2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage

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The group stage features 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Path, five through the Non-Champions Path).

The teams are drawn into eight groups of four. The top two teams in each group advance to the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams drop down to the Europa League round of 32.

Seeding

The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 26 August 2010 at 6:00pm CEST (UTC+2).

Teams are seeded into four pots based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The title holders, Internazionale, are automatically seeded into Pot 1. Teams from the same national association cannot be drawn against each other. Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–10, Pot 2 held teams ranked 11–29, Pot 3 held teams ranked 30–63, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 73–180 and unranked teams.

Pot 1 Team Coeff. Internazionale TH 100.867 Barcelona 136.951 Manchester United 125.371 Chelsea 118.371 Arsenal 115.371 Bayern Munich 110.841 Milan 99.867 Lyon 96.748

Pot 2 Team Coeff. Werder Bremen n 94.841 Real Madrid 84.951 Roma 83.867 Shakhtar Donetsk 73.910 Benfica 72.659 Valencia 66.951 Marseille 62.748 Panathinaikos 56.979

Pot 3 Team Coeff. Tottenham Hotspur n 56.371 Rangers 56.158 Ajax n 55.309 Schalke 04 54.841 Basel c 48.675 Braga n 39.659 Copenhagen c 34.470 Spartak Moscow 33.758

Pot 4 Team Coeff. Hapoel Tel Aviv c 27.775 Twente 25.309 Rubin Kazan 21.758 Auxerre n 19.748 CFR Cluj 15.898 Partizan c 13.800 Žilina c 10.666 Bursaspor 6.890

• Title Holder
• Qualified through Champions Path
• Qualified through Non-Champions Path

On each matchday, four groups play their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups play their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. Based on this principle, the draw is controlled for clubs from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups, with clubs from the same association "paired up" so that when one team is drawn into one set, the other team will be drawn into the other set. The following pairings were used for the draw:

• Italy: Internazionale and Milan
• Spain: Barcelona and Real Madrid
• England: Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur; Chelsea and Manchester United
• Germany: Bayern Munich and Schalke 04
• France: Lyon and Marseille
• Russia: Rubin Kazan and Spartak Moscow
• Portugal: Benfica and Braga
• Netherlands: Ajax and Twente

The fixtures are then decided after the draw. There are certain restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, which also share a stadium) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be 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;
6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Groups

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the first knockout round
Third-placed teams enter the UEFA Europa League at the round of 32

Times up to end of October are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1)

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Internazionale	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
Werder Bremen	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
Twente	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1

14 September 2010 20:45	Twente	2 – 2	Internazionale	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
	Janssen  20' Milito  30' (o.g.)	Report	Sneijder  13' Eto'o  41'

14 September 2010 20:45	Werder Bremen	2 – 2	Tottenham Hotspur	Weserstadion, Bremen Attendance: 30,344 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
	Almeida  43' Marin  47'	Report	Pasanen  12' (o.g.) Crouch  18'

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29 September 2010 20:45	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Twente	White Hart Lane, London

29 September 2010 20:45	Internazionale	v	Werder Bremen	San Siro, Milan

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20 October 2010 20:45	Internazionale	v	Tottenham Hotspur	San Siro, Milan

20 October 2010 20:45	Twente	v	Werder Bremen	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede

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2 November 2010 20:45	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Internazionale	White Hart Lane, London

2 November 2010 20:45	Werder Bremen	v	Twente	Weserstadion, Bremen

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24 November 2010 20:45	Internazionale	v	Twente	San Siro, Milan

24 November 2010 20:45	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Werder Bremen	White Hart Lane, London

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7 December 2010 20:45	Twente	v	Tottenham Hotspur	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede

7 December 2010 20:45	Werder Bremen	v	Internazionale	Weserstadion, Bremen

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Benfica	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Lyon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Schalke 04	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
Hapoel Tel Aviv	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

14 September 2010 20:45	Lyon	1 – 0	Schalke 04	Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 35,552 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
	Bastos  21'	Report

