2015–16 UEFA Champions League – Group stage

international football competition

The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 15 September and ended on 9 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Groups change

Group A change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Real Madrid6510193+1616Advance to knockout phase
2 Paris Saint-Germain6411121+1113
3 Shakhtar Donetsk6105714−73Transfer to Europa League
4 Malmö FF6105121−203
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Malmö FF
Di María  4'
Cavani  61'
Report
Attendance: 46,612[1]
Real Madrid 4–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Benzema  30'
Ronaldo  55' (pen.)63' (pen.)81'
Report
Attendance: 66,389[1]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain
ReportAurier  7'
David Luiz  23'
Srna  90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 32,730[2]
Malmö FF 0–2 Real Madrid
ReportRonaldo  29'90'
Attendance: 20,500[2]

Malmö FF 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Rosenberg  17'Report
Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 46,858[3]

Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 Malmö FF
Hladkyy  29'
Srna  48' (pen.)
Eduardo  55'
Teixeira  73'
Report
Attendance: 23,712[4]
Real Madrid 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain
Nacho  35'Report

Malmö FF 0–5 Paris Saint-Germain
ReportRabiot  3'
Di María  14'68'
Ibrahimović  50'
Lucas  82'
Attendance: 20,500[5]
Shakhtar Donetsk 3–4 Real Madrid
Teixeira  77' (pen.)88'
Dentinho  83'
ReportRonaldo  18'70'
Modrić  50'
Carvajal  52'
Attendance: 33,990[5]

Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Lucas  57'
Ibrahimović  86'
Report
Attendance: 44,408[6]
Real Madrid 8–0 Malmö FF
Benzema  12'24'74'
Ronaldo  39'47'50'59'
Kovačić  70'
Report
Attendance: 60,663[6]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium, Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

Group B change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 VfL Wolfsburg640296+312Advance to knockout phase
2 PSV Eindhoven631287+110
3 Manchester United62227708Transfer to Europa League
4 CSKA Moscow611459−44
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 CSKA Moscow
Draxler  40'Report
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Manchester United
Moreno  45+2'
Narsingh  57'
ReportDepay  41'
Attendance: 35,292[1]

Manchester United 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg
Mata  34' (pen.)
Smalling  53'
ReportCaligiuri  4'
Attendance: 74,811[2]
CSKA Moscow 3–2 PSV Eindhoven
Musa  7'
Doumbia  21'36' (pen.)
ReportLestienne  60'68'
Attendance: 16,152[2]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

CSKA Moscow 1–1 Manchester United
Doumbia  15'ReportMartial  65'
VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 PSV Eindhoven
Dost  46'
Kruse  57'
Report

Manchester United 1–0 CSKA Moscow
Rooney  79'Report
Attendance: 75,165[4]
PSV Eindhoven 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg
Locadia  55'
De Jong  86'
Report
Attendance: 35,000[4]

CSKA Moscow 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg
ReportAkinfeev  67' (o.g.)
Schürrle  88'
Attendance: 16,450[5]
Manchester United 0–0 PSV Eindhoven
Report

VfL Wolfsburg 3–2 Manchester United
Naldo  13'84'
Vieirinha  29'
ReportMartial  10'
Guilavogui  82' (o.g.)
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 CSKA Moscow
De Jong  78'
Pröpper  86'
ReportIgnashevich  76' (pen.)

Group C change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Atlético Madrid6411113+813Advance to knockout phase
2 Benfica6312108+210
3 Galatasaray6123610−45Transfer to Europa League
4 Astana6042511−64
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Galatasaray 0–2 Atlético Madrid
ReportGriezmann  18'25'
Benfica 2–0 Astana
Gaitán  51'
Mitroglou  62'
Report

Astana 2–2 Galatasaray
Balta  77' (o.g.)
Carole  89' (o.g.)
ReportKısa  31'
Erić  86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 27,264[2]
Atlético Madrid 1–2 Benfica
Correa  23'ReportGaitán  36'
Guedes  51'
Attendance: 40,938[2]

Atlético Madrid 4–0 Astana
Saúl  23'
Martínez  29'
Ó. Torres  63'
Dedechko  89' (o.g.)
Report
Galatasaray 2–1 Benfica
İnan  19' (pen.)
Podolski  33'
ReportGaitán  2'

Astana 0–0 Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 29,231[4]
Benfica 2–1 Galatasaray
Jonas  52'
Luisão  67'
ReportPodolski  58'
Attendance: 35,726[4]

