72 teams from 48 UEFA member associations participated in the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League. The 2001–02 competition was the 3rd season with the 8 group stage followed by a 4 group stage. Germany, Italy and Spain have 4 teams. England, France and Netherlands have 3 teams. Nine countries have 2 teams. The remaining 33 countries are only represented by their champions.
| 4 Teams | 3 Teams | 2 Teams | Champions only |
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 Germany  Italy  Spain
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 England  France  Netherlands
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 Czech Republic  Greece  Norway  Portugal  Russia  Scotland  Switzerland  Turkey  Ukraine
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 Albania  Armenia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Denmark  Estonia  Faroe Islands  Finland  Georgia  Hungary  Iceland  Republic of Ireland  Israel  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macedonia  Malta  Moldova  Northern Ireland  Poland  Romania  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Sweden  Wales
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Qualifying[]
The 2001-02 competition had 3 qualification rounds to reach the group stage.
1st Qualifying
The 20 lower tier domestic champions played a home and away knockout round.
2nd Qualifying
The 10 winners from 1st Qualifying join 18 additional teams, playing a home and away knockout round.
3rd Qualifying
The 14 winners from 2nd Qualifying join the remaining 18 teams, playing a home and away knockout round .
| New teams | Teams in Champions League | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Qualifying | 20 teams >>> | 20 teams |
| 2nd Qualifying | 18 teams >>> |
10 winners from 1st Qualifying 18 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 28 teams |
| 3rd Qualifying | 18 teams >>> |
14 winners from 2nd Qualifying 18 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 32 teams |
| Group Stage 8 groups |
16 teams >>> |
16 winners from 3rd Qualifying 16 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 32 teams |
| Group Stage 4 groups |
8 group winners 8 group runners-up -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 16 teams |
Group Stage[]
The 16 winners from the 3rd Qualifying Round joined with the 16 automatic qualifying teams to form 8 groups of 4 teams, playing a home and away series. This is followed by 4 groups of 4 teams series.
| Country | 1st Qualifying | 2nd Qualifying | 3rd Qualifying | Group Stage |
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| ALB
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Vllaznia | Vllaznia | ||
| ARM
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Araks | |||
| AUT
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Tirol Innsbruck | |||
| AZE
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Shamkir | |||
| BLR
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Slavia Mozyr | Slavia Mozyr | ||
| BEL
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Anderlecht | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | |
| BIH
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Željezničar | |||
| BUL
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Levski Sofia | Levski Sofia | Levski Sofia | |
| CRO
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Hajduk Split | Hajduk Split | ||
| CYP
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Omonia | |||
| CZE
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Slavia Prague 2 |
Sparta Prague | ||
| DEN
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Copenhagen | Copenhagen | ||
| ENG
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Liverpool 3 |
Manchester United Arsenal 2 Liverpool 3 | ||
| EST
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Levadia | |||
| FRO
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Suðuroy | |||
| FIN
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Haka | Haka | Haka | |
| FRA
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Lille 3 |
Nantes Lyon 2 Lille 3 | ||
| GEO
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Torpedo Kutaisi | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| GER
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Borussia Dortmund 3 Bayer Leverkusen 4 |
Bayern Munich Schalke 2 Borussia Dortmund 3 Bayer Leverkusen 4 | ||
| GRE
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Panathinaikos 2 |
Olympiacos Panathinaikos 2 | ||
| HUN
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Ferencváros | |||
| ISL
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KR Reykjavík | |||
| IRL
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Bohemian | Bohemian | ||
| ISR
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Maccabi Haifa | |||
| ITA
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Lazio 3 Parma 4 |
Roma Juventus 2 Lazio 3 | ||
| LVA
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Skonto | Skonto | ||
| LTU
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Kaunas | |||
| LUX
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Dudelange | |||
| MKD
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Sloga | Sloga | ||
| MLT
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Valletta | |||
| MDA
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Sheriff Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| NED
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Ajax 3 |
PSV Eindhoven Feyenoord 2 | ||
| NIR
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Linfield | |||
| NOR
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Brann 2 |
Rosenborg | Rosenborg | |
| POL
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Wisła Kraków | Wisła Kraków | ||
| POR
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Porto 2 |
Porto 2 |
Boavista Porto 2 | |
| ROU
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Steaua București | Steaua București | ||
| RUS
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Lokomotiv Moscow 2 |
Spartak Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow 2 | ||
| SCO
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Rangers 2 |
Celtic Rangers 2 |
Celtic | |
| SRB
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Red Star Belgrade | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| SVK
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Inter Bratislava | Inter Bratislava | ||
| SVN
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Maribor | |||
| ESP
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Mallorca 3 Barcelona 4 |
Real Madrid Deportivo 2 Mallorca 3 Barcelona 4 | ||
| SWE
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Halmstad | Halmstad | ||
| SUI
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Lugano 2 |
Grasshoppers | ||
| TUR
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Galatasaray 2 |
Fenerbahçe Galatasaray 2 |
Fenerbahçe Galatasaray 2 | |
| UKR
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Shakhtar Donetsk 2 |
Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk 2 |
Dynamo Kyiv | |
| WAL
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Barry Town | Barry Town |
| 1st Qualifying | 2nd Qualifying | 3rd Qualifying | Group Stage | ||
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| Real Madrid
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G R O U P A | ||||
| Roma
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| Lokomotiv Moscow 2
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Lokomotiv Moscow 2
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| Anderlecht
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| Halmstad
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Halmstad
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| Bohemian
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| Levadia
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| Valletta
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Liverpool 3
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Liverpool 3
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G R O U P B | ||
| Haka
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Haka
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Haka
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| Maccabi Haifa
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| Boavista
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| Borussia Dortmund 3
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| Shakhtar Donetsk 2
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| Lugano 2
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| Dynamo Kyiv
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| Steaua București
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Steaua București
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| Sloga
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Sloga
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| Kaunas
