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Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying: 8 August 2020 – 30 September 2020 Competition proper: 20 October 2020 – 29 May 2021 |
Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 79 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 366 (2.93 per match) |
Attendance | 180,049 (1,440 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (10 goals) |
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The 2020–21 UEFA Champions League was the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1–0 in the final, which was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, was originally appointed to host the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final, but it was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe to the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Istanbul was again appointed to host the final of the 2021 edition, but was eventually moved to Estádio do Dragão after Turkey was placed on the United Kingdom's red list for tourists and hosting it England was ruled out.
Bayern Munich were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain, whom they had beaten in the previous year's final. As the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Chelsea automatically qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage, and will play against Villarreal, the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. They will also be the European entry for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
Association team allocation[]
A total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
- Associations 1–4 each have four teams qualify.
- Associations 5–6 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
- The winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking[]
For the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2019 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19.
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
- (UCL) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
- (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
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Distribution[]
The following is the default access list.
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Preliminary round (4 teams) |
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First qualifying round (34 teams) |
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Second qualifying round | Champions Path (20 teams) |
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League Path (6 teams) |
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Third qualifying round | Champions Path (12 teams) |
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League Path (8 teams) |
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Play-off round | Champions Path (8 teams) |
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League Path (4 teams) |
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Group stage (32 teams) |
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Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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Changes were made to the access list since the Champions League title holders, Bayern Munich, and the Europa League title holders, Sevilla, which were guaranteed berths in the Champions League group stage, already qualified for the Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues. However, as a result of schedule delays to both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 European seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 European season started before the conclusion of the 2019–20 European season. Therefore, the changes to the access list that should be made based on which teams are the Champions League and Europa League title holders cannot be certain until matches of the earlier qualifying rounds have been played and/or their draws have been made. UEFA will use "adaptive re-balancing" to change the access list once the berths for the Champions League and Europa League title holders are determined, and "will ensure that the competition rounds of the qualifying phase that have already been drawn or played at the moment the titleholders are determined will not be impacted." (Regulations Article 3.04) The following scenarios are possible:
- At the time when the draws for the first qualifying round and second qualifying round (Champions Path) were held on 9 and 10 August 2020, it was not certain whether the Champions League title holder berth would be vacated as one of the eight quarter-finalists of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, Lyon, did not qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic league. Therefore, these draws proceeded as normal per the default access list, and the matches drawn, which were played on 18–19 and 25–26 August 2020, were not changed even though after the semi-finals of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, which were played on 18–19 August 2020, it was confirmed both finalists, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, already qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues, meaning the Champions League title holder berth would be vacated. As a result, "adaptive re-balancing" started from the third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose draw was held on 31 August 2020, and the following changes to the access list were made:
- The champions of association 11 (Netherlands), Ajax, entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
- The champions of associations 13 and 14 (Czech Republic and Greece), Slavia Prague and Olympiacos, entered the play-off round (Champions Path) instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
- At the time when the draw for the second qualifying round (League Path) was held on 10 August 2020, it was not certain whether the Europa League title holder berth would be vacated as four of the quarter-finalists of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bayer Leverkusen, Copenhagen and Basel, did not qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues. Therefore, this draw proceeded as normal per the default access list, and the matches drawn, which were played on 25–26 August 2020, were not changed even though after the quarter-finals of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, which were played on 10–11 August 2020, it was confirmed all four semi-finalists, Sevilla, Manchester United, Internazionale and Shakhtar Donetsk, already qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage via their domestic leagues, meaning the Europa League title holder berth would be vacated. As a result, "adaptive re-balancing" started from the third qualifying round (League Path), whose draw was held on 31 August 2020, and the following changes to the access list were made:
Teams[]
In early April 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice. UEFA also sent a letter to all member associations that domestic leagues must be completed in full without ending prematurely in order to qualify for European competitions. After meeting with the 55 UEFA associations on 21 April 2020, UEFA strongly recommended them to finish domestic top league and cup competitions, although in some special cases where it is not possible, UEFA would develop guidelines concerning participation in its club competitions in case of a cancelled league or cup. After the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 23 April 2020, UEFA announced that if a domestic competition is prematurely terminated for legitimate reasons in accordance with conditions related to public health or economic problems, the national associations concerned are required to select their participating teams for the 2020–21 UEFA club competitions based on sporting merit in the 2019–20 domestic competitions, and UEFA reserves the right to refuse their admission if UEFA deems the termination of the competitions not legitimate, or the selection procedure not objective, transparent and non-discriminatory, or the team is perceived by the public as qualifying unfairly. A suspended domestic competition may also be restarted with a different format from the original one in a manner which would still facilitate qualification on sporting merit. All leagues should communicate to UEFA by 25 May 2020 whether they intend to restart their competitions, but this deadline was later extended. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that associations must enter their teams by 3 August 2020.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Champions League title holders
- EL: Europa League title holders
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
- Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
Schedule[]
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise). The tournament would originally have started in June 2020, but had been delayed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The new schedule was announced by the UEFA Executive Committee on 17 June 2020. All qualifying matches, excluding the play-off round, will be played as single leg matches, hosted by one of the teams decided by draw (except the preliminary round which will be played at neutral venue), and will be played behind closed doors.
