2023–24 UEFA Champions League
The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League is the 69th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 32nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
 Wembley Stadium in London will host the final. | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 27 June – 30 August 2023 Competition proper: 19 September 2023 – 1 June 2024 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 78 (from 53 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 768,124 (48,008 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) Casemiro (Manchester United) Galeno (Porto) João Félix (Barcelona) 2 goals each |
The final will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase, earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup, and also enter the 32-team 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.
This edition is the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating at the group stage, after UEFA had announced that a new expanded format would be introduced for the following edition.
Manchester City are the defending champions, having won their first-ever title in the previous edition.
Association team allocation
A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which does not organise a domestic league and Russia[Note RUS]). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
- Associations 1–4 each have four teams qualify.
- Associations 5–6 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 7–15 (except Russia)[Note RUS] each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE] each have one team qualify.
- The winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
Association ranking
For the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22. The team allocation reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams (a maximum of 5 per association) participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
- (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
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Distribution
The following is the default access list for the 2023–24 season.
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| Preliminary round (4 teams) |
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| First qualifying round (30 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (24 teams) | Champions Path (20 teams) |
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| League Path (4 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (20 teams) | Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| League Path (8 teams) |
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| Play-off round (12 teams) | Champions Path (8 teams) |
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| League Path (4 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list have been made:
- The champions of association 11 (Serbia) enter the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
- The champions of association 13 (Belgium) enter the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
- The champions of association 15 (Greece) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
- The champions of associations 18 (Denmark) and 19 (Croatia) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).
- The runner-up of association 11 (Serbia) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (League Path).
Since the Champions League title holders (Manchester City) have qualified via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list have been made:
- The champions of association 12 (Ukraine) enter the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
- The champions of association 14 (Switzerland) enter the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
- The champions of association 16 (Czech Republic) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
- The champions of associations 20 (Turkey) and 21 (Cyprus) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Champions League title holders
- EL: Europa League title holders
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: League positions of the previous season
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
Notes
- ^ Belarus (BLR): Shakhtyor Soligorsk would have qualified as champions of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League but were found guilty of match-fixing by the ABFF and denied a UEFA license. Runners-up Energetik-BGU Minsk were also found guilty of match-fixing and also denied a UEFA license. As a result, the Football Federation of Belarus decided to award the Champions League spot to BATE Borisov, who finished 3rd in the league.
- ^ Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all play in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV is the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
- ^ Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final and the final.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 13 June 2023 | 27 June 2023 (semi-finals) | 30 June 2023 (final) |
| First qualifying round | 20 June 2023 | 11–12 July 2023 | 18–19 July 2023 | |
| Second qualifying round | 21 June 2023 | 25–26 July 2023 | 1–2 August 2023 | |
| Third qualifying round | 24 July 2023 | 8–9 & 15 August 2023 | 15 & 19 August 2023 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 7 August 2023 | 22–23 August 2023 | 29–30 August 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 31 August 2023 | 19–20 September 2023 | |
| Matchday 2 | 3–4 October 2023 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 24–25 October 2023 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 7–8 November 2023 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 28–29 November 2023 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12–13 December 2023 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 18 December 2023 | 13–14 & 20–21 February 2024 | 5–6 & 12–13 March 2024 |
| Quarter-finals | 15 March 2024 | 9–10 April 2024 | 16–17 April 2024 | |
| Semi-finals | 30 April – 1 May 2024 | 7–8 May 2024 | ||
| Final | 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London | |||
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
A total of four teams played in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients, with two seeded teams and two unseeded teams in the semi-finals. The matches took place at Kópavogsvöllur in Kópavogur, Iceland. For administrative purposes, the home team in each draw were the first team drawn in each tie in the semi-finals. The same applied for the final draw, between the two winners of the semi-finals, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round Champions Path.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Atlètic Club d'Escaldes  | 0–3 |  Budućnost Podgorica |
Tre Penne  | 1–7 |  Breiðablik |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Budućnost Podgorica | 0–5 | Breiðablik |
First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2023. The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 13 of the 15 losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 losers received a bye and were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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BK Häcken  | 5–1 |  The New Saints | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Ballkani  | 2–4 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Shamrock Rovers  | 1–3 | Breiðablik | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Žalgiris  | 2–1 |  Struga | 0–0 | 2–1 |
KÍ  | 3–0 |  Ferencváros | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Olimpija Ljubljana  | 4–2 |  Valmiera | 2–1 | 2–1 |
HJK  | 3–2 |  Larne | 1–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Lincoln Red Imps  | 1–6 |  Qarabağ | 1–2 | 0–4 |
Raków Częstochowa  | 4–0 |  Flora | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Slovan Bratislava  | 3–1 |  Swift Hesperange | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Farul Constanța  | 1–3 |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
Ħamrun Spartans  | 1–6 |  Maccabi Haifa | 0–4 | 1–2 |
