2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The group stage featured 48 teams: the 38 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.[1]
The teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 15 September, 29 September, 20 October, 3 November, 30 November–1 December, and 14–15 December 2011.[2]
The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[3]
Seeding
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco on 26 August 2011 at 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).[4]
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients.[5] Pot 1 held teams ranked 18–49, Pot 2 held teams ranked 51–85, Pot 3 held teams ranked 89–154, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 155–302 and unranked teams.
Key to colours |
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Qualified for the round of 32 |
CL-CR Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (Champions Route)
CL-LR Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (League Route)
† Celtic lodged protests over the eligibility of a number of the Sion players who participated in the two legs of the play-off round, which Sion won 3–1 aggregate (first leg: 0–0; second leg: 3–1). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body accepted the protests and decided to award both matches to Celtic by forfeit (3–0). As a consequence, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.[6]
For the group stage draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly for maximum television coverage. For example, if there were two teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different set of groups (A–F, G–L); if there were four teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different subset of groups (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L).
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On the first four matchdays, when matches were played only on Thursdays, six groups played their matches at 19:00 CET/CEST, while the other six groups played their matches at 21:05 CET/CEST, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. On the final two matchdays, when matches were played on both Wednesdays and Thursdays, the two sets of groups were divided into four smaller subsets (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L), with each subset of groups playing on a different day and time. There are other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
Tie-breaking criteria
[edit]If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be applied to determine the rankings:[3]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
[edit]Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+01:00).
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | RK | TH | SR | |
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1 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Shamrock Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — |
Shamrock Rovers | 0–3 | Rubin Kazan |
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Report | Martins 3' Noboa 50' Karadeniz 60' |
Rubin Kazan | 2–2 | PAOK |
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Natcho 52' Dyadyun 66' | Report | Athanasiadis 23' Fotakis 81' |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
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Pavlyuchenko 60' Defoe 62' Dos Santos 66' | Report | Rice 50' |
Rubin Kazan | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Natcho 55' | Report |
Shamrock Rovers | 1–3 | PAOK |
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Dennehy 51' | Report | Salpingidis 7', 38' Fotakis 35' |
Rubin Kazan | 4–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
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Valdez 10', 51' Natcho 36' Martins 62' | Report | Oman 12' |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | PAOK |
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Modrić 38' (pen.) | Report | Salpingidis 6' Athanasiadis 13' |
Shamrock Rovers | 0–4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Report | Pienaar 29' Townsend 38' Defoe 45' Kane 90+1' |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SL | HAN | COP | VP | |
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1 | Standard Liège | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
2 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Copenhagen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Vorskla Poltava | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Copenhagen | 1–0 | Vorskla Poltava |
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Nordstrand 54' (pen.) | Report |
Vorskla Poltava | 1–2 | Hannover 96 |
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Kurylov 50' | Report | Abdellaoue 32' Pander 44' |
Standard Liège | 3–0 | Copenhagen |
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Seijas 57' Felipe 72' Kanu 79' | Report |
Hannover 96 | 2–2 | Copenhagen |
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Pander 29' Pinto 81' | Report | N'Doye 67' Santin 89' |
Vorskla Poltava | 1–3 | Standard Liège |
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Kurylov 5' | Report | Seijas 17' Kanu 45+4' Tchité 74' |
Copenhagen | 1–2 | Hannover 96 |
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N'Doye 67' | Report | Schlaudraff 71' Stindl 74' |
Standard Liège | 2–0 | Hannover 96 |
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Tchité 26' Cyriac 59' | Report |
Vorskla Poltava | 1–1 | Copenhagen |
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N'Doye 31' (o.g.) | Report | N'Doye 37' |
Hannover 96 | 3–1 | Vorskla Poltava |
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Rausch 25' Ya Konan 33' Sobiech 78' | Report | Bezus 45+1' (pen.) |
Copenhagen | 0–1 | Standard Liège |
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Report | Batshuayi 31' |
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSV | LW | HTA | RB | |
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1 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
2 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | ||
4 | Rapid București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Rapid București |
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Report | Herea 55' |
PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Legia Warsaw |
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Mertens 21' | Report |
Legia Warsaw | 3–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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Ljuboja 67' Komorowski 72' (pen.) Radović 89' | Report | Tamuz 34' Lala 79' |
Rapid București | 1–3 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Alexa 28' | Report | Bouma 43' Toivonen 89' Matavž 90+2' |
Rapid București | 0–1 | Legia Warsaw |
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Report | Radović 73' |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Report | Wijnaldum 70' (pen.) |
Legia Warsaw | 3–1 | Rapid București |
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Radović 54', 69' Kucharczyk 90+4' | Report | Teixeira 65' |
PSV Eindhoven | 3–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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Wijnaldum 12' Toivonen 59' Strootman 87' | Report | Damari 10' Tamuz 33', 47' |
Rapid București | 1–3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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Deac 43' (pen.) | Report | Igiebor 12' Tamuz 39' (pen.) Tuama 45+1' |
Legia Warsaw | 0–3 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Report | Żewłakow 32' (o.g.) Mertens 59' (pen.) Labyad 68' |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Legia Warsaw |
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Tuama 33' Yadin 76' | Report |
PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | Rapid București |
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Manolev 75' Matavž 79' | Report | Pancu 90+2' |
- Notes
- Note 1: Rapid București played their home matches at Arena Națională, Bucharest as they have left their own Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu prior to the season.
