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2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group Stage
The group stage featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Route, five through the League Route). The teams were drawn into eight groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2011. The top two teams in each group advanced to the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the Europa League round of 32. Seeding The draw for the group stage was held at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco on 25 August 2011 at 17:45 CEST ( UTC+02:00). Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients. The title holders, Barcelona, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–9, Pot 2 held teams ranked 10–24, Pot 3 held teams ranked 31–83, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 86–200 and unranked teams. th Title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 UEFA Champions League Qualifying Phase And Play-off Round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round. All times are CEST ( UTC+02:00). Round and draw dates All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Format There are two routes which the teams are separated into during qualifying: *Champions Route, which includes 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 includes all non-domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage. Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time are played, divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
