Roundup of Week 8, and preview of Weeks 9 and 10 as the Group qualification places are decided.
After last night’s matches, congratulations to Bayern on winning Group A, Dortmund on winning Group B, Aston Villa on winning Group D, Inter on (all but) winning Group G, and Celta Vigo on (all but) winning Group I.
Congratulations also to Leverkusen on qualifying for the Cup knockout stage in Group C.
Group A
| Barcelona |
0 – 3 |
Bayern |
| Genoa CFC |
3 – 0* |
Juventus |
| Manchester United |
1 – 1 |
SL Benfica |
Bayern won group A with another convincing victory, this time at the Camp Nou.
For the second week running, Juventus played an overage player (Marco Alonso), gifting Genoa a much-needed three points.
That result sees them move six points clear of Barcelona at the bottom, and with a superior goal difference of 8, with just two games to play.
The decider will be next week as Genoa host Barca, but only a catastrophic defeat would see Top 100 owner Frank Hirst’s team fail to qualify for the Cup knockout stages now.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Bayern |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
6 |
11 |
21 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Manchester United |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
14 |
Cup |
|
3 |
Juventus |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
Cup |
|
4 |
Benfica |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
11 |
Cup |
|
5 |
Genoa |
8 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
-5 |
9 |
Cup |
|
6 |
Barcelona |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
3 |
Shield |
Top Scorers in Group A
Group B
| Atlético Madrid |
1 – 1 |
Chelsea |
| Dortmund |
2 – 1 |
Hellas Verona |
| Real Madrid |
1 – 1 |
Arsenal |
Dortmund’s win over bottom club Verona confirms their status as runaway winners of Group B
Five points separate Atletico in second place from Hellas in last, so with two games left it’s squeaky bum time.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Dortmund |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
14 |
22 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Atletico Madrid |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
Cup |
|
3 |
Real Madrid |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
-3 |
10 |
Cup |
|
4 |
Arsenal |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
-5 |
10 |
Shield |
|
5 |
Chelsea |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
7 |
Shield |
|
6 |
Hellas Verona |
8 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
-5 |
6 |
Shield |
If Arsenal and Real lose to Atletico and Dortmund respectively next week, and Chelsea beat Verona, the west London side will leap above them into the final Cup qualifying place with one game to go (at home to Real), which would be a remarkable turnaround for James Mackenzie’s team. Chelsea, remember, could have been dead and buried if Real hadn’t forfeited their home game with them in Week 5!
Top Scorers in Group B
Most Assists
| Penaranda |
5 |
| Onyekuru |
4 |
| Vlasic |
4 |
Most MOMs
Clean Sheets
Group C
| Hoffenheim |
1 – 0 |
Independiente |
| Olympique Marseille |
0 – 2 |
Flamengo |
| Valencia CF |
0 – 3* |
Leverkusen |
Leverkusen booked their place in the Cup knockout stage after Valencia forfeited their match by playing their first eleven. They host second placed Flamengo next week, who will join them in the Cup knockout stage if they win, or if Marseille in third fail to win at Hoffenheim.
Independiente will be hoping for a change of fortune when they host Valencia, knowing that a first win would lift them into the Shield places at the Spanish club’s expense.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Leverkusen |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
13 |
22 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Flamengo |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
12 |
19 |
Cup |
|
3 |
Marseille |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
14 |
Shield |
|
4 |
Hoffenheim |
8 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
-7 |
9 |
Shield |
|
5 |
Valencia |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
-14 |
4 |
Shield |
|
6 |
Independiente |
8 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
-13 |
1 |
Spoon |
Top Scorers in Group C
| Sanabria |
4 |
| Brandt |
3 |
| Gerson |
3 |
| Ribamar |
3 |
Most Assists
| Skov |
5 |
| Jorge |
3 |
| Radonjic |
3 |
| Ribamar |
3 |
Most MOMs
| De Lucia |
2 |
| Radunovic |
2 |
| Sanabria |
2 |
| Skov |
2 |
Clean Sheets
Most Forfeited Games
| Valencia |
4 |
| Hoffenheim |
2 |
| Independiente |
1 |
Wins From Forfeited Games
| Marseille |
4 |
| Leverkusen |
2 |
| Hoffenheim |
1 |
Group D
| AC Milan |
0 – 0 |
AS Roma |
| Aston Villa |
1 – 1 |
Everton |
| SSC Napoli |
1 – 2 |
Stoke City |
Milan’s failure to beat bottom club Roma at home means that leaders Villa’s own home draw with Everton is enough to win Group D and take the only Cup knockout qualifying place.