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCP | LAZ | VAS | ZÜR | |
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1 | Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Lazio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Vaslui | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Zürich | 0–2 | Sporting CP |
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Report | Insúa 4' Van Wolfswinkel 21' |
Sporting CP | 2–1 | Lazio |
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Van Wolfswinkel 21' Insúa 45+2' | Report | Klose 40' |
Sporting CP | 2–0 | Vaslui |
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Evaldo 43' Fernández 70' | Report |
Vaslui | 1–0 | Sporting CP |
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Zmeu 30' | Report |
Sporting CP | 2–0 | Zürich |
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Van Wolfswinkel 15' Bojinov 58' | Report |
Lazio | 2–0 | Sporting CP |
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Kozák 42' Sculli 55' | Report |
- Notes
- Note 2: Vaslui played their home matches at Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț as their own Stadionul Municipal did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group E
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEŞ | SC | DK | MTA | |
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1 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
2 | Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | ||
4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 | Stoke City |
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Vukojević 90+1' | Report | Jerome 55' |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Micha 44' | Report | Ideye 9' |
Stoke City | 3–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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Jones 12' Jerome 24' Shotton 32' | Report |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Beşiktaş |
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Harmash 90+3' | Report |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Stoke City |
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Colautti 90+1' | Report | Whitehead 51' Crouch 64' |
Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Korkmaz 67' | Report |
Stoke City | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Jones 81' | Report | Upson 27' (o.g.) |
Dynamo Kyiv | 3–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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Yeini 12' (o.g.) Husyev 17', 80' | Report | Vered 49' Atar 62' Dabbur 75' |
Group F
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AB | RBS | PSG | SB | |
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1 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10[a] | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10[a] | 4–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — |
Notes:
Slovan Bratislava | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Guédé 34' | Report | Susaeta 13' Muniain 40' |
Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Nenê 35' (pen.) Bodmer 44' Ménez 67' | Report | Sekagya 87' |
Red Bull Salzburg | 3–0 | Slovan Bratislava |
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Leonardo 60' Zárate 76' Švento 90+5' | Report |
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Gabilondo 20' Susaeta 45' | Report |
Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Llorente 69' (pen.), 75' (pen.) | Report | Wallner 30' Leonardo 36' |
Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Slovan Bratislava |
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De Marcos 15' Susaeta 75' | Report | Šebo 39' |
Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Jantscher 20' Švento 90+4' | Report |
Slovan Bratislava | 2–3 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Lačný 3', 6' | Report | Jantscher 19' (pen.) Leonardo 24' Had 52' (o.g.) |
Paris Saint-Germain | 4–2 | Athletic Bilbao |
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Pastore 21' Bodmer 41' Pérez 85' (o.g.) Hoarau 90' (pen.) | Report | Aurtenetxe 3' López 55' |
Group G
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MK | AZ | AW | MFF | |
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1 | Metalist Kharkiv | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
2 | AZ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8[a] | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||
3 | Austria Wien | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8[a] | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Notes:
Austria Wien | 1–2 | Metalist Kharkiv |
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Jun 7' | Report | Gueye 56' Xavier 79' (pen.) |
Metalist Kharkiv | 1–1 | AZ |
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Taison 76' | Report | Altidore 26' |
Malmö FF | 1–2 | Austria Wien |
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Ranégie 82' | Report | Barazite 17' A. Grünwald 36' |
Austria Wien | 2–2 | AZ |
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Ortlechner 58' Barazite 61' | Report | Elm 19' (pen.) Wernbloom 44' |
Metalist Kharkiv | 4–1 | Austria Wien |
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Devich 16' Edmar 40' Gueye 60' Sosa 90' | Report | Mader 19' |
AZ | 1–1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
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Maher 37' | Report | Devich 37' |
Austria Wien | 2–0 | Malmö FF |
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Liendl 62' Barazite 80' | Report |
Group H
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CB | BRA | BC | MAR | |
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1 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11[a] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | Braga | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11[a] | 1–2 | — |