The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage matches took place between 26 November 2002 and 19 March 2003. The second group stage featured the eight group winners and eight group runners-up from the group stage. Each team was drawn into one of four groups, each of which featured three other clubs. All four teams in the group played home and away matches against each other to determine the winner and runner-up in the group.
At the completion of the second group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the other two teams were eliminated from European competition.
Seeding structure edit
The winners of the first group stage groups are put into seeded pots 1 and 2 according to their UEFA coefficients. The four group-winners with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 1. The eight group runners-up will be put into seed pots 3 and 4 according to the same principle, i.e. the four clubs with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 3. One club from each seed pot will be drawn into each of the four groups. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group and group-winners and runners-up from the same first-stage group will not be drawn into the same group again.
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Tie-breaking criteria edit
Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:[1]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups edit
Times are CET (UTC+1) as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Internazionale
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Newcastle United
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Bayer Leverkusen
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | 1–4 |  Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
Solano  72' |
Report | Morfeo 2' Almeyda 35'Crespo 45'Recoba 81' |
| Internazionale | 3–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Di Biagio 15', 27' Butt 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Živković 63' França 90' |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Newcastle United |
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| França 26' |
Report | Ameobi 15', 16' Lua Lua 32' |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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| Shearer 5', 11', 36' (pen.) |
Report | Babić 73' |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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| Saviola 17' De Boer 49' |
Report |
| Internazionale | 2–2 | Newcastle United |
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| Vieri 47' Córdoba 61' |
Report | Shearer 42', 49' |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Internazionale |
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| Report | Martins 36' Emre 90' |
| Newcastle United | 0–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kluivert 60' Motta 75' |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Ajax
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6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Arsenal
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Roma
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
| Valencia | 1–1 | Ajax |
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| Angulo 90' |
Report | Ibrahimović 89' |
| Roma | 1–1 | Ajax |
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| Cassano 24' |
Report | Van der Meyde 1' |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Lokomotiv Moscow
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Ignashevich 31' |
Report | Frings 33' Koller 43' |
| Milan | 1–0 | Real Madrid |
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| Shevchenko 40' |
Report |
| Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | Milan |
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| Report | Inzaghi 49' |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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| Raúl 21', 76' |
Report | Obiorah 47' Mnguni 74' |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Raúl 43' Ronaldo 56' |
Report | Koller 30' |
| Milan | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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| Tomasson 62' |
Report |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | Milan |
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| Report | Rivaldo 34' (pen.) |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Real Madrid |
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| Koller 23' |
Report | Portillo 90+2' |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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| Frings 39' Koller 58'Amoroso 66' |
Report |
| Milan | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Report | Koller 80' |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
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| Report | Ronaldo 35' |
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Juventus
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Basel
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
| Basel | 1–3 | Manchester United |
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| Giménez 1' |
Report | Van Nistelrooy 62', 63' Solskjær 68' |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–2 | Juventus |
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| Tristán 9' Makaay 11' |
Report | Birindelli 38' Nedvěd 57' |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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| Van Nistelrooy 7', 55' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Juventus |
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| Brown 4' Van Nistelrooy 85' |
Report | Nedvěd 90+2' |
| Basel | 1–0 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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| H. Yakin 30' |
Report |
| Juventus | 0–3 | Manchester United |
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| Report | Giggs 15', 41' Van Nistelrooy 63' |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | Basel |
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| Tristán 4' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | Basel |
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| G. Neville 53' |
Report | Giménez 14' |
| Basel | 2–1 | Juventus |
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| Cantaluppi 38' Giménez 90+2' |
Report | Tacchinardi 10' |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | Manchester United |
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| Victor 32' Lynch 47' (o.g.) |
Report |
References edit
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 November 2009.