1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League began on 16 September 1998 and ended on 9 December 1998. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while 16 more qualified via a preliminary round. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw.

Seeding

Seeding was based on the UEFA associations 1998 ranking,[1] similarly to the previous season.[2] Title holders and champions of nations ranked 1–5 were put in the Pot 1. Champions of nations ranked 6–7 as well as runners-up of nations ranked 1–5 (except France) formed Pot 2. The remaining qualified runners-up (from the nations 6–8) and champions of top three nations ranked below 7 formed Pot 3. Finally, the remaining six national champions formed Pot 4.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best-ranked runners-up advance to the knockout stage
Pot 1
Assoc. Team
TH Spain Real Madrid
1 Italy Juventus
2 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3 Spain Barcelona
4 France Lens
5 Netherlands Ajax
Pot 2
Assoc. Team
6 England Arsenal
7 Portugal Porto
1 Italy Internazionale
2 Germany Bayern Munich
3 Spain Athletic Bilbao
5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Pot 3
Assoc. Team
6 England Manchester United
7 Portugal Benfica
8 Greece Olympiacos
8 Greece Panathinaikos
10 Norway Rosenborg
11 Austria Sturm Graz
Pot 4
Assoc. Team
12 Russia Spartak Moscow
13 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
14 Turkey Galatasaray
15 Denmark Brøndby
17 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
31 Finland HJK

Groups

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLY CZG POR AJX
1 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–1 1–0
2 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 — 3–1 0–0
3 Portugal Porto 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 2–2 3–0 — 3–0
4 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 2–0 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Porto Portugal2–2Greece Olympiacos
  • Zahovič 65'
  • Jardel 82'
 Report
Attendance: 26,000[3]
Croatia Zagreb Croatia0–0Netherlands Ajax
Report
Attendance: 27,600[4]
Ajax Netherlands2–1Portugal Porto
 Report
Attendance: 41,000
Olympiacos Greece2–0Croatia Croatia Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 60,502
Olympiacos Greece1–0Netherlands Ajax
 Report
Attendance: 73,208[5]
Porto Portugal3–0Croatia Croatia Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 16,500
Ajax Netherlands2–0Greece Olympiacos
 Report
Attendance: 46,000
Croatia Zagreb Croatia3–1Portugal Porto
 Report
Attendance: 5,000[6]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Ajax Netherlands0–1Croatia Croatia Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 47,000[7]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Olympiacos Greece2–1Portugal Porto
 Report
Attendance: 70,232
Porto Portugal3–0Netherlands Ajax
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Croatia Zagreb Croatia1–1Greece Olympiacos
 Report
Attendance: 16,546

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV GAL ROS ATH
1 Italy Juventus 6 1 5 0 7 5 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 2–0 1–1
2 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 — 3–0 2–1
3 Norway Rosenborg 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 1–1 3–0 — 2–1
4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 0–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Juventus Italy2–2Turkey Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 37,192
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Athletic Bilbao Spain1–1Norway Rosenborg
 Report
Attendance: 33,500[8]
Rosenborg Norway1–1Italy Juventus
 Report
Attendance: 15,385
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)
Galatasaray Turkey2–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 19,828
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Rosenborg Norway3–0Turkey Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 15,372
Athletic Bilbao Spain0–0Italy Juventus
Report
Attendance: 39,000
Juventus Italy1–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 44,584
Galatasaray Turkey3–0Norway Rosenborg
 Report
Attendance: 21,856[9]
Rosenborg Norway2–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 15,454
Galatasaray Turkey1–1Italy Juventus
 Report
Attendance: 22,920
Juventus Italy2–0Norway Rosenborg
 Report
Attendance: 7,174
Athletic Bilbao Spain1–0Turkey Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 16,000

