Lech
On Wednesday 29 July 2026, in the second leg of the Champions League second qualifying round, Lech Poznan will host AGF Aarhus. The match at Enea Stadion in Poznan will kick off at 18:00 BST.
The first leg in Denmark has all but killed the intrigue. The Poles came away with a resounding 4:1 win and a three-goal cushion, while the Danes were left with their goalkeeper sent off. The hosts are already thinking about the third round, the visitors have come just to see out the formality.
Lech came into the season as back-to-back Polish champions. In the last campaign they won their tenth Ekstraklasa title, taking 60 points from 34 rounds and finishing four points clear of Gornik Zabrze. In the summer Niels Frederiksen’s side added the Super Cup, coming from behind in a match against the same Gornik (3:1). Their class is beyond dispute.
But the start of the competitive home season was laboured. In the opening Ekstraklasa round Lech failed to break down Cracovia — a goalless 0:0 on their own pitch. Mikael Ishak and Patrik Walemark tore the Danes apart away from home, and a few days later the same attack ran into a Polish mid-table side. Motivation is a very specific thing: in Denmark they were playing for qualification, in Poznan they will be playing for the record.
Frederiksen has no need to push his players. The third round and a far stronger opponent lie ahead, and Alex Douglas and Ali Gholizadeh are already out injured. Rotation, saving legs and calm control of the ball — that is the whole plan for the second game.
AGF Aarhus are no pushovers either. The Danes won the Superliga for the first time since 1986, taking 67 points from 32 rounds. The heavy scoreline in the first meeting was largely down to Jesper Hansen’s dismissal: the visitors spent almost an hour defending with ten men. In 11 vs 11 Jakob Poulsen’s team are very disciplined, and they opened their Superliga campaign with a 1:1 draw against Brondby.
The Danes will not be able to overturn a three-goal deficit away from home and they know it themselves. So there will be no storm from the first minutes: a compact block, rare raids through Tobias Bech and an attempt to save face. The hosts will be saving their energy, the visitors will be protecting their goal. In such a setup, a draw at 3.72 is the most underrated option on the coupon.
Eugene Jaya (Albania)
Matches – 9 (international fixtures, 2024–2026);
Average fouls per match – 24;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) – 5.1;
Matches with red cards – 1 out of 19;
Matches with penalties – 2 out of 9.
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Niels Frederiksen
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Mateusz Lis
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Michał Gurgul
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Robert Krzysztof Gumny
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Terry Yegbe
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Wojciech Mońka
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Antoni Kozubal
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jens Patrik Wålemark
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Radosław Paweł Murawski
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mikael Ishak
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Pablo Rodríguez Delgado
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Hubert Janyszka
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0 | 0 | |
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Bartosz Mrozek
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Mateusz Pruchniewski
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Joel Vieira Pereira
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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João Gervásio Bragança Moutinho
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mateusz Skrzypczak
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Daniel Noel Mikael Håkans
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Filip Wojciech Jagiełło
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mel Yannick Joel Agnero
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Jakob Poulsen
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Mads Hedenstad Christiansen
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Eric Andre Kahl
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Frederik Beyer Tingager
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jonas Jensen-Abbew
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jens Jønsson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kristian Fredrik Malt Arnstad
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Magnus Nordengen Knudsen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mikael Neville Anderson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Frederik Emmery Søgaard
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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James Bogere
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Tobias Bech Kristensen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Marius van der Raad
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Otto Lyhne
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Christian Storch
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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H. Sengooba
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mouhammade Camara
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rasmus Bjerregaard Carstensen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Zander Grantzau
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Oskar Skou Haugstrup
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sebastian Vinther Jørgensen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Janni-Luca Serra
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Stefen Erwan Tchamche
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Tómas Óli Kristjánsson
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Aarhus
Lech
Aarhus
Lech
Champions League 2026/27
Aarhus
Lech
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
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1
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PSG
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 3 |
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2
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Bayern Munich
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 3 |
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3
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Barcelona
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 3 |
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4
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Manchester United
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
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5
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Como
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 |
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6
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Sporting CP
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
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7
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Stuttgart
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
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8
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Manchester City
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
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9
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Aston Villa
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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10
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Lens
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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11
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Real Betis
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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12
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Borussia Dortmund
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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13
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Liverpool
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
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14
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Real Madrid
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
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15
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Arsenal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
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16
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AEK Athens
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
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17
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AS Roma
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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18
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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19
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Fenerbahce
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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20
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PSV
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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21
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Villarreal
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
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22
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Brugge
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
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23
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Lille
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
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24
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Slavia Prague
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
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25
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Atlético Madrid
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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26
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Inter Milan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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27
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LASK Linz
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
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28
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Napoli
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
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29
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Galatasaray
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
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30
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Viking
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
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31
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Porto
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
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32
|
RB Leipzig
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
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33
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Feyenoord
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:5 | 0 |
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34
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FK Sabah
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
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35
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Slovan Bratislava
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:6 | 0 |
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36
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Bodo Glimt
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:5 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
PSG
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 3 |
|
2
|
Bayern Munich
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 3 |
|
3
|
Barcelona
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 3 |
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4
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Manchester United
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
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5
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Como
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 |
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6
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Sporting CP
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
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7
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Stuttgart
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
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8
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Borussia Dortmund
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
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9
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Liverpool
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
10
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Real Madrid
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
11
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AEK Athens
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
12
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Fenerbahce
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
13
|
PSV
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
14
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Manchester City
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
15
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Aston Villa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
16
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Lens
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
17
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Real Betis
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
18
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Arsenal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
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19
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AS Roma
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
20
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
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21
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Villarreal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
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22
|
Brugge
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
23
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Lille
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
24
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Slavia Prague
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
25
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Atlético Madrid
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
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26
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Inter Milan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
27
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LASK Linz
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
28
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Napoli
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
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29
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Galatasaray
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
30
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Viking
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
31
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Porto
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
32
|
RB Leipzig
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
33
|
Feyenoord
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
34
|
FK Sabah
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
35
|
Slovan Bratislava
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
36
|
Bodo Glimt
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
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Manchester City
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
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2
|
Aston Villa
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
3
|
Lens
|
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
4
|
Real Betis
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
5
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Arsenal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
6
|
AS Roma
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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7
|
Shakhtar Donetsk
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
8
|
PSG
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
9
|
Bayern Munich
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
10
|
Barcelona
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
11
|
Manchester United
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
12
|
Como
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
13
|
Sporting CP
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
14
|
Stuttgart
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
15
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Borussia Dortmund
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
16
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Liverpool
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
17
|
Real Madrid
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
18
|
AEK Athens
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|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
19
|
Fenerbahce
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|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
20
|
PSV
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
21
|
Villarreal
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
|
22
|
Brugge
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|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
23
|
Lille
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|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
24
|
Slavia Prague
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|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
25
|
Atlético Madrid
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
26
|
Inter Milan
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
27
|
LASK Linz
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
|
28
|
Napoli
|
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
29
|
Galatasaray
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
|
30
|
Viking
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
|
31
|
Porto
|
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
|
32
|
RB Leipzig
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
33
|
Feyenoord
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
34
|
FK Sabah
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
|
35
|
Slovan Bratislava
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
36
|
Bodo Glimt
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:5 | 0 |
