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1997–98 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Teams	55 (from UEFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Real Madrid (7th title)
Runner-up	Juventus

The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League was the 43rd edition of UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the sixth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League. The tournament was won 1–0 by Real Madrid, beating Juventus who were playing in a third consecutive final. It started a run of three victories in five seasons for the Spanish giants.

This season was the first to have six groups, as opposed to four in the previous tournament, which meant that only two group runners-up qualified for the quarter finals as opposed to all the second-placed teams. It was also the first to have two qualifying rounds instead of just one. After three years of entering the UEFA Cup, champions of smaller nations returned to the Champions League.

[edit] First qualifying round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Derry City	0–3	Maribor Branik	0–2	0–1
Košice	4–0	ÍA	3–0	1–0
Partizan	1–5	Croatia Zagreb	1–0	0–5
Valletta	1–2	Skonto	1–0	0–2
Pyunik	3–6	MTK Hungária	0–2	3–4
Crusader	2–8	Dinamo Tbilisi	1–3	1–5
Sileks Kratovo	1–3	Beitar Jerusalem	1–0	0–3
Steaua Bucureşti	5–3	CSKA Sofia	3–3	2–0
Constructorul Chişinău	3–4	MPKC Mozyr	1–1	2–3
Lantana	0–3	Jazz	0–1	0–2
GÍ	0–11	Rangers	0–5	0–6
Neftchi Baku	0–10	Widzew Łódź	0–2	0–8
Dynamo Kyiv	6–0	Barry Town	2–0	4–0
Sion	5–0	Jeunesse Esch	4–0	1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta	4–1	Kareda Šiauliai	3–0	1–1

[edit] Second qualifying round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
MTK Hungária	1–4	Rosenborg	0–1	1–3
Beşiktaş	3–1	Maribor Branik	0–0	3–1
Sion	2–8	Galatasaray	1–4	1–4
Olympiacos	7–2	MPKC Mozyr	5–0	2–2
Wüstenrot Salzburg	0–3	Sparta Prague	0–0	0–3
IFK Göteborg	4–1	Rangers	3–0	1–1
Barcelona	4–2	Skonto	3–2	1–0
Brøndby	3–4	Dynamo Kyiv	2–4	1–0
Newcastle United	4–3	Croatia Zagreb	2–1	2–2(aet)
Feyenoord	8–3	Jazz	6–2	2–1
Bayer Leverkusen	6–2	Dinamo Tbilisi	6–1	0–1
Košice	2–1	Spartak Moscow	2–1	0–0
Steaua Bucureşti	3–5	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	0–5
Widzew Łódź	1–7	Parma	1–3	0–4
Beitar Jerusalem	0–3	Sporting	0–0	0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta	2–3	Lierse	2–0	0–3

[edit] Group stage

[edit] Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Borussia Dortmund	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15
Parma	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9
Sparta Prague	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5
Galatasaray	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4


Matchday One
Galatasaray	0–1	Borussia Dortmund
Sparta Prague	0–0	Parma
Matchday Two
Parma	2–0	Galatasaray
Borussia Dortmund	4–1	Sparta Prague
Matchday Three
Parma	1–0	Borussia Dortmund
Sparta Prague	3–0	Galatasaray
Matchday Four
Borussia Dortmund	2–0	Parma
Galatasaray	2–0	Sparta Prague
Matchday Five
Parma	2–2	Sparta Prague
Borussia Dortmund	4–1	Galatasaray
Matchday Six
Sparta Prague	0–3	Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray	1–1	Parma

[edit] Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Manchester United	6	5	1	14	5	+9	15
Juventus	6	4	2	12	8	+4	12
Feyenoord	6	3	3	8	10	−2	9
Košice	6	0	6	2	13	−11	0


Matchday One
Juventus	5–1	Feyenoord
Košice	0–3	Manchester United
Matchday Two
Feyenoord	2–0	Košice
Manchester United	3–2	Juventus
Matchday Three
Manchester United	2–1	Feyenoord
Košice	0–1	Juventus
Matchday Four
Feyenoord	1–3	Manchester United
Juventus	3–2	Košice
Matchday Five
Feyenoord	2–0	Juventus
Manchester United	3–0	Košice
Matchday Six
Košice	0–1	Feyenoord
Juventus	1–0	Manchester United

