1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League began on 16 September 1998 and ended on 9 December 1998. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while 16 more qualified via a preliminary round. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw.

Seeding

Seeding was based on the UEFA associations 1998 ranking,^[1] similarly to the previous season.^[2] Title holders and champions of nations ranked 1–5 were put in the Pot 1. Champions of nations ranked 6–7 as well as runners-up of nations ranked 1–5 (except France) formed Pot 2. The remaining qualified runners-up (from the nations 6–8) and champions of top three nations ranked below 7 formed Pot 3. Finally, the remaining six national champions formed Pot 4.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best-ranked runners-up advance to the knockout stage

Pot 1 Assoc. Team TH Real Madrid 1 Juventus 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 Barcelona 4 Lens 5 Ajax	Pot 2 Assoc. Team 6 Arsenal 7 Porto 1 Internazionale 2 Bayern Munich 3 Athletic Bilbao 5 PSV Eindhoven	Pot 3 Assoc. Team 6 Manchester United 7 Benfica 8 Olympiacos 8 Panathinaikos 10 Rosenborg 11 Sturm Graz	Pot 4 Assoc. Team 12 Spartak Moscow 13 Croatia Zagreb 14 Galatasaray 15 Brøndby 17 Dynamo Kyiv 31 HJK

Groups

Times are CET/CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		OLY	CZG	POR	AJX
1	Olympiacos	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–0	2–1	1–0
2	Croatia Zagreb	6	2	2	2	5	7	−2	8			1–1	—	3–1	0–0
3	Porto	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	7			2–2	3–0	—	3–0
4	Ajax	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7			2–0	0–1	2–1	—

Source: UEFA

Porto	2–2	Olympiacos
Zahovič 65' Jardel 82'	Report	Giannakopoulos 86' Gogić 89'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 26,000^[3]

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Croatia Zagreb	0–0	Ajax
	Report

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 27,600^[4]

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

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Ajax	2–1	Porto
Rudy 57' Litmanen 86' (pen.)	Report	Zahovič 69'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Olympiacos	2–0	Croatia Zagreb
Alexandris 21' Gogić 80'	Report

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 60,502

Referee: David Elleray (England)

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Olympiacos	1–0	Ajax
Alexandris 38'	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 73,208^[5]

Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Porto	3–0	Croatia Zagreb
Doriva 33' Zahovič 42', 75'	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 16,500

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

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Ajax	2–0	Olympiacos
Witschge 36' Gorré 88'	Report

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Croatia Zagreb	3–1	Porto
Mikić 7' Rukavina 37' Mujčin 61'	Report	Jardel 39'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 5,000^[6]

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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Ajax	0–1	Croatia Zagreb
	Report	Šimić 67'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 47,000^[7]

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Olympiacos	2–1	Porto
Gogić 18' Đorđević 55'	Report	Zahovič 76'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 70,232

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

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Porto	3–0	Ajax
Zahovič 54', 73' Drulović 79'	Report

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Croatia Zagreb	1–1	Olympiacos
Jeličić 35'	Report	Giannakopoulos 64'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 16,546

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JUV	GAL	ROS	ATH
1	Juventus	6	1	5	0	7	5	+2	8	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	2–0	1–1
2	Galatasaray	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8			1–1	—	3–0	2–1
3	Rosenborg	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8			1–1	3–0	—	2–1
4	Athletic Bilbao	6	1	3	2	5	6	−1	6			0–0	1–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Juventus	2–2	Galatasaray
Inzaghi 17' Birindelli 69'	Report	Şükür 44' Ümit 63'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

Attendance: 37,192

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Rosenborg
Etxeberria 7'	Report	Strand 64'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 33,500^[8]

Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)

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Rosenborg	1–1	Juventus
Skammelsrud 69' (pen.)	Report	Inzaghi 26'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,385

Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)

Galatasaray	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
Okan 16' Hagi 90+3'	Report	Urzaiz 17'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 19,828

Referee: Graham Poll (England)

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Rosenborg	3–0	Galatasaray
Rushfeldt 69', 86', 89'	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,372

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Juventus
	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

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Juventus	1–1	Athletic Bilbao
Lasa 68' (o.g.)	Report	Guerrero 45'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45

Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

Attendance: 44,584

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Galatasaray	3–0	Rosenborg
Şükür 55', 74' Arif 66'	Report

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 21,856^[9]

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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Rosenborg	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
Sørensen 2', 50'	Report	Pérez 90'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,454

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Galatasaray	1–1	Juventus
Suat 90'	Report	Amoruso 78'

2 December 1998 (1998-12-02)^{[note 2]}

20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 22,920

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

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Juventus	2–0	Rosenborg
Inzaghi 16' Amoruso 36'	Report

