2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 16 February 2016 and will conclude on 28 May 2016 with the final at San Siro in Milan, Italy, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. A total of 16 teams compete in the knockout phase.^[1]

Times up to 26 March 2016 (round of 16) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

All draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, 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	15 April 2016, 11:30^[7]	28 May 2016 at San Siro, Milan

Format

The knockout phase involves the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.^[1]

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round are as follows:

In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can 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 the political unrest between the countries.^[8]

Qualified teams

Group	Winners (Seeded in round of 16 draw)	Runners-up (Unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A	Real Madrid	Paris Saint-Germain
B	Wolfsburg	PSV Eindhoven
C	Atlético Madrid	Benfica
D	Manchester City	Juventus
E	Barcelona	Roma
F	Bayern Munich	Arsenal
G	Chelsea	Dynamo Kyiv
H	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Gent

Bracket

Round of 16 []				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Paris Saint-Germain	2	2	4
Chelsea	1	1	2
Chelsea	1	1	2	Paris Saint-Germain	2	0	2
				Paris Saint-Germain	2	0	2
				Manchester City	2	1	3
Dynamo Kyiv	1	0	1	Manchester City	2	1	3
Dynamo Kyiv	1	0	1
Manchester City	3	0	3
Manchester City	3	0	3					Manchester City	0	0	0
								Manchester City	0	0	0
								Real Madrid	0	1	1
Gent	2	0	2					Real Madrid	0	1	1
Gent	2	0	2
Wolfsburg	3	1	4
Wolfsburg	3	1	4	Wolfsburg	2	0	2
				Wolfsburg	2	0	2
				Real Madrid	0	3	3
Roma	0	0	0	Real Madrid	0	3	3
Roma	0	0	0
Real Madrid	2	2	4
Real Madrid	2	2	4									Real Madrid
												Real Madrid
												Atlético Madrid
Arsenal	0	1	1									Atlético Madrid
Arsenal	0	1	1
Barcelona	2	3	5
Barcelona	2	3	5	Barcelona	2	0	2
				Barcelona	2	0	2
				Atlético Madrid	1	2	3
PSV Eindhoven	0	0	0 (7)	Atlético Madrid	1	2	3
PSV Eindhoven	0	0	0 (7)
Atlético Madrid (p)	0	0	0 (8)
Atlético Madrid (p)	0	0	0 (8)					Atlético Madrid (a)	1	1	2
								Atlético Madrid (a)	1	1	2
								Bayern Munich	0	2	2
Juventus	2	2	4					Bayern Munich	0	2	2
Juventus	2	2	4
Bayern Munich (aet)	2	4	6
Bayern Munich (aet)	2	4	6	Bayern Munich	1	2	3
				Bayern Munich	1	2	3
				Benfica	0	2	2
Benfica	1	2	3	Benfica	0	2	2
Benfica	1	2	3
Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	1	1

Round of 16

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.

Summary

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

Matches

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

16 February 2016
20:45

Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Chelsea
Ibrahimović 39' Cavani 78'	Report	Mikel 45+1'

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 46,505^[9]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Chelsea v Paris Saint-Germain

9 March 2016
20:45

Chelsea	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain
Costa 27'	Report	Rabiot 16' Ibrahimović 67'

Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 37,591^[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Paris Saint-Germain won 4–2 on aggregate.

Benfica v Zenit Saint Petersburg

16 February 2016
20:45

Benfica	1–0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Jonas 90+1'	Report

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 48,615^[11]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Zenit Saint Petersburg v Benfica

9 March 2016
18:00

Zenit Saint Petersburg	1–2	Benfica
Hulk 69'	Report	Gaitán 85' Talisca 90+6'

Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 17,688^[12]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gent v Wolfsburg

17 February 2016
20:45

Gent	2–3	Wolfsburg
Kums 80' Coulibaly 89'	Report	Draxler 44', 54' Kruse 60'

Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
Attendance: 19,978^[13]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Wolfsburg v Gent

8 March 2016
20:45

Wolfsburg	1–0	Gent
Schürrle 74'	Report

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 23,457^[14]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Wolfsburg won 4–2 on aggregate.

Roma v Real Madrid

17 February 2016
20:45

Roma	0–2	Real Madrid
	Report	Ronaldo 57' Jesé 86'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 55,612^[15]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Real Madrid v Roma

8 March 2016
20:45

Real Madrid	2–0	Roma
Ronaldo 64' Rodríguez 68'	Report

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 76,654^[16]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Real Madrid won 4–0 on aggregate.

