 TheStade de France inSaint-Denis hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 22 June – 25 August 2021 Competition proper: 14 September 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 80 (from 54 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Real Madrid (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Liverpool |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 380 (3.04 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,402,255 (35,218 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 15 goals |
| Best player | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)[1] |
| Best young player | Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[2] |
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The2021–22 UEFA Champions League was the 67th season of Europe's premier clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 30th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to theUEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid defeatedLiverpool 1–0 in thefinal, which was played at theStade de France inSaint-Denis, France, fora record-extending 14th European Cup title, and their fifth in nine years.[3] It was originally scheduled to be played at theAllianz Arena inMunich, Germany.[4] However, due to the postponement and relocation of the2020 final, the hosts were shifted back a year, withSaint Petersburg, Russia scheduled to host the 2022 final.[5] The final was eventually moved to Saint-Denis, due to thewar in Ukraine.[4] As the winners, Real Madrid automatically qualified for the2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage, as well as earning the right to play against the winners of the2021–22 UEFA Europa League,Eintracht Frankfurt, in the2022 UEFA Super Cup and participate in the2022 FIFA Club World Cup, both of which they went on to win.
Chelsea were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in thequarter-finals by eventual winners Real Madrid.
This season was the first since 1999–2000 (the first season after the dissolution of theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup) where three major European club competitions (UEFA Champions League,UEFA Europa League, and the newly createdUEFA Europa Conference League) are organised by UEFA. No changes were made to the format of the Champions League, but teams that were eliminated from the preliminary round and first qualifying round of the Champions League were now transferred to the Europa Conference League instead of the Europa League.[6]
On 24 June 2021, UEFA approved the proposal to abolish theaway goals rule in allUEFA club competitions, which had been used since 1965. Accordingly, if in atwo-legged tie two teams scored the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but always by 30 minutes ofextra time, and if the two teams scored the same number of goals in extra time, the winner would be decided by apenalty shoot-out.[7]
A total of 80 teams from 54 of the 55UEFA member associations participated in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League (the exception beingLiechtenstein,[Note LIE] which did not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on theUEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8]
For the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2020UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20.[9]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
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The following is the access list for this season.[10] As the Champions League title holders,Chelsea, which were guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, already qualified via their domestic league (as fourth place in the2020-21 Premier League), the following changes to the access list were made:
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| Third qualifying round (20 teams) | Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| Play-off round (12 teams) | Champions Path (8 teams) |
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).
Notes
All matches were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final, which was played on a Friday, and the final, which was played on a Saturday. The third qualifying round second legs were only played on a Tuesday due to the2021 UEFA Super Cup on the following Wednesday. Scheduled kick-off times starting from the play-off round were 18:45 (instead of 18:55 previously) and 21:00 CEST/CET.[16]
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, except the group stage draw, which took place inIstanbul, Turkey, on 26 August 2021.[17]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Preliminary round | 8 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 (semi-finals) | 25 June 2021 (final) |
| First qualifying round | 15 June 2021 | 6–7 July 2021 | 13–14 July 2021 | |
| Second qualifying round | 16 June 2021 | 20–21 July 2021 | 27–28 July 2021 | |
| Third qualifying round | 19 July 2021 | 3–4 August 2021 | 10 August 2021 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 2 August 2021 | 17–18 August 2021 | 24–25 August 2021 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 26 August 2021 | 14–15 September 2021 | |
| Matchday 2 | 28–29 September 2021 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 19–20 October 2021 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 2–3 November 2021 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 23–24 November 2021 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 7–8 December 2021 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 13 December 2021 | 15–16 & 22–23 February 2022 | 8–9 & 15–16 March 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 18 March 2022 | 5–6 April 2022 | 12–13 April 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 26–27 April 2022 | 3–4 May 2022 | ||
| Final | 28 May 2022 atStade de France,Saint-Denis | |||
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 8 June 2021, 12:00CEST.[19]The preliminary round matches, which consisted of two semi-finals on 22 June 2021 and the final on 25 June 2021, were originally to be played atGundadalur,Tórshavn in theFaroe Islands,[20] but were moved due to restrictions related to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands.[21] The matches were instead played inAlbania, with the semi-finals atElbasan Arena,Elbasan andNiko Dovana Stadium,Durrës, and the final at Elbasan Arena.[22]
The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final were transferred to theEuropa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Semi-final round | ||
