a better goal difference Inter Milan lost on head-to-head away goals to Tottenham Hotspur in 2018–19 Napoli lost on overall goals scored to Liverpool in 2018–19, with both teams winning 1–0 at home in head-to-head matches. Liverpool defeated Napoli in their final group game, with Paris Saint-Germain defeating Red Star Belgrade in the other match to top the group with 11 points. With both Liverpool and Napoli tied on 9 points, having identical head-to-head results, and a goal difference of +2, Liverpool advanced by virtue of having scored more overall goals than Napoli (9 to Napoli's 7). Liverpool went on to win the final. Shakhtar Donetsk lost on head-to-head points to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2020–21 Borussia Dortmund lost on head-to-head goal difference to Sporting CP in 2021–22 Knocked out on 3 points for a win rule 1995–96 was the first tournament in which three points were awarded for a win instead of two. The following teams were knocked out from the group stage, but would have advanced following the old rule: Rosenborg was ranked fourth out of six runners-up in 1997–98, but would have equalled the points of Paris Saint-Germain and eventual finalists Juventus and advanced on goal difference Bayer Leverkusen ended third in Group A in 1999–2000, but would have been one point ahead of Dynamo Kyiv Panathinaikos ended third in Group E in 2004–05, but would have equalled the points of PSV Eindhoven and advanced on head-to-head matches Werder Bremen ended third in Group B in 2008–09, but would have equalled the points of Inter Milan and advanced on head-to-head matches Napoli ended third in Group C in 2018–19, but would have been one point ahead of eventual winners Liverpool. Other group stage records Bayern Munich holds the record of winning 19 consecutive opening fixtures starting from a 2–1 win against Celtic in the 2003–04 season until a 2–0 away win against Inter Milan in 2022–23. Bayern Munich holds the record of most consecutive undefeated matches in the group stage with 34 games, starting from a 3–0 win against Celtic in the 2017–18 season until a 2–0 win over Inter Milan in 2022–23. Bayern Munich holds the record of most consecutive wins in the group stage with 13 games, starting from a 2–0 win against Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2020–21 season until a 2–0 win over Inter Milan in 2022–23. Panathinaikos is the only team that has ever