International football competition
The2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 28 May 2016 with thefinal atStadio San Siro inMilan , Italy, to decide the champions of the2015–16 UEFA Champions League . A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.[ 1]
Times areCET /CEST ,[ note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Round and draw dates [ edit ] All draws were held at UEFA headquarters inNyon ,Switzerland .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg Round of 16 14 December 2015, 12:00[ 5] 16–17 & 23–24 February 2016 8–9 & 15–16 March 2016 Quarter-finals 18 March 2016, 12:00[ 6] 5–6 April 2016 12–13 April 2016 Semi-finals 15 April 2016, 11:30[ 7] 26–27 April 2016 3–4 May 2016 Final 28 May 2016 atStadio San Siro ,Milan
The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in thegroup stage .[ 1]
Each tie in theknockout phase , apart from the final, was played overtwo legs , with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, theaway goals rule would be applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes ofextra time would be played. The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided bypenalty shoot-out . In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time would be played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to thepolitical unrest between the countries.[ 8]
The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16, 17, 23 and 24 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2016.
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17 )
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8 March 2016 (2016-03-08 )
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VfL Wolfsburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17 )
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8 March 2016 (2016-03-08 )
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Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16 )
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9 March 2016 (2016-03-09 )
Chelsea 1–2 Paris Saint-GermainReport
Paris Saint-Germain won 4–2 on aggregate.
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23 )
16 March 2016 (2016-03-16 )
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Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23 )
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16 March 2016 (2016-03-16 )
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Bayern Munich won 6–4 on aggregate.
24 February 2016 (2016-02-24 )
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15 March 2016 (2016-03-15 )
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0–0 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won 8–7 on penalties.
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16 )
9 March 2016 (2016-03-09 )
Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–2 BenficaReport
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
24 February 2016 (2016-02-24 )
15 March 2016 (2016-03-15 )
Manchester City 0–0 Dynamo KyivReport
Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate.
The draw was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2016.
6 April 2016 (2016-04-06 )
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12 April 2016 (2016-04-12 )
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Real Madrid 3–0 VfL WolfsburgReport
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05 )
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13 April 2016 (2016-04-13 )
Benfica 2–2 Bayern MunichReport
Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05 )
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13 April 2016 (2016-04-13 )
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Atlético Madrid 2–0 BarcelonaReport
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
6 April 2016 (2016-04-06 )
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12 April 2016 (2016-04-12 )
Manchester City 1–0 Paris Saint-GermainReport
Manchester City won 3–2 on aggregate.
The draw was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2016.
26 April 2016 (2016-04-26 )
4 May 2016 (2016-05-04 )
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Real Madrid 1–0 Manchester CityReport
Real Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate.
27 April 2016 (2016-04-27 )
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3 May 2016 (2016-05-03 )
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Bayern Munich 2–1 Atlético MadridReport
2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
The final was played on 28 May 2016 atStadio San Siro inMilan , Italy.[ 37] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[ 7]
28 May 2016 (2016-05-28 )
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