Just three points separate the next four teams, who are fighting for the remaining three Shield qualifying places.
Roma in last, are already set to enter the inaugural Spoon knockout.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Aston Villa |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
6 |
14 |
20 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Milan |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
13 |
Shield |
|
3 |
Everton |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
11 |
Shield |
|
4 |
Stoke City |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
Shield |
|
5 |
Napoli |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
-2 |
10 |
Spoon |
|
6 |
Roma |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
-14 |
3 |
Spoon |
Next week’s fixtures:
| AS Roma |
vs. |
Everton |
| Stoke City |
vs. |
AC Milan |
| SSC Napoli |
vs. |
Aston Villa |
Top Scorers in Group D
Most Assists
| Martinez. L |
5 |
| Pozo, A |
4 |
| Wesley |
4 |
Most MOMs
Clean Sheets
Group E
| Liverpool |
0 – 3 |
Manchester City |
| Newcastle United |
1 – 1 |
RCD Espanyol |
| Sevilla |
0 – 1 |
Sporting CP |
After a poor start to this season’s group games, in form Manchester City move into second following their easy victory over bottom club Liverpool. They host leaders Sporting – who hold on to top spot courtesy of a a hard-fought one nil win at Sevilla – next week in what promises to be one of the matches of the day.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Sporting Lisbon |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Manchester City |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
Shield |
|
3 |
Newcastle United |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
Shield |
|
4 |
Sevilla |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
10 |
Spoon |
|
5 |
Espanyol |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
9 |
Spoon |
|
6 |
Liverpool |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
-9 |
4 |
Spoon |
Top Scorers in Group E
| Mbenza |
8 |
| Pellegri |
5 |
| Romero |
5 |
Most Assists
| Oyarzabal |
7 |
| Bande |
4 |
| Romero |
3 |
Most MOMs
Clean Sheets
Group F
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2 – 2 |
RSC Anderlecht |
| Sassuolo |
0 – 1 |
FC Basel |
| Sunderland |
0 – 1 |
Swansea City |
Another tight group with all to play for in the final two games.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Anderlecht |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Sunderland |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
11 |
6 |
15 |
Shield |
|
3 |
Dynamo Kyiv |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
12 |
Spoon |
|
4 |
Basel |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
14 |
-5 |
12 |
Spoon |
|
5 |
Swansea City |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
14 |
-3 |
7 |
Spoon |
|
6 |
Sassuolo |
8 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
-8 |
5 |
Out |
Next week’s fixtures:
| RSC Anderlecht |
20:00 |
FC Basel |
| Sunderland |
20:00 |
Sassuolo |
| Swansea City |
20:00 |
Dynamo Kyiv |
Top Scorers in Group F
| Mihalik |
7 |
| Solanke |
6 |
| Woodburn |
5 |
Most Assists
Most MOMs
| Mihalik |
3 |
| Linner |
2 |
| Simon |
2 |
Group G
| ACF Fiorentina |
3 – 0* |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
| H. Berlin |
0 – 3 |
Internazionale |
| Tottenham |
0 – 0* |
Augsburg |
Shakhtar’s seniors forfeited their match at Fiorentina, so they swap positions in the table.
Inter are all but sure of winning the group following their impressive win at second placed Berlin. With two games left, they lead by six points and have a goal difference advantage of 14.
