Bodo Glimt
In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, Bodø/Glimt will host Union SG at Aspmyra Stadion in Bodø 11 August 2026 at 17:00 BST.
The teams drew 3:3 in Ostend, so everything starts again — only this time beyond the Arctic Circle. Bodø/Glimt already have 17 league rounds behind them. Union SG started later, though they can no longer be called completely raw: the Belgians won the Super Cup, played the first match of this tie and began their league campaign.
Bodø/Glimt at home are a different proposition. In the previous edition of the UEFA Champions League, the Norwegians reached the Round of 16, beating Manchester City (3:1) and Inter (3:1) at the Aspmyra Stadion. Artificial turf, a small stadium and high pressing — the hosts start faster and attack more boldly here.
The team are also in form. Kjetil Knutsen remains in charge, with Patrick Berg and Jens Petter Hauge still there, but Kasper Høgh has already left for Celtic. On Saturday, Bodø/Glimt edged Vålerenga (2:1): it was their sixth straight league win, with a 15:1 goal difference over that run. Ulrik Saltnes has returned, while Håkon Evjen remains unavailable.
Union are no pushovers. The Belgians won the cup, collected 66 points from 30 matches in last season's regular campaign and lost only twice. In the first leg, Raul Florucz scored twice, while Promise David put the hosts ahead in the 88th minute. David Hubert has serious attacking options.
Their 5:1 win over Westerlo in the opening round only confirms that. However, their defence has yet to keep a clean sheet: they conceded against Club Brugge, three times against Bodø/Glimt and once more against Westerlo. Kjell Scherpen also left in the summer, with Vic Chambaere becoming the first-choice goalkeeper. It is not a disaster, but the defence is still being reshaped.
In Ostend, Bodø/Glimt took the lead twice, then fell behind but still rescued a 3:3 draw with Odin Bjørtuft's goal in the 90+1st minute. The Norwegians are unlikely to be more cautious at home. It is easier for them to press and raise the intensity, while Union cannot simply sit back either: a draw in normal time would send the tie into extra time. That scenario marginally favours the hosts.
We are backing Bodø/Glimt to win. Their current form, familiarity with the artificial surface and home tempo carry more weight here.
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Kjetil Knutsen
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coach | ||
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Line-up
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Nikita Haikin
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Fredrik André Bjørkan
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jostein Maurstad Gundersen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Odin Lurås Bjørtuft
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Fredrik Sjøvold
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jens Petter Hauge
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ole Didrik Blomberg
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Patrick Berg
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sondre Auklend
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sondre Brunstad Fet
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ola Brynhildsen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Julian Rekdahl Faye Lund
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Haitam Aleesami
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Isak Dybvik Määttä
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Villads Schmidt Nielsen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Joshua Gaston Kitolano
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Magnus Bech Riisnæs
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ulrik Saltnes
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Andreas Klausen Helmersen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mikkel Bro Hansen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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David Hubert
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Vic Dieter Chambaere
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Kevin Mac Allister
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Louis Patris
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Massiré Sylla
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Nikki Havenaar
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Adem Zorgane
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Besfort Zeneli
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Darius Dumitru Olaru
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kamiel Van de Perre
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Promise Oluwatobi Emmanuel David Akinpelu
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Giorgi Kavlashvili
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Keo Boets
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ousseynou Niang
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Rob Schoofs
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mateo Biondic
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohammed Gadafi Fuseini
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Raul Alexander Florucz
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Relebohile Mofokeng
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
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1
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PSG
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:5 | 12 |
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2
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Real Madrid
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:7 | 12 |
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3
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Arsenal
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8:3 | 10 |
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4
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Como
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:6 | 9 |
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5
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Barcelona
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:6 | 9 |
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6
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Aston Villa
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:6 | 9 |
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7
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Manchester City
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:7 | 9 |
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8
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Liverpool
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:10 | 9 |
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9
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Brugge
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:7 | 9 |
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10
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Sporting CP
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:4 | 9 |
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11
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Real Betis
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:6 | 9 |
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12
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Borussia Dortmund
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 9 |
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13
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Bayern Munich
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:5 | 8 |
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14
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Stuttgart
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:4 | 7 |
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15
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Inter Milan
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:6 | 6 |
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16
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LASK Linz
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:9 | 6 |
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17
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Manchester United
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:8 | 6 |
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18
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Galatasaray
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:9 | 6 |
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19
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Fenerbahce
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6:11 | 5 |
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20
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AS Roma
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:8 | 4 |
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21
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:4 | 4 |
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22
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Viking
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:10 | 4 |
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23
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Atlético Madrid
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | 4 |
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24
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PSV
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:4 | 4 |
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25
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Bodo Glimt
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:9 | 4 |
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26
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Porto
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:7 | 3 |
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27
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Napoli
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:11 | 3 |
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28
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Villarreal
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8:14 | 3 |
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29
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AEK Athens
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:11 | 3 |
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30
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RB Leipzig
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:11 | 3 |
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31
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FK Sabah
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:10 | 3 |
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32
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Feyenoord
