2015–16 UEFA Champions League

61st season of the UEFA club football tournament

The 2015-16 UEFA Champions League was the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA. It is the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

2015–16 UEFA Champions League
The San Siro in Milan hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates30 June – 26 August 2015 (qualifying)
15 September 2015 – 28 May 2016 (competition proper)
Teams32 (group stage)
78 (total) (from 53 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (11th title)
Runners-upSpain Atlético Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored347 (2.78 per match)
Attendance5,114,427 (40,915 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (16 goals)

The 2016 UEFA Champions League Final was played at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. Barcelona were the defending champions but Real Madrid won the tournament in penalties over Atlético Madrid.

Group stage change

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the Round of 16.
Went to the UEFA Europa League knockout stage.

Group A change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Real Madrid6510193+1616
2 Paris Saint-Germain6411121+1113
3 Shakhtar Donetsk6105714–73
4 Malmö FF6105121–203

Group B change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Wolfsburg640296+312
2 PSV Eindhoven631287+110
3 Manchester United62227708
4 CSKA Moscow611459–44

Group C change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Atlético Madrid6411113+813
2 Benfica6312108+210
3 Galatasaray6123610–45
4 Astana6042511–64

Group D change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Manchester City6402128+412
2 Juventus632163+311
3 Sevilla6204811–36
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach6123812–45

Group E change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Barcelona6420154+1114
2 Roma61321116–56
3 Bayer Leverkusen61321312+16
4 BATE Borisov6123512–75

Group F change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Bayern Munich6501193+1615
2 Arsenal63031210+29
3 Olympiacos6303613–79
4 Dinamo Zagreb6105314–113

Group G change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Chelsea6411133+1013
2 Dynamo Kyiv632184+411
3 Porto631298+110
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv6006116–150

Group H change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Zenit St. Petersburg6501136+715
2 Gent631287+110
3 Valencia620459–46
4 Lyon611459–44

Knockout stage change

Bracket change

 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                     
  Paris Saint-Germain224 
  Chelsea112 
   Paris Saint-Germain202 
   Manchester City213 
  Dynamo Kyiv101
  Manchester City303 
   Manchester City000 
   Real Madrid011 
  Gent202 
  Wolfsburg314 
   VfL Wolfsburg202
   Real Madrid033 
  Roma000
  Real Madrid224 
   Real Madrid1 (5)
   Atlético de Madrid1 (3)
  Arsenal011 
  Barcelona235 
   Barcelona202
   Atlético de Madrid123 
  PSV Eindhoven000 (7)
  Atlético de Madrid (p)000 (8) 
   Atlético de Madrid (a)112
   Bayern Munich022 
  Juventus224 
  Bayern Munich (aet)246 
   Bayern Munich123
   Benfica022 
  Benfica123
  Zenit011 

Round of 16 change

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd legParis Saint-Germain 4–2 Chelsea2–12–1
Benfica 3–1 Zenit1–02–1
Roma 0–4 Real Madrid0–20–2
Gent 2–4 VfL Wolfsburg2–30–1
Arsenal 1–5 Barcelona0–21–3
Juventus 4–6 Bayern Munich2–22–4 (aet)
PSV Eindhoven 0–0 (7–8 p) Atlético de Madrid0–00–0 (aet)
Dynamo Kyiv 1–3 Manchester City1–30–0

Quarter-finals change

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd legBayern Munich 3–2 Benfica1–02–2
Barcelona 2–3 Atlético de Madrid2–10–2
VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 Real Madrid2–00–3
Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Manchester City2–20–1

Semi-finals change

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd legManchester City 0–1 Real Madrid0–00–1
Atlético de Madrid (a) 2–2 Bayern Munich1–01–2

Final change

Real Madrid 1–1 (a.e.t.) Atlético Madrid
Ramos  15'ReportCarrasco  79'
Penalties
Vázquez
Marcelo
Bale
Ramos
Ronaldo
5–3 Griezmann
Gabi
Saúl
Juanfran
Attendance: 71,942[1]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Statistics change

Goalscorers change

16 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Hat-tricks change

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Shakhtar Donetsk4-0 (H)15 September 2015
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Dinamo Zagreb5-0 (H)29 September 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo4 Real Madrid Malmö FF8-0 (H)8 December 2015
Karim Benzema Real Madrid Malmö FF8-0 (H)8 December 2015
Olivier Giroud Arsenal Olympiakos3-0 (A)9 December 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid VfL Wolfsburg3-0 (H)12 April 2016

4 Player scored four goals.

Tournament rankings change

Sergio Ramos celebrating La Undecima (The Eleventh) with the trophy.
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Real Madrid13931286+2230
2 Atlético Madrid13643178+922
Eliminated in Semi-finals
3 Bayern Munich128223011+1926
4 Manchester City126331812+621
Eliminated in Quarter-finals
5 Barcelona10721228+1423
6 Wolfsburg107031511+421
7 Paris Saint-Germain10622186+1220
8 Benfica105231512+317
Eliminated in Round of 16
9 Zenit St. Petersburg8503149+515
10 Chelsea8413157+813
11 Dynamo Kyiv833297+212
12 Juventus8332109+112
13 PSV Eindhoven833287+112
14 Gent83141011–110
15 Arsenal83051315–29
16 Roma81341120–96
Eliminated in the Group Stage
17 Porto631298+110
18 Olympiacos6303613–79
19 Manchester United62227708
20 Bayer Leverkusen61321312+16
21 Sevilla6204811–36
22 Valencia620459–46
23 Galatasaray6123610–45
24 Shakhtar Donetsk6105714–73
25 Borussia Mönchengladbach6123812–45
26 BATE Borisov6123512–75
27 Lyon611459–44
CSKA Moscow611459–44
29 Astana6042511–64
30 Dinamo Zagreb6105314–113
31 Malmö FF6105121–203
32 Maccabi Tel Aviv6006116–150

References change

  1. "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.