1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage

International football competition The group stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League began on 16 September 1998 and ended on 9 December 1998. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while 16 more qualified via a preliminary round. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw. Seeding Seeding was based on the UEFA associations 1998 ranking,https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method1/crank1998.html UEFA Country Ranking 1998 11 October 2019 similarly to the previous season.http://www.mogiel.net/EC/draw9798.php European Cups draw, first round, 1997/98 www.mogiel.net Title holders and champions of nations ranked 1–5 were put in the Pot 1. Champions of nations ranked 6–7 as well as runners-up of nations ranked 1–5 (except France) formed Pot 2. The remaining qualified runners-up (from the nations 6–8) and champions of top three nations ranked below 7 formed Pot 3. Finally, the remaining six national champions formed Pot 4. Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners and best-ranked runners-up advance to the knockout stage Pot 1Assoc. Association ranking Team THESP Real Madrid1ITA Juventus2GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern3ESP Barcelona4FRA 1974 Lens5NED AjaxPot 2Assoc. Association ranking Team 6ENG Arsenal7POR Porto1ITA Internazionale2GER Bayern Munich 3ESP Athletic Bilbao5NED PSV Eindhoven Pot 3Assoc. Association ranking Team 6ENG Manchester United7POR Benfica 8GRE Olympiacos8GRE Panathinaikos10NOR Rosenborg11AUT Sturm Graz Pot 4Assoc. Association ranking Team 12RUS Spartak Moscow 13CRO Croatia Zagreb14TUR Galatasaray15DEN Brøndby 17UKR 1992 Dynamo Kyiv31FIN HJK Groups Times are CET/CEST,note CET (UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 1998, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 21 October 1998. as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses) Group A main WDL y Group A Q OLY GRE Olympiacos CZG CRO Croatia Zagreb POR POR Porto AJX NED Ajax 3 2 1 8 6 2 2 2 5 7 2 1 3 11 9 2 1 3 4 6 KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 complete UEFA 1998 9 16 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Porto POR 2–2 GRE Olympiacos Zahovič 65 Jardel 82 Giannakopoulos 86 Gogić 89 Estádio das Antas, Porto 26,00055712 Porto v Olympiacos, 16 September 1998 20 March 2022 Gilles Veissière (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55712/ 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Croatia Zagreb CRO 0–0 NED Ajax Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb 27,60055713 Croatia Zagreb v Ajax, 16 September 1998 20 March 2022 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55713/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 Ajax NED 2–1 POR Porto Rudy 57 Litmanen 86 pen. Zahovič 69 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 41,000 Piero Ceccarini (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55724/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Olympiacos GRE 2–0 CRO Croatia Zagreb Alexandris 21 Gogić 80 Olympic Stadium, Athens 60,502 David Elleray (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55725/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Olympiacos GRE 1–0 NED Ajax Alexandris 38 Olympic Stadium, Athens 73,20855736 Olympiacos v Ajax, 21 October 1998 20 March 2022 Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55736/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Porto POR 3–0 CRO Croatia Zagreb Doriva 33 Zahovič 42 75 Estádio das Antas, Porto 16,500 Günter Benkö (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55737/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 Ajax NED 2–0 GRE Olympiacos Witschge 36 Gorré 88 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 46,000 Stefano Braschi (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55748/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 Croatia Zagreb CRO 3–1 POR Porto Mikić 7 Rukavina 37 Mujčin 61 Jardel 39 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb 5,00055749 Croatia Zagreb v Porto, 4 November 1998 20 March 2022 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55749/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 Ajax NED 0–1 CRO Croatia Zagreb Šimić 67 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 47,00055761 Ajax v Croatia Zagreb, 25 November 1998 20 March 2022 Marc Batta (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55761/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Olympiacos GRE 2–1 POR Porto Gogić 18 Đorđević 55 Zahovič 76 Olympic Stadium, Athens 70,232 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55760/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Porto POR 3–0 NED Ajax Zahovič 54 73 Drulović 79 Estádio das Antas, Porto 15,000 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55772/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Croatia Zagreb CRO 1–1 GRE Olympiacos Jeličić 35 Giannakopoulos 64 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb 16,546 Rune Pedersen (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55773/ Group B main WDL y Group B Q JUV ITA Juventus GAL TUR Galatasaray ROS NOR Rosenborg ATH ESP Athletic Bilbao 1 5 0 7 5 2 2 2 8 8 2 2 2 7 8 1 3 2 5 6 KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 complete UEFA 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Juventus ITA 2–2 TUR Galatasaray Inzaghi 17 Birindelli 69 Şükür 44 Ümit 63 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 37,192 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55715/ 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Athletic Bilbao ESP 1–1 NOR Rosenborg Etxeberria 7 Strand 64 San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao 33,50055714 Athletic Bilbao v Rosenborg, 16 September 1998 20 March 2022 Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55714/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 