UEFA Champions League 2014-15 Group Stage Results: Points Table & Team Standings Group A

Juventus win as Atletico Madrid fall to Olympiakos in Group A of matchday 1 in UEFA Champions League 2014-15.

Updated: September 19, 2014 12:59 PM IST

By Krishnan Iyer

UEFA Champions League 2014-15 Group Stage Results: Points Table & Team Standings Group A

Atletico Madrid’s Alessio Cerci (in Yellow & Black) attempts to rescue his side from defeat against Olympiakos.

Teams in Group A: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Olympiakos and Malmo

Swedish champions Malmo progressed all the way omtp the Group Stages of the UEFA Champions League 2014-15 from the second round qualifiers beating Ventspils, Sparta Prague and Red Bull Salzburg in the third round qualifiers and play-off. Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Olympiakos finished first in their respective domestic leagues to earn a direct place in the Group stages.

Results

Matchday 1: Olympiakos 3-2 Atletico Madrid; Juventus 2-0 Malmo

Last campaign’s runners-up Atletico Madrid fall 2-3 to Olympiakos at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium on Tuesday night. Arthur Masuaku and Ibrahim Afellay’s efforts gave the hosts a 2-0 lead but Mario Mandzukic reduced the deficit to half before half-time.

On-loan Fulham striker Konstantinos Mitroglou restored the two-goal advantage in the 73rd minute as Los Rojiblancos attempted to fight back. Substitute Antoine Griezmann’s effort slashed the home side’s lead to just one goal but Diego Simeone’s side failed to find the equaliser before the final whistle.

Carlos Tevez

In the other Group A fixture Juventus defeated Swedish side Malmo 2-0 at the Juventus Stadium. Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez netted a brace to ensure Masimiliano Allegri’s side maintain a 100% winning record in all competitions.

Group A Points Table:

Position

Team

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Points

1

Juventus

1

1

0

0

2

0

2

3

2

Olympiakos

1

1

0

0

3

2

1

3

3

Atletico Madrid

1

0

0

1

2

3

-1

0

4

Malmo

1

0

0

1

0

2

-2

0

Read More: UEFA Champions League: Full Time-table & Fixtures of UCL 2014-15 Group Stage

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