2023/24 Champions League Group G: Fixtures, results and how to watch
- Man City aiming to become second club in Champions League era to defend their title
- RB Leipzig could not exact any revenge against City after losing to the European champions in last season's knockout stages
- Swiss and Serbian league holders Young Boys and Red Star rounded off Group G
Manchester City's defence of their maiden Champions League title began with a faultless group-stage campaign.
Pep Guardiola's reigning European champions won all six matches to top Group G ahead of German side RB Leipzig.
The Bundesliga club were thrashed 7-0 by City in last season's round of 16 and lost home and away to their familiar foes yet again. Nevertheless, Leipzig comfortably finished ahead of third-placed Young Boys, while winless Serbian champions Red Star propped up the standings.
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 G fixtures
Fixture | Date / Kick-off Time (BST) |
|---|---|
Young Boys 1-3 RB Leipzig | 19 September 2023 - 17:45 |
19 September 2023 - 20:00 | |
4 October 2023 - 20:00 | |
Red Star 2-2 Young Boys | 4 October 2023 - 20:00 |
RB Leipzig 3-1 Red Star | 25 October 2023 - 20:00 |
25 October 2023 - 20:00 | |
7 November 2023 - 20:00 | |
Red Star 1-2 RB Leipzig | 7 November 2023 - 20:00 |
28 November 2023 - 20:00 | |
Young Boys 2-0 Red Star | 28 November 2023 - 20:00 |
RB Leipzig 2-1 Young Boys | 13 December 2023 - 17:45 |
13 December 2023 - 17:45 |
2023/24 Champions League Group G table
Pos | Team | Played | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Man City | 6 | +11 | 18 |
2. | RB Leipzig | 6 | +3 | 12 |
3. | Young Boys | 6 | -6 | 4 |
4. | Red Star | 6 | -8 | 1 |
Who has reached the 2023/24 Champions League last 16 from Group G?
Man City - Group G winners
Manchester City may have become just the second English club to ever win all half-dozen Champions League group-stage games, but it was not a first phase without its blemishes.
Guardiola's side conceded in five of their six games, recording as many clean sheets as city rivals Manchester United (one) who finished bottom of Group A. City kept a competition-high eight shut-outs en route to last season's European title.
Potential last 16 opponents
- FC Copenhagen (Group A)
- PSV Eindhoven (Group B)
- Napoli (Group C)
- Inter (Group D)
- Lazio (Group E)
- Paris Saint-Germain (Group F)
- Porto (Group H)
RB Leipzig - Group G runners-up
At half-time of Leipzig's trip to the Etihad in November, Marco Rose's side led City 2-0. "I told the guys that we made them angry in the first half," the Leipzig boss admitted after watching the reigning champions complete a comeback to win 3-2, "and that's what we saw in the second half."
Leipzig fulfilled pre-competition expectations by winning all four group games that weren't against Manchester City.
Potential last 16 opponents
- Arsenal (Group B)
- Real Madrid (Group C)
- Real Sociedad (Group D)
- Atletico Madrid (Group E)
- Barcelona (Group H)
Young Boys - Europa League knockout round play-off
It was immediately apparent that Young Boys and Red Star would be battling it out for third place in this top-heavy Group G - at times that inferiority complex was too readily apparent, such as when captain Mohamed Ali Camara swapped shirts with City's Erling Haaland at half-time of a group game in November.
Nevertheless, the Swiss champions kept their heads (and shirts) for the all-important head-to-heads with Red Star, taking four points to secure a Europa League berth.
Red Star - Out of Europe
For the first time since 1968, when it was a straight knockout format under the guise of the European Cup, Red Star failed to win a single match in the continent's premier club competition.
The 1991 European champions took the lead at the home of current holders Manchester City in September but did not have the defensive resolve to maintain their advantage - only one club conceded more group-stage goals than Red Star this season.
2023/24 Champions League Group G stats
Player goals
Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Erling Haaland | Man City | 5 |
Julian Alvarez | Man City | 4 |
Lois Openda | RB Leipzig | 4 |
Phil Foden | Man City | 3 |
Benjamin Sesko | RB Leipzig | 2 |
Player assists
Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
Phil Foden | Man City | 3 |
Rico Lewis | Man City | 3 |
Kevin Kampl | RB Leipzig | 2 |
Benjamin Henrichs | RB Leipzig | 2 |
Xavi Simons | RB Leipzig | 2 |
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