Rosenborg NOR 1–1 ITA Juventus Skammelsrud 69 pen. Inzaghi 26 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 15,385 Amand Ancion (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55727/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Galatasaray TUR 2–1 ESP Athletic Bilbao Okan 16 Hagi 90+3 Urzaiz 17 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul 19,828 Graham Poll (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55726/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Rosenborg NOR 3–0 TUR Galatasaray Rushfeldt 69 86 89 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 15,372 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55738/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Athletic Bilbao ESP 0–0 ITA Juventus San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao 39,000 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55739/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 Juventus ITA 1–1 ESP Athletic Bilbao Lasa 68 o.g. Guerrero 45 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 44,584 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55751/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Galatasaray TUR 3–0 NOR Rosenborg Şükür 55 74 Arif 66 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul 21,85655750 Galatasaray v Rosenborg, 4 November 1998 20 March 2022 Hellmut Krug (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55750/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 Rosenborg NOR 2–1 ESP Athletic Bilbao Sørensen 2 50 Pérez 90 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 15,454 Bernd Heynemann (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55762/ 1998 12 2 ynote Originally scheduled for 25 November, delayed for political tensions between Turkey and Italy due to the Öcalan affair.Ullman Seva 1998-12-02 Ocalan violence feared at soccer match https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/12/02/Ocalan-violence-feared-at-soccer-match/2325912574800/ 2023-12-04 The Independent enDelaney Sarah 1998-11-25 ITALY SEEKS HELP ON TURKISH CLASH https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/11/25/italy-seeks-help-on-turkish-clash/afcd0c54-f7d8-46b8-b765-e0b2de5c1005/ 2023-12-04 The Washington Post enMetcalf Rupert 1998-11-25 Football: Around The World - Juventus spared journey to Turkey https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-around-the-world-juventus-spared-journey-to-turkey-1187081.html 2023-12-04 The Independent enMorris Chris 1998-12-03 Troops on alert for grudge match https://www.theguardian.com/world/1998/dec/03/kurds 2023-12-04 The Guardian en 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Galatasaray TUR 1–1 ITA Juventus Suat 90 Amoruso 78 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul 22,920 Gilles Veissière (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55763/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Juventus ITA 2–0 NOR Rosenborg Inzaghi 16 Amoruso 36 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 7,174 Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55775/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Athletic Bilbao ESP 1–0 TUR Galatasaray Guerrero 44 San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao 16,000 Urs Meier (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55774/ Group C main WDL y Group C Q INT ITA Internazionale RMA ESP Real Madrid SPM RUS Spartak Moscow STM AUT Sturm Graz 4 1 1 9 5 4 0 2 17 8 2 2 2 7 6 0 1 5 2 16 KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–5 0–2 complete UEFA 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 2–0 ITA Internazionale Hierro 80 pen. Seedorf 90 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevillenote Real Madrid were ordered to play one match away from their usual home ground due to crowd trouble at their last home game in UEFA competition against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 1997–98 Champions League semi-final.Fylan Kevin 1998-04-05 Football: Real punished for trouble at European Cup tie https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-real-punished-for-trouble-at-european-cup-tie-1154779.html 2023-12-04 The Independent en 42,000 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55716/ 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Sturm Graz AUT 0–2 RUS Spartak Moscow Titov 60 Tsymbalar 63 Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz 11,000 Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55717/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 Internazionale ITA 1–0 AUT Sturm Graz Djorkaeff 90 San Siro, Milan 24,791 Rune Pedersen (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55729/ 1998 9 30 y 17:45 (19:45 UTC+4) Spartak Moscow RUS 2–1 ESP Real Madrid Tsymbalar 72 Titov 78 Raúl 63 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 60,000 Bernd Heynemann (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55728/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 6–1 AUT Sturm Graz Sávio 13 90 Raúl 22 Jarni 61 79 Popović 67 o.g. Vastić 8 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 21,60055741 Real Madrid v Sturm Graz, 21 October 1998 20 March 2022 Graham Barber (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55741/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Internazionale ITA 2–1 RUS Spartak Moscow Ventola 32 Ronaldo 59 Tsymbalar 64 San Siro, Milan 44,199 Marc Batta (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55740/ 1998 11 4 y 17:45 (19:45 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow RUS 1–1 ITA Internazionale Tikhonov 67 Simeone 88 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 75,50055752 Spartak Moscow v Internazionale, 25 November 1998 20 March 2022 Urs Meier (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55752/ 1998 11 5 y 20:00 Sturm Graz AUT 1–5 ESP Real Madrid Haas 3 Panucci 8 61 Mijatović 35 Seedorf 57 Šuker 74 Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz 