1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League began on 13 September 1995 and ended on 6 December 1995. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while eight more qualified via a preliminary round. The 16 teams were divided into four 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. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece Panathinaikos 632173+411
France Nantes 623186+29
Portugal Porto 614165+17
Denmark Aalborg BK 611451274

13 September 1995
20:30
Nantes France 0–0 Portugal Porto
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La Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 16,873
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)

25 October 1995
20:30
Aalborg BK Denmark 2–1 Greece Panathinaikos
Andersen  7'
Madsen  90'
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Warzycha  41'
Aalborg, Aalborg
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Dynamo Kyiv initially beat Panathinaikos 1–0 on matchday one. This result was annulled when Dynamo Kyiv were expelled from the competition and Aalborg were allowed to play a replacement fixture.


27 September 1995
21:30
Panathinaikos Greece 3–1 France Nantes
Georgiadis  17'
Warzycha  30', 46'
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N'Doram  88'
Spyridon Louis, Athens
Attendance: 58,565
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

27 September 1995
19:30
Porto Portugal 2–0 Denmark Aalborg BK
Rui Barros  41', 62' Report

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Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

18 October 1995
20:30
Nantes France 3–1 Denmark Aalborg BK
Ouédec  5'
Pedros  55'
Kosecki  75'
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Andersen  46'
La Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 29,603
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

18 October 1995
19:30
Porto Portugal 0–1 Greece Panathinaikos
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Markos  41'
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

1 November 1995
20:30
Aalborg BK Denmark 0–2 France Nantes
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Guyot  10'
Ouédec  68'
Aalborg, Aalborg
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: David Elleray (England)

1 November 1995
21:30
Panathinaikos Greece 0–0 Portugal Porto
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Spyridon Louis, Athens
Attendance: 59,336
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

22 November 1995
19:30
Porto Portugal 2–2 France Nantes
Drulović  10'
Zé Carlos  56'
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Pedros  3', 34'
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 14,867
Referee: Jacob Uilenberg (Netherlands)

22 November 1995
21:30
Panathinaikos Greece 2–0 Denmark Aalborg BK
Alexoudis  1'
Georgiadis  39'
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Spyridon Louis, Athens
Attendance: 32,532
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)

6 December 1995
20:30
Nantes France 0–0 Greece Panathinaikos
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La Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

6 December 1995
20.30
Aalborg BK Denmark 2–2 Portugal Porto
Andersen  11'
Madsen  69'
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Emerson  62', 75'
Aalborg, Aalborg
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia Spartak Moscow 6600154+1118
Poland Legia Warsaw 62135837
Norway Rosenborg 6204111656
England Blackburn Rovers 61145834

13 September 1995
20:30
Legia Warsaw Poland 3–1 Norway Rosenborg
Pisz  65', 74'
Staniek  69'
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Jakobsen  64' (pen.)
Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 8,184
Referee: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)

13 September 1995
19:30
Blackburn Rovers England 0–1 Russia Spartak Moscow
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Yuran  42'
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 20,940
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

27 September 1995
20:30
Spartak Moscow Russia 2–1 Poland Legia Warsaw
Nikiforov  13' (pen.)
Yuran  52'
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Jozwiak  82'
Luzhniki, Moscow
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

27 September 1995
20:30
Rosenborg Norway 2–1 England Blackburn Rovers
Løken  29'
Stensaas  85'
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Newell  62'
Lerkendal, Trondheim
Attendance: 12,210
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

18 October 1995
20:30
Legia Warsaw Poland 1–0 England Blackburn Rovers
Podbrozny  26' Report

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Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

18 October 1995
20:30
Rosenborg Norway 2–4 Russia Spartak Moscow
Løken  2'
Brattbakk  45'
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Alenichev  59'
Nikiforov  65'
Kechinov  74', 81'
Lerkendal, Trondheim
Attendance: 12,216
Referee: José García Aranda (Spain)

1 November 1995
19:30
Blackburn Rovers England 0–0 Poland Legia Warsaw
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Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 20,897
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

1 November 1995
20:30
Spartak Moscow Russia 4–1 Norway Rosenborg
Shmarov  2'
Yuran  9'
Tsymbalar  19'
Tikhonov  80'
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Løken  90'
Luzhniki, Moscow
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)

