2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage facts for kids
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage was an exciting part of Europe's biggest club football tournament. It started on September 18 and finished on December 12, 2018. In this stage, 32 top football teams from across Europe competed. Their goal was to earn one of the 16 spots in the knockout stage, where the competition gets even more intense!
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Meet the Teams
Here are the teams that played in the group stage, along with their UEFA club coefficients (which show how well they've done in European competitions recently).
These 32 teams included:
- 26 teams that automatically entered this stage.
- 4 teams that won their way in through the Champions Path play-off round.
- 2 teams that won their way in through the League Path play-off round.
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Teams in green advanced to the Round of 16. They finished first or second in their group. |
Teams in light blue moved to the Europa League Round of 32. They finished third in their group. |
Teams in red were eliminated from all European competitions. |
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- Notes
How the Group Stage Works
In the group stage, each team plays every other team in their group twice. They play one game at home and one game away. This is called a round-robin format.
The top two teams from each group move on to the Round of 16. This is the first part of the knockout stage. Teams that finish third in their group get a second chance. They enter the Europa League Round of 32. Teams that finish fourth are out of European competitions for the season.
How Teams are Ranked
Teams earn points for their matches:
- 3 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 points for a loss
If teams have the same number of points, special rules are used to decide who ranks higher. These rules look at things like:
- Points earned in games played only between the tied teams.
- The difference between goals scored and goals allowed in those games.
- The total number of goals scored in those games.
- If teams are still tied, they look at goal difference and goals scored in all group matches.
The Groups and Matches
The group stage matches were played on specific dates from September to December 2018. Most games kicked off at 9:00 PM CEST/CET, with some earlier games at 6:55 PM CEST/CET.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | ATM | BRU | MON | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | TOT | INT | PSV | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | 2–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | LIV | NAP | ZVE | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | SCH | GAL | LOM | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | AJX | BEN | AEK | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MC | LYO | SHK | HOF | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | — |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | ROM | PLZ | CSKA | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–5 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | MU | VAL | YB | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |