Qarabağ
Azerbaijani side Qarabag will face Icelandic club Vestri in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. The first meeting will take place on 9 July at 17:00 BST in Baku at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.
For the first time since 2021, Qarabag will begin European qualifying not in the Champions League but in another tournament, the Europa League. For Vestri, meanwhile, this will be their debut outside Iceland.
Qarabag prepared for the Europa League through friendly matches, with their first objective being to reach the league phase. For Vestri, the initial task is to gain competitive experience in European competition.
Qarabag under Gurban Gurbanov played opponents of varying levels in pre-season, from Austria's Tirol (4:0) to Turkey's Fenerbahce (0:1). Several foreign players have already joined Qarabag, including Swedish-Gambian striker Zakaria Sawo. Last season he scored 10 goals in 22 matches for AEL Limassol. On home soil, Qarabag can beat not only debutants from Iceland but also half the clubs from Europe's leading leagues.
Vestri will play in European competition for the first time in a year when they returned to the country's First Division, the second tier. The club from Isafjardarbaer earned a place in Europa League qualifying thanks to their first-ever Icelandic Cup triumph. Of course, in this tie, especially in the first meeting, Vestri have very little chance even of a draw. There is only one route to getting one: sit deep around their own penalty area and hope the hosts keep missing the target or goalkeeper Marvin Darri Steinarsson has an inspired game.
Such an unlikely turn of events is hard to believe in, so the best option is to back Qarabag on a handicap that points to a rout: Qarabag (-2.5).
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Qurban Qurbanov
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Mateusz Kochalski
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Bence Várkonyi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Bruno Alberto Langa
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Bədavi Hüseynov
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Matheus de Barros da Silva
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Abdellah Zoubir
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kady Iuri Borges Malinowski
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Marko Janković
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Oleksii Kashchuk
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Pedro Henrique Rodrigues Bicalho
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Zakaria Sarjo Sawo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Ə. Bəşirov
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0 | 0 | |
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Şahrudin Məhəmmədəliyev
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Daniel Lima de Castro
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Elvin Cəfərquliyev
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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H. Cəbrayılzadə
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Samuel Gomes Lobato
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Čebrails Makreckis
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jaly Mouaddib
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Renaldo Showayne Cephas
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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D. Osafo-Badu
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Marvin Darri Steinarsson
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Elmar Atli Garðarsson
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Guðmundur Arnar Svavarsson
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Konstantin Cheshmedzhiev
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Édson Eduardo Dias Gomes
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Breki Þór Hermannsson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Gunnar Jónas Hauksson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ibrahima Baldé Bah
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sergine Modou Fall
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Thibang Sindile Theophilus Phete
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Þórður Gunnar Hafþórsson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Gabríel Heiðberg Kristjánsson
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0 | 0 | |
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Benedikt Jóhann Snædal
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Albert Ingi Jóhannsson
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Guðmundur Páll Einarsson
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Birkir Eydal
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Fatai Adebowale Gbadamosi
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jacob Tim Fredrik Stensson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Chriss-Albin Alexander Mörfelt
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Emmanuel Agyemang Duah
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Johannes Daniel Erik Selvén
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Marinó Steinar Hagbarðsson
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Newcastle United
Qarabağ
Qarabağ
Newcastle United
Liverpool
Qarabağ
Qarabağ
Eintracht Frankfurt
Qarabağ
Ajax
Napoli
Qarabağ
Qarabağ
Chelsea
Athletic Bilbao
Qarabağ
Qarabağ
Copenhagen
Benfica
Qarabağ
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
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1
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Benfica
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:2 | 9 |
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2
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Bayer 04
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:0 | 9 |
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3
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Bournemouth
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | 9 |
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4
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Ferencvárosi
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:3 | 9 |
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5
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 9 |
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6
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Saint-Gilloise
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:1 | 7 |
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7
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Juventus
|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:3 | 7 |
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8
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Beşiktaş JK
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:5 | 7 |
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9
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Sunderland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 7 |
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10
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AZ Alkmaar
|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 6 |
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11
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Omonia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 |
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12
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Lyon
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:6 | 6 |
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13
|
Rennes
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4:3 | 5 |
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14
|
Real Sociedad
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:3 | 4 |
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15
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Crystal Palace
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 4 |
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16
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Sparta Prague
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:3 | 4 |
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17
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Levski Sofia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 |
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18
|
Dinamo Zagreb
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 4 |
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19
|
Sturm Graz
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | 4 |
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20
