Lee_R wrote:Nigels Tackle wrote:Lee_R wrote:So 2, 3 and 4 are on 5 points each.. can someone explain to me why if we beat Roma and CSKA beat Bayern.. CSKA go through? We'd both be on 8 points and we have a better goal difference :/
Cheers.
head to head my friend
Fair enough, thanks.
If CSKA lose to Bayern we can get away with a 1-1 draw and qualify we go through on f) - see below. If CSKA draw and we draw with Roma then Roma go through on superior goal difference against us and CSKA. So if CSKA draw we have to beat Roma. I hope Pellegrini understands all this.
UEFA Champions League Rules - Group Stages
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches,
the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending
order):
a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the
teams in question;
b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams
in question;
c) higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the
teams in question;
d) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches
played among the teams in question;
e) if, after having applied criteria a) to d), teams still have an equal ranking,
criteria a) to d) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the
teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does
not lead to a decision, criteria f) to h) apply;
f) superior goal difference from all group matches played;
g) higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
h) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question,
as well as its association, over the previous five seasons (see
paragraph 9.02).