Universitatea
The second leg of the Europa League third qualifying round between Romania's Universitatea Craiova and Finland's KuPS will take place in Craiova 13 August 2026 at 18:00 BST.
The Romanians won the first leg away in Kuopio thanks to a Stefan Baiaram goal in the 38th minute — 1:0. Both teams reached this round after setbacks in Champions League qualifying, so a place in the next round of the Europa League is now a step towards reaching the league phase of the tournament for them.
Universitatea Craiova are the reigning Romanian champions and have made a confident start to the new SuperLiga season, taking six points from their first three matches. The Romanian club look stronger than their opponents on paper and have already demonstrated this away from home, adding a convincing 4:1 win over Belarusian side ML Vitebsk in an earlier round.
KuPS, meanwhile, are comfortably leading the Finnish league (39 points after 18 matches, five points clear of Inter Turku), but they have been noticeably weaker in European competition: they lost 0:3 on aggregate to Azerbaijani side Sabah in Champions League qualifying, while both of their home matches in this season's European campaign have ended in defeats in normal time.
Given their first-leg advantage, home advantage and the Finns' clear problems specifically in European matches, Universitatea will see the job through and reach the next round.
Nenad Minakovic (Serbia)
Matches – 7 (international fixtures, 2025–2026);
Average fouls per match – 28;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) – 4.4;
Matches with red cards – 0 out of 7;
Matches with penalties – 2 out of 7.
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Filipe Coelho
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Iulian Laurențiu Popescu
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Adrian Rus
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Nicușor Silviu Bancu
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Oleksandr Romanchuk
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alexandru Cicâldău
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Anzor Mekvabishvili
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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David Matei
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Vladimir Ionuț Screciu
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ștefan Baiaram
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Aimé Steven Nsasa Nsimba Labe
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Carlos Andrei Mora Montoya
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Alexandru Gabriel Maxim
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Răzvan Sava
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Nikola Stevanović
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alexandru Crețu
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Luca Constantin Băsceanu
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mihnea Gabriel Rădulescu
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Samuel Teles Pereira Nunes da Silva
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Tudor Cristian Băluță
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Assad Al Islam Al Hamlawi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Monday Bassey Etim
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Miika Nuutinen
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Johannes Kreidl
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Akseli Viljami Puukko
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Bob Nii Armah
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Brahima Magassa
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Kasim Adams Nuhu
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Taneli Armas Hämäläinen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Petteri Henri Juhana Pennanen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Saikou Touray
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Tommi Matti Jyry
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Valentín Román Gasc
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jaime José Moreno Ciorciari
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Hemmo Riihimäki
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Kasperi Silen
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Arttu Mikael Olavi Lötjönen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Clinton Antwi
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ricardo Jorge Silva Araújo
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Saku Heiskanen
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Arttu Heinonen
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Niilo Juhani Kujasalo
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Gustav Per Fredrik Engvall
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Piotr Parzyszek
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Saku Jussi Savolainen
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Universitatea
Arges Pitesti
KuPS
Universitatea
Universitatea
Petrolul
Universitatea
Levski Sofia
Dinamo Bucuresti
Universitatea
Levski Sofia
Universitatea
Universitatea
UTA Arad
Universitatea
Maxline
Maxline
Universitatea
Rapid București
Universitatea
KuPS
Universitatea
KuPS
FK Sabah
FK Sabah
KuPS
KuPS
Vardar
Vardar
KuPS
Lech
KuPS
KuPS
Lech
Crystal Palace
KuPS
KuPS
FC Lausanne-Sport
Jagiellonia
KuPS
Europa League 2026/27
KuPS
Universitatea
| # | 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
|
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
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 |
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12
|
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
|
Crystal Palace
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 4 |
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16
|
Sparta Prague
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:3 | 4 |
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17
|
Levski Sofia
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|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 |
|
18
|
Dinamo Zagreb
|
|
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 |
|
20
|
NEC Nijmegen
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|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:8 | 4 |
|
21
|
Red Bull Salzburg
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|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:6 | 4 |
|
22
|
Anderlecht
|
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:3 | 3 |
|
23
|
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 |
|
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
|
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
|
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:6 | 1 |
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31
|
Lillestrom
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|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:9 | 1 |
|
32
|
Lech
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|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:9 | 1 |
|
33
|
Viktoria Plzen
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|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | 0 |
|
34
|
Marseille
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|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | 0 |
|
35
|
Celtic
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|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0 |
|
36
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
6
|
Beşiktaş JK
|
|
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 |
|
8
|
Benfica
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 |
|
9
|
Bayer 04
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|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
|
10
|
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
|
|
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
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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 |
|
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
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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
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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
|
Benfica
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
|
2
|
Bayer 04
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|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 |
|
3
|
Sunderland
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
|
4
|
Real Sociedad
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:1 | 4 |
|
5
|
Levski Sofia
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
|
6
|
Red Bull Salzburg
|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
|
7
|
Bournemouth
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|
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
|
|
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
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