[edit] Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dynamo Kyiv	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11
PSV	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9
Newcastle United	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7
Barcelona	6	1	2	3	7	14	−7	5


Matchday One
PSV	1–3	Dynamo Kyiv
Newcastle United	3–2	Barcelona
Matchday Two
Barcelona	2–2	PSV
Dynamo Kyiv	2–2	Newcastle United
Matchday Three
PSV	1–0	Newcastle United
Dynamo Kyiv	3–0	Barcelona
Matchday Four
Newcastle United	0–2	PSV
Barcelona	0–4	Dynamo Kyiv
Matchday Five
Barcelona	1–0	Newcastle United
Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	PSV
Matchday Six
PSV	2–2	Barcelona
Newcastle United	2–0	Dynamo Kyiv

[edit] Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	13
Rosenborg	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11
Olympiacos	6	1	2	3	6	14	−8	5
Porto	6	1	1	4	3	11	−8	4


Matchday One
Real Madrid	4–1	Rosenborg
Olympiacos	1–0	Porto
Matchday Two
Porto	0–2	Real Madrid
Rosenborg	5–1	Olympiacos
Matchday Three
Rosenborg	2–0	Porto
Real Madrid	5–1	Olympiacos
Matchday Four
Porto	1–1	Rosenborg
Olympiacos	0–0	Real Madrid
Matchday Five
Rosenborg	2–0	Real Madrid
Porto	2–1	Olympiacos
Matchday Six
Real Madrid	4–0	Porto
Olympiacos	2–2	Rosenborg

[edit] Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bayern Munich	6	4	2	13	6	+7	12
Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	2	11	10	+1	12
Beşiktaş	6	2	4	6	9	−3	6
IFK Göteborg	6	2	4	4	9	−5	6


Matchday One
Bayern	2–0	Beşiktaş
Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	IFK Göteborg
Matchday Two
IFK Göteborg	1–3	Bayern
Beşiktaş	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Matchday Three
Beşiktaş	1–0	IFK Göteborg
Bayern	5–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Matchday Four
IFK Göteborg	2–1	Beşiktaş
Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Bayern
Matchday Five
Beşiktaş	0–2	Bayern
IFK Göteborg	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Matchday Six
Bayern	0–1	IFK Göteborg
Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Beşiktaş

[edit] Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Monaco	6	4	1	1	15	8	+7	13
Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13
Sporting CP	6	2	1	3	9	11	−2	7
Lierse	6	0	1	5	3	12	−9	1


Matchday One
Sporting CP	3–0	Monaco
Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Lierse
Matchday Two
Monaco	4–0	Bayer Leverkusen
Lierse	1–1	Sporting CP
Matchday Three
Monaco	5–1	Lierse
Sporting CP	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday Four
Lierse	0–1	Monaco
Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	Sporting CP
Matchday Five
Monaco	3–2	Sporting CP
Lierse	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday Six
Sporting CP	2–1	Lierse
Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	Monaco

[edit] Ranking of runners-up

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13
Juventus	6	4	0	2	12	8	+4	12
Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	0	2	11	10	+1	12
Rosenborg	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11
PSV	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9
Parma	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9

[edit] Bracket

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Bayer Leverkusen	1	0	1
	Real Madrid	1	3	4
						Real Madrid	2	0	2

						Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0
	Bayern Munich	0	0	0

	Borussia Dortmund	0	1	1
											Real Madrid	-	1	1
											Juventus	-	0	0
	Juventus	1	4	5
	Dynamo Kyiv	1	1	2
						Juventus	4	2	6

						Monaco	1	3	4
	Monaco (a)	0	1	1

	Manchester United	0	1	1

[edit] Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayer Leverkusen	1–4	Real Madrid	1–1	0–3
Bayern Munich	0–1	Borussia Dortmund	0–0	0–1(aet)
Juventus	5–2	Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	4–1
Monaco	(a)1–1	Manchester United	0–0	1–1

[edit] Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Madrid	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	0–0
Juventus	6–4	Monaco	4–1	2–3

[edit] Final

Main article: 1998 UEFA Champions League Final

UEFA Champions League Winners 1997–98

Real Madrid Seventh Title

[edit] Trivia

Košice earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first team in Champions League history to end the group stage without earning a single point.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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