The group stage draw was originally to be held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece, but UEFA announced on 9 September 2020 that it would be relocated to Nyon, but it was eventually held at nearby Geneva.
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | 17 July 2020 | 8 August 2020 (semi-final round) | 11 August 2020 (final round) |
First qualifying round | 9 August 2020 | 18–19 August 2020 | ||
Second qualifying round | 10 August 2020 | 25–26 August 2020 | ||
Third qualifying round | 31 August 2020 | 15–16 September 2020 | ||
Play-off | Play-off round | 1 September 2020 | 22–23 September 2020 | 29–30 September 2020 |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 1 October 2020 (Geneva) |
20–21 October 2020 | |
Matchday 2 | 27–28 October 2020 | |||
Matchday 3 | 3–4 November 2020 | |||
Matchday 4 | 24–25 November 2020 | |||
Matchday 5 | 1–2 December 2020 | |||
Matchday 6 | 8–9 December 2020 | |||
Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 14 December 2020 | 16–17 & 23–24 February 2021 | 9–10 & 16–17 March 2021 |
Quarter-finals | 19 March 2021 | 6–7 April 2021 | 13–14 April 2021 | |
Semi-finals | 27–28 April 2021 | 4–5 May 2021 | ||
Final | 29 May 2021 at Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows (all draws held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | 9 June 2020 | 23 June 2020 (semi-final round) | 26 June 2020 (final round) |
First qualifying round | 16 June 2020 | 7–8 July 2020 | 14–15 July 2020 | |
Second qualifying round | 17 June 2020 | 21–22 July 2020 | 28–29 July 2020 | |
Third qualifying round | 20 July 2020 | 4–5 August 2020 | 11 August 2020 | |
Play-off | Play-off round | 3 August 2020 | 18–19 August 2020 | 25–26 August 2020 |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 August 2020 (Monaco) |
15–16 September 2020 | |
Matchday 2 | 29–30 September 2020 | |||
Matchday 3 | 20–21 October 2020 | |||
Matchday 4 | 3–4 November 2020 | |||
Matchday 5 | 24–25 November 2020 | |||
Matchday 6 | 8–9 December 2020 | |||
Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 14 December 2020 | 16–17 & 23–24 February 2021 | 9–10 & 16–17 March 2021 |
Quarter-finals | 19 March 2021 | 6–7 April 2021 | 13–14 April 2021 | |
Semi-finals | 27–28 April 2021 | 4–5 May 2021 | ||
Final | 29 May 2021 at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul |
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic[]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the following special rules are applicable to the qualifying phase and play-offs:
- Prior to each draw, UEFA will publish the list of known travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. All teams must inform UEFA if there are other existing restrictions other than those published. If a team fails to do so which as a consequence the match cannot take place, the team is considered responsible and to have forfeited the match.
- If travel restrictions imposed by the home team's country prevent the away team from entering, the home team must propose an alternative venue that allows the match to take place without any restrictions. Otherwise they are considered to have forfeited the match.
- If travel restrictions imposed by the away team's country prevent the away team from leaving or returning, the home team must propose an alternative venue that allows the match to take place without any restrictions. Otherwise UEFA will decide on a venue.
- If after the draw, new restrictions imposed by either the home team's or away team's country prevent the match from taking place, the team of that country are considered to have forfeited the match.
- If either team refuses to play the match, they are considered to have forfeited the match. If both teams refuse to play or are responsible for a match not taking place, both teams are disqualified.
- If a team has players and/or officials tested positive for COVID-19 preventing them from playing the match before the deadline set by UEFA, they are considered to have forfeited the match.
- In all cases, the two teams may agree to play the match at the away team's country or at a neutral country, subject to UEFA's approval. UEFA has the final authority to decide on a venue for any match, or to reschedule any match if necessary.
- If, for any reason, the qualifying phase and play-offs cannot be completed before the deadline set by UEFA, UEFA will decide on the principles for determining the teams qualified for the group stage.
Four countries (Poland, Hungary, Greece and Cyprus) have provided neutral venue hubs which allow matches to be played at their stadiums without restrictions.
