round. Notes Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise). Qualifying rounds First qualifying round |} Second qualifying round Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. |} Note: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round. Because of the unequal number of teams (15 and 17), Wüstenrot Salzburg and Sparta Prague had to play against each other. Group stage Bayer Leverkusen, Beşiktaş, Košice, Feyenoord, Lierse, Newcastle United, Olympiacos, Parma, Sparta Prague (who already qualified for the 1991-92 European Cup group stage) and Sporting CP made their debut in the group stage. Košice lost all six of their group stage matches and thus became the first team to finish a Champions League group stage with no points. They were also first team from Slovakia to play in group stage. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Ranking of second-placed teams Knockout stage Bracket Quarter-finals |} The quarter-final between German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund marked the first meeting of two teams from the same country in the Champions League (including the European Cup era, the first game between teams from the same country occurred in 1958–59). With Bayer Leverkusen also having qualified, it marked the first time three clubs from the same nation played in the knockout phase. Semi-finals |} Final Top goalscorers See also 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997–98 UEFA Cup 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup References External links 1997–98 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at RSSSF All scorers 1997–98 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round 1997/98 UEFA Champions League - results and line-ups (archive) 1 1997-98