72 teams from 48 UEFA member associations participated in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. The 2004–05 competition was the 2nd season with 16 team knockout stage. England, Italy and Spain have 4 teams. France, Germany and Greece 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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 England  Italy  Spain
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 France  Germany  Greece
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 Belgium  Czech Republic  Israel  Netherlands  Portugal  Scotland  Switzerland  Turkey  Ukraine
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 Albania  Armenia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Denmark  Estonia  Faroe Islands  Finland  Georgia  Hungary  Iceland  Republic of Ireland  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macedonia  Malta  Moldova  Northern Ireland  Norway  Poland  Romania  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Sweden  Wales
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Qualifying[]
The 2004-05 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 | |
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| 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 | 16 teams >>> |
16 winners from 3rd Qualifying 16 new teams -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— 32 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.
| Country | 1st Qualifying | 2nd Qualifying | 3rd Qualifying | Group Stage |
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| ALB
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Tirana | Tirana | ||
| ARM
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Pyunik | Pyunik | ||
| AUT
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Grazer AK | |||
| AZE
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Neftçi Baku | Neftçi Baku | ||
| BLR
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Gomel | |||
| BEL
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Club Brugge 2 |
Anderlecht Club Brugge 2 |
Anderlecht | |
| BIH
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Široki Brijeg | |||
| BUL
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |||
| CRO
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Hajduk Split | |||
| CYP
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APOEL | |||
| CZE
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Sparta Prague 2 |
Baník Ostrava Sparta Prague 2 |
Sparta Prague 2 | |
| DEN
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Copenhagen | |||
| ENG
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Manchester United 3 Liverpool 4 |
Arsenal Chelsea 2 Manchester United 3 Liverpool 4 | ||
| EST
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Flora | |||
| FRO
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HB Tórshavn | |||
| FIN
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HJK Helsinki | HJK Helsinki | ||
| FRA
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Monaco 3 |
Lyon Paris Saint-Germain 2 Monaco 3 | ||
| GEO
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WIT Georgia | WIT Georgia | ||
| GER
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Bayer Leverkusen 3 |
Werder Bremen Bayern Munich 2 Bayer Leverkusen 3 | ||
| GRE
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PAOK 3 |
Panathinaikos Olympiacos 2 | ||
| HUN
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Ferencváros | Ferencváros | ||
| ISL
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KR Reykjavík | |||
| IRL
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Shelbourne | Shelbourne | Shelbourne | |
| ISR
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Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 |
Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 | |
| ITA
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Juventus 3 Inter Milan 4 |
AC Milan Roma 2 Juventus 3 Inter Milan 4 | ||
| LVA
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Skonto | Skonto | ||
| LTU
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Kaunas | Kaunas | ||
| LUX
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Jeunesse Esch | |||
| MKD
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Pobeda | |||
| MLT
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Sliema | |||
| MDA
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Sheriff Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| NED
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PSV Eindhoven 2 |
Ajax PSV Eindhoven 2 | ||
| NIR
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Linfield | |||
| NOR
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Rosenborg | Rosenborg | Rosenborg | |
| POL
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Wisła Kraków | Wisła Kraków | ||
| POR
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Benfica 2 |
Porto | ||
| ROU
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Dinamo Bucureşti | Dinamo Bucureşti | ||
| RUS
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CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | |
| SCO
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Rangers 2 |
Celtic | ||
| SRB
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Red Star Belgrade | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| SVK
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Žilina | |||
| SVN
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Gorica | Gorica | Gorica | |
| ESP
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Deportivo 3 Real Madrid 4 |
Valencia Barcelona 2 Deportivo 3 Real Madrid 4 | ||
| SWE
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Djurgården | Djurgården | ||
| SUI
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Young Boys 2 |
Basel | ||
| TUR
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Trabzonspor 2 |
Trabzonspor 2 |
Fenerbahçe | |
| UKR
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Shakhtar Donetsk 2 |
Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk 2 |
Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk 2 | |
| WAL
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Rhyl |
| 1st Qualifying | 2nd Qualifying | 3rd Qualifying | Group Stage | ||
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| Flora
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Monaco 3
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Monaco 3
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G R O U P A | ||
| Gorica
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Gorica
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| Copenhagen
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| Liverpool 4
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| Grazer AK
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| Olympiacos 2
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| KR Reykjavík
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Deportivo 3
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| Shelbourne
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Shelbourne
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Shelbourne
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| Hajduk Split
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| Bayer Leverkusen 3
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Bayer Leverkusen 3
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G R O U P B | |||
| Baník Ostrava
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| Real Madrid 4
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| Wisła Kraków
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Wisła Kraków
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| WIT Georgia
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WIT Georgia
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| HB Tórshavn
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| Dynamo Kyiv
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| Trabzonspor 2
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Trabzonspor 2
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| Skonto
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| Rhyl
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| Roma 2
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| Juventus 3
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Juventus 3
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G R O U P C | |||
| Djurgården
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| Kaunas
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| Sliema
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| Bayern Munich 2
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| Ajax
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| PAOK 3
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv 2
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Maccabi Tel Aviv 2
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| HJK Helsinki
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HJK Helsinki
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| Linfield
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| Lyon
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G R O U P D | ||||
| Manchester United 3
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Manchester United 3
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| Dinamo Bucureşti
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Dinamo Bucureşti
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| Žilina
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| Fenerbahçe
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| APOEL
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| Sparta Prague 2
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| Ferencváros
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Ferencváros
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| Tirana
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Tirana
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| Gomel
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| Arsenal
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G R O U P E | ||||
| PSV Eindhoven 2
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PSV Eindhoven 2
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| Red Star Belgrade
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Red Star Belgrade
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| Young Boys 2
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| Panathinaikos
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| Maccabi Haifa
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| Rosenborg
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| Sheriff Tiraspol
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Sheriff Tiraspol
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| Jeunesse Esch
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| AC Milan
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| Barcelona 2
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| Pobeda
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| Pyunik
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Pyunik
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| Shakhtar Donetsk 2
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Shakhtar Donetsk 2
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| Club Brugge 2
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Club Brugge 2
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| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| Celtic
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| Inter Milan 4
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Inter Milan 4
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G R O U P G | |||
| Basel
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| Werder Bremen
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| Valencia
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| Anderlecht
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| Benfica 2
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| Chelsea 2
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| Porto
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| Rangers 2
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| CSKA Moscow
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CSKA Moscow
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| Neftçi Baku
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Neftçi Baku
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| Široki Brijeg
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Tables[]
The top 2 in each group advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
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| 1 | Monaco
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Bayer Leverkusen
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Juventus
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Lyon
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| 2 | Liverpool
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Real Madrid
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Bayern Munich
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Manchester United
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| 3 | Olympiacos
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Dynamo Kyiv
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Ajax
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Fenerbahçe
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| 4 | Deportivo
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Roma
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Sparta Prague
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| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | |
| 1 | Arsenal
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AC Milan
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Inter Milan
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Chelsea
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| 2 | PSV Eindhoven
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Barcelona
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Werder Bremen
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Porto
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| 3 | Panathinaikos
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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Valencia
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CSKA Moscow
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| 4 | Rosenborg
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Celtic
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Anderlecht
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Paris Saint-Germain
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Knockout Stage[]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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Final[]
The final this season was played at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul where Liverpool defeated AC Milan.