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:11 | 3 |
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33
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Lens
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:16 | 3 |
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34
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Slavia Prague
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5:9 | 1 |
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35
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Lille
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:10 | 1 |
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36
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Slovan Bratislava
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1:17 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
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1
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PSG
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:3 | 6 |
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2
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Real Madrid
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 6 |
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3
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Como
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 6 |
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4
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Barcelona
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | 6 |
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5
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Aston Villa
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:1 | 6 |
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6
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Liverpool
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 6 |
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7
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Real Betis
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 6 |
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8
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Borussia Dortmund
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 6 |
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9
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Manchester United
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | 6 |
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10
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Fenerbahce
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:5 | 5 |
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11
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Bayern Munich
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:2 | 4 |
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12
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Stuttgart
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 4 |
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13
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Viking
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:4 | 4 |
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14
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Bodo Glimt
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 4 |
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15
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Arsenal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
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16
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Manchester City
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 3 |
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17
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Brugge
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 3 |
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18
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Sporting CP
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 3 |
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19
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Inter Milan
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 3 |
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20
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LASK Linz
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:6 | 3 |
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21
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Galatasaray
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
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22
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AS Roma
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 3 |
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23
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
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24
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Atlético Madrid
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
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25
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Porto
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 3 |
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26
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Napoli
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 3 |
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27
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Villarreal
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:7 | 3 |
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28
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AEK Athens
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 3 |
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29
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RB Leipzig
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 3 |
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30
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FK Sabah
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
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31
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Feyenoord
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
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32
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PSV
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 1 |
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33
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Lens
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:11 | 0 |
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34
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Slavia Prague
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | 0 |
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35
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Lille
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 0 |
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36
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Slovan Bratislava
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Arsenal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 7 |
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2
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PSG
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:2 | 6 |
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3
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Real Madrid
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | 6 |
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4
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Manchester City
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 6 |
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5
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Brugge
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 6 |
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6
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Sporting CP
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 6 |
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7
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Bayern Munich
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 4 |
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8
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Como
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:4 | 3 |
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9
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Barcelona
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 3 |
|
10
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Aston Villa
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
|
11
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Liverpool
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:6 | 3 |
|
12
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Real Betis
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 3 |
|
13
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Borussia Dortmund
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
|
14
|
Stuttgart
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
15
|
Inter Milan
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 3 |
|
16
|
LASK Linz
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 3 |
|
17
|
Galatasaray
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:5 | 3 |
|
18
|
PSV
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:1 | 3 |
|
19
|
Lens
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
|
20
|
AS Roma
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 1 |
|
21
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | 1 |
|
22
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Atlético Madrid
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|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 1 |
|
23
|
Slavia Prague
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:4 | 1 |
|
24
|
Lille
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:3 | 1 |
|
25
|
Manchester United
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
26
|
Fenerbahce
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:6 | 0 |
|
27
|
Viking
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 0 |
|
28
|
Bodo Glimt
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:9 | 0 |
|
29
|
Porto
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
30
|
Napoli
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:7 | 0 |
|
31
|
Villarreal
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | 0 |
|
32
|
AEK Athens
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:8 | 0 |
|
33
|
RB Leipzig
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:8 | 0 |
|
34
|
FK Sabah
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
|
35
|
Feyenoord
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
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36
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Slovan Bratislava
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:14 | 0 |