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

Attendance: 7,174

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Galatasaray
Guerrero 44'	Report

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		INT	RMA	SPM	STM
1	Internazionale	6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–1	2–1	1–0
2	Real Madrid	6	4	0	2	17	8	+9	12			2–0	—	2–1	6–1
3	Spartak Moscow	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8			1–1	2–1	—	0–0
4	Sturm Graz	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	1			0–2	1–5	0–2	—

Source: UEFA

Real Madrid	2–0	Internazionale
Hierro 80' (pen.) Seedorf 90'	Report

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville^{[note 3]}

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Sturm Graz	0–2	Spartak Moscow
	Report	Titov 60' Tsymbalar 63'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

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Internazionale	1–0	Sturm Graz
Djorkaeff 90'	Report

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 24,791

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Spartak Moscow	2–1	Real Madrid
Tsymbalar 72' Titov 78'	Report	Raúl 63'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

17:45 (19:45 UTC+4)

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

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Real Madrid	6–1	Sturm Graz
Sávio 13', 90' Raúl 22' Jarni 61', 79' Popović 67' (o.g.)	Report	Vastić 8'

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 21,600^[15]

Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Internazionale	2–1	Spartak Moscow
Ventola 32' Ronaldo 59'	Report	Tsymbalar 64'

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 44,199

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

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Spartak Moscow	1–1	Internazionale
Tikhonov 67'	Report	Simeone 88'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

17:45 (19:45 UTC+3)

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 75,500^[16]

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Sturm Graz	1–5	Real Madrid
Haas 3'	Report	Panucci 8', 61' Mijatović 35' Seedorf 57' Šuker 74'

5 November 1998 (1998-11-05)

20:00

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz

Attendance: 13,851

Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

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Internazionale	3–1	Real Madrid
Zamorano 51' Baggio 86', 90'	Report	Seedorf 57'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 77,829

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Spartak Moscow	0–0	Sturm Graz
	Report

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

17:45 (19:45 UTC+3)

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 38,000^[17]

Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

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Real Madrid	2–1	Spartak Moscow
Raúl 34' Sávio 66'	Report	Khlestov 89'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: László Vagner (Hungary)

Sturm Graz	0–2	Internazionale
	Report	Zanetti 64' Baggio 80'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz

Attendance: 12,685

Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAY	MUN	BAR	BRO
1	Bayern Munich	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	1–0	2–0
2	Manchester United	6	2	4	0	20	11	+9	10			1–1	—	3–3	5–0
3	Barcelona	6	2	2	2	11	9	+2	8			1–2	3–3	—	2–0
4	Brøndby	6	1	0	5	4	18	−14	3			2–1	2–6	0–2	—

Source: UEFA

Manchester United	3–3	Barcelona
Giggs 16' Scholes 24' Beckham 63'	Report	Anderson 47' Giovanni 59' (pen.) Luis Enrique 70' (pen.)

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 53,601

Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Brøndby	2–1	Bayern Munich
Helmer 87' (o.g.) Ravn 89'	Report	Babbel 76'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 30,378

Referee: László Vagner (Hungary)

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Bayern Munich	2–2	Manchester United
Élber 11', 89'	Report	Yorke 30' Scholes 49'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 53,000^[18]

Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Barcelona	2–0	Brøndby
Anderson 44', 85'	Report

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 65,000^[19]

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

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Brøndby	2–6	Manchester United
Daugaard 35' Sand 90'	Report	Giggs 2', 21' Cole 28' Keane 55' Yorke 60' Solskjær 62'

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 40,315

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Bayern Munich	1–0	Barcelona
Effenberg 45'	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 56,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

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Barcelona	1–2	Bayern Munich
Giovanni 29' (pen.)	Report	Zickler 48' Salihamidžić 87'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 85,000^[20]

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Manchester United	5–0	Brøndby
Beckham 7' Cole 12' P. Neville 16' Yorke 28' Scholes 63'	Report

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 53,250

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

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Barcelona	3–3	Manchester United
Anderson 1' Rivaldo 57', 73'	Report	Yorke 25', 68' Cole 53'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 67,648

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Bayern Munich	2–0	Brøndby
Jancker 51' Basler 57'	Report

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 34,000

Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

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Manchester United	1–1	Bayern Munich
Keane 43'	Report	Salihamidžić 55'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 54,434

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Brøndby	0–2	Barcelona
	Report	Figo 6' Rivaldo 36'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 40,892

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DKV	LEN	ARS	PAN
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	3–1	2–1
2	Lens	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	8			1–3	—	1–1	1–0
3	Arsenal	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8			1–1	0–1	—	2–1
4	Panathinaikos	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	6			2–1	1–0	1–3	—