22 November 1995
20:30
Rosenborg Norway 4–0 Poland Legia Warsaw
Strand  17'
Brattbakk  45'
Jakobsen  64'
Heggem  90'
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Lerkendal, Trondheim
Attendance: 11,480
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)

22 November 1995
20:30
Spartak Moscow Russia 3–0 England Blackburn Rovers
Alenichev  28'
Nikiforov  47'
Mamedov  54'
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Luzhniki, Moscow
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

6 December 1995
20:30
Legia Warsaw Poland 0–1 Russia Spartak Moscow
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Mamedov  42'
Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 5,972
Referee: Les Mottram (Scotland)

6 December 1995
19:30
Blackburn Rovers England 4–1 Norway Rosenborg
Shearer  16' (pen.)
Newell  31', 38', 40'
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Iversen  30'
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 20,677
Referee: Didier Pauchard (France)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6411154+1113
Germany Borussia Dortmund 62318809
Romania Steaua București 61322536
Scotland Rangers 603361483

13 September 1995
21:30
Steaua București Romania 1–0 Scotland Rangers
Prodan  85' Report

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Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

27 September 1995
19:30
Rangers Scotland 2–2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Gough  63'
Ferguson  73'
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Herrlich  19'
Kree  69'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Jacob Uilenberg (Netherlands)

18 October 1995
20:30
Juventus Italy 4–1 Scotland Rangers
Ravanelli  15', 76'
Conte  17'
Del Piero  23'
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Gough  79'
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 49,625
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

1 November 1995
19:30
Rangers Scotland 0–4 Italy Juventus
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Del Piero  17'
Torricelli  65'
Ravanelli  88'
Marocchi  90'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 42,523
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

22 November 1995
19:30
Rangers Scotland 1–1 Romania Steaua București
Gascoigne  39' Report

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Ilie  55'
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 30,882
Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)

22 November 1995
20:30
Juventus Italy 1–2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Del Piero  90+2' Report

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Zorc  30'
Ricken  65'
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 25,621
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

6 December 1995
21:30
Steaua București Romania 0–0 Italy Juventus
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Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

6 December 1995
20:30
Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–2 Scotland Rangers
Möller  17'
Riedle  49'
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Laudrup  11'
Durie  85'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 35,800
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Ajax 6510151+1416
Spain Real Madrid 6312115+610
Hungary Ferencváros 6123919105
Switzerland Grasshopper 6024313102

13 September 1995
20:30
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–3 Hungary Ferencváros
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Lisztes  61'
Vincze  81', 90'
Hardturm, Zurich
Attendance: 15,530
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

13 September 1995
20:30
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Spain Real Madrid
Overmars  14' Report

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Olimpic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

27 September 1995
20:30
Ferencváros Hungary 1–5 Netherlands Ajax
Nyilas  59' (pen.) Report

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Litmanen  57', 80' (pen.), 88'
Kluivert  67'
F. de Boer  85'
Űllői út, Budapest
Attendance: 17,743
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

27 September 1995
20:30
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Switzerland Grasshopper
Zamorano  70', 89' Report

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Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)

18 October 1995
20:30
Real Madrid Spain 6–1 Hungary Ferencváros
Raúl  24', 25', 84'
Zamorano  34', 47'
Hierro  54'
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Kopunovic  63'

18 October 1995
20:30
Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Switzerland Grasshopper
Kluivert  10', 68'
Finidi  87'
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Olimpic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)

1 November 1995
20:30
Ferencváros Hungary 1–1 Spain Real Madrid
Albert  36' Report

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Raúl  74'
Üllői út, Budapest
Attendance: 17,117
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

1 November 1995
20:30
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–0 Netherlands Ajax
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Hardturm, Zurich
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)

22 November 1995
20:30
Ferencváros Hungary 3–3 Switzerland Grasshopper
Albert  20'
Lisztes  24'
Nyilas  86' (pen.)
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Subiat  21'
Comisetti  48'
Ibrahim  64'
Üllői út, Budapest
Attendance: 14,864
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

22 November 1995
20:30
Real Madrid Spain 0–2 Netherlands Ajax
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Litmanen  64'
Kluivert  76'

6 December 1995
20:30
Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Hungary Ferencváros
Overmars  17'
R. de Boer  22'
Litmanen  62', 66'
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Olimpic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,319
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

6 December 1995
20:30
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–2 Spain Real Madrid
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Raúl  56'
Míchel  67'
Hardturm, Zurich
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland)