The group stage featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Route, five through the League Route). [1]
The teams were drawn into eight groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2011. [2]
The top two teams in each group advanced to the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the Europa League round of 32. [3]
The draw for the group stage was held at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco on 25 August 2011 at 17:45 CEST (UTC+02:00). [4]
Teams were seeded into four pots [5] based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients. [6] The title holders, Barcelona, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–9, Pot 2 held teams ranked 10–24, Pot 3 held teams ranked 31–83, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 86–200 and unranked teams.
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th Title Holder. The title holder automatically gets the top position of seeding list.
CR Qualified through Play-off round (Champions Route)
LR Qualified through Play-off round (League Route)
For the group stage draw, teams from the same national association cannot be drawn against each other. 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 are other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, which also share a stadium) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
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]
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 | BAY | NAP | MCI | VIL | |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
4 | Villarreal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
Manchester City | 1–1 | Napoli |
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Kolarov 74' | Report | Cavani 69' |
Villarreal | 0–2 | Bayern Munich |
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Report | Kroos 7' Rafinha 76' |
Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Manchester City |
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Gómez 38', 45+1' | Report |
Manchester City | 2–1 | Villarreal |
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Marchena 43' (o.g.) Agüero 90+3' | Report | Cani 4' |
Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Napoli |
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Gómez 17', 23', 42' | Report | Fernández 45', 79' |
Villarreal | 0–3 | Manchester City |
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Report | Y. Touré 30', 71' Balotelli 45+3' (pen.) |
Napoli | 2–1 | Manchester City |
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Cavani 17', 49' | Report | Balotelli 33' |
Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Villarreal |
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Ribéry 3', 69' Gómez 23' | Report | De Guzmán 50' |
Manchester City | 2–0 | Bayern Munich |
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Silva 36' Y. Touré 52' | Report |
Villarreal | 0–2 | Napoli |
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Report | Inler 65' Hamšík 76' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | CSKA | TRA | LIL | |
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1 | Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | ||
3 | Trabzonspor | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | Lille | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
Lille | 2–2 | CSKA Moscow |
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Sow 44' Pedretti 57' | Report | Doumbia 72', 90' |
Internazionale | 0–1 | Trabzonspor |
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Report | Čelůstka 76' |
CSKA Moscow | 2–3 | Internazionale |
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Dzagoev 45+3' Vágner Love 77' | Report | Lúcio 6' Pazzini 23' Zárate 79' |
CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | Trabzonspor |
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Doumbia 29', 86' Cauņa 76' | Report |
Lille | 0–1 | Internazionale |
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Report | Pazzini 21' |
Trabzonspor | 0–0 | CSKA Moscow |
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Report |
CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | Lille |
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Report | V. Berezutski 49' (o.g.) Sow 64' |
Trabzonspor | 1–1 | Internazionale |
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Altıntop 23' | Report | Álvarez 18' |
Lille | 0–0 | Trabzonspor |
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Report |
Internazionale | 1–2 | CSKA Moscow |
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Cambiasso 51' | Report | Doumbia 50' V. Berezutski 86' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | BSL | MUN | OTE | |
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1 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Basel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 11 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Oțelul Galați | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — |
Benfica | 1–1 | Manchester United |
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Cardozo 24' | Report | Giggs 42' |
Oțelul Galați | 0–1 | Benfica |
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Report | Bruno César 40' |
Oțelul Galați | 0–2 | Manchester United |
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Report | Rooney 64' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) |
Basel | 0–2 | Benfica |
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Report | Bruno César 20' Cardozo 75' |
Manchester United | 2–0 | Oțelul Galați |
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Valencia 8' Sârghi 88' (o.g.) | Report |
Benfica | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați |
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Cardozo 7' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | LYO | AJX | DZG | |
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1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | |
2 | Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Ajax | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 0–2 | — |
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Di María 53' |
Lyon | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Gomis 23' B. Koné 42' | Report |
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | Ajax |
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Report | Boerrigter 49' Eriksen 90' |
Lyon | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Ronaldo 24', 69' (pen.) |
Ajax | 4–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Van der Wiel 20' Sulejmani 25' De Jong 65' Lodeiro 90+2' | Report |
Real Madrid | 6–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Benzema 2', 66' Callejón 7', 49' Higuaín 9' Özil 20' | Report | Bećiraj 81' Tomečak 90' |
Dinamo Zagreb | 1–7 | Lyon |
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Kovačić 40' | Report | Gomis 45', 48', 52', 70' Gonalons 47' Lisandro 64' Briand 75' |
Ajax | 0–3 | Real Madrid |
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Report | Callejón 14', 90+2' Higuaín 41' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | LEV | VAL | GNK | |
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1 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 7–0 | |
4 | Genk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Chelsea | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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David Luiz 67' Mata 90+2' | Report |
Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Genk |
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Bender 30' Ballack 90+1' | Report |
Genk | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Vossen 30' | Report | Derdiyok 79' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | MAR | OLY | DOR | |
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1 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Marseille | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |
Olympiacos | 0–1 | Marseille |
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Report | González 51' |
Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Arsenal |
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Perišić 88' | Report | Van Persie 42' |
Arsenal | 2–1 | Olympiacos |
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Oxlade-Chamberlain 8' Santos 20' | Report | Fuster 27' |
Olympiacos | 3–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Holebas 8' Djebbour 40' Modesto 78' | Report | Lewandowski 26' |
Marseille | 0–1 | Olympiacos |
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Report | Fetfatzidis 82' |
Arsenal | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Van Persie 49', 86' | Report | Kagawa 90+2' |
Borussia Dortmund | 2–3 | Marseille |
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Błaszczykowski 23' Hummels 32' (pen.) | Report | Rémy 45+4' A. Ayew 85' Valbuena 87' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APO | ZEN | POR | SHK | |
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1 | APOEL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | |
4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — |
Porto | 2–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Hulk 28' Kléber 51' | Report | Luiz Adriano 12' |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1 | Porto |
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Shirokov 20', 63' Danny 72' | Report | J. Rodríguez 10' |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | APOEL |
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Jádson 64' | Report | Tričkovski 61' |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Willian 15' Luiz Adriano 45+1' | Report | Shirokov 33' Fayzulin 60' |
APOEL | 0–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Report | Luiz Adriano 62' Seleznyov 78' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | MIL | PLZ | BATE | |
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1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Milan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | BATE Borisov |
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Bakoš 45+1' | Report | Bressan 69' |
Milan | 2–0 | Viktoria Plzeň |
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Ibrahimović 53' (pen.) Cassano 66' | Report |
Milan | 2–0 | BATE Borisov |
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Ibrahimović 33' Boateng 70' | Report |
Barcelona | 2–0 | Viktoria Plzeň |
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Iniesta 10' Villa 82' | Report |
BATE Borisov | 1–1 | Milan |
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Bressan 55' (pen.) | Report | Ibrahimović 22' |
BATE Borisov | 0–1 | Viktoria Plzeň |
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Report | Bakoš 42' |
Milan | 2–3 | Barcelona |
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Ibrahimović 20' Boateng 54' | Report | Van Bommel 14' (o.g.) Messi 31' (pen.) Xavi 63' |
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