13,851 Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55753/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 Internazionale ITA 3–1 ESP Real Madrid Zamorano 51 Baggio 86 90 Seedorf 57 San Siro, Milan 77,829 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55764/ 1998 11 25 y 17:45 (19:45 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow RUS 0–0 AUT Sturm Graz Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 38,00055765 Spartak Moscow v Sturm Graz, 25 November 1998 20 March 2022 Michel Piraux (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55765/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 2–1 RUS Spartak Moscow Raúl 34 Sávio 66 Khlestov 89 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 60,000 László Vagner (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55776/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Sturm Graz AUT 0–2 ITA Internazionale Zanetti 64 Baggio 80 Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz 12,685 Jacek Granat (Poland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55777/ Group D main WDL y Group D Q BAY GER Bayern Munich MUN ENG Manchester United BAR ESP Barcelona BRO DEN Brøndby 3 2 1 9 6 2 4 0 20 11 2 2 2 11 9 1 0 5 4 18 KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 1–2 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–6 3–3 1–1 5–0 complete UEFA 1998 9 16 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 3–3 ESP Barcelona Giggs 16 Scholes 24 Beckham 63 Anderson 47 Giovanni 59 pen. Luis Enrique 70 pen. Old Trafford, Manchester 53,601 Stefano Braschi (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55719/ 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Brøndby DEN 2–1 GER Bayern Munich Helmer 87 o.g. Ravn 89 Babbel 76 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 30,378 László Vagner (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55718/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 2–2 ENG Manchester United Élber 11 89 Yorke 30 Scholes 49 Olympiastadion, Munich 53,00055731 Bayern Munich v Manchester United, 30 September 1998 20 March 2022 Marc Batta (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55731/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 2–0 DEN Brøndby Anderson 44 85 Camp Nou, Barcelona 65,00055730 Barcelona v Brøndby, 30 September 1998 20 March 2022 Gerd Grabher (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55730/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Brøndby DEN 2–6 ENG Manchester United Daugaard 35 Sand 90 Giggs 2 21 Cole 28 Keane 55 Yorke 60 Solskjær 62 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 40,315 Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55743/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 1–0 ESP Barcelona Effenberg 45 Olympiastadion, Munich 56,000 Anders Frisk (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55742/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 1–2 GER Bayern Munich Giovanni 29 pen. Zickler 48 Salihamidžić 87 Camp Nou, Barcelona 85,00055754 Barcelona v Bayern Munich, 4 November 1998 20 March 2022 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55754/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Manchester United ENG 5–0 DEN Brøndby Beckham 7 Cole 12 P. Neville 16 Yorke 28 Scholes 63 Old Trafford, Manchester 53,250 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55755/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 3–3 ENG Manchester United Anderson 1 Rivaldo 57 73 Yorke 25 68 Cole 53 Camp Nou, Barcelona 67,648 Günter Benkö (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55767/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 2–0 DEN Brøndby Jancker 51 Basler 57 Olympiastadion, Munich 34,000 Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55766/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Manchester United ENG 1–1 GER Bayern Munich Keane 43 Salihamidžić 55 Old Trafford, Manchester 54,434 Dick Jol (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55779/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Brøndby DEN 0–2 ESP Barcelona Figo 6 Rivaldo 36 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 40,892 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55778/ Group E main WDL y Group E Q DKV UKR 1992 Dynamo Kyiv LEN FRA 1974 Lens ARS ENG Arsenal PAN GRE Panathinaikos 3 2 1 11 7 2 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 8 8 2 0 4 6 9 KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 complete UEFA 1998 9 16 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Panathinaikos GRE 2–1 UKR 1992 Dynamo Kyiv Mykland 56 Liberopoulos 69 Rebrov 31 Nikos Goumas Stadium, Nea Filadelfeianote Goumas Panathinaikos played their home match at Nikos Goumas Stadium instead of their regular stadium Olympic Stadium due to The Rolling Stones concert being held there.https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/boooksreader/566191.html Валерий Лобановский. Четыре жизни в футболе. Жизнь четвертая. 1997-13 мая 2002. Классик - часть 6 Kyryliuk Viktor 31 January 2014 Tribuna Russian 23 May 2019 20,310 Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55721/ 1998 9 16 y 20:45 Lens FRA 1974 1–1 ENG Arsenal Vairelles 90+2 Overmars 51 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 33,371 Hellmut Krug (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55720/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Arsenal ENG 2–1 GRE Panathinaikos Adams 62 Keown 75 Mauro 87 Wembley Stadium, London 73,454 Antonio López Nieto (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55733/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Dynamo Kyiv UKR 1992 1–1 FRA 1974 Lens Shevchenko 61 Vairelles 62 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv 52,50055732 Dynamo Kyiv v Lens, 30 September 1998 20 March 2022 Günter Benkö (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55732/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Arsenal