2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League

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2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
The Cardiff City Stadium hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying round:
23–28 August 2016
Knockout phase:
5 October 2016 – 1 June 2017
TeamsKnockout phase: 32
Total: 59 (from 47 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsFrance Lyon (4th title)
Runners-upFrance Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played115
Goals scored452 (3.93 per match)
Attendance228,386 (1,986 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary Zsanett Jakabfi
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema
(8 goals each)

The 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 16th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 8th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.

The final was held at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 1 June 2017, two days before the final of the men's tournament played at the Millennium Stadium.[1]

Lyon were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title after defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the final 7–6 on penalties after a goalless draw, and equalled Frankfurt's record of four European titles.[2]

Expansion[edit]

The tournament was expanded such that the top 12 national associations (instead of the previous top 8) in the rankings were allowed to enter two teams in the competition.[3]

The change has been criticized, as it broadens the tournament but doesn't add teams from top countries.[4] The lack of an increase in prize-money also has been criticized.[5] For the first time the clubs receive money for flights to away games. The amount increases from €12,000 over €17,000 to €20,000 based on flight time.

Association team allocation[edit]

A total of 59 teams from 47 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League, which was a record number of entries.[6] The ranking based on the UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[7]

  • Associations 1–12 each have two teams qualify.
  • All other associations, should they enter, each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League were given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league. Since the title holders Lyon qualified through their domestic league, the additional entry for the Champions League title holders was not necessary for this season.

Association ranking[edit]

For the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League association coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15.[8]

Scotland for the first time receive two entries in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[9]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Germany Germany 96.000 2
2 France France 76.000
3 Sweden Sweden 61.500
4 England England 58.000
5 Russia Russia 44.000
6 Spain Spain 41.000
7 Denmark Denmark 39.000
8 Italy Italy 35.000
9 Austria Austria 32.500
10 Czech Republic Czech Republic 32.000
11 Scotland Scotland 29.000
12 Norway Norway 27.500
13 Switzerland Switzerland 27.000 1
14 Cyprus Cyprus 19.000
15 Poland Poland 18.500
16 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 18.000
17 Netherlands Netherlands 17.000
18 Iceland Iceland 17.000
19 Belgium Belgium 17.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
20 Hungary Hungary 15.500 1
21 Serbia Serbia 14.000
22 Romania Romania 14.000
23 Finland Finland 13.000
24 Lithuania Lithuania 11.000
25 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 11.000
26 Turkey Turkey 11.000
27 Ukraine Ukraine 11.000
28 Belarus Belarus 11.000
29 Greece Greece 10.500
30 Slovenia Slovenia 10.000
31 Portugal Portugal 9.500
32 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.000
33 Croatia Croatia 8.000
34 Israel Israel 8.000
35 Bulgaria Bulgaria 6.500
36 Slovakia Slovakia 6.500
37 Estonia Estonia 5.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
38 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 4.000 1
39 Wales Wales 3.000
40 North Macedonia Macedonia 3.000
41 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2.000
42 Albania Albania 1.500
43 Montenegro Montenegro 1.000
44 Moldova Moldova 0.500
45 Malta Malta 0.000
46 Latvia Latvia 0.000
47 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0.000 0 (DNE)
48 Georgia (country) Georgia 0.000
(NR) Kosovo Kosovo 0.000 1
Andorra Andorra 0 (DNE)
Armenia Armenia
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Gibraltar Gibraltar
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
San Marino San Marino
Notes
  • (TH) – Additional berth for title holders
  • (DNE) – Did not enter
  • (NR) – No rank (association did not enter in the five seasons used for computing coefficients)

Distribution[edit]

The format of the competition remains unchanged from previous years, starting from the qualifying round, which is played as mini-tournaments with four teams in each group, followed by the knockout phase starting from the round of 32, which is played as home-and-away two-legged ties except for the one-match final.

Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams in each round (qualifying round and round of 32) can not be determined until the full entry list is known. In general, the title holders, the champions of the top 12 associations, plus the runners-up of highest-ranked associations (exact number depending on the number of entries) receive a bye to the round of 32. All other teams (runners-up of lowest-ranked associations plus champions of associations starting from 13th) enter the qualifying round, with the group winners plus a maximum of two best runners-up advancing to the round of 32 to join the direct qualifiers.[9]

With 59 entries for this season, the lowest-ranked 36 teams enter the qualifying round (9 groups), with only the 9 group winners advancing to the round of 32 to join the 23 direct qualifiers.[10]

Teams[edit]

The following list the teams that qualified and entered this season's competition.[6] Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up. Entries from 49 associations were possible. Three associations have no current league (Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, San Marino). Azerbaijan only has junior leagues and teams from Liechtenstein play in the Swiss leagues. Gibraltar's league is only nine-a-side for 2015/16 and Andorra's is only five-a-side.[11] Thus they are ineligible as well. Armenia has a regular league with an 11-a-side champion crowned for autumn and summer,[12] but hasn't registered for European competition the last years. Also Georgia and Luxembourg did not enter a team. It's the first time a club (men or women) from Kosovo enters a UEFA competition.[13]

Round of 32 (Champions from associations 1–12 + Runners-up from associations 1–11)
Germany Bayern Munich (CH) Germany Wolfsburg (RU)[14] France LyonTH (CH) France Paris Saint-Germain (RU)
Sweden Rosengård (CH) Sweden Eskilstuna United DFF (RU) England Chelsea (CH)[15] England Manchester City (RU)
Russia Zvezda Perm (CH)[16] Russia Rossiyanka (RU) Spain Athletic Club (CH) Spain Barcelona (RU)
Denmark Fortuna Hjørring (CH) Denmark Brøndby (RU) Italy Brescia (CH) Italy AGSM Verona (RU)[17]
Austria St. Pölten-Spratzern (CH)[18] Austria Sturm Graz (RU) Czech Republic Slavia Praha (CH) Czech Republic Sparta Praha (RU)
Scotland Glasgow City (CH)[19] Scotland Hibernian (RU) Norway Lillestrøm SK (CH)
Qualifying round (Runners-up from associations 12 + Champions from associations 13–55)
Norway Avaldsnes IL (RU)[20] Switzerland Zürich (CH)[21] Cyprus Apollon Limassol (CH)[22] Poland Medyk Konin (CH)[23]
Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt (CH)[24] Netherlands Twente (CH)[25] Iceland Breiðablik (CH)[24] Belgium Standard Liège (CH)[26]
Hungary Ferencváros (CH)[27] Serbia Spartak Subotica (CH)[28] Romania Olimpia Cluj (CH) Finland PK-35 Vantaa (CH)[29]
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (CH)[30] Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths (CH)[31] Turkey Konak Belediyespor (CH)[32] Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv (CH)
Belarus FC Minsk (CH) Greece PAOK (CH)[33] Slovenia Pomurje (CH)[34] Portugal CF Benfica (CH)[35]
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (CH)[36] Croatia Osijek (CH)[37] Israel Ramat HaSharon (CH) Bulgaria NSA Sofia (CH)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (CH)[38] Estonia Pärnu JK (CH)[39] Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík (CH)[24] Wales Cardiff Met. LFC (CH)[40]
North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014 (CH)[41] Northern Ireland Newry City (CH)[42] Albania Vllaznia (CH)[43] Montenegro Breznica (CH)[44]
Moldova ARF Criuleni (CH) Malta Hibernians (CH)[45] Latvia Rīgas FS (CH)[46] Kosovo Hajvalia (CH)[47]

Round and draw dates[edit]

UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[48]

Round Draw First leg Second leg
Qualifying round 24 June 2016 23–28 August 2016
Round of 32 1 September 2016 5–6 October 2016 12–13 October 2016
Round of 16 17 October 2016 9–10 November 2016 16–17 November 2016
Quarter-finals 25 November 2016 22–23 March 2017 29–30 March 2017
Semi-finals 22–23 April 2017 29–30 April 2017
Final 1 June 2017 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Qualifying round[edit]

The draw was held on 24 June 2016, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[49][50] The 36 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into nine groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the nine teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 27 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.

In each group, teams play against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The nine group winners advance to the round of 32 to join the 23 teams which qualified directly. The matchdays are 23, 25 and 28 August 2016.

