2021–22 in English football

Football in England
Season2021–22
Men's football
Premier LeagueManchester City
ChampionshipFulham
League OneWigan Athletic
League TwoForest Green Rovers
National LeagueStockport County
FA CupLiverpool
Community ShieldLeicester City
EFL CupLiverpool
EFL TrophyRotherham United
Women's football
FA Women's Super LeagueChelsea
FA Women's ChampionshipLiverpool
FA Women's National LeagueSouthampton
Women's FA CupChelsea
FA Women's League CupManchester City
Community ShieldNot held
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The 2021–22 season was the 142nd competitive association football season in England.

National teams

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England men's national football team

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Main article: England national football team

Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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26 March 2022 England  2–1   Switzerland London, England
17:30
  • Shaw 45+1'
  • Kane 78' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
29 March 2022 England  3–0  Ivory Coast London, England
19:45
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
UEFA Group I
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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 2 0 39 3 +36 26 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 5–0 1–1 4–0 5–0
2  Poland 10 6 2 2 30 11 +19 20 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 4–1 1–2 3–0 5–0
3  Albania 10 6 0 4 12 12 0 18 0–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 5–0
4  Hungary 10 5 2 3 19 13 +6 17 0–4 3–3 0–1 — 2–1 4–0
5  Andorra 10 2 0 8 8 24 −16 6 0–5 1–4 0–1 1–4 — 2–0
6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 46 −45 0 0–10 1–7 0–2 0–3 0–3 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
2 September Hungary  0–4  England Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
5 September England  4–0  Andorra London, England
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
8 September Poland  1–1  England Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
9 October Andorra  0–5  England Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST Report
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
12 October England  1–1  Hungary London, England
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
12 November England  5–0  Albania London, England
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 80,366
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
15 November San Marino  0–10  England Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 CET Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Attendance: 2,775
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
UEFA Euro 2020
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020
Knockout phase
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
3 July 2021 QF Ukraine  0–4  England Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 11,880
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
7 July 2021 SF England  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Denmark London, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 64,950
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Final
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Final
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 67,173[1]
UEFA Nations League
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Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Group 3
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Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A § Group 3
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Italy Hungary Germany England
1  Italy 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 1–1 1–0
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–2 — 1–1 1–0
3  Germany 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7 5–2 0–1 — 1–1
4  England (R) 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6 3 Relegation to League B 0–0 0–4 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) Hungary  1–0  England Budapest, Hungary
18:00
Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 26,935
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) Germany  1–1  England Munich, Germany
20:45
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,289
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) England  0–0  Italy Wolverhampton, England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 1,782[3]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) England  0–4  Hungary Wolverhampton, England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,839
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

England women's national football team

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Main article: England women's national football team

Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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16 June 2022 England  3–0  Belgium Wolverhampton, England
20:00
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 9,598
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
24 June 2022 England  5–1  Netherlands Leeds, England
20:00
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,365
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
30 June 2022 Switzerland  0–4  England Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley (Spain)
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group D
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Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Austria Northern Ireland Luxembourg North Macedonia Latvia
1  England 10 10 0 0 80 0 +80 30 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup — 1–0 4–0 10–0 8–0 20–0
2  Austria 10 7 1 2 50 7 +43 22 Play-offs 0–2 — 3–1 5–0 10–0 8–0
3  Northern Ireland 10 6 1 3 36 16 +20 19 0–5 2–2 — 4–0 9–0 4–0
4  Luxembourg 10 3 0 7 9 45 −36 9 0–10 0–8 1–2 — 2–1 3–2
5  North Macedonia 10 2 0 8 10 62 −52 6 0–10 0–6 0–11 2–3 — 3–2
6  Latvia 10 1 0 9 8 63 −55 3 0–10 1–8 1–3 1–0 1–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) England  8–0  North Macedonia Southampton, England
 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: María Martínez (Spain)
21 September 2021 Luxembourg  0–10  England Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) England  4–0  Northern Ireland London, England
 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) Latvia  0–10  England Riga, Latvia
Report
Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) England  1–0  Austria Sunderland, England
 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) England  20–0  Latvia Doncaster, England
 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic)
8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) North Macedonia  0–10  England Skopje, North Macedonia
20:00 Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) Northern Ireland  0–5  England Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:55 (19:55 BST) Report Hemp 26', 60'
Toone 52'
Stanway 70', 79'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
2022 Arnold Clark Cup
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Main article: 2022 Arnold Clark Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (H, C) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
17 February 2022 England  1–1  Canada Middlesbrough, England
 Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 8,769
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
20 February 2022 England  0–0  Spain Norwich, England
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,284
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
23 February 2022 England  3–1  Germany Wolverhampton, England
 Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Super Cup

