In today's world, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage has become a topic of increasing interest and debate. With its impact on various areas such as society, economy and culture, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage has captured the attention of people of all ages and contexts. From its origins to its evolution today, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage has generated endless opinions, research and reflections that seek to understand and analyze its implications. In this article, we will explore the various aspects related to 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, from its implications in everyday life to its influence on global decision making.mnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmn
The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 15 September and ended on 9 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.
The draw was held on 27 August 2015, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting this season):
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage.
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. There were other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United) in general did not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tried to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan) did not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian clubs Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv (both Pot 3), and Russian clubs Zenit Saint Petersburg (Pot 1) and CSKA Moscow (Pot 3) could not be drawn into the same group.
Below are the 32 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include 22 teams which entered in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 |
Third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32 |
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In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32.
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 17.01):
The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015. The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Belarus and Russia and matchday 2 in Kazakhstan which were 18:00 CEST/CET, and matchdays 4 and 5 in Kazakhstan which were 16:00 CET.
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 13 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 3 |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Di María ![]() Cavani ![]() |
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Real Madrid ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Benzema ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
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Shakhtar Donetsk ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Aurier ![]() David Luiz ![]() Srna ![]() |
Malmö FF ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Ronaldo ![]() |
Malmö FF ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rosenberg ![]() |
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Real Madrid ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nacho ![]() |
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Malmö FF ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Rabiot ![]() Di María ![]() Ibrahimović ![]() Lucas ![]() |
Shakhtar Donetsk ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Teixeira ![]() Dentinho ![]() |
Report | Ronaldo ![]() Modrić ![]() Carvajal ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lucas ![]() Ibrahimović ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Draxler ![]() |
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PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Moreno ![]() Narsingh ![]() |
Report | Depay ![]() |
Manchester United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mata ![]() Smalling ![]() |
Report | Caligiuri ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Musa ![]() Doumbia ![]() |
Report | Lestienne ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Doumbia ![]() |
Report | Martial ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Dost ![]() Kruse ![]() |
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Manchester United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rooney ![]() |
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PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Locadia ![]() De Jong ![]() |
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CSKA Moscow ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Akinfeev ![]() Schürrle ![]() |
VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Naldo ![]() Vieirinha ![]() |
Report | Martial ![]() Guilavogui ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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De Jong ![]() Pröpper ![]() |
Report | Ignashevich ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
Galatasaray ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Griezmann ![]() |
Atlético Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Griezmann ![]() |
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Galatasaray ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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İnan ![]() |
Report | Twumasi ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 |
Sevilla ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gameiro ![]() Banega ![]() Konoplyanka ![]() |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Stindl ![]() |
Report | Demichelis ![]() Agüero ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Rami ![]() De Bruyne ![]() |
Report | Konoplyanka ![]() |
Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Johnson ![]() |
Report | Lichtsteiner ![]() |
Sevilla ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Trémoulinas ![]() |
Report | Sterling ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Bony ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mandžukić ![]() |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Stindl ![]() Johnson ![]() Raffael ![]() |
Report | Vitolo ![]() Banega ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Silva ![]() Sterling ![]() Bony ![]() |
Report | Korb ![]() Raffael ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 |
Bayer Leverkusen ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Mehmedi ![]() Çalhanoğlu ![]() Hernández ![]() |
Report | Milunović ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Roberto ![]() Suárez ![]() |
Report | Papadopoulos ![]() |
BATE Borisov ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Stasevich ![]() Mladenović ![]() |
Report | Gervinho ![]() Torosidis ![]() |
BATE Borisov ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Rakitić ![]() |
Bayer Leverkusen ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() |
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Hernández ![]() Kampl ![]() Mehmedi ![]() |
Report | De Rossi ![]() Pjanić ![]() Falque ![]() |
BATE Borisov ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Gordeichuk ![]() |
Report | Mehmedi ![]() |
Bayer Leverkusen ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hernández ![]() |
Report | Messi ![]() |
Roma ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 |
Olympiacos ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Müller ![]() Götze ![]() |
Bayern Munich ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Douglas Costa ![]() Lewandowski ![]() Götze ![]() |
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Arsenal ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Walcott ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Report | Pardo ![]() Ospina ![]() Finnbogason ![]() |
Arsenal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Giroud ![]() Özil ![]() |
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Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ideye ![]() |
Bayern Munich ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Lewandowski ![]() Müller ![]() Alaba ![]() Robben ![]() |
Report | Giroud ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pardo ![]() |
Report | Hodžić ![]() |
Arsenal ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Özil ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
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Bayern Munich ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Douglas Costa ![]() Lewandowski ![]() Müller ![]() Coman ![]() |
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Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Lewandowski ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Giroud ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Yarmolenko ![]() Moraes ![]() |
Porto ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Aboubakar ![]() Brahimi ![]() |
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Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Porto ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Yarmolenko ![]() González ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Harmash ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
Lyon ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Dzyuba ![]() |
Zenit Saint Petersburg ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Shatov ![]() Dzyuba ![]() |
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