Anfield , Liverpool Attendance: 40,024Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal )
9 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Philips Stadion , Eindhoven Attendance: 33,500Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia )
9 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 49,663Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany )
Group E
Source: RSSSF
17 September 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Old Trafford , Manchester Attendance: 74,944Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany )
17 September 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Celtic Park , Glasgow Attendance: 58,754Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy )
30 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Aalborg Stadion , Aalborg Attendance: 10,346Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal )
30 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Estadio El Madrigal , Villarreal Attendance: 21,515Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary )
21 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Estadio El Madrigal , Villarreal Attendance: 15,959Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany )
21 October 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Old Trafford , Manchester Attendance: 74,655Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium )
5 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Aalborg Stadion , Aalborg Attendance: 10,355Referee: Bertrand Layec (France )
5 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Celtic Park , Glasgow Attendance: 58,903Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway )
25 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Estadio El Madrigal , Villarreal Attendance: 22,529Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy )
25 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Aalborg Stadion , Aalborg Attendance: 10,096Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria )
10 December 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Old Trafford , Manchester Attendance: 74,382Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France )
10 December 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Celtic Park , Glasgow Attendance: 58,014Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland )
Group F
Source: RSSSF
17 September 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Stadionul Steaua , Bucharest Attendance: 13,379Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark )
17 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stade de Gerland , Lyon Attendance: 43,000Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden )
30 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stadio Artemio Franchi , Florence Attendance: 25,383Referee: Mike Riley (England )
30 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Allianz Arena , Munich Attendance: 64,000Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece )
21 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Allianz Arena , Munich Attendance: 66,000Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal )
21 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Stadionul Steaua , Bucharest Attendance: 15,239Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland )
5 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stadio Artemio Franchi , Florence Attendance: 37,034Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain )
5 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stade de Gerland , Lyon Attendance: 37,243Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain )
25 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Allianz Arena , Munich Attendance: 64,000Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands )
25 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stadio Artemio Franchi , Florence Attendance: 23,736Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary )
10 December 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Stadionul Steaua , Bucharest Attendance: 14,862Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain )
10 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stade de Gerland , Lyon Attendance: 38,349Referee: Howard Webb (England )
Group G
Source: RSSSF
17 September 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Estádio do Dragão , Porto Attendance: 38,709Referee: Bertrand Layec (France )
17 September 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium , Kyiv Attendance: 16,800Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain )
30 September 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 59,623Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany )
30 September 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium , Istanbul Attendance: 35,112Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria )
21 October 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium , Istanbul Attendance: 42,619Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden )
21 October 200820:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Estádio do Dragão , Porto Attendance: 32,209Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway )
5 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 60,003Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy )
5 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium , Kyiv Attendance: 16,300Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria )
25 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium , Istanbul Attendance: 38,120Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain )
25 November 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 59,374Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg )
10 December 200820:45 (19:45 UTC±0 ) Estádio do Dragão , Porto Attendance: 37,602Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece )
10 December 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium , Kyiv Attendance: 14,000Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany )
Group H
Source: RSSSF
17 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stadio Olimpico , Turin Attendance: 20,853Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium )
17 September 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , Madrid Attendance: 55,099Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg )
30 September 200818:30 (20:30 UTC+4 ) Petrovsky Stadium , Saint Petersburg Attendance: 21,075Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland )
30 September 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+3 ) Dinamo Stadium , Minsk Attendance: 31,400Referee: Martin Atkinson (England )
21 October 200818:30 (20:30 UTC+4 ) Petrovsky Stadium , Saint Petersburg Attendance: 19,500Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal )
21 October 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+2 ) Stadio Olimpico , Turin Attendance: 25,813Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany )
5 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Dinamo Stadium , Minsk Attendance: 28,793Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France )
5 November 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , Madrid Attendance: 71,560Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands )
25 November 200818:30 (20:30 UTC+3 ) Petrovsky Stadium , Saint Petersburg Attendance: 20,155Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark )
25 November 200820:45 (21:45 UTC+2 ) Dinamo Stadium , Minsk Attendance: 30,500Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway )
10 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Stadio Olimpico , Turin Attendance: 5,753Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus )
10 December 200820:45 (20:45 UTC+1 ) Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , Madrid Attendance: 46,265Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden )
Notes
CET (UTC+1 ) for matches from 4 November 2008, and CEST (UTC+2 ) for matches to 22 October 2008.
Match played behind closed doors as punishment for racist action by Atlético Madrid fans against Marseille on 1 October 2008.
References
"Result of the draw" (PDF). UEFA. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
"Club coefficients 2008" . UEFA.
"Europe's finest set for group stage draw" . UEFA. 28 August 2008.
"Club Atlético de Madrid – Liverpool FC match to go ahead in Madrid" (PDF). UEFA. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
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