THE UCL GROUP PHASE ONE IN SUMMARY

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After appearing in a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk, England U-18 midfielder Philip Walter Foden is now the youngest player to start a Champions League match for Manchester City (17years 19days).
The 2017/2018 Champions League group stage saw a total of 306 goals scored; the most in a group stage campaign in competition history.

England are the first nation to have five different teams qualify for the Last 16 of the Champions League (since 2003/2004).
 This is the first time since 2006/2007 season that four English sides have finished first in their respective groups in a single Champions League campaign. Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur all finished top of their respective groups. 

Only Paris Saint-Germain(25) have scored more goals than Liverpool (16) in the Champions League this season.


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