Final Day | Team Standings | Top Goalscorers | Qualifying Criteria
Thus, to resolve the complex situation at the top of Group B where
Juventus, Rosenborg and Galatasary finished level on points, it is
necessary to compare the points earned in direct encounters between the 3
tying teams, ignoring results against Bilbao. This comparison is NOT
performed by UEFA on a pairwise basis but rather in a league-table-like model:
Qualifying Criteria
Standings within groups are determined by the following means:
GROUP C
COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
PTS
Juventus
Italy
4
1
3
0
6
4
6
Galatasaray
Turkey
4
1
2
1
6
6
5
Rosenborg
Norway
4
1
1
2
4
6
4
The criteria by which the teams are measured when
determining the top 2 runners-up are:
resulting in the following table for 1998-99:
RUNNERS-UP
COUNTRY
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
PTS
Real Madrid
Spain
6
4
0
2
17
8
12
Manchester United
England
6
2
4
0
20
11
10
Galatasaray
Turkey
6
2
2
2
8
8
8
Benfica
Portugal
6
2
2
2
8
9
8
Lens
France
6
2
2
2
5
6
8
Croatia Zagreb
Croatia
6
2
2
2
5
7
8
97-98
© 1994-98 Colm Ó Riain