2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage

The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) was played from 12 September to 6 December 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) to decide 16 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Draw

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path.[2] If there was a vacancy (youth teams not entering), it was filled by a team defined by UEFA.[3]

For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[4][5]

Key to colours
Group winners advance to the round of 16
Group runners-up advance to the play-offs
Pot 1
Team
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Juventus
Benfica
Monaco
Spartak Moscow
Shakhtar Donetsk
Pot 2
Team
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain
Borussia Dortmund
Sevilla
Manchester City
Porto
Manchester United
Pot 3
Team
Napoli
Tottenham Hotspur
Basel
Olympiacos
Anderlecht
Liverpool
Roma
Beşiktaş
Pot 4
Team
Celtic
CSKA Moscow
Sporting CP
APOEL
Feyenoord
Maribor
Qarabağ
RB Leipzig

Format

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.03):[1]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Wins in all group matches;
  10. Away wins in all group matches;
  11. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  12. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.

Times up to 28 October 2017 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Basel63211411+311[a]Round of 16
2 Manchester United6321119+211[a]Play-offs
3 Benfica6141108+27
4 CSKA Moscow6105815−73
Source: UEFA
Notes:
Benfica 5–1 CSKA Moscow
Report
Manchester United 4–3 Basel
Report

CSKA Moscow 1–2 Manchester United
Report
Oktyabr Stadium Artificial Turf, Moscow
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Basel 2–2 Benfica
Report
Leichtathletik Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

CSKA Moscow 2–3 Basel
Report
Oktyabr Stadium Artificial Turf, Moscow
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Benfica 2–2 Manchester United
Report

Basel 4–2 CSKA Moscow
Report
Leichtathletik Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Manchester United 1–1 Benfica
Report
Attendance: 742[6]
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

CSKA Moscow 2–0 Benfica
Report
Oktyabr Stadium Artificial Turf, Moscow
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Basel 2–1 Manchester United
Report
Leichtathletik Stadion St. Jakob, Basel

Benfica 0–0 Basel
Report
Attendance: 276
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Manchester United 1–0 CSKA Moscow
Report
Attendance: 613[7]
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Ireland)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bayern Munich6420146+814Round of 16
2 Paris Saint-Germain6312119+210Play-offs
3 Celtic62041015−56
4 Anderlecht6114611−54
Source: UEFA
Bayern Munich 1–0 Anderlecht
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Celtic 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Anderlecht 1–2 Celtic
Report
Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Bayern Munich
Report
  • Pudic 26'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

Anderlecht 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Bayern Munich 6–2 Celtic
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Celtic 1–2 Bayern Munich
Report
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway)

Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Celtic
Report
Anderlecht 1–1 Bayern Munich
Report
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Celtic 3–1 Anderlecht
Report
Bayern Munich 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Chelsea6501177+1015Round of 16
2 Atlético Madrid63031211+19[a]Play-offs
3 Roma6303116+59[a]
4 Qarabağ6105319−163
Source: UEFA
Notes:
Chelsea 5–0 Qarabağ
Report
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Ireland)
Roma 1–2 Atlético Madrid
Report
  • Salido 62'
  • Navarro 69'
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)

Qarabağ 0–3 Roma
Report
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
Atlético Madrid 1–3 Chelsea
Report

Qarabağ 1–5 Atlético Madrid
Report
Chelsea 0–2 Roma
Report
Referee: Frank Schneider (France)

Roma 1–2 Chelsea
Report

Qarabağ 1–3 Chelsea
Report
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
Atlético Madrid 2–1 Roma
  • Navarro 15', 70'
Report
  • Cappa 74'
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Roma 3–0 Qarabağ
Report
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)
Chelsea 4–2 Atlético Madrid
Report
  • Salido 88'
  • Ferreras 89'

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Barcelona6510121+1116Round of 16
2 Sporting CP6231106+49Play-offs
3 Olympiacos6123614−85
4 Juventus6105411−73
Source: UEFA
Barcelona 1–0 Juventus
Report
Attendance: 702[8]
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Olympiacos 2–2 Sporting CP
Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

Juventus 3–1 Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Juventus 1–4 Sporting CP
Report
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Barcelona 5–0 Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Rob Harvey (Ireland)

