2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage

international football competition

The 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 20 October 2020 and ended on 9 December 2020.[1]

2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage

Draw change

The draw was held at the RTS Studios in Geneva, Switzerland on 1 October 2020 at 17:00 CEST.[2]

On each matchday, one set of four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other set of four groups played their matches on Wednesday. With the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The fixtures were decided after the draw. Using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence.

Group stage schedule
Matchday Dates
Matchday 1 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

Teams change

Below were the participating teams (with their 2020 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their seeding pot. They include:

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to round of 16
Third-placed teams enter Europa League round of 32
Pot 1 (by association rank)
Assoc. Team Notes Coeff.
TH & 4   Bayern Munich 136.000
EL   Sevilla 102.000
1   Real Madrid 134.000
2   Liverpool 99.000
3   Juventus 117.000
5   Paris Saint-Germain 113.000
6   Zenit Saint Petersburg 64.000
7   Porto 75.000
Pot 2
Team Notes Coeff.
  Barcelona 128.000
  Atlético Madrid 127.000
  Manchester City 116.000
  Manchester United 100.000
  Shakhtar Donetsk 85.000
  Borussia Dortmund 85.000
  Chelsea 83.000
  Ajax 69.500
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
  Dynamo Kyiv [LP] 55.000
  Red Bull Salzburg [CP] 53.500
  RB Leipzig 49.000
  Inter Milan 44.000
  Olympiacos [CP] 43.000
  Lazio 41.000
  Krasnodar [LP] 35.500
  Atalanta 33.500
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
  Lokomotiv Moscow 33.000
  Marseille 31.000
  Club Brugge 28.500
  Borussia Mönchengladbach 26.000
  İstanbul Başakşehir 21.500
  Midtjylland [CP] 14.500
  Rennes 14.000
  Ferencváros [CP] 9.000

Notes

  1. TH Champions League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as top seed.
  2. EL Europa League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as second top seed.
  3. CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
  4. LP Winners of play-off round (League Path).

Groups change

The matchdays were 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December, and 8–9 December 2020. The scheduled kickoff times were 21:00 CET/CEST, with two matches on each Tuesday and Wednesday scheduled for 18:55 CET/CEST.[4]

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

Group A change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY ATM SAL LMO
1   Bayern Munich 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 16 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 3–1 2–0
2   Atlético Madrid 6 2 3 1 7 8 −1 9 1–1 3–2 0–0
3   Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 10 17 −7 4 Transfer to Europa League 2–6 0–2 2–2
4   Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 1–2 1–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Red Bull Salzburg  2–2  Lokomotiv Moscow
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Bayern Munich  4–0  Atlético Madrid
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Lokomotiv Moscow  1–2  Bayern Munich
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Attendance: 8,196[6]
Atlético Madrid  3–2  Red Bull Salzburg
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Lokomotiv Moscow  1–1  Atlético Madrid
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Attendance: 8,147[7]
Red Bull Salzburg  2–6  Bayern Munich
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Atlético Madrid  0–0  Lokomotiv Moscow
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Bayern Munich  3–1  Red Bull Salzburg
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Lokomotiv Moscow  1–3  Red Bull Salzburg
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Attendance: 6,759[9]
Atlético Madrid  1–1  Bayern Munich
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Bayern Munich  2–0  Lokomotiv Moscow
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Red Bull Salzburg  0–2  Atlético Madrid
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Group B change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA MGB SHK INT
1   Real Madrid 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–3 3–2
2   Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 2 2 2 16 9 +7 8[a] 2–2 4–0 2–3
3   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 5 12 −7 8[a] Transfer to Europa League 2–0 0–6 0–0
4   Inter Milan 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6 0–2 2–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: Borussia Mönchengladbach 6, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Real Madrid  2–3  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Inter Milan  2–2  Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Attendance: 1,000[5]

