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UEFA Champions League Table
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Real Betis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| AS Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fenerbahce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Internazionale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| LASK Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Galatasaray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Viking FK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Sabah FK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Bodo/Glimt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |