2016 UEFA Champions League Final

final of the 2015–16 edition of the UEFA Champions League

The 2016 UEFA Champions League final was the last game of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, a top European football competition run by UEFA. It took place at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on May 28, 2016, between two Spanish teams, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.[3] This was the second time in the tournament's history that both finalists were from the same city. After a 1–1 draw in extra time, Real Madrid won 5–3 in a penalty shootout, securing their 11th title.

2016 UEFA Champions League Final
Event2015–16 UEFA Champions League
After extra time
Real Madrid won 5–3 on penalties
Date28 May 2016
VenueSan Siro, Milan
Man of the MatchSergio Ramos (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeMark Clattenburg (England)
Attendance71,942
WeatherCloudy
27 °C (81 °F)
45% humidity[2]
2015
2017

Real Madrid then got to play against the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup. They also earned a spot in the semi-finals of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative, and they ended up winning both of these competitions.

How they got here

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Note: In all the results below, the score of the team playing at home is listed first (H: home), and the score of the team playing away is listed second (A: away)

Real MadridRound Atlético Madrid
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Shakhtar Donetsk4–0 (H)Matchday 1 Galatasaray2–0 (A)
Malmö FF2–0 (A)Matchday 2 Benfica1–2 (H)
Paris Saint-Germain0–0 (A)Matchday 3 Astana4–0 (H)
Paris Saint-Germain1–0 (H)Matchday 4 Astana0–0 (A)
Shakhtar Donetsk4–3 (A)Matchday 5 Galatasaray2–0 (H)
Malmö FF8–0 (H)Matchday 6 Benfica2–1 (A)
Group A winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Real Madrid616
2 Paris Saint-Germain613
3 Shakhtar Donetsk63
4 Malmö FF63
Source: UEFA
Final standingsGroup C winners
PosTeamPldPts
1 Atlético Madrid613
2 Benfica610
3 Galatasaray65
4 Astana64
Source: UEFA
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Roma4–02–0 (A)2–0 (H)Round of 16 PSV Eindhoven0–0 (8–7 p)0–0 (A)0–0 (aet) (H)
VfL Wolfsburg3–20–2 (A)3–0 (H)Quarter-finals Barcelona3–21–2 (A)2–0 (H)
Manchester City1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)Semi-finals Bayern Munich2–2 (a)1–0 (H)1–2 (A)

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid 1–1 (a.e.t.) Atlético Madrid
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 71,942[4]
Real Madrid[2]
Atlético Madrid[2]
GK1 Keylor Navas  47'
RB15 Dani Carvajal  11'  52'
CB4 Sergio Ramos (c)  90+3'
CB3 Pepe  112'
LB12 Marcelo
DM14 Casemiro  79'
CM19 Luka Modrić
CM8 Toni Kroos  72'
RF11 Gareth Bale
CF9 Karim Benzema  77'
LF7 Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes:
GK13 Kiko Casilla
DF6 Nacho
DF23 Danilo  93'  52'
MF10 James Rodríguez
MF18 Lucas Vázquez  77'
MF22 Isco  72'
FW20 Jesé
Manager:
Zinedine Zidane
GK13 Jan Oblak
RB20 Juanfran
CB15 Stefan Savić
CB2 Diego Godín
LB3 Filipe Luís  109'
RM17 Saúl Ñíguez
CM14 Gabi (c)  90+3'
CM12 Augusto Fernández  46'
LM6 Koke  116'
SS7 Antoine Griezmann
CF9 Fernando Torres  61'
Substitutes:
GK1 Miguel Ángel Moyá
DF19 Lucas Hernandez  109'
DF24 José Giménez
MF5 Tiago
MF21 Yannick Carrasco  46'
MF22 Thomas Partey  116'
FW16 Ángel Correa
Manager:
Diego Simeone
Man of the Match:

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[5]

Simon Beck (England)

Jake Collin (England)

Fourth official:[5]

Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Additional assistant referees:[5]

Anthony Taylor (England)

Andre Marriner (England)

Reserve assistant referee:[5]

Stuart Burt (England)

Match rules[6]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 28 May 2016" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. "Milan to host 2016 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cite error: The named reference Clattenburg was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  6. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2015/16 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

Other websites

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