Folgore  | 0–2 |  Prishtina |
HB  | 0–1 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes |
| Final round | ||
| Prishtina | 2–0 | Inter Club d'Escaldes |
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021, 12:00CEST.[23]The first legs were played on 6 and 7 July, and the second legs were played on 13 and 14 July 2021.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to theEuropa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fola Esch  | 2–7 |  Lincoln Red Imps | 2–2 | 0–5 |
Slovan Bratislava  | 3–2[a] |  Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Malmö FF  | 2–1 |  Riga | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Bodø/Glimt  | 2–5 |  Legia Warsaw | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Connah's Quay Nomads  | 2–3 |  Alashkert | 2–2 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
HJK  | 7–1 |  Budućnost Podgorica | 3–1 | 4–0 |
CFR Cluj  | 4–3 |  Borac Banja Luka | 3–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Shkëndija  | 0–6 |  Mura | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Teuta  | 0–5 |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–4 | 0–1 |
Dinamo Tbilisi  | 2–4 |  Neftçi | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Maccabi Haifa  | 1–3 |  Kairat | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Ludogorets Razgrad  | 2–0 |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Ferencváros  | 6–1 | Prishtina | 3–0 | 3–1 |
Žalgiris  | 5–2 |  Linfield | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Flora  | 5–0 |  Hibernians | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Dinamo Zagreb  | 5–2 |  Valur | 3–2 | 2–0 |
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021, 12:00CEST.[24]The first legs were played on 20 and 21 July, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 July 2021.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to theEuropa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to theEuropa League Main Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 |  Omonia | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–3 |  Young Boys | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–1 | Flora | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Alashkert | 1–4 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Olympiacos  | 2–0 | Neftçi | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kairat | 2–6 |  Red Star Belgrade | 2–1 | 0–5 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 1–4 | CFR Cluj | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Malmö FF | 4–3 | HJK | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Ferencváros | 5–1 | Žalgiris | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Mura | 1–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| League Path | ||||
Rapid Wien  | 2–3 |  Sparta Prague | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Celtic  | 2–3 |  Midtjylland | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
PSV Eindhoven  | 7–2 |  Galatasaray | 5–1 | 2–1 |
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 12:00CEST.[25]The first legs were played on 3 and 4 August, and the second legs were played on 10 August 2021.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to theEuropa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to theEuropa League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| CFR Cluj | 2–4 | Young Boys | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Olympiacos | 3–3 (1–4p) | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–2 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Malmö FF | 4–2 | Rangers | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Ferencváros | 2–1 | Slavia Prague | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| League Path | ||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–0 | Midtjylland | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Spartak Moscow  | 0–4 |  Benfica | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Genk  | 2–4 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–5 |  Monaco | 0–2 | 1–3 |
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 12:00CEST.[26]The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 August 2021.
The winners of the ties advanced to thegroup stage. The losers were transferred to theEuropa League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Red Bull Salzburg | 4–2 | Brøndby | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Young Boys | 6–4 | Ferencváros | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Malmö FF | 3–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 3–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| League Path | ||||
| Monaco | 2–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Benfica | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Benfica
Sporting CP
Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Manchester UnitedInter MilanMilan Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G;
Pink: Group H.The draw for the group stage was held inIstanbul, Turkey, on 26 August 2021.[17][27] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:
Teams from the same association, and due to political reasons, teams from Ukraine and Russia, could not be drawn into the same group. Before the draw, UEFA formed pairings of teams from the same association (one pairing for associations with two or three teams, two pairings for associations with four or five teams) based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–D and another team was drawn into Groups E–H, so that the two teams would play on different days.[29]
The matches were played on 14–15 September, 28–29 September, 19–20 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, and 7–9 December 2021. The top two teams of each group advanced to the round of 16. The third-placed teams were transferred to the Europa League knockout round play-offs, while the fourth-placed teams were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
Sheriff Tiraspol made their debut appearance in the group stage. They were the first team from Moldova to play in the Champions League group stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | PAR | RBL | BRU | |
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| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 2–1 | 6–3 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 7 | Transfer toEuropa League | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | ATM | POR | MIL | |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 18 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | Transfer toEuropa League | 1–5 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 |  Milan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AJX | SPO | DOR | BES | |
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| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 18 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 9[a] | 1–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9[a] | Transfer toEuropa League | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | INT | SHE | SHK | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Transfer toEuropa League | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | BEN | BAR | DKV | |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 7 | Transfer toEuropa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | VIL | ATA | YB | |
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| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Atalanta | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Transfer toEuropa League | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIL | SAL | SEV | WOL | |
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| 1 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Sevilla | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Transfer toEuropa League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | CHE | ZEN | MAL | |
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| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | Transfer toEuropa League | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
In theknockout phase, teams played against each other overtwo legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021, originally at 12:00CET.[30] The draw featured multiple irregularities:Manchester United were mistakenly included in the draw forVillarreal's opponent (both were inGroup F), and subsequently were selected; another ball was then drawn, withManchester City chosen instead. In the following tie,Liverpool were mistakenly included in the draw forAtlético Madrid's opponent (both were inGroup B), while Manchester United were incorrectly excluded.[31] Later that day, UEFA voided the original draw due to a "technical problem" with the draw computer, and it was entirely redone at 15:00 CET.[32]The first legs were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–8 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 1–7 |
| Sporting CP | 0–5 | Manchester City | 0–5 | 0–0 |
| Benfica | 3–2 | Ajax | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Chelsea | 4–1 | Lille | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Villarreal | 4–1 | Juventus | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Inter Milan | 1–2 | Liverpool | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–3 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | 1–3 |
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00CET.[33]The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Chelsea | 4–5 | Real Madrid | 1–3 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Villarreal | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Benfica | 4–6 | Liverpool | 1–3 | 3–3 |
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00CET, after the quarter-final draw.[33]The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City | 5–6 | Real Madrid | 4–3 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Liverpool | 5–2 | Villarreal | 2–0 | 3–2 |
The final was played on 28 May 2022 at theStade de France inSaint-Denis. A draw was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[33]
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
| Rank[35] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 15 | 1106 |
| 2 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 13 | 876 |
| 3 |  Sébastien Haller | Ajax | 11 | 668 |
| 4 |  Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 8 | 1008 |
| 5 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 7 | 531 |
 Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | 986 | ||
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 6 | 611 |
 Darwin Núñez | Benfica | 613 | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 673 | ||
| Leroy Sané | Bayern Munich | 798 | ||
| Arnaut Danjuma | Villarreal | 906 |
The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[36]
On 18 April 2021, UEFA,the Football Association, thePremier League, theItalian Football Federation,Serie A, theRoyal Spanish Football Federation andLa Liga learned of plans from several English, Italian and Spanish clubs to create the European Super League.[37] UEFA and the national associations announced that if such a league were to be established, its participants would be banned from playing in international and domestic competitions.[38] Later that same day,English clubs (Arsenal,Chelsea,Liverpool,Manchester City,Manchester United andTottenham Hotspur),Italian clubs (Inter Milan,Juventus andMilan) andSpanish clubs (Atlético Madrid,Barcelona andReal Madrid) announced the establishment of the Super League, putting them at risk of being banned.[39]
On 20 April 2021, Arsenal,[40] Liverpool,[41] Manchester City,[42] Manchester United[43] and Tottenham Hotspur[44] withdrew after the Football Association threatened to ban participating clubs from domestic football,[45] whilst Chelsea withdrew some hours later.[46] This led to the project's collapse,[47] as Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan followed the English clubs by withdrawing.[48] The Super League suspended its operations,[49] with the case to be taken by theCourt of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to establish whether UEFA andFIFA have the exclusive right to organise competitions.[50]
On 7 June 2021, the SwissFederal Department of Justice and Police notified UEFA and FIFA ofthe Spanish precautionary measure – which had earlier issued aninjunction against UEFA and FIFA and referred acuestión preliminar (English: preliminary question) to the CJEU on whether UEFA and FIFA have violatedarticles 101 and102 of the TFEU[51] – ruling that neither governing body could not execute sanctions against Super League clubs.[52] On 15 June 2021, it was officially confirmed that the remaining three clubs (Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid) – which did not sign the Commitment Declaration of the sanctioned other nine clubs[53] and filed a new motion to scrap the agreement UEFA signed with those nine clubs[50] – were admitted to the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, pending the disciplinary proceedings UEFA opened against them but which were suspended after the Swiss notification.[54]