Astana 2–2 Benfica
Twumasi  19'
Aničić  31'
ReportJiménez  40'72'
Attendance: 15,089[5]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Atlético Madrid 2–0 Galatasaray
Griezmann  13'65'Report
Attendance: 35,753[5]

Galatasaray 1–1 Astana
İnan  64'ReportTwumasi  62'
Benfica 1–2 Atlético Madrid
Mitroglou  75'ReportSaúl  33'
Vietto  55'
Attendance: 47,630[6]

Group D change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Manchester City6402128+412Advance to knockout phase
2 Juventus632163+311
3 Sevilla6204811−36Transfer to Europa League
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach6123812−45
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Manchester City 1–2 Juventus
Chiellini  57' (o.g.)ReportMandžukić  70'
Morata  81'
Sevilla 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Gameiro  47' (pen.)
Banega  66' (pen.)
Konoplyanka  84'
Report

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Manchester City
Stindl  54'ReportDemichelis  65'
Agüero  90' (pen.)
Juventus 2–0 Sevilla
Morata  41'
Zaza  87'
Report
Attendance: 36,499[2]

Juventus 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report
Attendance: 40,940[3]
Manchester City 2–1 Sevilla
Rami  36' (o.g.)
De Bruyne  90+1'
ReportKonoplyanka  30'

Sevilla 1–3 Manchester City
Trémoulinas  25'ReportSterling  8'
Fernandinho  11'
Bony  36'

Juventus 1–0 Manchester City
Mandžukić  18'Report
Attendance: 38,193[5]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2 Sevilla
Stindl  29'83'
Johnson  68'
Raffael  78'
ReportVitolo  82'
Banega  90+1' (pen.)

Manchester City 4–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Silva  16'
Sterling  80'81'
Bony  85'
ReportKorb  19'
Raffael  42'
Sevilla 1–0 Juventus
Llorente  65'Report

Group E change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Barcelona6420154+1114Advance to knockout phase
2 Roma61321116−56
3 Bayer Leverkusen61321312+16Transfer to Europa League
4 BATE Borisov6123512−75
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 BATE Borisov
Mehmedi  4'
Çalhanoğlu  47'76' (pen.)
Hernández  59'
ReportMilunović  13'
Attendance: 24,280[7]
Roma 1–1 Barcelona
Florenzi  31'ReportSuárez  21'
Attendance: 57,836[7]

Barcelona 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Roberto  80'
Suárez  82'
ReportPapadopoulos  22'
Attendance: 68,694[8]
BATE Borisov 3–2 Roma
Stasevich  8'
Mladenović  12'30'
ReportGervinho  66'
Torosidis  82'
Attendance: 12,767[8]

BATE Borisov 0–2 Barcelona
ReportRakitić  48'64'
Attendance: 13,074[9]
Bayer Leverkusen 4–4 Roma
Hernández  4' (pen.)19'
Kampl  84'
Mehmedi  86'
ReportDe Rossi  29'38'
Pjanić  54'
Falque  73'
Attendance: 29,412[9]

Barcelona 3–0 BATE Borisov
Neymar  30' (pen.)83'
Suárez  60'
Report
Attendance: 68,502[10]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Roma 3–2 Bayer Leverkusen
Salah  2'
Džeko  29'
Pjanić  80' (pen.)
ReportMehmedi  46'
Hernández  51'
Attendance: 38,361[10]

BATE Borisov 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Gordeichuk  2'ReportMehmedi  68'
Attendance: 12,601[11]
Barcelona 6–1 Roma
Suárez  15'44'
Messi  18'60'
Piqué  56'
Adriano  77'
ReportDžeko  90+1'
Attendance: 71,433[11]

Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Barcelona
Hernández  23'ReportMessi  20'
Attendance: 29,412[12]
Roma 0–0 BATE Borisov
Report
Attendance: 29,489[12]

Group F change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bayern Munich6501193+1615Advance to knockout phase
2 Arsenal63031210+29
3 Olympiacos6303613−79Transfer to Europa League
4 Dinamo Zagreb6105314−113
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 Arsenal
Pivarić  24'
Fernandes  58'
ReportWalcott  79'
Attendance: 17,840[7]
Olympiacos 0–3 Bayern Munich
ReportMüller  52'90+2' (pen.)
Götze  89'

Bayern Munich 5–0 Dinamo Zagreb
Douglas Costa  13'
Lewandowski  21'28'55'
Götze  25'
Report
Attendance: 70,000[8]
Arsenal 2–3 Olympiacos
Walcott  35'
Sánchez  65'
ReportPardo  33'
Ospina  40' (o.g.)
Finnbogason  66'
Attendance: 59,428[8]

