Group A Group A began on 24 August 1994 with two matches in Italy and two in England. Meanwhile, about 30 supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers saw their side win 1–0 at Lecce, with
David Kelly scoring on the break late in the match. In England, Giampaolo Saurini's powerful 63rd-minute strike, followed shortly afterwards by a headed goal from
Daniele Fortunato, gave Atalanta a 2–0 win over Swindon Town. At
Prenton Park, goals from
John Aldridge and
Chris Malkin gave Tranmere Rovers a 2–0 lead over Venezia, but the latter scored twice themselves, the second coming three minutes from the end, and the match finished 2–2. In the second round of games, played on 6 September, Devlin was dismissed from his team's home match with Lecce for a second bookable offence, but
Phil Turner's 55th-minute goal was nevertheless sufficient to secure a 1–0 win for Notts County. The match between Wolves and Ascoli also saw a red card, with
Paolo Benetti of Ascoli dismissed after reacting angrily to a foul by
Robbie Dennison on
Marco Bizzarri, the Ascoli goalkeeper. Despite playing the final ten minutes with ten men, Ascoli won 1–0. Meanwhile, Swindon were beaten 1–0 at Venezia, leaving Notts County as the leading English team in the group, a point ahead of Wolves. Atalanta led among the Italian teams, with two wins from two. A third round of games was played on 4 and 5 October, Atalanta led 1–0 at half-time in their home game with Notts County through
Leonardo Rodríguez, but the Italian team were reduced to ten men with 30 minutes to play when
Paolo Montero was sent off for a second yellow card, and a
Tony Agana equaliser saw the game finish 1–1. Swindon gained their first win in the competition, with
Andy Mutch scoring twice in his team's 3–1 win over Lecce, while Wolves were beaten 2–1 at Venezia despite having taken a 1–0 28th-minute lead. The results left Notts County needing a point in their final game to reach the English semi-final, Elsewhere in Italy,
Orazio Russo scored twice for his team in their 3–0 over Tranmere, helping Lecce to their first win of the competition, and leaving Tranmere without a victory. At Molineux, Atalanta took at early lead against Wolves through
Valter Bonacina, but the home team levelled via
Lee Mills before half-time, and the match finished 1–1. The results meant Ascoli progressed as the highest-ranking Italian team, and Notts County as the leading English team.Source for attendance:
Group B Like Group A, the first round of Group B fixtures look place on 24 August. Stoke won 2–0 at Cesena through a
John Clark free kick and a late
Martin Carruthers strike, while Middlesbrough made a 0–0 draw with Piacenza.
Paul Wilkinson was sent off in the 84th minute of the latter for kicking an opponent. At
Bramall Lane, the match between Sheffield United and Udinese "degenerated into gruesome farce", with a 15-man brawl and the dismissal of four players (three Sheffield United and one Udinese) and the Sheffield United manager
Dave Bassett. The match was close to abandonment, but was seen through to completion and won 2–1 by Udinese. Three games took place in Group B during September, two of which took place in England. At the
Victoria Ground, Caccia scored his third goal of the tournament to give Ancona a 1–0 half-time lead, but Stoke were level through
Wayne Biggins shortly into the second half, and the match finished 1–1. Following the experience of their match with Udinese, Sheffield United prevented most their senior team from travelling to Italy, Ancona and Stoke respectively ended the round as their country's leading team in the group, both with one win and a draw. Five Group B matches were played in October, four of which took place on 4 October. Piacenza took a 1–0 lead in their home game with Derby via a
Antonio De Vitis penalty, before
Paul Williams levelled for Derby with a 77th-minute volley. Derby then had the opportunity to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty and
Francesco Turrini was dismissed for violent conduct, but Pembridge saw his kick saved, and the match finished 1–1. With Bassett absent, a young Sheffield United side made a 3–3 draw with Ancona, while Stoke scored three goals in six second-half minutes in a 3–1 win at Udinese. Middlesbrough also travelled to Udinese for their rearranged match in October, a 0–0 draw that saw three red cards (two for Udinese, one for Middlesbrough) for poor tackles. The final round of matches in Group B was played in November. Their win meant Ancona progressed as the leading Italian team. while Derby were 3–1 winners at home to Udinese. Derby's win meant Stoke City would need at least a point to progress as the leading English team, and
John Butler had them ahead early in their home match with Piacenza. Martin Caruthers scored two goals, one shortly before and one shortly after half-time, and
Nigel Gleghorn added a fourth, Stoke advancing with a 4–0 win. ---- ---- ---- Source for dates, scores, score times and scorers:.Source for attendance: ==Knockout stage==