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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 19 3 +16 16
2   Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 12 1 +11 13
3   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 0 5 7 14 –7 3
4   Malmö FF 6 1 0 5 1 21 –20 3

Group B change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Wolfsburg 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12
2   PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3   Manchester United 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
4   CSKA Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 9 –4 4

Group C change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13
2   Benfica 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3   Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 6 10 –4 5
4   Astana 6 0 4 2 5 11 –6 4

Group D change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Manchester City 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12
2   Juventus 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
3   Sevilla 6 2 0 4 8 11 –3 6
4   Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 8 12 –4 5

Group E change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Barcelona 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14
2   Roma 6 1 3 2 11 16 –5 6
3   Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 3 2 13 12 +1 6
4   BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 5 12 –7 5

Group F change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 19 3 +16 15
2   Arsenal 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
3   Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 13 –7 9
4   Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 0 5 3 14 –11 3

Group G change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Chelsea 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13
2   Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
3   Porto 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
4   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 0 0 6 1 16 –15 0

Group H change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Zenit St. Petersburg 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15
2   Gent 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3   Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 –4 6
4   Lyon 6 1 1 4 5 9 –4 4

Knockout stage change

Bracket change

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
   Paris Saint-Germain 2 2 4  
   Chelsea 1 1 2  
     Paris Saint-Germain 2 0 2  
     Manchester City 2 1 3  
   Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 1
   Manchester City 3 0 3  
     Manchester City 0 0 0  
     Real Madrid 0 1 1  
   Gent 2 0 2  
   Wolfsburg 3 1 4  
     VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 2
     Real Madrid 0 3 3  
   Roma 0 0 0
   Real Madrid 2 2 4  
     Real Madrid 1 (5)
     Atlético de Madrid 1 (3)
   Arsenal 0 1 1  
   Barcelona 2 3 5  
     Barcelona 2 0 2
     Atlético de Madrid 1 2 3  
   PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0 (7)
   Atlético de Madrid (p) 0 0 0 (8)  
     Atlético de Madrid (a) 1 1 2
     Bayern Munich 0 2 2  
   Juventus 2 2 4  
   Bayern Munich (aet) 2 4 6  
     Bayern Munich 1 2 3
     Benfica 0 2 2  
   Benfica 1 2 3
   Zenit 0 1 1  

Round of 16 change

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Paris Saint-Germain   4–2   Chelsea 2–1 2–1
Benfica   3–1   Zenit 1–0 2–1
Roma   0–4   Real Madrid 0–2 0–2
Gent   2–4   VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 0–1
Arsenal   1–5   Barcelona 0–2 1–3
Juventus   4–6   Bayern Munich 2–2 2–4 (aet)
PSV Eindhoven   0–0 (7–8 p)   Atlético de Madrid 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Dynamo Kyiv   1–3   Manchester City 1–3 0–0

Quarter-finals change

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Bayern Munich   3–2   Benfica 1–0 2–2
Barcelona   2–3   Atlético de Madrid 2–1 0–2
VfL Wolfsburg   2–3   Real Madrid 2–0 0–3
Paris Saint-Germain   2–3   Manchester City 2–2 0–1

Semi-finals change

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Manchester City   0–1   Real Madrid 0–0 0–1
Atlético de Madrid (a)   2–2   Bayern Munich 1–0 1–2

Final change

Real Madrid  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Atlético Madrid
Ramos   15' Report Carrasco   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

Player For Against Result Date
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid   Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 (H) 15 September 2015
  Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich   Dinamo Zagreb 5-0 (H) 29 September 2015
  Cristiano Ronaldo4   Real Madrid   Malmö FF 8-0 (H) 8 December 2015
  Karim Benzema   Real Madrid   Malmö FF 8-0 (H) 8 December 2015
  Olivier Giroud   Arsenal   Olympiakos 3-0 (A) 9 December 2015
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid   VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 (H) 12 April 2016

4 Player scored four goals.

Tournament rankings change

 
Sergio Ramos celebrating La Undecima (The Eleventh) with the trophy.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Real Madrid 13 9 3 1 28 6 +22 30
2   Atlético Madrid 13 6 4 3 17 8 +9 22
Eliminated in Semi-finals
3   Bayern Munich 12 8 2 2 30 11 +19 26
4   Manchester City 12 6 3 3 18 12 +6 21
Eliminated in Quarter-finals
5   Barcelona 10 7 2 1 22 8 +14 23
6   Wolfsburg 10 7 0 3 15 11 +4 21
7   Paris Saint-Germain 10 6 2 2 18 6 +12 20
8   Benfica 10 5 2 3 15 12 +3 17
Eliminated in Round of 16
9   Zenit St. Petersburg 8 5 0 3 14 9 +5 15
10   Chelsea 8 4 1 3 15 7 +8 13
11   Dynamo Kyiv 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
12   Juventus 8 3 3 2 10 9 +1 12
13   PSV Eindhoven 8 3 3 2 8 7 +1 12
14   Gent 8 3 1 4 10 11 –1 10
15   Arsenal 8 3 0 5 13 15 –2 9
16   Roma 8 1 3 4 11 20 –9 6
Eliminated in the Group Stage
17   Porto 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
18   Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 13 –7 9
19   Manchester United 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
20   Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 3 2 13 12 +1 6
21   Sevilla 6 2 0 4 8 11 –3 6
22   Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 –4 6
23   Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 6 10 –4 5
24   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 0 5 7 14 –7 3
25   Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 8 12 –4 5
26   BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 5 12 –7 5
27   Lyon 6 1 1 4 5 9 –4 4
  CSKA Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 9 –4 4
29   Astana 6 0 4 2 5 11 –6 4
30   Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 0 5 3 14 –11 3
31   Malmö FF 6 1 0 5 1 21 –20 3
32   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 0 0 6 1 16 –15 0

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.