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2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage

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The kick-off of JuventusChelsea at Juventus Stadium, 13 October 2021.

The 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage, which is first ever group stage of the competition, began on 5 October 2021 and ended on 16 December 2021.[1][2] A total of 16 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout phase of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]

Køge, 1899 Hoffenheim and Real Madrid were playing in Europe for the first time this season. Benfica, Juventus, Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv and Servette Chênois made their debut appearance in the last 16 under any format. Benfica were the first team from Portugal to in the last 16.

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 13 September 2021, 13:00 CEST, in Nyon.[4][5] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of four teams, based on the following principles:

Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed one pairing of teams for associations with two or three teams based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–B and another team into Groups C–D, so that the two teams played on different days. Clubs from countries with severe winter conditions (Sweden, Iceland) were assigned a position in their group which allowed them to play away on matchday 6.[8]

Teams

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Below are the participating teams (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients),[7] grouped by their seeding pot. They include:[8]

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to Quarter-finals
Pot 1 (by association rank)
Assoc. Team Coeff.
TH & 3 Spain Barcelona 104.800
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 85.400
2 Germany Bayern Munich 84.100
4 England Chelsea 70.700
Pot 2
Team Notes Coeff.
France Lyon [LP] 124.400
Germany VfL Wolfsburg [LP] 97.100
England Arsenal [LP] 27.700
Iceland Breiðablik [CP] 17.000
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
Sweden BK Häcken [CP] 16.100
Italy Juventus [CP] 15.200
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim [LP] 15.100
Spain Real Madrid [LP] 12.800
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv [CP] 9.100
Switzerland Servette Chênois [CP] 7.600
Denmark Køge [CP] 6.900
Portugal Benfica [CP] 5.600

Notes

  1. TH Champions League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as top seed. Because the title holders were also the champions of the third-ranked association, the champions of the fourth-ranked association also entered the group stage.
  2. CP Winners of round 2 (Champions Path).
  3. LP Winners of round 2 (League Path).

Format

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In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

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Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see Article 18 Equality of points – group stage, Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League):[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Wins in all group matches;
  9. Away wins in all group matches;
  10. Disciplinary points (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);
  11. UEFA club coefficient.

Due to the abolition of the away goals rule, head-to-head away goals are no longer applied as a tiebreaker. However, total away goals are still applied as a tiebreaker.[9]

Groups

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The fixtures were announced on 13 September 2021 after the draw.[10] The matches were played on 5–6 October, 13–14 October, 9–10 November, 17–18 November, 8–9 December, and 15–16 December 2021. The scheduled kick-off times were 18:45 and 21:00 CET/CEST, with two matches at both kick-off times on each day.

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL JUV CHE SER
1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11[a] Advance to Quarter-finals 0–2 4–0 5–0
2 Italy Juventus 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11[a] 2–2 1–2 4–0
3 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11[a] 3–3 0–0 1–0
4 Switzerland Servette Chênois 6 0 0 6 0 23 −23 0 0–3 0–3 0–7
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.
Servette Chênois Switzerland0–3Italy Juventus
Report
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Chelsea England3–3Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

VfL Wolfsburg Germany5–0Switzerland Servette Chênois
Report 1, Report 2
Attendance: NA
Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund Nielsen (Denmark)
Juventus Italy1–2England Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 16,761
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Servette Chênois Switzerland0–7England Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 12,782
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Juventus Italy2–2Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report

VfL Wolfsburg Germany0–2Italy Juventus
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
Chelsea England1–0Switzerland Servette Chênois
Report
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)

Servette Chênois Switzerland0–3Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report 1,Report 2
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
Chelsea England0–0Italy Juventus
Report
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

VfL Wolfsburg Germany4–0England Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 1,107
Juventus Italy4–0Switzerland Servette Chênois
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG RMA KHA BRE
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 6 0 0 25 0 +25 18 Advance to Quarter-finals 4–0 5–0 6–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 0–2 3–0 5–0
3 Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 6 1 1 4 2 15 −13 4 0–6 0–1 0–0
4 Iceland Breiðablik 6 0 1 5 0 18 −18 1 0–2 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Ukraine0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 7,312[11]
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
Breiðablik Iceland0–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 1,412[12]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Paris Saint-Germain France5–0Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Report
Attendance: 1,088[13]
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Real Madrid Spain5–0Iceland Breiðablik
Report
Attendance: 437[14]
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Ukraine0–0Iceland Breiðablik
Report
Attendance: 1,542[15]
Paris Saint-Germain France4–0Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 18,344[16]

Breiðablik Iceland0–2Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Report
Attendance: 456[17]
Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)
Real Madrid Spain0–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 2,502[18]
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Ukraine0–6France Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 1,617[19]
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Breiðablik Iceland0–3Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 458[20]
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

Paris Saint-Germain France6–0Iceland Breiðablik
Report
Attendance: 977[21]
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Real Madrid Spain3–0Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Report
Attendance: 409[22]
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR ARS HOF KOG
1 Spain Barcelona 6 6 0 0 24 1 +23 18 Advance to Quarter-finals 4–1 4–0 5–0
2 England Arsenal 6 3 0 3 14 13 +1 9[a] 0–4 4–0 3–0
3 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 6 3 0 3 11 15 −4 9[a] 0–5 4–1 5–0
4 Denmark Køge 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0 0–2 1–5 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.
1899 Hoffenheim Germany5–0Denmark Køge
Report 1 Report 2
Barcelona Spain4–1England Arsenal
Report

Køge Denmark0–2Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 1,930
Arsenal England4–0Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
Report

Køge Denmark1–5England Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
Barcelona Spain4–0Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
Report
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

1899 Hoffenheim Germany0–5Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Arsenal England3–0Denmark Køge
Report

Køge Denmark1–2Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
Carusa 9' Report 1 Report 2 Billa 27' (pen.), 38' (pen.)
Attendance: 912
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Arsenal England0–4Spain Barcelona
Report

1899 Hoffenheim Germany4–1England Arsenal
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 750
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
Barcelona Spain5–0Denmark Køge
Report
Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Petra Pavlíková (Slovakia)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO BAY BEN HAK
1 France Lyon 6 5 0 1 19 2 +17 15 Advance to Quarter-finals 2–1 5–0 4–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 15 3 +12 13 1–0 4–0 4–0
3 Portugal Benfica 6 1 1 4 2 16 −14 4 0–5 0–0 0–1
4 Sweden BK Häcken 6 1 0 5 3 18 −15 3 0–3 1–5 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
BK Häcken Sweden0–3France Lyon
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 4,104
Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)
Benfica Portugal0–0Germany Bayern Munich
Report 1, Report 2
Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

Bayern Munich Germany4–0Sweden BK Häcken
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 688
Lyon France5–0Portugal Benfica
Report 1, Report 2
Attendance: 4,115
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Lyon France2–1Germany Bayern Munich
Report 1 Report 2
Benfica Portugal0–1Sweden BK Häcken
Report 1 Report 2

BK Häcken Sweden1–2Portugal Benfica
Report 1, Report 2
Bayern Munich Germany1–0France Lyon
Kumagai 69' Report 1, Report 2
Attendance: 1,857
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

BK Häcken Sweden1–5Germany Bayern Munich
Report 1, Report 2
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Benfica Portugal0–5France Lyon
Report 1, Report 2
Attendance: 412

Lyon France4–0Sweden BK Häcken
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 745
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Bayern Munich Germany4–0Portugal Benfica
Report
Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)

Notes

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  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 30 October 2021 (matchdays 1–2), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 3–6).

References

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  1. ^ "2021/22 Women's Champions League: dates, access list, full guide". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "New Women's Champions League group stage: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Champions League group stage draw". Union of European Football Associations. 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League group stage draw made". Union of European Football Associations. 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Association coefficients 2019/20". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Club coefficients". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Women's Champions League group stage draw live on Monday: full guide". UEFA.com. 10 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA.com. 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ "All the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage fixtures". UEFA.com. 13 September 2021.
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