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Main article: 2021 UEFA Super Cup
Chelsea England1–1 (a.e.t.)Spain Villarreal
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 10,435[4]

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group A
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI PAR RBL BRU
1 England Manchester City 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 6–3 4–1
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 2–0 — 3–2 4–1
3 Germany RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 15 14 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 2–2 — 1–2
4 Belgium Club Brugge 6 1 1 4 6 20 −14 4 1–5 1–1 0–5 —
Source: UEFA
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM POR MIL
1 England Liverpool 6 6 0 0 17 6 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–0 3–2
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–3 — 0–0 0–1
3 Portugal Porto 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–5 1–3 — 1–0
4 Italy Milan 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 1–2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group F
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL ATA YB
1 England Manchester United 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 3–2 1–1
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 0–2 — 2–2 2–0
3 Italy Atalanta 6 1 3 2 12 13 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 2–3 — 1–0
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5 2–1 1–4 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group H
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV CHE ZEN MAL
1 Italy Juventus 6 5 0 1 10 6 +4 15 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 4–2 1–0
2 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 4–0 — 1–0 4–0
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 2 3 10 10 0 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 3–3 — 4–0
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1 0–3 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 0–5 England Manchester City 0–5 0–0
Chelsea England 4–1 France Lille 2–0 2–1
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 England Manchester United 1–1 1–0
Inter Milan Italy 1–2 England Liverpool 0–2 1–0
Quarter-finals
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 4–5 Spain Real Madrid 1–3 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Manchester City England 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–0
Benfica Portugal 4–6 England Liverpool 1–3 3–3
Semi-finals
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 5–6 Spain Real Madrid 4–3 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Liverpool England 5–2 Spain Villarreal 2–0 3–2
Final
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Main article: 2022 UEFA Champions League Final
Liverpool England0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 75,000[5]

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group C
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPM NAP LEI LEG
1 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10[a] Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–4 0–1
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–3 — 3–2 3–0
3 England Leicester City 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–1 2–2 — 3–1
4 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 0–1 1–4 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.
Group H
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU DZA RWI GNK
1 England West Ham United 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 Advance to round of 16 — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 3–1 1–1
3 Austria Rapid Wien 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 2–1 — 0–1
4 Belgium Genk 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 2–2 0–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 16
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 1–2 England West Ham United 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-finals
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Ham United England 4–1 France Lyon 1–1 3–0
Semi-finals
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Ham United England 1–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 0–1

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
Play-off round
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paços de Ferreira Portugal 1–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–3

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Group Stage
Group G
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REN VIT TOT MUR
1 France Rennes 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–3 2–2 1–0
2 Netherlands Vitesse 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 1–0 3–1
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3[a] 3–2 — 5–1
4 Slovenia Mura 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–2 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.[6]

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout round play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leicester City England 7–2 Denmark Randers 4–1 3–1
Round of 16
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leicester City England 3–2 France Rennes 2–0 1–2
Quarter-finals
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leicester City England 2–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 2–1
Semi-finals
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Leicester City England 1–2 Italy Roma 1–1 0–1

UEFA Youth League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path

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Group stage
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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Youth League group stage
Group A
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR BRU MCI RBL
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 2 0 16 7 +9 14 Round of 16 — 3–2 1–1 3–0
2 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 2 1 18 11 +7 11 Play-offs 2–2 — 1–1 4–1
3 England Manchester City 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 1–3 3–5 — 5–1
4 Germany RB Leipzig 6 0 0 6 4 21 −17 0 1–4 1–4 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM POR MIL
1 England Liverpool 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 Round of 16 — 2–0 4–0 1–0
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10[a] Play-offs 2–0 — 1–2 3–0
3 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[a] 1–1 1–2 — 3–1
4 Italy Milan 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2 1–1 1–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Atlético Madrid 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF), Porto 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF). Goal difference in all group matches: Atlético Madrid +3, Porto –1.
Group F
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL ATA YB
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 12 9 +3 15 Round of 16 — 1–4 4–2 2–1
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 2 1 15 9 +6 11 Play-offs 1–2 —