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2015–16 UEFA Champions League

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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 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.

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

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Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the Round of 16.
Went to the UEFA Europa League knockout stage.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 6510193+1616
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6411121+1113
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6105714–73
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6105121–203
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Germany Wolfsburg 640296+312
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 631287+110
3 England Manchester United 62227708
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 611459–44
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6411113+813
2 Portugal Benfica 6312108+210
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6123610–45
4 Kazakhstan Astana 6042511–64
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Manchester City 6402128+412
2 Italy Juventus 632163+311
3 Spain Sevilla 6204811–36
4 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6123812–45
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain Barcelona 6420154+1114
2 Italy Roma 61321116–56
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 61321312+16
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6123512–75
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6501193+1615
2 England Arsenal 63031210+29
3 Greece Olympiacos 6303613–79
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6105314–113
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Chelsea 6411133+1013
2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 632184+411
3 Portugal Porto 631298+110
4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6006116–150
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 6501136+715
2 Belgium Gent 631287+110
3 Spain Valencia 620459–46
4 France Lyon 611459–44

Knockout stage

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

Round of 16

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 0–1 Spain Real Madrid 0–0 0–1
Atlético de Madrid (a) Spain 2–2 Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 1–2
Real Madrid Spain1–1 (a.e.t.)Spain Atlético Madrid
Ramos Goal 15' Report Carrasco Goal 79'
Penalties
Vázquez Penalty scored
Marcelo Penalty scored
Bale Penalty scored
Ramos Penalty scored
Ronaldo Penalty scored
5–3 Penalty scored Griezmann
Penalty scored Gabi
Penalty scored Saúl
Penalty missed Juanfran
Attendance: 71,942[1]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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16 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSpain Real MadridUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk4-0 (H)15 September 2015
Poland Robert LewandowskiGermany Bayern MunichCroatia Dinamo Zagreb5-0 (H)29 September 2015
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo4Spain Real MadridSweden Malmö FF8-0 (H)8 December 2015
France Karim BenzemaSpain Real MadridSweden Malmö FF8-0 (H)8 December 2015
France Olivier GiroudEngland ArsenalGreece Olympiakos3-0 (A)9 December 2015
Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSpain Real MadridGermany VfL Wolfsburg3-0 (H)12 April 2016

4 Player scored four goals.

Tournament rankings

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Sergio Ramos celebrating La Undecima (The Eleventh) with the trophy.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 13931286+2230
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 13643178+922
Eliminated in Semi-finals
3 Germany Bayern Munich 128223011+1926
4 England Manchester City 126331812+621
Eliminated in Quarter-finals
5 Spain Barcelona 10721228+1423
6 Germany Wolfsburg 107031511+421
7 France Paris Saint-Germain 10622186+1220
8 Portugal Benfica 105231512+317
Eliminated in Round of 16
9 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 8503149+515
10 England Chelsea 8413157+813
11 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 833297+212
12 Italy Juventus 8332109+112
13 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 833287+112
14 Belgium Gent 83141011–110
15 England Arsenal 83051315–29
16 Italy Roma 81341120–96
Eliminated in the Group Stage
17 Portugal Porto 631298+110
18 Greece Olympiacos 6303613–79
19 England Manchester United 62227708
20 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 61321312+16
21 Spain Sevilla 6204811–36
22 Spain Valencia 620459–46
23 Turkey Galatasaray 6123610–45
24 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6105714–73
25 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6123812–45
26 Belarus BATE Borisov 6123512–75
27 France Lyon 611459–44
Russia CSKA Moscow 611459–44
29 Kazakhstan Astana 6042511–64
30 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6105314–113
31 Sweden Malmö FF 6105121–203
32 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6006116–150

References

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  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.