Olympiacos 0–3 Barcelona
Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus

Sporting CP 1–1 Olympiacos
Report
Juventus 0–1 Barcelona
Report
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Barcelona 1–1 Sporting CP
Report
Olympiacos 2–0 Juventus
Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Liverpool6501183+1515Round of 16
2 Spartak Moscow6222118+38[a]Play-offs
3 Sevilla6222612−68[a]
4 Maribor6105214−123
Source: UEFA
Notes:
Maribor 1–0 Spartak Moscow
Report
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Liverpool 4–0 Sevilla
Report
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

Spartak Moscow 2–1 Liverpool
Report
Spartak Academy (pitch №4), Moscow
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Sevilla 1–0 Maribor
  • Flueraș 30'
Report

Spartak Moscow 1–1 Sevilla
Report
  • Josema 3'
Spartak Academy (pitch №4), Moscow
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
Maribor 1–4 Liverpool
Report

Liverpool 3–0 Maribor
Report
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
Sevilla 3–3 Spartak Moscow
  • Calderón 41'
  • Viedma 45'
  • Charaf 52'
Report

Spartak Moscow 5–0 Maribor
Report
Spartak Academy (pitch №4), Moscow
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

Maribor 0–1 Sevilla
Report
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
Liverpool 2–0 Spartak Moscow
Report

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Manchester City6411147+713Round of 16
2 Feyenoord6231118+39Play-offs
3 Shakhtar Donetsk6213712−57
4 Napoli61141217−54
Source: UEFA
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Napoli
Report
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Feyenoord 0–2 Manchester City
Report
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Napoli 2–2 Feyenoord
Report
Stadio Pasquale Ianniello, Frattamaggiore
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Manchester City 3–1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 618
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

Feyenoord 4–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Manchester City 3–1 Napoli
Report
Attendance: 612
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Feyenoord
  • Kuzmenko 65'
Report
Napoli 3–5 Manchester City
  • Esposito 55'
  • Scarf 61'
  • Zerbin 80'
Report
Stadio Pasquale Ianniello, Frattamaggiore

Napoli 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Stadio Pasquale Ianniello, Frattamaggiore
Manchester City 0–0 Feyenoord
Report

Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Manchester City
Report
Feyenoord 4–3 Napoli
Report

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Porto6501157+815Round of 16
2 Monaco63121510+510Play-offs
3 RB Leipzig61231012−25
4 Beşiktaş6114516−114
Source: UEFA
RB Leipzig 1–4 Monaco
Report
Stadion am Cottaweg, Leipzig
Attendance: 830[9]
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
Porto 5–1 Beşiktaş
Report

Beşiktaş 1–1 RB Leipzig
  • Öztürk 15'
Report
Monaco 3–2 Porto
Report
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

RB Leipzig 0–2 Porto
Report
Stadion am Cottaweg, Leipzig
Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Monaco 3–0 Beşiktaş
  • Abanda Mfomo 63'
  • Mboula 68', 77'
Report
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie

Beşiktaş 3–2 Monaco
Report
Porto 3–2 RB Leipzig
Report

Beşiktaş 0–1 Porto
Report
Monaco 2–2 RB Leipzig
Report
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)

RB Leipzig 4–0 Beşiktaş
Report
Stadion am Cottaweg, Leipzig
Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur6411156+913Round of 16
2 Real Madrid63122110+1110Play-offs
3 Borussia Dortmund63031412+29
4 APOEL6105224−223
Source: UEFA
Real Madrid 10–0 APOEL
Report
Attendance: 390
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Borussia Dortmund
Report
Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre, London
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

APOEL 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Karayiannis 23'
Report
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)
Borussia Dortmund 5–3 Real Madrid
Report
Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, Dortmund
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

APOEL 0–2 Borussia Dortmund
Report
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Real Madrid 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Report

Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Real Madrid
Report
Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre, London
Attendance: 203[10]
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (Denmark)
Borussia Dortmund 5–0 APOEL
Report
Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Aydinel 30'
Report
Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, Dortmund
APOEL 0–3 Real Madrid
Report
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)

Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 APOEL
Report
Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre, London
Attendance: 175[11]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Real Madrid 2–1 Borussia Dortmund
Report

Notes

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