14 September 2010 20:45	Benfica	2 – 0	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 31,512 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
	Luisão  21' Cardozo  68'	Report

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29 September 2010 20:45	Hapoel Tel Aviv	v	Lyon	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

29 September 2010 20:45	Schalke 04	v	Benfica	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

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20 October 2010 20:45	Schalke 04	v	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

20 October 2010 20:45	Lyon	v	Benfica	Stade de Gerland, Lyon

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2 November 2010 20:45	Hapoel Tel Aviv	v	Schalke 04	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

2 November 2010 20:45	Benfica	v	Lyon	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

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24 November 2010 20:45	Schalke 04	v	Lyon	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

24 November 2010 20:45	Hapoel Tel Aviv	v	Benfica	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

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7 December 2010 20:45	Lyon	v	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Stade de Gerland, Lyon

7 December 2010 20:45	Benfica	v	Schalke 04	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Valencia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
Manchester United	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Rangers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bursaspor	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0

14 September 2010 20:45	Manchester United	0 – 0	Rangers	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,408 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
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14 September 2010 20:45	Bursaspor	0 – 4	Valencia	Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
		Report	Tino  16' Aduriz  41' Pablo  68' Soldado  76'

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29 September 2010 20:45	Valencia	v	Manchester United	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

29 September 2010 20:45	Rangers	v	Bursaspor	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

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20 October 2010 20:45	Rangers	v	Valencia	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

20 October 2010 20:45	Manchester United	v	Bursaspor	Old Trafford, Manchester

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2 November 2010 20:45	Valencia	v	Rangers	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

2 November 2010 20:45	Bursaspor	v	Manchester United	Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa

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24 November 2010 20:45	Rangers	v	Manchester United	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

24 November 2010 20:45	Valencia	v	Bursaspor	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

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7 December 2010 20:45	Manchester United	v	Valencia	Old Trafford, Manchester

7 December 2010 20:45	Bursaspor	v	Rangers	Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Barcelona	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	3
Copenhagen	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Rubin Kazan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
Panathinaikos	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	0

14 September 2010 20:45	Barcelona	5 – 1	Panathinaikos	Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 69,738 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
	Messi  22', 45' Villa  33' Pedro  78' Alves  90+3'	Report	Govou  20'

14 September 2010 20:45	Copenhagen	1 – 0	Rubin Kazan	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 29,661 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
	N'Doye  87'	Report

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29 September 2010 18:30	Rubin Kazan	v	Barcelona	Central Stadium, Kazan

29 September 2010 20:45	Panathinaikos	v	Copenhagen	Olympic Stadium, Athens

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20 October 2010 20:45	Panathinaikos	v	Rubin Kazan	Olympic Stadium, Athens

20 October 2010 20:45	Barcelona	v	Copenhagen	Camp Nou, Barcelona

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2 November 2010 18:30	Rubin Kazan	v	Panathinaikos	Central Stadium, Kazan

2 November 2010 20:45	Copenhagen	v	Barcelona	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

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24 November 2010 20:45	Panathinaikos	v	Barcelona	Olympic Stadium, Athens

24 November 2010 18:30	Rubin Kazan	v	Copenhagen	Central Stadium, Kazan

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7 December 2010 20:45	Barcelona	v	Rubin Kazan	Camp Nou, Barcelona

7 December 2010 20:45	Copenhagen	v	Panathinaikos	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bayern Munich	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
CFR Cluj	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
Basel	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
Roma	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

15 September 2010 20:45	Bayern Munich	2 – 0	Roma	Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
	Müller  79' Klose  83'	Report

15 September 2010 20:45	CFR Cluj	2 – 1	Basel	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 9,593 Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
	Rada  9' Traoré  12'	Report	Stocker  45+2'

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28 September 2010 20:45	Basel	v	Bayern Munich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

28 September 2010 20:45	Roma	v	CFR Cluj	Stadio Olimpico, Rome

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19 October 2010 20:45	Roma	v	Basel	Stadio Olimpico, Rome

19 October 2010 20:45	Bayern Munich	v	CFR Cluj	Allianz Arena, Munich

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3 November 2010 20:45	Basel	v	Roma	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

