On Wednesday, 15 July, KF Egnatia will host FC Petrocub Hincesti in the second leg of the Champions League first qualifying round. The match in Rrogozhina will kick off at 20:00 BST.
FC Petrocub Hincesti failed to make the most of having a man advantage throughout the second half of their home match, so they have put themselves in a difficult position.
The opponents' first meeting in Moldova ended in a 1:1 draw, leaving plenty of questions. The Albanian club scored after a textbook move through the right half-space, but made life difficult for themselves late in the first half. After a VAR intervention, team captain Albano Aleksi, who had initially been shown only a yellow card, received a straight red for a heavy foul. For the hosts, that is a huge loss, as the 33-year-old held the central area together.
In Rrogozhina, KF Egnatia will try to cover that gap through maximum commitment and compact lines. Without their leader in the holding area, the Albanians are unlikely to risk playing open football, preferring pragmatic containment. A severe shortage of personnel in central midfield will force the coaching staff to reshape the defensive structure and rely on quick attacks down the flanks so they do not buckle under opposition pressure.
Moldovan side FC Petrocub Hincesti were handed a huge gift in the form of a man advantage for the second half, but they still failed to benefit from it. FC Petrocub Hincesti scored their only goal in the very first minute, catching out a defender who carelessly passed back to the goalkeeper during the build-up. The visitors' coaching staff will surely again rely on intense pressing, trying to provoke their opponents into further positional mistakes in the early phase of attacks.
In Rrogozhina, we can expect a cagey, nervy contest where the cost of any slip-up will rise sharply. Nobody will force the issue from the first minutes, and the loss of a key ball-winner will make both teams even more cautious. In this situation, backing a low-scoring match in normal time looks logical.
Philip Farrugia (Malta)
Matches – 8 (international matches, 2024–2026);
Average fouls per match – 25;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellow cards) – 4.3;
Matches with a red card – 0 out of 8;
Matches with a penalty awarded – 2 out of 8.
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Nevil Dede
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Mario Dajsinani
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gk. | 2 | -2 |
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Andrey Yago da Silva Mesquita Almeida
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df. | 2 | 1 |
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Arbenit Xhemajli
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Eljon Sota
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Eneo Bitri
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df. | 2 | 1 |
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Guillem Jaime Serrano
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Altin Kryeziu
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mf. | 2 | 1 |
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Fernando Medeiros da Silva
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Karim Loukili
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Soumaila Bakayoko
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fw. | 2 | 1 |
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Alessandro Albanese
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fw. | 1 | 1 |
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Substitutes
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Daniel Claude Junior Adjessa
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Bruno Puja
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Levan Tandilashvili
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Edison Ndreca
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Geralb Smajli
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Numan Ajetovikj
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Ibrahim Diabaté
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Ildi Gruda
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fw. | 2 | 1 |
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Jurguens Josafat Montenegro Vallejo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Shota Makharadze
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Cristian Avram
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Cătălin Cucoș
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ion Jardan
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Nicolae Rotaru
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Vlad Pascari
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Dan Pușcaș
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jessie Guera Djou
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Marius Iosipoi
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mihail Plătică
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sergiu Plătică
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Petru Popescu
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Silviu Șmalenea
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Victor Dodon
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ion Borș
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Dumitru Demian
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mihai Lupan
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mihail Sava
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ovidiu David
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Pavel Nazari
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ilie Botnari
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Maxim Cojocaru
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
FC Petrocub
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Olimpija Ljubljana
Olimpija Ljubljana
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Breidablik
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Breidablik
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Víkingur Reykjavík
Víkingur Reykjavík
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Borac Banja Luka
FC Petrocub
Egnatia Rrogozhine
FK Sabah
FC Petrocub
FC Petrocub
FK Sabah
FC Petrocub
Birkirkara
Birkirkara
FC Petrocub
Hearts
FC Petrocub
FC Petrocub
Real Betis
İstanbul Başakşehir
FC Petrocub
FC Petrocub
Rapid Wien
Jagiellonia
FC Petrocub
Champions League 2026/27
FC Petrocub
Egnatia Rrogozhine
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
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1
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PSG
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:5 | 9 |
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2
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Aston Villa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:3 | 9 |
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3
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Liverpool
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:7 | 9 |
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4
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Real Madrid
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:5 | 9 |
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5
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Real Betis
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:4 | 9 |
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6
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Stuttgart
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:2 | 7 |
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7
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Arsenal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | 7 |
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8
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Barcelona
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:6 | 6 |
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9
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Como
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:5 | 6 |
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10
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Manchester City
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:5 | 6 |
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11
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Brugge
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:6 | 6 |
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12
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Sporting CP
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 6 |
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13
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Borussia Dortmund
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 |
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14
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Bayern Munich
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:5 | 5 |
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15
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AS Roma
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 4 |
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16
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Atlético Madrid
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:3 | 4 |
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17
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:3 | 4 |
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18
|
PSV
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:2 | 4 |
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19
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Villarreal
|
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:8 | 3 |