Arsenal v Barcelona

23 February 2016
20:45

Arsenal	0–2	Barcelona
	Report	Messi 71', 83' (pen.)

Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 59,889^[17]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Barcelona v Arsenal

16 March 2016
20:45

Barcelona	3–1	Arsenal
Neymar 18' Suárez 65' Messi 88'	Report	Elneny 51'

Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 76,092^[18]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.

Juventus v Bayern Munich

23 February 2016
20:45

Juventus	2–2	Bayern Munich
Dybala 63' Sturaro 76'	Report	Müller 43' Robben 55'

Juventus Stadium, Turin
Attendance: 41,332^[19]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Bayern Munich v Juventus

16 March 2016
20:45

Bayern Munich	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Juventus
Lewandowski 73' Müller 90+1' Thiago 108' Coman 110'	Report	Pogba 5' Cuadrado 28'

Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000^[20]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Bayern Munich won 6–4 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven v Atlético Madrid

24 February 2016
20:45

PSV Eindhoven	0–0	Atlético Madrid
	Report

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 34,948^[21]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Atlético Madrid v PSV Eindhoven

15 March 2016
20:45

Atlético Madrid	0–0 (a.e.t.)	PSV Eindhoven
	Report
	Penalties
Griezmann Gabi Koke Saúl F. Torres Giménez Filipe Luís Juanfran	8–7	Van Ginkel Guardado Pröpper Bruma Moreno Lestienne Arias Narsingh

Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 50,135^[22]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

0–0 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won 8–7 on penalties.

Dynamo Kyiv v Manchester City

24 February 2016
20:45

Dynamo Kyiv	1–3	Manchester City
Buyalskyi 59'	Report	Agüero 15' Silva 40' Touré 90'

Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 53,691^[23]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Manchester City v Dynamo Kyiv

15 March 2016
20:45

Manchester City	0–0	Dynamo Kyiv
	Report

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 43,630^[24]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Manchester City won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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.

Summary

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

Matches

Bayern Munich v Benfica

5 April 2016
20:45

Bayern Munich	1–0	Benfica
Vidal 2'	Report

Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000^[25]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Benfica v Bayern Munich

13 April 2016
20:45

Benfica	2–2	Bayern Munich
Jiménez 27' Talisca 76'	Report	Vidal 38' Müller 52'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 63,235^[26]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

5 April 2016
20:45

Barcelona	2–1	Atlético Madrid
Suárez 63', 74'	Report	F. Torres 25'

Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 88,534^[27]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

13 April 2016
20:45

Atlético Madrid	2–0	Barcelona
Griezmann 36', 88' (pen.)	Report

Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 52,851^[28]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Wolfsburg v Real Madrid

6 April 2016
20:45

Wolfsburg	2–0	Real Madrid
Rodríguez 18' (pen.) Arnold 25'	Report

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 26,400^[29]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Real Madrid v Wolfsburg

12 April 2016
20:45

Real Madrid	3–0	Wolfsburg
Ronaldo 15', 17', 77'	Report

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 76,684^[30]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City

6 April 2016
20:45

Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Manchester City
Ibrahimović 41' Rabiot 59'	Report	De Bruyne 38' Fernandinho 72'

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,228^[31]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain

12 April 2016
20:45

Manchester City	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain
De Bruyne 76'	Report

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 53,039^[32]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Manchester City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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.

Summary

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

Matches

Manchester City v Real Madrid

26 April 2016
20:45

Manchester City	0–0	Real Madrid
	Report

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 52,221^[33]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Real Madrid v Manchester City

4 May 2016
20:45

Real Madrid	1–0	Manchester City
Fernando 20' (o.g.)	Report

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 78,300^[34]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Real Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid v Bayern Munich

27 April 2016
20:45

Atlético Madrid	1–0	Bayern Munich
Saúl 11'	Report

Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 52,127^[35]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Bayern Munich v Atlético Madrid

3 May 2016
20:45

Bayern Munich	2–1	Atlético Madrid
Alonso 31' Lewandowski 74'	Report	Griezmann 54'

Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000^[36]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

2–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals.

Final

Main article: 2016 UEFA Champions League Final

The final will be played on 28 May 2016 at San Siro in Milan, Italy.

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

28 May 2016
20:45 CEST

Real Madrid	v	Atlético Madrid
	Report

San Siro, Milan
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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