| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Valencia B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2. | Fulham U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9:4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3. | Blackburn U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:7 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4. | Leicester U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 5 | |
| 5. | FC Porto B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 5 | |
| 6. | Wolfsburg II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7:7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7. | Celtic U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:11 | -2 | 4 | |
| 8. | Wolves U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:8 | -6 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Jong PSV | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:4 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2. | Sparta Prague U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3. | Brighton U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4. | Monaco II | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 6 | |
| 5. | Manchester Utd U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 4 | |
| 6. | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:10 | -5 | 4 | |
| 7. | West Ham U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | |
| 8. | Jong Feyenoord | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2:8 | -6 | 1 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Everton U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:2 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2. | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3. | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4. | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:8 | -1 | 6 | |
| 5. | NK Dinamo Zagreb 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 6 | |
| 6. | Braga B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6:8 | -2 | 4 | |
| 7. | Hertha Berlin II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:9 | -5 | 3 | |
| 8. | PSG II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:16 | -10 | 0 | |
| # | Ranking of third-placed teams | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Brighton U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:3 | 7 | ||
| 2. | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | 7 | ||
| 3. | Blackburn U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:7 | 7 |