2023/24 Champions League Group D: Fixtures, results and how to watch
- Last season's finalists Inter paired with Benfica, Salzburg and Real Sociedad
- Real Sociedad ultimately came out ahead of everyone else
- Benfica snuck into the Europa League with just one win
Last season's finalists Inter booked their spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League but were denied the chance to do so as winners of Group D.
Real Sociedad took that honour, claiming first place after a 0-0 draw with the Italian side on the final day of the round.
Portuguese giants Benfica salvaged a Europa League spot, narrowly edging out Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg with a 3-1 victory away from home in their last game of the group stage.
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 D fixtures
Fixture | Date / Kick-off Time (BST) |
|---|---|
Benfica 0-2 Salzburg | 20 September 2023 - 20:00 |
Real Sociedad 1-1 Inter | 20 September 2023 - 20:00 |
Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad | 3 October 2023 - 17:45 |
Inter 1-0 Benfica | 3 October 2023 - 20:00 |
Inter 2-1 Salzburg | 24 October 2023 - 17:45 |
Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad | 24 October 2023 - 20:00 |
Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica | 8 November 2023 - 17:45 |
Salzburg 0-1 Inter | 8 November 2023 - 20:00 |
Benfica 3-3 Inter | 29 November 2023 - 20:00 |
Real Sociedad 0-0 Salzburg | 29 November 2023 - 20:00 |
Inter 0-0 Real Sociedad | 12 December 2023 - 20:00 |
Salzburg 1-3 Benfica | 12 December 2023 - 20:00 |
2023/24 Champions League Group D table
Pos | Team | Played | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Sociedad | 6 | +5 | 12 |
2. | Inter | 6 | +3 | 12 |
3. | Benfica | 6 | -4 | 4 |
4. | Salzburg | 6 | -4 | 4 |
Who has reached the 2023/24 Champions League last 16 from Group D?
Real Sociedad - Group D winners
Going into this season's competition, Real Sociedad had not won a Champions League game since 2003. Xabi Alonso scored that winner against Galatasaray.
Two decades on, Imanol Alguacil's entertaining outfit went undefeated in a group containing quarter-finalists and runners-up from last season's Champions League. "It will probably take us years to realise what this group is doing," Alguacil gushed.
Potential last 16 opponents
- FC Copenhagen (Group A)
- PSV Eindhoven (Group B)
- Napoli (Group C)
- Lazio (Group E)
- Paris Saint-Germain (Group F)
- RB Leipzig (Group G)
- Porto (Group H)
Inter - Group D runners-up
"I don't want to see any long faces," Inter manager Simone Inzaghi insisted after his side's status as group runners-up was confirmed. "Only smiles."
Last season's finalists boasted the same record as Real Sociedad (W3 D3 L0) and drew home and away with the Spanish outfit but were nudged into second place by virtue of an inferior goal difference.
Potential last 16 opponents
- Bayern Munich (Group A)
- Arsenal (Group B)
- Real Madrid (Group C)
- Atletico Madrid (Group E)
- Borussia Dortmund (Group F)
- Manchester City (Group G)
- Barcelona (Group H)
Benfica - Europa League knockout round play-off
Benfica lost their first four group games this season, going more than five hours of action before Rafa Silva scored the club's maiden European goal of the campaign.
All hope seemed to be lost when Roger Schmidt's side gave up a 3-0 half-time lead at home to Inter, ultimately emerging with a fortuitous point. However, Angel Di Maria rolled back the years to lead the Portuguese giants to victory over RB Salzburg in Austria, scoring directly from a corner in a 3-1 win.
RB Salzburg - Out of Europe
It all began so well. Salzburg opened their campaign with a 2-0 victory at Benfica's Estadio da Luz, putting the Austrian champions top of Group D after the first round of matches.
However, Salzburg weren't able to add another win and crumbled in front of their home crowd against Benfica on Matchday 6, finishing bottom of a Champions League group for the first time in their history.
2023/24 Champions League Group D stats
Player goals
Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Joao Mario | Benfica | 3 |
Brais Mendez | Real Sociedad | 3 |
Alexis Sanchez | Inter | 2 |
Lautaro Martinez | Inter | 2 |
Oscar Gloukh | RB Salzburg | 2 |
Player assists
Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
Davide Frattesi | Inter | 2 |
Casper Tengstedt | Benfica | 1 |
Maurits Kjaergaard | RB Salzburg | 1 |
Denzel Dumfries | Inter | 1 |
Ander Barrenetxea | Real Sociedad | 1 |
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