Sheriff
Sheriff Tiraspol and Maccabi Tel Aviv open the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League: the first leg will take place on 23 July at 18:00 (BST) at the Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol.
The visitors will travel to Moldova for the first time in their history, and they will still have to prove their status as favourites on a pitch where the hosts rarely give opponents much of an opening.
The bookmakers have made Maccabi Tel Aviv favourites. That is a bold call for a team who have never played in Tiraspol before. Especially in the first leg of the round, where nobody will be charging forward recklessly from the opening minutes.
Sheriff Tiraspol switch into safe mode in European competition. Two matches against NK Aluminij — one goal scored and none conceded. At home, the Tiraspol side shut things down for a 0:0 draw and then calmly finished off their opponents away. In the league they are lively, averaging 2.5 goals per game, but Europe is a different story. Here, Sheriff Tiraspol first and foremost slow the game down and cling to the result they need.
The picture looks good for Maccabi Tel Aviv: the State Cup, the Super Cup against Hapoel Be'er Sheva (3:1), three wins in a row. But all of that is domestic Israeli business. The visitors' official season has been going for two weeks, they have had no European practice this season, and the return leg at home is in a week's time. Flying to Tiraspol and opening up is the last thing the Tel Aviv side need. A goalless draw would suit them, and the club know that perfectly well.
The scenario writes itself: the hosts will not take risks without the ball, while the visitors will keep their trump cards for the return game. Few chances, plenty of battling in midfield, every shot on target an event. In a match like this, the draw at a good price looks better than either team to win, and that is pure value for the first meeting.
Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
Matches – 6 (international fixtures, 2025–2026);
Average fouls per match – 22;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) – 4.5;
Matches with red cards – 1 out of 6;
Matches with penalties – 3 out of 6.
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Miodrag Dzudovic
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Emil Tîmbur
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gk. | 2 | -5 |
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Baye Assane Ciss
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Miguel Ângelo Sousa Leão Mota
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Raí Lopes de Oliveira
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Soumaila Magassouba
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Arli Përgjoni
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Danila Forov
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Dhoraso Moreo Klas
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Jayder Asprilla Moreno
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Konan Jaures-Ulrich Loukou
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Vitor Hugo Morais de Oliveira
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Egor Ivanov
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0 | 0 | |
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Mamoutou Ouedraogo
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0 | 0 | |
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Renat Josan
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0 | 0 | |
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Nicolai Cebotari
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Bourama Fomba
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Jair Ameth Modelo Herrera
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Natus Jamel Swen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Samba Koné
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Vsevolod Nihaev
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Vladimir Fratea
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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José Hugo Gonçalves Flores
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Veaceslav Cozma
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Kenny Miller
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Ofek Melika Aharon
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Itay Ben Hamo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Ali Camara
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Raz Shlomo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Roy Revivo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Sagiv Shalom Jehezkel
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Dor Peretz
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ido Shahar
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Issouf Bemba Sissokho
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Itamar Noy
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sayed Abu Farhi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Noam Schwartz
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0 | 0 | |
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Roi Mishpati
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Noam Ben Harush Shani
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Shahar Rosen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Tyrese Asante
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Dan Leon Glazer
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kristijan Belić
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Elad Madmon
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Ilay Ben Simon
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Ori Natan Azo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Osher Davida
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Aluminij
Sheriff
Sheriff
Aluminij
Sheriff
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Sheriff
Utrecht
Sheriff
Sheriff
Utrecht
Prishtina
Sheriff
Sheriff
Prishtina
Sheriff
Olimpija Ljubljana
Olimpija Ljubljana
Sheriff
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Bologna
Freiburg
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Stuttgart
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Lyon
Aston Villa
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Midtjylland
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Dinamo Zagreb
PAOK
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Dynamo Kyiv
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Dynamo Kyiv
| # | 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
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Rennes
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4:3 | 5 |
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14
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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
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Dinamo Zagreb
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 4 |
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19
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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
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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
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AC Milan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 |
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25
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Celta
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | 3 |
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26
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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
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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
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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
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Beşiktaş JK
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 4 |
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7
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Sturm Graz
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 4 |
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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 |
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10
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Sunderland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
11
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AZ Alkmaar
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
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12
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Omonia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
|
13
|
Lyon
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
14
|
Rennes
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
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15
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Crystal Palace
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
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16
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Dinamo Zagreb
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
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17
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Hoffenheim
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 3 |
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18
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OFI Crete
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
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19
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Jagiellonia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | 3 |
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20
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Sparta Prague
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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21
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NEC Nijmegen
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
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22
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NK Celje
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:5 | 1 |
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23
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
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24
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Lech
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:5 | 1 |
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25
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Real Sociedad
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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26
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Levski Sofia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
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27
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Red Bull Salzburg
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
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28
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Anderlecht
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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29
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AC Milan
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
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30
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Celta
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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31
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União Torreense
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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32
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Lillestrom
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
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33
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Viktoria Plzen
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
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34
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Marseille
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
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35
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Celtic
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | 0 |
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36
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Ararat-Armenia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:8 | 0 |
| # | Team | Form | Matches played | W | D | L | G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Benfica
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
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2
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Bayer 04
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
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3
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Sunderland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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4
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Real Sociedad
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:1 | 4 |
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5
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Levski Sofia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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6
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Red Bull Salzburg
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
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7
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Bournemouth
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
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8
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Ferencvárosi
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
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9
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Olympiacos Piraeus
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
|
10
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Saint-Gilloise
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
11
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Juventus
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
|
12
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Beşiktaş JK
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 |
|
13
|
AZ Alkmaar
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:1 | 3 |
|
14
|
Omonia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
|
15
|
Lyon
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 3 |
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16
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Sparta Prague
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 3 |
|
17
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NEC Nijmegen
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:7 | 3 |
|
18
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Anderlecht
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 3 |
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19
|
AC Milan
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 3 |
|
20
|
Celta
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
|
21
|
União Torreense
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|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:5 | 3 |
|
22
|
Rennes
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 |
|
23
|
Crystal Palace
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|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | 1 |
|
24
|
Dinamo Zagreb
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
|
25
|
Lillestrom
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
|
26
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Sturm Graz
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 |
|
27
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Hoffenheim
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
|
28
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OFI Crete
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
29
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Jagiellonia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
|
30
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NK Celje
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
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31
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
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32
|
Lech
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
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33
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Viktoria Plzen
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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34
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Marseille
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 0 |
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35
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Celtic
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | 0 |
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36
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Ararat-Armenia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