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIM PAO HAJ KLA
1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol (H) 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Knockout phase 1–0 5–0
2 Greece PAOK 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3 3–3 1–1
3 Kosovo Hajvalia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 1–1
4 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2 1–1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIN LIE OSI DRA
1 Belarus FC Minsk 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9 Knockout phase 5–0
2 Belgium Standard Liège 3 1 1 1 13 4 +9 4 1–3 11–0
3 Croatia Osijek (H) 3 1 1 1 15 7 +8 4 1–1 14–1
4 North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014 3 0 0 3 1 34 −33 0 0–9
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRE SUB CAR SOF
1 Iceland Breiðablik 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Knockout phase 5–0
2 Serbia Spartak Subotica 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 1–1 3–2
3 Wales Cardiff Met. (H) 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3 0–8
4 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0 0–2 0–4
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KON CLU PÄR BRE
1 Poland Medyk Konin (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Knockout phase 3–1 9–0
2 Romania Olimpia Cluj 3 2 0 1 18 4 +14 6 7–1 10–0
3 Estonia Pärnu JK 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1 0–1
4 Montenegro Breznica 3 0 1 2 2 21 −19 1 2–2
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 5[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZÜR POM BRA VLL
1 Switzerland Zürich 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Knockout phase 3–1 3–0
2 Slovenia Pomurje (H) 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6 0–5 6–1
3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 2–4
4 Albania Vllaznia 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0 1–2
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 6[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SFK HaS KHA RIG
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout phase 1–0 3–0
2 Israel Ramat HaSharon 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 1–0
3 Ukraine Zhytlobud Kharkiv 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 2–2 2–0
4 Latvia Rīgas FS 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 0–4
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 7[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAZ GIN WEX CRI
1 Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout phase 3–1 3–0
2 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 3 2 0 1 15 4 +11 6 0–3 13–0
3 Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths (H) 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 1–2
4 Moldova ARF Criuleni 3 0 1 2 0 16 −16 1 0–0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 8[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AVA BEN VAN NEW
1 Norway Avaldsnes IL 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Knockout phase 2–0 11–0
2 Portugal CF Benfica 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6 1–6
3 Finland PK-35 Vantaa (H) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 1–2 2–0
4 Northern Ireland Newry City 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0 0–5
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Group 9[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TWE FER KON HIB
1 Netherlands Twente (H) 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9 Knockout phase 2–1 9–0
2 Hungary Ferencváros 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 2–0
3 Turkey Konak Belediyespor 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3 2–6 5–0
4 Malta Hibernians 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0 0–4
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Knockout phase[edit]

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the sixteen teams with the highest UEFA coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed), and the other sixteen teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams with the highest UEFA coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed should they qualify), and the other eight teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the order of legs decided by draw. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other.

Bracket[edit]

 
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
Poland Medyk Konin426
 
 
 
Italy Brescia (a)336
 
Italy Brescia 011
 
 
 
Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 134
 
Spain Athletic Club213
 
 
 
Denmark Fortuna Hjørring (a.e.t.)134
 
Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 000
 
 
 
England Manchester City 112
 
England Manchester City246
 
 
 
Russia Zvezda Perm000
 
England Manchester City 112
 
 
 
Denmark Brøndby 011
 
Austria St. Pölten-Spratzern022
 
 
 
Denmark Brøndby224
 
England Manchester City112
 
 
 
France Lyon303
 
Sweden Eskilstuna United DFF123
 
 
 
Scotland Glasgow City011
 
Sweden Eskilstuna United DFF 101
 
 
 
Germany Wolfsburg 538
 
England Chelsea011
 
 
 
Germany Wolfsburg314
 
Germany Wolfsburg 011
 
 
 
France Lyon 202
 
Norway Avaldsnes IL202
 
 
 
France Lyon5510
 
France Lyon 8917
 
 
 
Switzerland Zürich 000
 
Austria Sturm Graz000
 
 
 
Switzerland Zürich639
 
France Lyon (p)0 (7)
 
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain0 (6)
 
Cyprus Apollon Limassol123
 
 
 
Czech Republic Slavia Praha134
 
Czech Republic Slavia Praha 101
 
 
 
Sweden Rosengård 336
 
Iceland Breiðablik000
 
 
 
Sweden Rosengård101
 
Sweden Rosengård 000
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona 123
 
Belarus FC Minsk011
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona325
 
Spain Barcelona145
 
 
 
Netherlands Twente000
 
Netherlands Twente235
 
 
 
Czech Republic Sparta Praha011
 
Spain Barcelona101
 
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain325
 
Scotland Hibernian011
 
 
 
Germany Bayern Munich6410
 
Germany Bayern Munich 448
 
 
 
Russia Rossiyanka 000
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000011
 
 
 
Russia Rossiyanka022
 
Germany Bayern Munich 101
 
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain 044
 
Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt314
 
 
 
Italy AGSM Verona112
 
Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt011
 
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain347
 
Norway Lillestrøm SK314
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain145
 

Round of 32[edit]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 1 September 2016, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[51][52]

