2014-15 UEFA Youth League
The 2014-15 UEFA Youth League is the second campaign of European football's Under-19 competition. Its format and initial group stage draw mirrors that of the senior level Champions League, with the group winners and group runners-up progressing to the knockout round last-16 in the New Year. The knockout rounds consist of single-leg ties, with the group winners at home in the round-of-16 before the home team is determined by a random draw for the quarter-final stage. The semi-final and final will be held once again in Nyon, scheduled for the last weekend of April 2015.
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Teams
The Under-19 sides of the 32 Champions League group stage participants make up the UEFA Youth League roster:
Ajax, Anderlecht, APOEL Nicosia, Athletic Bilbao, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Basel, BATE Borisov, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, Galatasaray, Juventus, Liverpool, Ludogorets, Malmo, Manchester City, Maribor, Monaco, Olympiacos, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Real Madrid, Roma, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting C.P, Zenit Saint Petersburg
Group Stage
The 32 competing teams are split into eight groups of four, with the draw mirroring that of the senior team's Champions League. The top two sides in each group after home and away ties against the other three teams in the group will progress to the last-16 stage.
Group A
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 3 | Juventus | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
| 4 | Malmo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 1 |
Results
9 December 2014: Olympiacos 2-0 Malmo
9 December 2014: Juventus 0-3 Atletico Madrid
26 November 2014: Malmo 2-2 Juventus
26 November 2014: Atletico Madrid 0-2 Olympiacos
4 November 2014: Juventus 0-3 Olympiacos
4 November 2014: Malmo 1-2 Atletico Madrid
22 October 2014: Atletico Madrid 3-1 Malmo
22 October 2014: Olympiacos 1-1 Juventus
1 October 2014: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Juventus
1 October 2014: Malmo 1-3 Olympiacos
16 September 2014: Juventus 2-0 Malmo
Group B
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 12 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Basel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 | Ludogorets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | -27 | 0 |
Results
9 December 2014: Liverpool 3-0 Basel
9 December 2014: Real Madrid 6-0 Ludogorets
26 November 2014: Ludogorets 0-3 Liverpool
26 November 2014: Basel 3-2 Real Madrid
4 November 2014: Basel 6-0 Ludogorets
4 November 2014: Real Madrid 4-1 Liverpool
22 October 2014: Ludogorets 0-5 Basel
22 October 2014: Liverpool 3-2 Real Madrid
1 October 2014: Ludogorets 0-3 Real Madrid
1 October 2014: Basel 3-2 Liverpool
16 September 2014: Real Madrid 2-0 Basel
Group C
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Benfica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 6 |
| 4 | Monaco | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
Results
9 December 2014: Benfica 4-1 Bayer Leverkusen
9 December 2014: Monaco 1-3 Zenit Saint Petersburg
26 November 2014: Zenit Saint Petersburg 5-1 Benfica
26 November 2014: Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Monaco
4 November 2014: Zenit Saint Petersburg 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
4 November 2014: Benfica 3-0 Monaco
22 October 2014: Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 Zenit Saint Petersburg
22 October 2014: Monaco 0-1 Benfica
1 October 2014: Zenit Saint Petersburg 0-3 Monaco
1 October 2014: Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 Benfica
16 September 2014: Monaco 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Group D
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Anderlecht | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 6 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
Results
10 December 2014: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Anderlecht
9 December 2014: Galatasaray 1-3 Arsenal
26 November 2014: Arsenal 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
25 November 2014: Anderlecht 2-0 Galatasaray (Match abandoned late on - Anderlecht later awarded the win by UEFA)
4 November 2014: Arsenal 1-2 Anderlecht
4 November 2014: Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Galatasaray
22 October 2014: Galatasaray 3-2 Borussia Dortmund
21 October 2014: Anderlecht 4-3 Arsenal
2 October 2014: Anderlecht 5-0 Borussia Dortmund
1 October 2014: Arsenal 5-1 Galatasaray
17 September 2014: Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Arsenal
Group E
