2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage matches took place between 26 November 2002 and 19 March 2003. The second group stage featured the eight group winners and eight group runners-up from the group stage. Each team was drawn into one of four groups, each of which featured three other clubs. All four teams in the group played home and away matches against each other to determine the winner and runner-up in the group.
At the completion of the second group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the other two teams were eliminated from European competition.
Seeding structure
The winners of the first group stage groups are put into seeded pots 1 and 2 according to their UEFA coefficients. The four group-winners with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 1. The eight group runners-up will be put into seed pots 3 and 4 according to the same principle, i.e. the four clubs with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 3. One club from each seed pot will be drawn into each of the four groups. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group and group-winners and runners-up from the same first-stage group will not be drawn into the same group again.
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Tie-breaking criteria
Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:[1]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
| Key to colors in group tables |
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| Top two places advance to the quarter-finals |
| Third and fourth place are eliminated from European competition |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barcelona |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 |
 Internazionale |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 |
 Newcastle United |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
27 November 2002 20:45 |
| Newcastle United |
1–4 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
Solano  72' |
Report | Morfeo 2' Almeyda 35'Crespo 45'Recoba 81' |
10 December 2002 20:45 |
| Internazionale |
3–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Di Biagio 15', 27' Butt 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Živković 63' França 90' |
11 December 2002 20:45 |
| Barcelona |
3–1 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| García 7' Kluivert 35'Motta 58' |
Report | Ameobi 24' |
18 February 2003 20:45 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1–3 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| França 26' |
Report | Ameobi 15', 16' Lua Lua 32' |
26 February 2003 20:45 |
| Newcastle United |
3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Shearer 5', 11', 36' (pen.) |
Report | Babić 73' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 |
 Ajax |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| Arsenal |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| Roma |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 12 |
| Real Madrid |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
 Lokomotiv Moscow |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
26 November 2002 18:45 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
1–2 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Ignashevich 31' |
Report | Frings 33' Koller 43' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| Juventus |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
 Basel |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
26 November 2002 20:45 |
| Basel |
1–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Giménez 1' |
Report | Van Nistelrooy 62', 63' Solskjær 68' |
26 November 2002 20:45 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
2–2 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Tristán 9' Makaay 11' |
Report | Birindelli 38' Nedvěd 57' |
11 December 2002 20:45 |
| Juventus |
4–0 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Trezeguet 3' Montero 34'Tacchinardi 43'Del Piero 51' (pen.) |
Report |
12 March 2003 20:45 |
| Juventus |
3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrara 13' Trezeguet 63'Tudor 90+3' |
Report | Tristán 34' Makaay 52' |
References
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 November 2009.