2012–13 UEFA Champions League

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2012–13 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates18 September 2012 – 25 May 2013
Teams32 (group stage)
76 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Bayern Munich (5th title)
Runners-upGermany Borussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored365 (2.94 per match)
Attendance5,526,358 (44,567 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(12 goals)

The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th UEFA Champions League. The champions were FC Bayern Munich. No third place match was played, as usual, but the teams defeated in the semi-finals were Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Chelsea was the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the group stage.

The final was the first ever all German competition. FC Bayern Munich defeated FC Barcelona 7-0 in aggregate. This one one of Barcelonas worst defeat in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 4-3 in aggregate.

Knockout Stage[change | change source]

Round of 16[change | change source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Galatasaray Turkey 4–3 Germany Schalke 04 1–1 3–2
Celtic Scotland 0–5 Italy Juventus 0–3 0–2
Arsenal England 3–3 (a) Germany Bayern Munich 1–3 2–0
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–5 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–2 0–3
Milan Italy 2–4 Spain Barcelona 2–0 0–4
Real Madrid Spain 3–2 England Manchester United 1–1 2–1
Valencia Spain 2–3 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 1–1
Porto Portugal 1–2 Spain Málaga 1–0 0–2

Quarter Finals[change | change source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Málaga Spain 2–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–0 2–3
Real Madrid Spain 5–3 Turkey Galatasaray 3–0 2–3
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–3 (a) Spain Barcelona 2–2 1–1
Bayern Munich Germany 4–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 2–0

Semi Finals[change | change source]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 7–0 Spain Barcelona 4–0 3–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–3 Spain Real Madrid 4–1 0–2

Final[change | change source]

Statistics[change | change source]

Hat-tricks[change | change source]

Player For Against Result Date
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid Netherlands Ajax 4-1 (A) 3 October 2012
Spain Roberto Soldado Spain Valencia Belarus BATE Borisov 3-0 (A) 23 October 2012
Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Bayern Munich France Lille 6-1 (H) 7 November 2012
Brazil Luiz Adriano Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Denmark Nordsjælland 5-2 (A) 20 November 2012
Portugal Rui Pedro Romania CFR Cluj Portugal Braga 3-1 (H) 20 November 2012
Poland Robert Lewandowski4 Germany Borussia Dortmund Spain Real Madrid 4-1 (H) 24 April 2013

4Player scored four goals.