2023/24 Champions League Group A: Fixtures, results and how to watch

  • Man Utd faced Bayern Munich on their return to the Champions League
  • Red Devils finished behind both Copenhagen and Galatasaray
  • Group ended on 12 December
Man Utd will face Bayern in the UCL group stages
Man Utd will face Bayern in the UCL group stages / Visionhaus / Contributor / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista / Contributor
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Manchester United ended up bottom of Group A in a miserable Champions League campaign.

Initially expected to be in a battle with Bayern Munich for top spot, Erik ten Hag's men ultimately fell all the way to the bottom of the pile, with Copenhagen finishing second and Galatasaray even pipping United to a spot in the Europa League.

Here's how Group A ended up.


2023/24 Champions League group stage matchdays

Matchday

Date

1

19/20 September

2

3/4 October 2023

3

24/25 October 2023

4

7/8 November 2023

5

28/29 November 2023

6

12/13 December 2023


2023/24 Champions League Group A fixtures

Fixture

Date / Kick-off Time (BST/GMT)

Galatasaray 2-2 Copenhagen

20 September 2023 - 17:45

Bayern Munich 4-3 Man Utd

20 September 2023 - 20:00

Man Utd 2-3 Galatasaray

3 October 2023 - 20:00

Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich

3 October 2023 - 20:00

Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern Munich

24 October 2023 - 17:45

Man Utd 1-0 Copenhagen

24 October 2023 - 20:00

Bayern Munich 2-1 Galatasaray

8 November 2023 - 20:00

Copenhagen 4-3 Man Utd

8 November 2023 - 20:00

Galatasaray 3-3 Man Utd

29 November 2023 - 17:45

Bayern Munich 0-0 Copenhagen

29 November 2023 - 20:00

Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich

12 December 2023 - 20:00

Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray

12 December 2023 - 20:00


2023/24 Champions League Group A table

Pos

Team

Played

GD

Pts

1.

Bayern Munich

6

+6

16

2.

Copenhagen

6

0

8

3.

Galatasaray

6

-3

5

4.

Man Utd

6

-3

4


Who has reached the 2023/24 Champions League last 16 from Group A?

Bayern Munich - Group A winners

Harry Kane
Kane and Bayern made the last 16 with ease / Michael Steele/GettyImages

Bayern Munich had little issue qualifying from Group A as top dogs.

The German giants recorded five wins from six games and had first place wrapped up by the time Matchday 6 came around.


Potential last 16 opponents

  • PSV Eindhoven (Group B)
  • Napoli (Group C)
  • Inter (Group D)
  • Lazio (Group E)
  • Paris Saint-Germain (Group F)
  • Porto (Group H)

Copenhagen - Group A runners-up

Kamil Grabara, Denis Vavro
Copenhagen were triumphant underdogs in Group A / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

Danish outfit Copenhagen weren't fancied to survive Group A. They had beaten teams like Breidablik, Sparta Prague and Rakow Czestochowa just to make it through qualifying.

However, wins over Man Utd and Galatasaray and two draws helped them take second place and reach the last 16, equaling their best ever Champions League performance.


Potential last 16 opponents

  • Arsenal (Group B)
  • Real Madrid (Group C)
  • Real Sociedad (Group D)
  • Atletico Madrid (Group E)
  • Borussia Dortmund (Group F)
  • Manchester City (Group G)
  • Barcelona (Group H)

Galatasaray - Europa League knockout round play-off

Mauro Icardi
Mauro Icardi couldn't drag Galatasaray through / Mateusz Slodkowski/GettyImages

Galatasaray's band of Premier League alumni stunned Old Trafford as they won 3-2 on Matchday 2, but the Turkish side struggled facing teams not called Manchester United in Group A.

Defeat to Copenhagen ensured they would not reach the last 16, but they will feature in the Europa League knockout round play-off after coming third.


Man Utd - Out of Europe

Bruno Fernandes, Antony
Problems keep mounting for Man Utd / Richard Sellers/Allstar/GettyImages

It was a campaign of historic Champions League lows for Erik ten Hag and Man Utd.

Another summer of heavy spending has not yielded success so far in 2023/24 and the Red Devils now have no European football in their calendar for the rest of the season.


2023/24 Champions League Group A stats

Player goals

Player

Team

Goals

Rasmus Hojlund

Man Utd

5

Harry Kane

Bayern Munich

4

Lukas Lerager

Copenhagen

2

Mohamed Elyounoussi

Copenhagen

2

Diogo Goncalves

Copenhagen

2


Player assists

Player

Team

Assists

Harry Kane

Bayern Munich

3

Bruno Fernandes

Man Utd

2

Davinson Sanchez

Galatasaray

2

Joshua Kimmich

Bayern Munich

2

Marcus Rashford

Man Utd

2


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