Arsenal 2–0 Bayern Munich
Giroud  77'
Özil  90+4'
Report
Attendance: 49,824[9]
Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 Olympiacos
ReportIdeye  79'
Attendance: 13,678[9]

Bayern Munich 5–1 Arsenal
Lewandowski  10'
Müller  29'89'
Alaba  44'
Robben  55'
ReportGiroud  69'
Attendance: 70,000[10]
Olympiacos 2–1 Dinamo Zagreb
Pardo  65'90'ReportHodžić  21'

Arsenal 3–0 Dinamo Zagreb
Özil  29'
Sánchez  33'69'
Report
Attendance: 58,978[11]
Bayern Munich 4–0 Olympiacos
Douglas Costa  8'
Lewandowski  16'
Müller  20'
Coman  69'
Report
Attendance: 70,000[11]

Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 Bayern Munich
ReportLewandowski  61'64'
Olympiacos 0–3 Arsenal
ReportGiroud  29'49'67' (pen.)

Group G change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Chelsea6411133+1013Advance to knockout phase
2 Dynamo Kyiv632184+411
3 Porto631298+110Transfer to Europa League
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv6006116−150
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 Porto
Husyev  20'
Buyalskyi  89'
ReportAboubakar  23'81'
Attendance: 52,369[7]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Chelsea 4–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Willian  15'
Oscar  45+4' (pen.)
Costa  58'
Fàbregas  78'
Report
Attendance: 40,684[7]

Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 Dynamo Kyiv
ReportYarmolenko  4'
Moraes  50'
Porto 2–1 Chelsea
André  39'
Maicon  52'
ReportWillian  45+2'

Porto 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Aboubakar  37'
Brahimi  41'
Report
Attendance: 35,209[9]
Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 60,291[9]

Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–3 Porto
Zahavi  75' (pen.)ReportTello  19'
André  49'
Layún  72'
Chelsea 2–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Dragović  34' (o.g.)
Willian  83'
ReportDragović  78'

Porto 0–2 Dynamo Kyiv
ReportYarmolenko  35' (pen.)
González  64'
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 Chelsea
ReportCahill  20'
Willian  73'
Oscar  77'
Zouma  90+1'

Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Harmash  16'Report
Chelsea 2–0 Porto
Marcano  12' (o.g.)
Willian  52'
Report
Attendance: 41,096[12]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Maccabi Tel Aviv played their home matches at Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, instead of their regular stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.[13]
  2. ^ The Dynamo Kyiv v Maccabi Tel Aviv match was played behind closed doors due to UEFA punishment.[14]

Group H change

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg6501136+715Advance to knockout phase
2 Gent631287+110
3 Valencia620459−46Transfer to Europa League
4 Lyon611459−44
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Valencia 2–3 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Cancelo  55'
Gomes  73'
ReportHulk  9'44'
Witsel  76'
Attendance: 28,005[7]
Gent 1–1 Lyon
Milićević  68'ReportJallet  58'
Attendance: 19,601[7]

Lyon 0–1 Valencia
ReportFeghouli  42'
Attendance: 33,534[8]
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 Gent
Dzyuba  35'
Shatov  67'
ReportMatton  56'

Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–1 Lyon
Dzyuba  3'
Hulk  56'
Danny  82'
ReportLacazette  49'
Valencia 2–1 Gent
Feghouli  15'
Mitrović  72' (o.g.)
ReportFoket  40'
Attendance: 38,207[9]

Lyon 0–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg
ReportDzyuba  25'57'
Attendance: 30,173[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Gent 1–0 Valencia
Kums  49' (pen.)Report
Attendance: 19,452[10]

Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 Valencia
Shatov  15'
Dzyuba  74'
Report
Lyon 1–2 Gent
Ferri  7'ReportMilićević  32'
Coulibaly  90+5'
Attendance: 30,206[11]

Valencia 0–2 Lyon
ReportCornet  37'
Lacazette  76'
Attendance: 32,494[12]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Gent 2–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Depoitre  18'
Milićević  78'
ReportDzyuba  65'
Attendance: 19,978[12]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Tuesday 15 September 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Wednesday 30 September 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Wednesday 21 October 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 4 – Tuesday 3 November 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Wednesday 25 November 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Tuesday 8 December 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Wednesday 16 September 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Tuesday 29 September 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Tuesday 20 October 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 4 – Wednesday 4 November 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Tuesday 24 November 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 6 – Wednesday 9 December 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. "Champions League win earns Maccabi Tel Aviv $20m". globes. 26 August 2015.
  14. "UEFA orders Dynamo Kyiv to play matches behind closed doors over racist fans". Kyiv Post. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.