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 18 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 6 |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
Results
10 December 2014: Roma 0-4 Manchester City
10 December 2014: Bayern Munich 3-2 CSKA Moscow
25 November 2014: Manchester City 6-0 Bayern Munich
25 November 2014: CSKA Moscow 0-2 Roma
5 November 2014: Bayern Munich 3-2 Roma
5 November 2014: Manchester City 4-2 CSKA Moscow
21 October 2014: Roma 1-0 Bayern Munich
21 October 2014: CSKA Moscow 0-2 Manchester City
30 September 2014: CSKA Moscow 3-1 Bayern Munich
30 September 2014: Manchester City 2-1 Roma
17 September 2014: Roma 3-1 CSKA Moscow
Group F
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | APOEL Nicosia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 1 |
Results
9 December 2014: Barcelona 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain
9 December 2014: Ajax 4-1 APOEL Nicosia
26 November 2014: Paris Saint-Germain 3-6 Ajax
25 November 2014: APOEL Nicosia 2-3 Barcelona
5 November 2014: Paris Saint-Germain 6-0 APOEL Nicosia
4 November 2014: Ajax 1-0 Barcelona
22 October 2014: APOEL Nicosia 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
21 October 2014: Barcelona 2-2 Ajax
30 September 2014: APOEL Nicosia 0-0 Ajax
30 September 2014: Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Barcelona
18 September 2014: Ajax 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Group G
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 |
| 2 | Schalke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 15 |
| 3 | Sporting C.P | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 6 |
| 4 | Maribor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 25 | -21 | 0 |
Results
10 December 2014: Maribor 1-5 Schalke
10 December 2014: Chelsea 6-0 Sporting C.P
25 November 2014: Schalke 2-0 Chelsea
25 November 2014: Sporting C.P 3-2 Maribor
5 November 2014: Maribor 0-7 Chelsea
5 November 2014: Sporting C.P 2-3 Schalke
21 October 2014: Schalke 3-0 Sporting C.P
21 October 2014: Chelsea 2-0 Maribor
30 September 2014: Schalke 5-0 Maribor
30 September 2014: Sporting C.P 0-5 Chelsea
17 September 2014: Maribor 1-3 Sporting C.P
Group H
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 1 |
Results
10 December 2014: Porto 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
10 December 2014: Athletic Bilbao 4-0 BATE Borisov
25 November 2014: BATE Borisov 0-0 Porto
25 November 2014: Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 Athletic Bilbao
5 November 2014: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 BATE Borisov
5 November 2014: Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Porto
21 October 2014: BATE Borisov 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk
21 October 2014: Porto 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
30 September 2014: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Porto
30 September 2014: BATE Borisov 1-2 Athletic Bilbao
17 September 2014: Porto 2-0 BATE Borisov
Round of 16
The last-16 pits the eight group winners against the eight runners-up from the previous phase. Matches have been scheduled to be played in February.
Results
25 February 2015: Chelsea 3-1 Zenit Saint Petersburg
24 February 2015: Manchester City 1-1 Schalke (AET - MAN CITY WON 3-1 ON PENS)
24 February 2015: Benfica 2-1 Liverpool
24 February 2015: Ajax 0-0 Roma (AET - ROMA WON 6-5 ON PENS)
23 February 2015: Anderlecht 1-0 Barcelona
23 February 2015: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Olympiacos (AET - SHAKHTAR WON 5-4 ON PENS)
17 February 2015: Real Madrid 1-1 Porto (AET - PORTO WON 3-1 ON PENS)
27 January 2015: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Arsenal
Quarter-Finals
Results
18 March 2015: Anderlecht 5-0 Porto
17 March 2015: Roma 2-1 Manchester City
17 March 2015: Benfica 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (SHAKHTAR WON 5-4 ON PENS)
10 March 2015: Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid
Semi-Finals
The semi-finals were played in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 10 April as part of a semi-final/final weekend.
Anderlecht 1-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Roma 0-4 Chelsea
Final
The final was played at the Colvoray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday 13 April.
Chelsea 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Top Goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Dominic Solanke | Chelsea | 12 |
| Aaron Leya Iseka | Anderlecht | 9 |
| Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid | 7 |
| Zakaria El Azzouzi | Ajax | 6 |
| Jerome Sinclair | Liverpool | 6 |
| Jack Byrne | Manchester City | 6 |