ENG 1–1 UKR 1992 Dynamo Kyiv Bergkamp 74 Rebrov 90+2 Wembley Stadium, London 73,256 Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55744/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 Lens FRA 1974 1–0 GRE Panathinaikos Eloi 80 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 32,757 Dick Jol (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55745/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Dynamo Kyiv UKR 1992 3–1 ENG Arsenal Rebrov 26 pen. Holovko 61 Shevchenko 72 Hughes 82 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv 76,600 Piero Ceccarini (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55756/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Panathinaikos GRE 1–0 FRA 1974 Lens Vokolos 53 Olympic Stadium, Athens 55,031 José García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55757/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Arsenal ENG 0–1 FRA 1974 Lens Debève 72 Wembley Stadium, London 73,707 Anders Frisk (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55768/ 1998 11 25 y 18:45 (19:45 UTC+2) Dynamo Kyiv UKR 1992 2–1 GRE Panathinaikos Rebrov 72 Basinas 80 o.g. Lagonikakis 36 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv 46,00055769 Dynamo Kyiv v Panathinaikos, 25 November 1998 20 March 2022 Hellmut Krug (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55769/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Panathinaikos GRE 1–3 ENG Arsenal Sypniewski 74 Asanović 64 o.g. Anelka 80 Boa Morte 86 Olympic Stadium, Athens 41,105 Stefano Braschi (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55781/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 Lens FRA 1974 1–3 UKR 1992 Dynamo Kyiv Šmicer 78 Kaladze 60 Vashchuk 75 Shevchenko 85 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 39,423 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55780/ Group F main WDL y Group F Q KAI GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern BEN POR Benfica PSV NED PSV Eindhoven HJK FIN HJK 4 1 1 12 6 2 2 2 8 9 2 1 3 10 11 1 2 3 8 12 KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 5–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 complete UEFA 1998 9 16 y 20:45 PSV Eindhoven NED 2–1 FIN HJK Ooijer 57 Bruggink 90+3 Kottila 32 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven 14,460 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55722/ 1998 9 16 y 20:45 1. FC Kaiserslautern GER 1–0 POR Benfica Wagner 41 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern 31,112 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55723/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Benfica POR 2–1 NED PSV Eindhoven Nuno Gomes 47 João Pinto 76 Rommedahl 70 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 45,000 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55734/ 1998 9 30 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) HJK FIN 0–0 GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 21,217 Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55735/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 PSV Eindhoven NED 1–2 GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern Khokhlov 78 Riedl 67 Rische 81 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven 20,500 Alain Sars (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55747/ 1998 10 21 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) HJK FIN 2–0 POR Benfica Lehkosuo 20 pen. Kottila 70 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 25,126 Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55746/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 1. FC Kaiserslautern GER 3–1 NED PSV Eindhoven Rische 68 Reich 77 Hristov 90 Van Nistelrooy 18 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern 31,444 David Elleray (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55759/ 1998 11 4 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Benfica POR 2–2 FIN HJK Nuno Gomes 78 Calado 80 Minto 5 o.g. Luiz Antônio 84 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 28,500 László Vagner (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55758/ 1998 11 25 y 18:45 (19:45 UTC+2) HJK FIN 1–3 NED PSV Eindhoven Lehkosuo 70 pen. Van Nistelrooy 30 67 82 pen. Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 34,146 José García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55770/ 1998 11 25 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Benfica POR 2–1 GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nuno Gomes 31 João Pinto 70 Rische 90 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon 15,00055751 Benfica v 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 25 November 1998 20 March 2022 Paul Durkin (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55771/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 PSV Eindhoven NED 2–2 POR Benfica Khokhlov 41 Van Nistelrooy 89 Nuno Gomes 47 pen. 64 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven 17,900 Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55782/ 1998 12 9 y 20:45 1. FC Kaiserslautern GER 5–2 FIN HJK Rösler 43 61 80 Marschall 49 Rische 85 Ilola 29 Luiz Antônio 68 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern 27,31055783 1. FC Kaiserslautern v HJK, 9 December 1998 20 March 2022 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/55783/ Ranking of second-placed teams main WDL 2nd place Q 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Association coefficient; 6) Club coefficient.http://www.uefa.com/UCL/Index_Frame.asp?Filename=Format.asp UEFA Champions League: Format UEFA Union of European Football Associations 12 September 2024March 2025 medicmedic GrC ESP Real Madrid GrD ENG Manchester United GrB TUR Galatasaray GrF POR Benfica GrE FRA 1974 Lens GrA CRO Croatia Zagreb 4 0 2 17 8 2 4 0 20 11 2 2 2 8 8 2 2 2 8 9 2 2 2 5 6 2 2 2 5 7 T A B C D E F KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage complete RSSSF Notes note References *2 1998-99