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 October, and the second legs on 12 and 13 October 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sturm Graz Austria 0–9 Switzerland Zürich 0–6 0–3
Breiðablik Iceland 0–1 Sweden Rosengård 0–1 0–0
Lillestrøm SK Norway 4–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 1–4
Avaldsnes IL Norway 2–10 France Lyon 2–5 0–5
Eskilstuna United DFF Sweden 3–1 Scotland Glasgow City 1–0 2–1
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Russia Rossiyanka 0–0 1–2
Chelsea England 1–4 Germany Wolfsburg 0–3 1–1
Twente Netherlands 5–1 Czech Republic Sparta Praha 2–0 3–1
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–4 Czech Republic Slavia Praha 1–1 2–3
Athletic Club Spain 3–4 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
FC Minsk Belarus 1–5 Spain Barcelona 0–3 1–2
Medyk Konin Poland 6–6 (a) Italy Brescia 4–3 2–3
Manchester City England 6–0 Russia Zvezda Perm 2–0 4–0
BIIK Kazygurt Kazakhstan 4–2 Italy AGSM Verona 3–1 1–1
Hibernian Scotland 1–10 Germany Bayern Munich 0–6 1–4
St. Pölten-Spratzern Austria 2–4 Denmark Brøndby 0–2 2–2

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 October 2016, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[53][54][55]

The first legs were played on 9 and 10 November, and the second legs played on 16 and 17 November 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BIIK Kazygurt Kazakhstan 1–7[A] France Paris Saint-Germain 0–3 1–4
Barcelona Spain 5–0 Netherlands Twente 1–0 4–0
Slavia Praha Czech Republic 1–6 Sweden Rosengård 1–3 0–3
Manchester City England 2–1 Denmark Brøndby 1–0 1–1
Brescia Italy 1–4 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 0–1 1–3
Lyon France 17–0 Switzerland Zürich 8–0 9–0
Eskilstuna United DFF Sweden 1–8 Germany Wolfsburg 1–5 0–3
Bayern Munich Germany 8–0 Russia Rossiyanka 4–0 4–0
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 25 November 2016, 13:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[56][57]

The first legs were played on 22 and 23 March, and the second legs on 29 and 30 March 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 0–2 England Manchester City 0–1 0–1
Rosengård Sweden 0–3 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–2
Wolfsburg Germany 1–2 France Lyon 0–2 1–0
Bayern Munich Germany 1–4 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 0–4

Semi-finals[edit]

The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs on 29 April 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 1–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 0–2
Manchester City England 2–3 France Lyon 1–3 1–0

Final[edit]

The final was played on 1 June 2017 at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[58] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.[56]

Lyon France0–0 (a.e.t.)France Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Penalties
7–6

Statistics[edit]

Qualifying goals count towards the topscorer award.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Team Goals
Qual Tourn Total
1 Hungary Zsanett Jakabfi Germany Wolfsburg 8 8
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Germany Bayern Munich 8
3 Georgia (country) Gulnara Gabelia Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 4 3 7
Romania Alexandra Lunca Romania Olimpia Cluj 7
Poland Aleksandra Sikora Poland Medyk Konin 5 2
6 Brazil Cristiane France Paris Saint-Germain 6 6
Norway Hege Hansen Norway Avaldsnes IL 5 1
Switzerland Fabienne Humm Switzerland FC Zürich 3 3
France Eugénie Le Sommer France Lyon 6
Romania Loredana Popa Romania Olimpia Cluj 6

Source: UEFA[60][61]

Squad of the season[edit]

The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:[62]

Pos. Player Team
GK France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon
Poland Katarzyna Kiedrzynek France Paris Saint-Germain
DF England Lucy Bronze England Manchester City
Canada Kadeisha Buchanan France Lyon
France Griedge Mbock Bathy France Lyon
France Wendie Renard France Lyon
Canada Ashley Lawrence France Paris Saint-Germain
France Eve Périsset France Paris Saint-Germain
MF England Jill Scott England Manchester City
France Camille Abily France Lyon
Japan Saki Kumagai France Lyon
Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon
France Grace Geyoro France Paris Saint-Germain
Denmark Pernille Harder Germany VfL Wolfsburg
FW Netherlands Vivianne Miedema Germany Bayern Munich
France Eugénie Le Sommer France Lyon
Brazil Cristiane France Paris Saint-Germain
Hungary Zsanett Jakabfi Germany VfL Wolfsburg

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