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT RMA SPM STM
1 Italy Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 2–1 1–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 2–0 — 2–1 6–1
3 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 1–1 2–1 — 0–0
4 Austria Sturm Graz 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1 0–2 1–5 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Real Madrid Spain2–0Italy Internazionale
 Report
Attendance: 42,000
Sturm Graz Austria0–2Russia Spartak Moscow
Report
Attendance: 11,000
Internazionale Italy1–0Austria Sturm Graz
 Report
Attendance: 24,791
Spartak Moscow Russia2–1Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Real Madrid Spain6–1Austria Sturm Graz
 Report
Attendance: 21,600[15]
Internazionale Italy2–1Russia Spartak Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Spartak Moscow Russia1–1Italy Internazionale
 Report
Attendance: 75,500[16]
Sturm Graz Austria1–5Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 13,851
Internazionale Italy3–1Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 77,829
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Spartak Moscow Russia0–0Austria Sturm Graz
Report
Attendance: 38,000[17]
Real Madrid Spain2–1Russia Spartak Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Sturm Graz Austria0–2Italy Internazionale
Report
Attendance: 12,685
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY MUN BAR BRO
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–0 2–0
2 England Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10 1–1 — 3–3 5–0
3 Spain Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 +2 8 1–2 3–3 — 2–0
4 Denmark Brøndby 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 2–1 2–6 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Manchester United England3–3Spain Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 53,601
Brøndby Denmark2–1Germany Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 30,378
Bayern Munich Germany2–2England Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 53,000[18]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Barcelona Spain2–0Denmark Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 65,000[19]
Brøndby Denmark2–6England Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 40,315
Bayern Munich Germany1–0Spain Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Barcelona Spain1–2Germany Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 85,000[20]
Manchester United England5–0Denmark Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 53,250
Barcelona Spain3–3England Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 67,648
Bayern Munich Germany2–0Denmark Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Manchester United England1–1Germany Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 54,434
Brøndby Denmark0–2Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 40,892

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DKV LEN ARS PAN
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–1
2 France Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 1–3 — 1–1 1–0
3 England Arsenal 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 2–1 1–0 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Panathinaikos Greece2–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 20,310
Lens France1–1England Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 33,371
Arsenal England2–1Greece Panathinaikos
 Report
Attendance: 73,454
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–1France Lens
 Report
Attendance: 52,500[22]
Arsenal England1–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 73,256
Lens France1–0Greece Panathinaikos
 Report
Attendance: 32,757
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–1England Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 76,600
Panathinaikos Greece1–0France Lens
 Report
Attendance: 55,031
Arsenal England0–1France Lens
Report
Attendance: 73,707
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–1Greece Panathinaikos
 Report
Attendance: 46,000[23]
Panathinaikos Greece1–3England Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 41,105
Lens France1–3Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 39,423

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAI BEN PSV HJK
1 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–1 5–2
2 Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 2–1 — 2–1 2–2
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–2 2–2 — 2–1
4 Finland HJK 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 0–0 2–0 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–1Finland HJK
 Report
Attendance: 14,460
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany1–0Portugal Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 31,112
Benfica Portugal2–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
HJK Finland0–0Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Report
Attendance: 21,217
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–2Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
HJK Finland2–0Portugal Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 25,126
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany3–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
 Report
Attendance: 31,444
Benfica Portugal2–2Finland HJK
 Report
Attendance: 28,500
HJK Finland1–3Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
 Report
Attendance: 34,146
Benfica Portugal2–1Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report
Attendance: 15,000[24]
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–2Portugal Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 17,900
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany5–2Finland HJK
 Report
Attendance: 27,310[25]

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 17 8 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 D England Manchester United 6 2 4 0 20 11 +9 10
3 B Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
4 F Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
5 E France Lens 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
6 A Croatia Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Association coefficient; 6) Club coefficient.[26]

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 1998, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 21 October 1998.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled for 25 November, delayed for political tensions between Turkey and Italy due to the Öcalan affair.[10][11][12][13]
  3. ^ Real Madrid were ordered to play one match away from their usual home ground due to crowd trouble at their last home game in UEFA competition against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 1997–98 Champions League semi-final.[14]
  4. ^ Panathinaikos played their home match at Nikos Goumas Stadium instead of their regular stadium Olympic Stadium due to The Rolling Stones concert being held there.[21]

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