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| Panathinaikos 2
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Panathinaikos 2
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G R O U P C | |||
| Slavia Prague 2
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| Arsenal 2
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| Mallorca 3
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| Hajduk Split
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Hajduk Split
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| Ferencváros
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| Schalke 2
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| Nantes
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G R O U P D | ||||
| KR Reykjavík
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| Vllaznia
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Vllaznia
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| Galatasaray 2
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Galatasaray 2
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Galatasaray 2
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| Levski Sofia
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Levski Sofia
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Levski Sofia
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| Željezničar
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Brann 2
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| PSV Eindhoven
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| Lazio 3
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Lazio 3
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| Copenhagen
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Copenhagen
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| Torpedo Kutaisi
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Torpedo Kutaisi
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| Linfield
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| Juventus 2
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G R O U P E | ||||
| Grasshoppers
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| Porto 2
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| Barry Town
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Barry Town
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| Shamkir
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| Celtic
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| Ajax 3
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| Rosenborg
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Rosenborg
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| Inter Bratislava
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Inter Bratislava
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| Slavia Mozyr
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Slavia Mozyr
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| Suðuroy
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| Barcelona 4
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Barcelona 4
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G R O U P F | |||
| Wisła Kraków
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Wisła Kraków
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| Skonto
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Skonto
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| Dudelange
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| Bayer Leverkusen 4
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Bayer Leverkusen 4
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| Red Star Belgrade
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Red Star Belgrade
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| Omonia
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| Lyon 2
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| Fenerbahçe
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Fenerbahçe
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| Rangers 2
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Rangers 2
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| Maribor
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| Deportivo 2
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G R O U P G | ||||
| Manchester United
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| Lille 3
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| Parma 4
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| Olympiacos
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| Bayern Munich
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| Sparta Prague
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| Feyenoord 2
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Tables[]
8 group stage[]
The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the 4 group stage.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid
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Liverpool
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Panathinaikos
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Nantes
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| 2 | Roma
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Boavista
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Arsenal
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Galatasaray
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| 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow
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Borussia Dortmund
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Mallorca
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PSV Eindhoven
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| 4 | Anderlecht
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Dynamo Kyiv
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Schalke
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Lazio
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| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | |
| 1 | Juventus
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Barcelona
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Deportivo
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Bayern Munich
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| 2 | Porto
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Bayer Leverkusen
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Manchester United
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Sparta Prague
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| 3 | Celtic
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Lyon
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Lille
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Feyenoord
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| 4 | Rosenborg
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Fenerbahçe
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Olympiacos
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Spartak Moscow
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4 group stage[]
The top 2 teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
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| 1 | Manchester United
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Barcelona
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Real Madrid
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Bayer Leverkusen
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| 2 | Bayern Munich
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Liverpool
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Panathinaikos
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Deportivo
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| 3 | Boavista
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Roma
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Sparta Prague
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Arsenal
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| 4 | Nantes
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Galatasaray
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Porto
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Juventus
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Knockout Stage[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| Winner A v Runner-up D | |||||||||
| Manchester United
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| Deportivo
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| Winner D v Runner-up B | Bayer Leverkusen
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| Liverpool
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| Winner B v Runner-up C | Real Madrid (CHAMPIONS)
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| Winner C v Runner-up A | Real Madrid
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| Bayern Munich
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Final[]
The final this season was played at Hampden Park, Glasgow where Real Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen.