group match
There are 32 teams participating in the group stage. The first and second place in the group can advance to the final of 1/8. The third place will go to the UEFA Cup. If two or more teams in a group have the same score, the winners will be determined in turn according to the following criteria:
* Teams with better performance in the competition;
* The team that scored better in the game;
* The team with more goals scored by the visiting team in the game;
* Teams that always concede goals;
* The team with the best total goals;
* According to the "ranking coefficient" of UEFA.
So if Wolfsburg beat Manchester United at home 1-0, then Wolfsburg will be the first in the group and Manchester United will be the second ~
elimination game
16, 8 (14 final) and 4 (semi-final) are two rounds of competition, with preferential goals from guests. The top 16 teams will be decided by drawing lots, but according to the following criteria:
* The name of this group must be given to the second name of another group;
* Teams from the same country will not meet, except the defending teams participating in the competition according to special terms;
* The first leg will be played at the home of the second place in the group.
After the top eight teams are produced, draw the opposing teams and decide the promotion table from the top eight to the final. This lucky draw does not limit the group ranking, country or home and away games.
Therefore, the Wolfsburg group is the first to qualify, and it can only play against the second group of other groups in the knockout stage, which is definitely better than the first group ~