Shakhtar Donetsk  0–0  Inter Milan
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Borussia Mönchengladbach  2–2  Real Madrid
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Shakhtar Donetsk  0–6  Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Real Madrid  3–2  Inter Milan
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Borussia Mönchengladbach  4–0  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Inter Milan  0–2  Real Madrid
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Shakhtar Donetsk  2–0  Real Madrid
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Borussia Mönchengladbach  2–3  Inter Milan
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Real Madrid  2–0  Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Inter Milan  0–0  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Group C change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI POR OLY MAR
1   Manchester City 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–0 3–0
2   Porto 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 0–0 2–0 3–0
3   Olympiacos 6 1 0 5 2 10 −8 3[a] Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–2 1–0
4   Marseille 6 1 0 5 2 13 −11 3[a] 0–3 0–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.
Manchester City  3–1  Porto
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Olympiacos  1–0  Marseille
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Porto  2–0  Olympiacos
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Marseille  0–3  Manchester City
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Manchester City  3–0  Olympiacos
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Porto  3–0  Marseille
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Olympiacos  0–1  Manchester City
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Marseille  0–2  Porto
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Marseille  2–1  Olympiacos
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Porto  0–0  Manchester City
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Manchester City  3–0  Marseille
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Olympiacos  0–2  Porto
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Group D change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATA AJX MID
1   Liverpool 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–0 2–0
2   Atalanta 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 0–5 2–2 1–1
3   Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 3–1
4   Midtjylland 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–1 0–4 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ajax  0–1  Liverpool
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Midtjylland  0–4  Atalanta
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Liverpool  2–0  Midtjylland
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Atalanta  2–2  Ajax
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Midtjylland  1–2  Ajax
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Attendance: 132[7]
Atalanta  0–5  Liverpool
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Liverpool  0–2  Atalanta
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Ajax  3–1  Midtjylland
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Liverpool  1–0  Ajax
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Atalanta  1–1  Midtjylland
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Ajax  0–1  Atalanta
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Midtjylland  1–1  Liverpool
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Group E change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SEV KRA REN
1   Chelsea 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 1–1 3–0
2   Sevilla 6 4 1 1 9 8 +1 13 0–4 3–2 1–0
3   Krasnodar 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–4 1–2 1–0
4   Rennes 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 1–2 1–3 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Chelsea  0–0  Sevilla
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Rennes  1–1  Krasnodar
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Krasnodar  0–4  Chelsea
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Sevilla  1–0  Rennes
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Sevilla  3–2  Krasnodar
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Chelsea  3–0  Rennes
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Krasnodar  1–2  Sevilla
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Attendance: 10,554[14]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Rennes  1–2  Chelsea
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Krasnodar  1–0  Rennes
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Sevilla  0–4  Chelsea
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Chelsea  1–1  Krasnodar
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Rennes  1–3  Sevilla
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Group F change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR LAZ BRU ZEN
1   Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 2–0
2   Lazio 6 2 4 0 11 7 +4 10 3–1 2–2 3–1
3   Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–1 3–0
4   Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zenit Saint Petersburg  1–2  Club Brugge
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Lazio  3–1  Borussia Dortmund
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Attendance: 1,000[11]

Borussia Dortmund  2–0  Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Club Brugge  1–1  Lazio
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Zenit Saint Petersburg  1–1  Lazio
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Club Brugge  0–3  Borussia Dortmund
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Lazio  3–1  Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Borussia Dortmund  3–0  Club Brugge
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Borussia Dortmund  1–1  Lazio
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Club Brugge  3–0  Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Zenit Saint Petersburg  1–2  Borussia Dortmund
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Lazio  2–2  Club Brugge
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Group G change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV BAR DKV FER
1   Juventus 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15[a] Advance to knockout phase 0–2 3–0 2–1
2   Barcelona 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15[a] 0–3 2–1 5–1
3   Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 0–4 1–0
4   Ferencváros 6 0 1 5 5 17 −12 1 1–4 0–3 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Juventus +1, Barcelona –1.
Dynamo Kyiv  0–2  Juventus
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Barcelona  5–1  Ferencváros
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Juventus  0–2  Barcelona
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Ferencváros  2–2  Dynamo Kyiv
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Barcelona  2–1  Dynamo Kyiv
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Ferencváros  1–4  Juventus
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Dynamo Kyiv  0–4  Barcelona
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Juventus  2–1  Ferencváros
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Juventus  3–0  Dynamo Kyiv
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Ferencváros  0–3  Barcelona
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Barcelona  0–3  Juventus
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Dynamo Kyiv  1–0  Ferencváros
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Group H change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RBL MUN IBFK
1   Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[a] Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–2 5–1
2   RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[a] 2–1 3–2 2–0
3   Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 5–0 4–1
4   İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3 0–2 3–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.
Paris Saint-Germain  1–2  Manchester United
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RB Leipzig  2–0  İstanbul Başakşehir
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İstanbul Başakşehir  0–2  Paris Saint-Germain
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Manchester United  5–0  RB Leipzig
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Attendance: 577[12]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

İstanbul Başakşehir  2–1  Manchester United
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RB Leipzig  2–1  Paris Saint-Germain
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Manchester United  4–1  İstanbul Başakşehir
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Paris Saint-Germain  1–0  RB Leipzig
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İstanbul Başakşehir  3–4  RB Leipzig
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Manchester United  1–3  Paris Saint-Germain
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Paris Saint-Germain  5–1  İstanbul Başakşehir
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RB Leipzig  3–2  Manchester United
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Notes change

  1. CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 24 October 2020 (matchday 1), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 2–6).
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.67 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Real Madrid played their home matches at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Madrid, instead of their regular stadium Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ferencváros played their home matches against Juventus and Barcelona at Puskás Aréna, Budapest, instead of their regular stadium Groupama Arena, Budapest.[17]
  6. 6.0 6.1 The Paris Saint-Germain v İstanbul Başakşehir match was suspended after 14 minutes, with the score 0–0 at the time, as both teams left the pitch in protest after an alleged racist incident by a match official directed at the assistant manager of İstanbul Başakşehir;[18] then resumed on 9 December 2020, 18:55 CET, with a new team of match officials.

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