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20
|
Inter Milan
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | 3 |
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21
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Manchester United
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | 3 |
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22
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Napoli
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | 3 |
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23
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Galatasaray
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6:9 | 3 |
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24
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LASK Linz
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6:9 | 3 |
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25
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FK Sabah
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | 3 |
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26
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Feyenoord
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | 3 |
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27
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Lens
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | 3 |
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28
|
Bodo Glimt
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:9 | 3 |
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29
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AEK Athens
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:8 | 3 |
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30
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RB Leipzig
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:8 | 3 |
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31
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Fenerbahce
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:9 | 2 |
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32
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Slavia Prague
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:7 | 1 |
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33
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Viking
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5:9 | 1 |
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34
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Porto
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | 0 |
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35
|
Lille
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:10 | 0 |
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36
|
Slovan Bratislava
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:13 | 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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Aston Villa
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:1 | 6 |
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3
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Liverpool
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 6 |
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4
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Real Madrid
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 6 |
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5
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Real Betis
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 6 |
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6
|
Como
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 6 |
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7
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Stuttgart
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 4 |
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8
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Bayern Munich
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:2 | 4 |
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9
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Arsenal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
10
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Barcelona
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 3 |
|
11
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Manchester City
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 3 |
|
12
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Brugge
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 3 |
|
13
|
Sporting CP
|
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 3 |
|
14
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Borussia Dortmund
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
15
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AS Roma
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | 3 |
|
16
|
Atlético Madrid
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
17
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
|
18
|
Villarreal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
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19
|
Inter Milan
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 3 |
|
20
|
Manchester United
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
|
21
|
Napoli
|
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 3 |
|
22
|
FK Sabah
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
23
|
Feyenoord
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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24
|
Bodo Glimt
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
25
|
AEK Athens
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
26
|
RB Leipzig
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
27
|
Fenerbahce
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3:3 | 2 |
|
28
|
PSV
|
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
29
|
Viking
|
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:3 | 1 |
|
30
|
Galatasaray
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
31
|
LASK Linz
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:6 | 0 |
|
32
|
Lens
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
33
|
Slavia Prague
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
34
|
Porto
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | 0 |
|
35
|
Lille
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 0 |
|
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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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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2
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PSG
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 3 |
|
3
|
Aston Villa
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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4
|
Liverpool
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 |
|
5
|
Real Madrid
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:3 | 3 |
|
6
|
Real Betis
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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7
|
Stuttgart
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
8
|
Barcelona
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 3 |
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9
|
Manchester City
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
10
|
Brugge
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:3 | 3 |
|
11
|
Sporting CP
|
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
12
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Borussia Dortmund
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
|
13
|
PSV
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:1 | 3 |
|
14
|
Galatasaray
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:5 | 3 |
|
15
|
LASK Linz
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 3 |
|
16
|
Lens
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
|
17
|
Bayern Munich
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|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:3 | 1 |
|
18
|
AS Roma
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|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
19
|
Atlético Madrid
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|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 1 |
|
20
|
Shakhtar Donetsk
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|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | 1 |
|
21
|
Slavia Prague
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|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:4 | 1 |
|
22
|
Como
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
23
|
Villarreal
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | 0 |
|
24
|
Inter Milan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
25
|
Manchester United
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
26
|
Napoli
|
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
|
27
|
FK Sabah
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
|
28
|
Feyenoord
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
29
|
Bodo Glimt
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:9 | 0 |
|
30
|
AEK Athens
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:8 | 0 |
|
31
|
RB Leipzig
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:8 | 0 |
|
32
|
Fenerbahce
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:6 | 0 |
|
33
|
Viking
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 0 |
|
34
|
Porto
|
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
35
|
Lille
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 |
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36
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Slovan Bratislava
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:10 | 0 |