Urartu  | 3–3 (3–4 p) |  Zrinjski Mostar | 0–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Partizani  | 1–3 |  BATE Borisov | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Astana  | 3–2 |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Notes
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023. The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Žalgiris | 2–3 |  Galatasaray | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–3 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 4–3 | Qarabağ | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| KÍ | 3–3 (4–3 p) | BK Häcken | 0–0 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
| HJK | 1–2 |  Molde | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Breiðablik | 3–8 |  Copenhagen | 0–2 | 3–6 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–4 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
Aris Limassol  | 11–5 | BATE Borisov | 6–2 | 5–3 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2–3 | Slovan Bratislava | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Dinamo Zagreb  | 6–0 | Astana | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Dnipro-1  | 3–5 |  Panathinaikos | 1–3 | 2–2 |
Servette  | 3–3 (4–1 p) |  Genk | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023. The first legs were played on 8, 9 and 15 August, and the second legs were played on 15 and 19 August 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Raków Częstochowa | 3–1 | Aris Limassol | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–5 | Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–4 | AEK Athens | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–4 | Galatasaray | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Copenhagen | 3–3 (4–2 p) |  Sparta Prague | 0–0 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
| KÍ | 2–3 | Molde | 2–1 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Braga  | 7–1 |  TSC | 3–0 | 4–1 |
Rangers  | 3–2 | Servette | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–2 (5–3 p) |  Marseille | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
PSV Eindhoven  | 7–2 |  Sturm Graz | 4–1 | 3–1 |
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Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 August, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 August 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Maccabi Haifa | 0–3 | Young Boys | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Antwerp | 3–1 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 1–2 | Copenhagen | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Molde | 3–5 | Galatasaray | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rangers | 3–7 | PSV Eindhoven | 2–2 | 1–5 |
| Braga | 3–1 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Group stage
Atlético Madrid
Real MadridManchester teams
Manchester City
Manchester UnitedMilan teams
Inter Milan
Milan Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; 
Pink: Group H.
The group stage draw for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on 31 August at 18:00 CEST. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:
- Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2021–22 UEFA association coefficients. Because Manchester City (the champions of the 2022–23 Premier League) won the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the champions of Association 7 (Netherlands) Feyenoord entered into Pot 1.
- Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining qualified teams, with their pot being determined by UEFA club coefficient (CC).
Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Union Berlin and Antwerp made their debut appearances in the group stage.
A total of 15 national associations are represented in the group stage.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | CPH | GAL | MUN | |
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| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 29 Nov | 8 Nov | 4–3 | |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 Oct | — | 12 Dec | 8 Nov | ||
| 3 | Galatasaray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Transfer to Europa League | 24 Oct | 2–2 | — | 29 Nov | |
| 4 |  Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 12 Dec | 24 Oct | 3 Oct | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | LEN | SEV | PSV | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 29 Nov | 8 Nov | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 Oct | — | 12 Dec | 24 Oct | ||
| 3 |  Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Transfer to Europa League | 24 Oct | 1–1 | — | 29 Nov | |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 12 Dec | 8 Nov | 3 Oct | — |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAP | RMA | BRA | UBE | |
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| 1 |  Napoli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3 Oct | 13 Dec | 8 Nov | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 29 Nov | — | 8 Nov | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Braga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 24 Oct | — | 29 Nov | |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 24 Oct | 12 Dec | 3 Oct | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAL | INT | RSO | BEN | |
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| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 8 Nov | 3 Oct | 12 Dec | |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 Oct | — | 12 Dec | 3 Oct | ||
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Transfer to Europa League | 29 Nov | 1–1 | — | 8 Nov | |
| 4 | Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0–2 | 29 Nov | 24 Oct | — |
Notes:
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FEY | ATM | LAZ | CEL | |
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| 1 | Feyenoord | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 28 Nov | 25 Oct | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 Oct | — | 13 Dec | 7 Nov | ||
| 3 | Lazio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Transfer to Europa League | 7 Nov | 1–1 | — | 28 Nov | |
| 4 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 13 Dec | 25 Oct | 4 Oct | — |
Notes:
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | NEW | MIL | DOR | |
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| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 28 Nov | 25 Oct | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 Oct | — | 13 Dec | 25 Oct | ||
| 3 | Milan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Transfer to Europa League | 7 Nov | 0–0 | — | 28 Nov | |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 13 Dec | 7 Nov | 4 Oct | — |
Notes:
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBL | MCI | ZVE | YB | |
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| 1 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4 Oct | 25 Oct | 13 Dec | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 28 Nov | — | 3–1 | 7 Nov | ||
| 3 | Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | Transfer to Europa League | 7 Nov | 13 Dec | — | 4 Oct | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 1–3 | 25 Oct | 28 Nov | — |
Notes:
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | POR | SHK | ANT | |
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| 1 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 28 Nov | 25 Oct | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 4 Oct | — | 13 Dec | 7 Nov | ||
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | Transfer to Europa League | 7 Nov | 1–3 | — | 28 Nov | |
| 4 | Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 13 Dec | 25 Oct | 4 Oct | — |
Final
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Statistics
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Tables updated as of 20 September 2023.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | João Félix | Barcelona | 2 | 68 |
 Galeno | Porto | 89 | ||
 Julián Álvarez | Manchester City | 90 | ||
| Casemiro | Manchester United | |||
| 5 | 38 players | 1 | — | |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Raphinha | Barcelona | 2 | 68 |
| 2 | 34 players | 1 | — | |
See also
References
External links
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