2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage

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

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.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage
Pot 1
Team Coeff.
Spain Real Madrid 147.223
England Manchester United 125.729
Spain Barcelona 115.233
Spain Valencia 106.233
Pot 2
Team Coeff.
Italy Juventus 91.334
England Arsenal 90.729
Italy Internazionale 88.334
Italy Milan 69.334
Pot 3
Team Coeff.
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 82.233
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 81.495
Italy Roma 77.334
Germany Borussia Dortmund 73.495
Pot 4
Team Coeff.
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 57.645
Netherlands Ajax 48.082
England Newcastle United 43.729
Switzerland Basel 14.312

Tie-breaking criteria

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]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Groups

Times are CET (UTC+1) as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR INT NEW LEV
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 3–1 2–0
2 Italy Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 0–0 2–2 3–2
3 England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 0–2 1–4 3–1
4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0 1–2 0–2 1–3
Source: RSSSF
Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–2Spain Barcelona
Berbatov 39' Report Saviola 48'
Overmars 88'
Attendance: 22,500
Newcastle United England1–4Italy Internazionale
Solano 72' Report Morfeo 2'
Almeyda 35'
Crespo 45'
Recoba 81'
Attendance: 50,108

Internazionale Italy3–2Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Di Biagio 15', 27'
Butt 80' (o.g.)
Report Živković 63'
França 90'
Attendance: 36,462
Barcelona Spain3–1England Newcastle United
García 7'
Kluivert 35'
Motta 58'
Report Ameobi 24'
Attendance: 45,110

Barcelona Spain3–0Italy Internazionale
Saviola 7'
Cocu 29'
Kluivert 67'
Report
Attendance: 82,417
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–3England Newcastle United
França 26' Report Ameobi 15', 16'
Lua Lua 32'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Internazionale Italy0–0Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 78,856
Newcastle United England3–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Shearer 5', 11', 36' (pen.) Report Babić 73'
Attendance: 40,508

Barcelona Spain2–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Saviola 17'
De Boer 49'
Report
Attendance: 62,228
Internazionale Italy2–2England Newcastle United
Vieri 47'
Córdoba 61'
Report Shearer 42', 49'

Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–2Italy Internazionale
Report Martins 36'
Emre 90'
Attendance: 22,500
Newcastle United England0–2Spain Barcelona
Report Kluivert 60'
Motta 75'
Attendance: 51,883

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL AJX ARS ROM
1 Spain Valencia 6 2 3 1 5 6 −1 9 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–1 0–3
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 5 0 6 5 +1 8 1–1 0–0 2–1
3 England Arsenal 6 1 4 1 6 5 +1 7 0–0 1–1 1–1
4 Italy Roma 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 0–1 1–1 1–3
Source: RSSSF
Roma Italy1–3England Arsenal
Cassano 4' Report Henry 6', 70', 75'
Attendance: 49,860
Valencia Spain1–1Netherlands Ajax
Angulo 90' Report Ibrahimović 89'
Attendance: 32,164

Ajax Netherlands2–1Italy Roma
Ibrahimović 11'
Litmanen 66'
Report Batistuta 89'
Attendance: 51,980
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Arsenal England0–0Spain Valencia
Report
Attendance: 34,793

Arsenal England1–1Netherlands Ajax
Wiltord 5' Report De Jong 17'
Attendance: 35,427
Roma Italy0–1Spain Valencia
Report Carew 78'
Attendance: 30,599

Ajax Netherlands0–0England Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 51,026
Valencia Spain0–3Italy Roma
Report Totti 24', 30'
Emerson 36'
Attendance: 35,175

Ajax Netherlands1–1Spain Valencia
Pasanen 56' Report Kily González 28' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,633
Arsenal England1–1Italy Roma
Vieira 12' Report Cassano 45+2'
Attendance: 35,472

Roma Italy1–1Netherlands Ajax
Cassano 24' Report Van der Meyde 1'
Attendance: 54,502
Valencia Spain2–1England Arsenal
Carew 34', 57' Report Henry 49'
Attendance: 44,151

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL RMA DOR LMO
1 Italy Milan 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–1 1–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 3–1 2–1 2–2
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 1–1 3–0
4 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 1 5 3 10 −7 1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Source: RSSSF
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia1–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Ignashevich 31' Report Frings 33'
Koller 43'
Attendance: 23,000
Milan Italy1–0Spain Real Madrid
Shevchenko 40' Report
Attendance: 75,777

Borussia Dortmund Germany0–1Italy Milan
Report Inzaghi 49'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Real Madrid Spain2–2Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Raúl 21', 76' Report Obiorah 47'
Mnguni 74'
Attendance: 51,313

Real Madrid Spain2–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Raúl 43'
Ronaldo 56'
Report Koller 30'
Attendance: 63,211
Milan Italy1–0Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Tomasson 62' Report

Lokomotiv Moscow Russia0–1Italy Milan
Report Rivaldo 34' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,000
Borussia Dortmund Germany1–1Spain Real Madrid
Koller 23' Report Portillo 90+2'
Attendance: 52,400
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Real Madrid Spain3–1Italy Milan
Raúl 12', 57'
Guti 86'
Report Rivaldo 81'
Borussia Dortmund Germany3–0Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Frings 39'
Koller 58'
Amoroso 66'
Report

Milan Italy0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Koller 80'
Attendance: 70,577
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report Ronaldo 35'
Attendance: 26,000

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN JUV BSL DEP
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 1–1 2–0
2 Italy Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 4–0 3–2
3 Switzerland Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–3 2–1 1–0
4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 2–2 1–0
Source: RSSSF
Basel Switzerland1–3England Manchester United
Giménez 1' Report Van Nistelrooy 62', 63'
Solskjær 68'
Attendance: 29,501
Deportivo La Coruña Spain2–2Italy Juventus
Tristán 9'
Makaay 11'
Report Birindelli 38'
Nedvěd 57'
Attendance: 27,019

Juventus Italy4–0Switzerland Basel
Trezeguet 3'
Montero 34'
Tacchinardi 43'
Del Piero 51' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 22,639
Manchester United England2–0Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Van Nistelrooy 7', 55' Report
Attendance: 67,014
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Manchester United England2–1Italy Juventus
Brown 4'
Van Nistelrooy 85'
Report Nedvěd 90+2'
Attendance: 66,703
Basel Switzerland1–0Spain Deportivo La Coruña
H. Yakin 30' Report
Attendance: 29,031

Juventus Italy0–3England Manchester United
Report Giggs 15', 41'
Van Nistelrooy 63'
Attendance: 59,111
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Deportivo La Coruña Spain1–0Switzerland Basel
Tristán 4' Report
Attendance: 24,462

Manchester United England1–1Switzerland Basel
G. Neville 53' Report Giménez 14'
Attendance: 66,870
Juventus Italy3–2Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Ferrara 13'
Trezeguet 63'
Tudor 90+3'
Report Tristán 34'
Makaay 52'
Attendance: 25,070
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Basel Switzerland2–1Italy Juventus
Cantaluppi 38'
Giménez 90+2'
Report Tacchinardi 10'
Attendance: 30,501
Deportivo La Coruña Spain2–0England Manchester United
Victor 32'
Lynch 47' (o.g.)
Report

References

  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 November 2009.