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NEC Nijmegen
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:8 | 4 |
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21
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Red Bull Salzburg
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:6 | 4 |
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22
|
Anderlecht
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:3 | 3 |
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23
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Hoffenheim
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:5 | 3 |
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24
|
AC Milan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 |
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25
|
Celta
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
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26
|
OFI Crete
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
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27
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Jagiellonia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:6 | 3 |
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28
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União Torreense
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:7 | 3 |
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29
|
NK Celje
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:7 | 1 |
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30
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:6 | 1 |
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31
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Lillestrom
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:9 | 1 |
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32
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Lech
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:9 | 1 |
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33
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Viktoria Plzen
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 |
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34
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Marseille
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | 0 |
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35
|
Celtic
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0 |
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36
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Ararat-Armenia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:11 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Bournemouth
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
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2
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Ferencvárosi
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 6 |
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3
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 6 |
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4
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Saint-Gilloise
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 |
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5
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Juventus
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:2 | 4 |
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6
|
Beşiktaş JK
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 4 |
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7
|
Sturm Graz
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 4 |
|
8
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Benfica
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 |
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9
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Bayer 04
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
10
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Sunderland
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
11
|
AZ Alkmaar
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
12
|
Omonia
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
|
13
|
Lyon
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
14
|
Rennes
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
15
|
Crystal Palace
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
|
16
|
Dinamo Zagreb
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
|
17
|
Hoffenheim
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 3 |
|
18
|
OFI Crete
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
|
19
|
Jagiellonia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
|
20
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Sparta Prague
|
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
21
|
NEC Nijmegen
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|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
22
|
NK Celje
|
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:5 | 1 |
|
23
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
|
24
|
Lech
|
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:5 | 1 |
|
25
|
Real Sociedad
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
26
|
Levski Sofia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
|
27
|
Red Bull Salzburg
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
|
28
|
Anderlecht
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
29
|
AC Milan
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
30
|
Celta
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
31
|
União Torreense
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
32
|
Lillestrom
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
|
33
|
Viktoria Plzen
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
34
|
Marseille
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
|
35
|
Celtic
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | 0 |
|
36
|
Ararat-Armenia
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|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
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Benfica
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
|
2
|
Bayer 04
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
|
3
|
Sunderland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
|
4
|
Real Sociedad
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:1 | 4 |
|
5
|
Levski Sofia
|
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
|
6
|
Red Bull Salzburg
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
|
7
|
Bournemouth
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
8
|
Ferencvárosi
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
|
9
|
Olympiacos Piraeus
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
10
|
Saint-Gilloise
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
11
|
Juventus
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
12
|
Beşiktaş JK
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
13
|
AZ Alkmaar
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:1 | 3 |
|
14
|
Omonia
|
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
15
|
Lyon
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
|
16
|
Sparta Prague
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 3 |
|
17
|
NEC Nijmegen
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:7 | 3 |
|
18
|
Anderlecht
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 3 |
|
19
|
AC Milan
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 3 |
|
20
|
Celta
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
|
21
|
União Torreense
|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
|
22
|
Rennes
|
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 |
|
23
|
Crystal Palace
|
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | 1 |
|
24
|
Dinamo Zagreb
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
|
25
|
Lillestrom
|
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
26
|
Sturm Graz
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 |
|
27
|
Hoffenheim
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
28
|
OFI Crete
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
29
|
Jagiellonia
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
30
|
NK Celje
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
31
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
32
|
Lech
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
|
33
|
Viktoria Plzen
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
34
|
Marseille
|
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
|
35
|
Celtic
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
|
36
|
Ararat-Armenia
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|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