3 November 2010 20:45	CFR Cluj	v	Bayern Munich	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

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23 November 2010 20:45	Roma	v	Bayern Munich	Stadio Olimpico, Rome

23 November 2010 20:45	Basel	v	CFR Cluj	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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8 December 2010 20:45	Bayern Munich	v	Basel	Allianz Arena, Munich

8 December 2010 20:45	CFR Cluj	v	Roma	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
Spartak Moscow	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Marseille	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
Žilina	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0

15 September 2010 20:45	Marseille	0 – 1	Spartak Moscow	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 45,729 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
		Report	Azpilicueta  81' (o.g.)

15 September 2010 20:45	Žilina	1 – 4	Chelsea	Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina Attendance: 10,829 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
	Oravec  55'	Report	Essien  13' Anelka  24', 28' Sturridge  48'

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28 September 2010 20:45	Chelsea	v	Marseille	Stamford Bridge

28 September 2010 18:30	Spartak Moscow	v	Žilina	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

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19 October 2010 18:30	Spartak Moscow	v	Chelsea	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

19 October 2010 20:45	Marseille	v	Žilina	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

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3 November 2010 20:45	Chelsea	v	Spartak Moscow	Stamford Bridge

3 November 2010 20:45	Žilina	v	Marseille	Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina

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23 November 2010 18:30	Spartak Moscow	v	Marseille	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

23 November 2010 20:45	Chelsea	v	Žilina	Stamford Bridge

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8 December 2010 20:45	Marseille	v	Chelsea	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

8 December 2010 20:45	Žilina	v	Spartak Moscow	Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Milan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Ajax	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
Auxerre	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

15 September 2010 20:45	Real Madrid	2 – 0	Ajax	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 69,639 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
	Anita  31' (o.g.) Higuaín  73'	Report

15 September 2010 20:45	Milan	2 – 0	Auxerre	San Siro, Milan Attendance: 69,317 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
	Ibrahimović  66', 69'	Report

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28 September 2010 20:45	Auxerre	v	Real Madrid	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre

28 September 2010 20:45	Ajax	v	Milan	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

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19 October 2010 20:45	Ajax	v	Auxerre	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

19 October 2010 20:45	Real Madrid	v	Milan	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

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3 November 2010 20:45	Auxerre	v	Ajax	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre

3 November 2010 20:45	Milan	v	Real Madrid	San Siro, Milan

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23 November 2010 20:45	Ajax	v	Real Madrid	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

23 November 2010 20:45	Auxerre	v	Milan	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre

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8 December 2010 20:45	Real Madrid	v	Auxerre	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

8 December 2010 20:45	Milan	v	Ajax	San Siro, Milan

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	3
Shakhtar Donetsk	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Partizan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
Braga	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0

15 September 2010 20:45	Arsenal	6 – 0	Braga	Emirates Stadium, Attendance: 59,333 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
	Fàbregas  9' (pen.), 53' Arshavin  30' Chamakh  34' Vela  69', 84'	Report

15 September 2010 20:45	Shakhtar Donetsk	1 – 0	Partizan	Donbass Arena, Donetsk Attendance: 48,512 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
	Srna  71'	Report

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28 September 2010 20:45	Partizan	v	Arsenal	Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

28 September 2010 20:45	Braga	v	Shakhtar Donetsk	Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

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19 October 2010 20:45	Braga	v	Partizan	Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

19 October 2010 20:45	Arsenal	v	Shakhtar Donetsk	Emirates Stadium,

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3 November 2010 20:45	Partizan	v	Braga	Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

3 November 2010 20:45	Shakhtar Donetsk	v	Arsenal	Donbass Arena, Donetsk

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23 November 2010 20:45	Braga	v	Arsenal	Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

23 November 2010 20:45	Partizan	v	Shakhtar Donetsk	Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

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8 December 2010 20:45	Arsenal	v	Partizan	Emirates Stadium,

8 December 2010 20:45	Shakhtar Donetsk	v	Braga	Donbass Arena, Donetsk

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