Preliminary round[]
- Main article:2020–21 UEFA Champions League preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 17 July 2020, 12:00 CEST. The semi-finals were played on 8 August at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland. The final was due to be played at the same venue on 11 August but the match was cancelled after two players from Drita tested positive for COVID-19 and Linfield were awarded a technical 3–0 win.
Bracket[]
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Nyon | ![]() |
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0 | |||||||||||
Nyon | ![]() |
2 |
Summary[]
The semi-finals were played on 8 August at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland. The final was due to be played at the same venue on 11 August but the match was cancelled after two players from Drita tested positive for SARS-2 coronavirus and Linfield were awarded a technical 3–0 win.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Tre Fiori ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Drita ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Drita ![]() |
0–3 (awd.) |
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Qualifying rounds[]
- Main article:2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round[]
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 9 August 2020, 12:00 CEST. The matches were played on 18 and 19 August 2020. The match between KÍ and Slovan Bratislava was cancelled due to Slovan Bratislava players being put into quarantine after one player had tested positive for SARS-2 coronavirus, and KÍ were awarded a technical 3–0 win.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ferencváros ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Celtic ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
Legia Warsaw ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Sheriff Tiraspol ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Connah's Quay Nomads ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Budućnost Podgorica ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Ararat-Armenia ![]() |
0–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Floriana ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Qarabağ ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Dinamo Tbilisi ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Dynamo Brest |
6–3 | ![]() |
Molde ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Flora |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) |
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Celje ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
KÍ ![]() |
3–0 (awd.) |
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The losers will enter the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Second qualifying round[]
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 10 August 2020, 12:00 CEST. The matches were played on 25 and 26 August 2020.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CFR Cluj ![]() |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) |
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Young Boys ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Celtic ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Sūduva ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Legia Warsaw ![]() |
0–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Celje ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Ludogorets Razgrad ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Dynamo Brest |
2–1 | ![]() |
Qarabağ ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Tirana ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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AZ ![]() |
3–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
PAOK ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Lokomotiva ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Third qualifying round[]
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020, 12:00 CEST. The matches were played on 15 and 16 September 2020.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ferencváros ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Qarabağ ![]() |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) |
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Omonia ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
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Midtjylland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() |
1–0 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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PAOK ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Gent ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Play-off round[]
The draw for the play-off round was held on 1 September 2020, 12:00 CEST. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 September, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 September 2020.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Slavia Prague ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–4 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 |
Olympiacos ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Molde ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
3–3 | 0–0 |
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Krasnodar ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Gent ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Group stage[]
- Main article:2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage
A total of 32 teams played in the group stage: 26 teams which entered in this stage, and the six winners of the play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path).
The draw for the group stage was held on 1 October 2020, 17:00 CEST, at the RTS Studios in Geneva, Switzerland. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):
- Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2019 UEFA country coefficients. As the Champions League title holder, Bayern Munich, were also their national champions, the champion of the association ranked seventh (Porto, champions from Portugal) was also seeded in pot 1.
- Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2020 UEFA club coefficients.
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 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays were 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December and 8–9 December 2020.
The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participate in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they compete in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs).
Krasnodar, Midtjylland, İstanbul Başakşehir and Rennes made their debut appearances in the group stage. This season became the first in the history of the Champions League in which three Russian clubs played in the group stage.
Group A[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 |
Group B[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
Group C[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 |
Group D[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 |
Group E[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Group F[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
Group G[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 |
Group H[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 |
Knockout phase[]
- Main article:2020–21 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.
Round of 16[]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020, 12:00 CET.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Lazio ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–2 |
Atlético Madrid ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–2 |
RB Leipzig ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Porto ![]() |
4–4 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
Barcelona ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–1 |
Sevilla ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–2 |
Atalanta ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–3 |
Quarter-finals[]
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021, 12:00 CET.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Manchester City ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Porto ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Bayern Munich ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
2–3 | 1–0 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Semi-finals[]
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw. The first legs were played on 27 and 28 April, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 May 2021.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Paris Saint-Germain ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–2 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Final[]
- Main article:2021 UEFA Champions League Final
The final was played on 29 May 2021 at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto. A draw was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.
29 May 2021 21:00 |
Manchester City ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 14,110 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
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Report | Havertz ![]() |
Statistics[]
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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1 | ![]() |
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6 | 345 |
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450 | ||
5 | ![]() |
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5 | 143 |
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327 | ||
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452 | ||
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4 | 236 |
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350 | ||
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392 | ||
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446 | ||
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439 |
Top assists[]
Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
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1 | ![]() |
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5 | 431 |
2 | ![]() |
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4 | 167 |
3 | ![]() |
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3 | 270 |
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381 | ||
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450 | ||
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452 | ||
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537 | ||
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540 |
See also[]
External links[]
European Cup and Champions League |
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