2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

The qualifying phase and play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League were played from 2 July to 28 August 2013, to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage.[1]

All times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

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All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 24 June 2013, 12:00[3] 2–3 July 2013 9–10 July 2013
Second qualifying round 16–17 July 2013 23–24 July 2013
Third qualifying round 19 July 2013, 12:00[4] 30–31 July 2013 6–7 August 2013
Play-off round 9 August 2013, 11:45[5] 20–21 August 2013 27–28 August 2013

Format

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In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.[1]

In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known. For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.[1]

Teams

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There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:

  • Champions Route, which included all domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.
  • League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which included all domestic non-champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.

A total of 54 teams (39 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage.[1]

Below were the participating teams (with their 2013 UEFA club coefficients),[6] grouped by their starting rounds.[7]

Key to colours
Winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage
Losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage
Losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round

Champions Route

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Third qualifying round
Team Coeff
Switzerland Basel 59.785
Cyprus APOEL 35.366
Austria Austria Wien 16.575
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff
Belarus BATE Borisov 39.175
Scotland Celtic 37.538
Romania Steaua București 35.604
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 28.745
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 25.916
Serbia Partizan 17.425
Poland Legia Warsaw 13.650
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 11.533
Slovenia Maribor 9.941
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 8.341
Sweden IF Elfsborg 8.125
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 8.075
Norway Molde 7.835
Finland HJK 6.701
Lithuania Ekranas 6.300
Azerbaijan Neftçi 5.708
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 5.333
Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 4.566
Iceland FH 4.083
Hungary Győri ETO 3.850
Wales The New Saints 3.766
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 3.450
Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 3.225
Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 2.941
Albania Skënderbeu 2.833
Malta Birkirkara 2.541
Northern Ireland Cliftonville 2.116
North Macedonia Vardar 2.050
Latvia Daugava Daugavpils 1.658
Montenegro Sutjeska 1.300
Estonia Nõmme Kalju 1.191
Luxembourg Fola Esch 0.925
First qualifying round
Team Coeff
Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 2.316
San Marino Tre Penne 1.383
Andorra Lusitanos 1.100
Armenia Shirak 0.850

League Route

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Play-off round
Team Coeff
England Arsenal 113.592
Italy Milan 93.829
Germany Schalke 04 84.922
Spain Real Sociedad 17.605
Portugal Paços de Ferreira 12.833
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff
France Lyon 95.800
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 70.766
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 64.945
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv[†] 62.451
Turkey Fenerbahçe[‡] 46.400
Greece PAOK[†] 28.800
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 28.075
Denmark Nordsjælland 12.640
Switzerland Grasshopper 7.285
Belgium Zulte Waregem 6.880
Notes
  1. On 14 August 2013, Metalist Kharkiv were disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of previous match-fixing.[8] UEFA decided to replace Metalist Kharkiv in the Champions League play-off round with PAOK, who were eliminated by Metalist Kharkiv in the third qualifying round.[9] Metalist Kharkiv made two urgent requests to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for temporary reinstatement until a final decision is reached, but both requests were rejected.[10][11][12][13][14][15] On 28 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's ban.[16][17]
  2. On 25 June 2013, Fenerbahçe were banned by UEFA from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of the 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal.[18][19] They appealed the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and on 18 July 2013 it was ruled that the ban should be temporarily lifted and they should be included in the qualifying round draws of the Champions League, until the final decision to be made before the end of August 2013.[20][21][22] Fenerbahçe competed in the Champions League qualifying rounds and lost in the play-off round. On 28 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's ban, meaning Fenerbahçe were banned from the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[16][17]

First qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of four teams played in the first qualifying round.[23] The draw was held on 24 June 2013.[24]

Seeded Unseeded

Faroe Islands EB/Streymur
San Marino Tre Penne

Andorra Lusitanos
Armenia Shirak

Summary

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The first legs were played on 2 July, and the second legs were played on 9 July 2013.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shirak Armenia3–1San Marino Tre Penne3–00–1
Lusitanos Andorra3–7Faroe Islands EB/Streymur2–21–5

Matches

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Shirak Armenia3–0San Marino Tre Penne
  • Fofana 36', 55', 64'
Report
Tre Penne San Marino1–0Armenia Shirak
Report

Shirak won 3–1 on aggregate.


Lusitanos Andorra2–2Faroe Islands EB/Streymur
Report
EB/Streymur Faroe Islands5–1Andorra Lusitanos
Report

EB/Streymur won 7–3 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round:[23] 32 teams which entered in this round, and the two winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 24 June 2013.[24]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Romania Steaua București
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Slovenia Maribor
Azerbaijan Neftçi

Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar
Albania Skënderbeu
Malta Birkirkara
North Macedonia Vardar
Montenegro Sutjeska

Scotland Celtic
Poland Legia Warsaw
Sweden IF Elfsborg
Norway Molde
Finland HJK
Lithuania Ekranas

Iceland FH
Wales The New Saints
Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
Northern Ireland Cliftonville
Latvia Daugava Daugavpils
Estonia Nõmme Kalju

Belarus BATE Borisov
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Serbia Partizan
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi

Hungary Győri ETO
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
Faroe Islands EB/Streymur[†]
Armenia Shirak[†]
Luxembourg Fola Esch

Notes
  1. Winners of the first qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the first qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the second qualifying round.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 16 and 17 July, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 July 2013.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Neftçi Azerbaijan0–1Albania Skënderbeu0–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Steaua București Romania5–1North Macedonia Vardar3–02–1
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic6–4Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar4–32–1
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova6–1Montenegro Sutjeska1–15–0
Birkirkara Malta0–2Slovenia Maribor0–00–2
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland0–3Norway Molde0–10–2
IF Elfsborg Sweden11–1Latvia Daugava Daugavpils7–14–0
HJK Finland1–2Estonia Nõmme Kalju0–01–2
Ekranas Lithuania1–3Iceland FH0–11–2
The New Saints Wales1–4Poland Legia Warsaw1–30–1
Cliftonville Northern Ireland0–5[a]Scotland Celtic0–30–2
Fola Esch Luxembourg0–6[a]Croatia Dinamo Zagreb0–50–1
Győri ETO Hungary1–4Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv0–21–2
BATE Borisov Belarus0–2Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy0–10–1
Shirak Armenia1–1 (a)Serbia Partizan1–10–0
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia2–4Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad2–10–3
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)9–2Faroe Islands EB/Streymur6–13–1
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

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Neftçi Azerbaijan0–0Albania Skënderbeu
Report
Attendance: 10,200[29]
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Skënderbeu Albania1–0 (a.e.t.)Azerbaijan Neftçi
Report
Attendance: 3,500[30]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Skënderbeu won 1–0 on aggregate.


Steaua București Romania3–0North Macedonia Vardar
Report
Vardar North Macedonia1–2Romania Steaua București
Report

Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.


Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic4–3Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar
Report
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina1–2Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Report

Viktoria Plzeň won 6–4 on aggregate.


Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova1–1Montenegro Sutjeska
Report
  • Pejović 54'
Sutjeska Montenegro0–5Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Report

Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–1 on aggregate.


Birkirkara Malta0–0Slovenia Maribor
Report
Maribor Slovenia2–0Malta Birkirkara
Report
Attendance: 9,036[38]

Maribor won 2–0 on aggregate.


Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland0–1Norway Molde
Report
Molde Norway2–0Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
Report
Attendance: 5,765[40]

Molde won 3–0 on aggregate.


IF Elfsborg Sweden7–1Latvia Daugava Daugavpils
Report
Daugava Daugavpils Latvia0–4Sweden IF Elfsborg
Report

IF Elfsborg won 11–1 on aggregate.


HJK Finland0–0Estonia Nõmme Kalju
Report
Nõmme Kalju Estonia2–1Finland HJK
Report

Nõmme Kalju won 2–1 on aggregate.


Ekranas Lithuania0–1Iceland FH
Report
FH Iceland2–1Lithuania Ekranas
Report
  • Buinickij 26' (pen.)

FH won 3–1 on aggregate.


The New Saints Wales1–3Poland Legia Warsaw
Report
Legia Warsaw Poland1–0Wales The New Saints
Report
Attendance: 11,712[48]

Legia Warsaw won 4–1 on aggregate.


Cliftonville Northern Ireland0–3Scotland Celtic
Report
Attendance: 5,442[49]
Celtic Scotland2–0Northern Ireland Cliftonville
Report
Attendance: 37,097[50]

Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.


Fola Esch Luxembourg0–5Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–0Luxembourg Fola Esch
Report

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–0 on aggregate.


Győri ETO Hungary0–2Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Report
Attendance: 8,175[53]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel2–1Hungary Győri ETO
Report

Maccabi Tel Aviv won 4–1 on aggregate.


BATE Borisov Belarus0–1Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
Report
Attendance: 5,207[55]
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan1–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Report

Shakhter Karagandy won 2–0 on aggregate.


Shirak Armenia1–1Serbia Partizan
Report
Partizan Serbia0–0Armenia Shirak
Report

1–1 on aggregate; Partizan won on away goals.


Slovan Bratislava Slovakia2–1Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Report
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria3–0Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Report
Attendance: 3,890[60]

Ludogorets Razgrad won 4–2 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)6–1Faroe Islands EB/Streymur
Report
EB/Streymur Faroe Islands1–3Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Report
Attendance: 317[62]
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Dinamo Tbilisi won 9–2 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:[63]

  • Champions Route: three teams which entered in this round, and the 17 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • League Route: ten teams which entered in this round.

The draw was held on 19 July 2013.[64]

Champions Route League Route
Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Switzerland Basel
Romania Steaua București[†]
Cyprus APOEL
Serbia Partizan[†]
Poland Legia Warsaw[†]

Slovenia Maribor[†]
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad[†]
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv[†]
Norway Molde[†]
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi[†]

Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy[†]
Scotland Celtic[†]
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň[†]
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[†]
Austria Austria Wien

Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol[†]
Sweden IF Elfsborg[†]
Estonia Nõmme Kalju[†]
Iceland FH[†]
Albania Skënderbeu[†]

France Lyon
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
Turkey Fenerbahçe

Greece PAOK
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Denmark Nordsjælland
Switzerland Grasshopper
Belgium Zulte Waregem

Notes
  1. Winners of the second qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the second qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the third qualifying round.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 30 and 31 July, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 August 2013.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Route
Basel Switzerland4–3Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv1–03–3
Molde Norway1–1 (a)Poland Legia Warsaw1–10–0
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria3–1Serbia Partizan2–11–0
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)1–3Romania Steaua București0–21–1
APOEL Cyprus1–1 (a)Slovenia Maribor1–10–0
Celtic Scotland1–0Sweden IF Elfsborg1–00–0
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan5–3Albania Skënderbeu3–02–3
Austria Wien Austria1–0Iceland FH1–00–0
Nõmme Kalju Estonia2–10Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň0–42–6
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia4–0Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol1–03–0
League Route
Nordsjælland Denmark0–6Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg0–10–5
Red Bull Salzburg Austria2–4Turkey Fenerbahçe1–11–3
PAOK Greece1–3Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv0–21–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands5–0Belgium Zulte Waregem2–03–0
Lyon France2–0Switzerland Grasshopper1–01–0

Matches

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Basel Switzerland1–0Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Report
Attendance: 12,353[65]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel3–3Switzerland Basel
Report

Basel won 4–3 on aggregate.


Molde Norway1–1Poland Legia Warsaw
Report
Attendance: 6,063[67]
Legia Warsaw Poland0–0Norway Molde
Report
Attendance: 23,379[68]

1–1 on aggregate; Legia Warsaw won on away goals.


Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria2–1Serbia Partizan
Report
Partizan Serbia0–1Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Report

Ludogorets Razgrad won 3–1 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)0–2Romania Steaua București
Report
Steaua București Romania1–1Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Report

Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.


APOEL Cyprus1–1Slovenia Maribor
Report
Attendance: 17,387[73]
Maribor Slovenia0–0Cyprus APOEL
Report
Attendance: 12,100[74]

1–1 on aggregate; Maribor won on away goals.


Celtic Scotland1–0Sweden IF Elfsborg
Report
Attendance: 38,546[75]
IF Elfsborg Sweden0–0Scotland Celtic
Report

Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.


Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan3–0Albania Skënderbeu
Report
Attendance: 21,800[77]
Skënderbeu Albania3–2Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
Report

Shakhter Karagandy won 5–3 on aggregate.


Austria Wien Austria1–0Iceland FH
Report
Attendance: 8,075[79]
FH Iceland0–0Austria Austria Wien
Report

Austria Wien won 1–0 on aggregate.


Nõmme Kalju Estonia0–4Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Report
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic6–2Estonia Nõmme Kalju
Report
Attendance: 9,482[82]

Viktoria Plzeň won 10–2 on aggregate.


Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–0Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova0–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–0 on aggregate.


Nordsjælland Denmark0–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 5,417[85]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia5–0Denmark Nordsjælland
Report

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 6–0 on aggregate.


Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report
Fenerbahçe Turkey3–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report

Fenerbahçe won 4–2 on aggregate.


PAOK Greece0–2Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
Report
Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine1–1Greece PAOK
Report
Attendance: 39,286[91]

Metalist Kharkiv won 3–1 on aggregate.


PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–0Belgium Zulte Waregem
Report
Attendance: 35,000[92]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Zulte Waregem Belgium0–3Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Report

PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.


Lyon France1–0Switzerland Grasshopper
Report
Attendance: 27,331[94]
Grasshopper Switzerland0–1France Lyon
Report
Attendance: 9,500[95]

Lyon won 2–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

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Seeding

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A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:[96]

  • Champions Route: the ten Champions Route winners of the third qualifying round.
  • League Route: five teams which entered in this round, and the five League Route winners of the third qualifying round.

The draw was held on 9 August 2013.[97]

Champions Route League Route
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Switzerland Basel
Scotland Celtic
Romania Steaua București
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Austria Austria Wien
Poland Legia Warsaw
Slovenia Maribor
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy

England Arsenal
France Lyon
Italy Milan
Germany Schalke 04
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg

Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv[†]
Turkey Fenerbahçe
Spain Real Sociedad
Portugal Paços de Ferreira

Notes
  1. On 14 August 2013, Metalist Kharkiv were disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of previous match-fixing.[8] UEFA decided to replace Metalist Kharkiv in the Champions League play-off round with PAOK, who were eliminated by Metalist Kharkiv in the third qualifying round.[9]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 August 2013.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Route
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–4Austria Austria Wien0–23–2
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria2–6Switzerland Basel2–40–2
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic4–1Slovenia Maribor3–11–0
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan2–3Scotland Celtic2–00–3
Steaua București Romania3–3 (a)Poland Legia Warsaw1–12–2
League Route
Lyon France0–4Spain Real Sociedad0–20–2
Schalke 04 Germany4–3Greece PAOK1–13–2
Paços de Ferreira Portugal3–8Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg1–42–4
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–4Italy Milan1–10–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–5England Arsenal0–30–2

Matches

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Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–2Austria Austria Wien
Report
Attendance: 21,729[98]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Austria Wien Austria2–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 10,500[99]

Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.


Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria2–4Switzerland Basel
Report
Basel Switzerland2–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Report
Attendance: 15,733[99]

Basel won 6–2 on aggregate.


Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic3–1Slovenia Maribor
Report
Maribor Slovenia0–1Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Report
Attendance: 12,306[101]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Viktoria Plzeň won 4–1 on aggregate.


Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan2–0Scotland Celtic
Report
Celtic Scotland3–0Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
Report
Attendance: 50,063[101]

Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.


Steaua București Romania1–1Poland Legia Warsaw
Report
Legia Warsaw