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Manchester City Become Only Second English Team To Achieve Champions League Group Stage Perfection

Manchester City ended a UEFA Champions League group stage with six wins out of six games for the first time in the club's history on Wednesday.

Micah Hamilton, Oscar Bobb and Kalvin Phillips all scored their first goals for City in a 3-2 victory away at Red Star Belgrade.

City had beaten Red Star 3-1 in Manchester back in September.

Pep Guardiola's men then won home and away against RB Leipzig (3-2 and 3-1) and Young Boys (3-0 and 3-1) before wrapping up a perfect Group G campaign in Serbia.

City have now finished in first place in seven consecutive UCL group campaigns.

Manchester City's Group Stage Record In UEFA Champions League Campaigns

A table illustrating Manchester City's performances season by season in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

SeasonPointsPlaceOpponents In Group Stage

2011/12

10

3rd

Bayern Munich, Napoli, Villarreal

2012/13

3

4th

Dortmund, Real Madrid, Ajax

2013/14

15

2nd

Bayern Munich, Viktoria Plzen, CSKA Moscow

2014/15

8

2nd

Bayern Munich, Roma, CSKA Moscow

2015/16

12

1st

Juventus, Sevilla, Gladbach

2016/17

9

2nd

Barcelona, Gladbach, Celtic

2017/18

15

1st

Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli, Feyenoord

2018/19

13

1st

Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk, Hoffenheim

2019/20

14

1st

Atalanta, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb

2022/21

16

1st

Porto, Olympiacos, Marseille

2021/22

12

1st

PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge

2022/23

14

1st

Dortmund, Sevilla, Copenhagen

2023/24

18

1st

RB Leipzig, Young Boys, Red Star Belgrade

Manchester City's players pictured celebrating during a 3-2 win over RB Leipzig in UEFA Champions League Group G in November 2023

Manchester City's players pictured celebrating during a 3-2 win over RB Leipzig in UEFA Champions League Group G in November

How Many Teams Have Won All Six Games In A Champions League Group?

Just two teams won all six of their games in this season's Champions League group stage - which is the final edition of the tournament before a new format will be introduced next year.

Real Madrid collected 18 points from their six matches against Napoli, Braga and Union Berlin.

Madrid also recorded the perfect 18 in the 2011/12 and 2014/15 seasons.

Liverpool became the first English club to win six out of six when they overcame Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Porto in 2021/22.

The only other clubs to have achieved group stage perfection are AC Milan (1992/93), PSG (1994/15), Spartak Moscow (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03), Bayern Munich (2019/20, 2021/22 and 2022/23) and Ajax (2021/22).

A list of every team that has won six games out of six in a UEFA Champions League group stage campaign.

TeamSeasonOpponents In Group Stage

AC Milan

1992/93

Goteborg, PSV Eindhoven, Porto

PSG

1994/95

Bayern Munich, Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv

Spartak Moscow

1995/96

Blackburn, Legia Warsaw, Rosenborg 

Barcelona

2002/03

Club Brugge, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow

Real Madrid

2011/12

Dinamo Zagreb, Ajax, Lyon

Real Madrid

2014/15

Basel, Liverpool, Ludogorets

Bayern Munich

2019/20

Tottenham, Olympiacos, Red Star Belgrade

Ajax

2021/22

Sporting Lisbon, Dortmund, Besiktas

Liverpool

2021/22

Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Porto

Bayern Munich

2021/22

Benfica, Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv

Bayern Munich

2022/23

Inter Milan, Barcelona, Viktoria Plzen

Real Madrid

2023/24

Napoli, Braga, Union Berlin

Man City

2023/24

RB Leipzig, Young Boys, Red Star Belgrade