Tottenham failed to arrange their fixture with Augsburg. As things stand, I’m not aware that Augsburg messaged Spurs to remind them, in which case it’s a loss for both sides. I’m recording it as a 0-0 for the time being solely because FixtureList.com can’t handle both teams losing a game! Plus, I suspect it won’t make any difference to who qualifies for what.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Internazionale |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
17 |
20 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Hertha Berlin |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
14 |
Shield |
|
3 |
Fiorentina |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
11 |
Spoon |
|
4 |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
15 |
-3 |
10 |
Spoon |
|
5 |
Augsburg |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
Spoon |
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
8 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
18 |
-13 |
2 |
Out |
Next week’s fixtures:
| ACF Fiorentina |
vs. |
H. Berlin |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
vs. |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Augsburg |
vs. |
Inter |
Top Scorers in Group G
Most Assists
Most MOMs
Clean Sheets
Most Forfeited Games
| Augsburg |
2 |
| Shakhtar |
2 |
| Tottenham |
2 |
Wins From Forfeited Games
| Berlin |
1 |
| Fiorentina |
1 |
| Internazionale |
1 |
| Shakhtar |
1 |
Group H
| Beşiktaş JK |
1 – 3 |
Villarreal CF |
| Girondins Bordeaux |
2 – 0 |
Club Brugge KV |
| SS Lazio |
0 – 3 |
Udinese Calcio |
Bordeaux will win Group H and secure the sole Cup qualifying place if they can win at second placed Villarreal next week.
Udinese gave themselves a chance of qualifying for the Spoon with a win at Lazio, while defeat for Besiktas means they are out.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Girondins Bordeaux |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
19 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Villarreal |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
6 |
13 |
17 |
Shield |
|
3 |
Brugge |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
Spoon |
|
4 |
Lazio |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
-2 |
10 |
Spoon |
|
5 |
Udinese |
8 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
17 |
-7 |
9 |
Out |
|
6 |
Besiktas |
8 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
-17 |
1 |
Out |
Next week’s fixtures:
| Beşiktaş JK |
20:00 |
SS Lazio |
| Club Brugge KV |
20:00 |
Udinese Calcio |
| Villarreal CF |
20:00 |
Girondins Bordeaux |
Top Scorers in Group H
| Berge |
4 |
| Joosten |
4 |
| Nordin |
4 |
| Suarez, L |
4 |
Most Assists
| Nahuel |
8 |
| Barry |
5 |
| Torres |
4 |
| Gyokeres |
3 |
Most MOMs
Clean Sheets
| Besiktas |
3 |
| Udinese |
2 |
| Brugge |
1 |
Forfeited Games Won
| Bordeaux |
2 |
| Brugge |
1 |
| Lazio |
1 |
| Udinese |
1 |
| Villarreal |
1 |
Group I
| Crystal Palace |
1 – 3 |
Cologne |
| Lokomotiv Moskva |
4 – 3 |
Leicester City |
| São Paulo FC |
0 – 2 |
Celta Vigo |
With a six point advantage and a +16 goal difference advantage, Celta Vigo look assured of winning Group I and qualifying for the Cup knockout stage, after their impressive win at second placed Sao Paulo.
| +/- |
POS |
Team |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
SF |
SA |
SD |
PTS |
QUAL |
|
1 |
Celta Vigo |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
18 |
20 |
Cup |
|
2 |
Sao Paulo |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
14 |
2 |
14 |
Shield |
|
3 |
Cologne |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
11 |
Spoon |
|
4 |
Leicester City |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
-2 |
9 |
Spoon |
|
5 |
Lokomotiv Moscow |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
-9 |
7 |
Out |
|
6 |
Crystal Palace |
8 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
-9 |
5 |
Out |
Next week’s fixtures:
| Cologne |
vs. |
Lokomotiv Moskva |
| Crystal Palace |
vs. |
São Paulo FC |
| Leicester City |
vs. |
Celta Vigo |
Top Scorers in Group I
Most Assists
Most MOMs
Clean Sheets
Top 100 
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