Swiss champions Young Boys conclude a forgettable Champions League campaign without a point after suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Red Star Belgrade.
Rangers are officially NOT the worst-ever Champions League team. The unwanted record was last night surpassed by one of Celtic's rivals from this season's UEFA competition. BSC Young Boys finished the new-look league phase with zero points, a goal difference of minus-21 after eight matches.
A little over two years ago, Rangers picked up the unwanted tag of being the worst-ever Champions League team in the group stage. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side suffered defeat in each of their six matches against Liverpool,
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The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round
LONDON (AP) — Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa
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The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round
Celtic thumped the Slovakians 5-1 back in September - their biggest-ever Champions League win - and successive defeats leaves them in 35th with a goal difference of -18. Another battering at the Allianz Arena could see them bow out as the worst-ever team in the competition's history.
The revamped Uefa Champions League group phase reached its conclusion on Wednesday, with some of Europe's biggest clubs leaving it late to secure their place in the next round. Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge and squeeze into a place in the play-offs,
The pairings are already set after the regular phase. This is how the Champions League group stage standings look.The last 18 matches were played tonight in an exciting evening from which the eight teams that go directly to the round of 16 and the other 16 that will have to play the playoff or round of 32 have already emerged.