Source: UEFA

Panathinaikos	2–1	Dynamo Kyiv
Mykland 56' Liberopoulos 69'	Report	Rebrov 31'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Nikos Goumas Stadium, Nea Filadelfeia^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 20,310

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Lens	1–1	Arsenal
Vairelles 90+2'	Report	Overmars 51'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 33,371

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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Arsenal	2–1	Panathinaikos
Adams 62' Keown 75'	Report	Mauro 87'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,454

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	Lens
Shevchenko 61'	Report	Vairelles 62'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv

Attendance: 52,500^[22]

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

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Arsenal	1–1	Dynamo Kyiv
Bergkamp 74'	Report	Rebrov 90+2'

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,256

Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

Lens	1–0	Panathinaikos
Eloi 80'	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 32,757

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

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Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Arsenal
Rebrov 26' (pen.) Holovko 61' Shevchenko 72'	Report	Hughes 82'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv

Attendance: 76,600

Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Panathinaikos	1–0	Lens
Vokolos 53'	Report

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 55,031

Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain)

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Arsenal	0–1	Lens
	Report	Debève 72'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,707

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Dynamo Kyiv	2–1	Panathinaikos
Rebrov 72' Basinas 80' (o.g.)	Report	Lagonikakis 36'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

18:45 (19:45 UTC+2)

Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv

Attendance: 46,000^[23]

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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Panathinaikos	1–3	Arsenal
Sypniewski 74'	Report	Asanović 64' (o.g.) Anelka 80' Boa Morte 86'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 41,105

Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Lens	1–3	Dynamo Kyiv
Šmicer 78'	Report	Kaladze 60' Vashchuk 75' Shevchenko 85'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 39,423

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KAI	BEN	PSV	HJK
1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	3–1	5–2
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8			2–1	—	2–1	2–2
3	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7			1–2	2–2	—	2–1
4	HJK	6	1	2	3	8	12	−4	5			0–0	2–0	1–3	—

Source: UEFA

PSV Eindhoven	2–1	HJK
Ooijer 57' Bruggink 90+3'	Report	Kottila 32'

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 14,460

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–0	Benfica
Wagner 41'	Report

16 September 1998 (1998-09-16)

20:45

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 31,112

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

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Benfica	2–1	PSV Eindhoven
Nuno Gomes 47' João Pinto 76'	Report	Rommedahl 70'

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

HJK	0–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern
	Report

30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 21,217

Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

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PSV Eindhoven	1–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Khokhlov 78'	Report	Riedl 67' Rische 81'

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 20,500

Referee: Alain Sars (France)

HJK	2–0	Benfica
Lehkosuo 20' (pen.) Kottila 70'	Report

21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 25,126

Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

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1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–1	PSV Eindhoven
Rische 68' Reich 77' Hristov 90'	Report	Van Nistelrooy 18'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 31,444

Referee: David Elleray (England)

Benfica	2–2	HJK
Nuno Gomes 78' Calado 80'	Report	Minto 5' (o.g.) Luiz Antônio 84'

4 November 1998 (1998-11-04)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 28,500

Referee: László Vagner (Hungary)

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HJK	1–3	PSV Eindhoven
Lehkosuo 70' (pen.)	Report	Van Nistelrooy 30', 67', 82' (pen.)

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

18:45 (19:45 UTC+2)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 34,146

Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain)

Benfica	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Nuno Gomes 31' João Pinto 70'	Report	Rische 90'

25 November 1998 (1998-11-25)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+0)

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 15,000^[24]

Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

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PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Benfica
Khokhlov 41' Van Nistelrooy 89'	Report	Nuno Gomes 47' (pen.), 64'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 17,900

Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

1. FC Kaiserslautern	5–2	HJK
Rösler 43', 61', 80' Marschall 49' Rische 85'	Report	Ilola 29' Luiz Antônio 68'

9 December 1998 (1998-12-09)

20:45

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 27,310^[25]

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Real Madrid	6	4	0	2	17	8	+9	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	D	Manchester United	6	2	4	0	20	11	+9	10
3	B	Galatasaray	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
4	F	Benfica	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8
5	E	Lens	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	8
6	A	Croatia Zagreb	6	2	2	2	5	7	−2	8

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Association coefficient; 6) Club coefficient.^[26]

Notes

1. CET (UTC+1) for matches from 4 November 1998, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 21 October 1998.
2. Originally scheduled for 25 November, delayed for political tensions between Turkey and Italy due to the Öcalan affair.^{[10][11][12][13]}
3. Real Madrid were ordered to play one match away from their usual home ground due to crowd trouble at their last home game in UEFA competition against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the 1997–98 Champions League semi-final.^[14]
4. Panathinaikos played their home match at Nikos Goumas Stadium instead of their regular stadium Olympic Stadium due to The Rolling Stones concert being held there.^[21]