2016 UEFA Champions League final
Event | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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After extra time Real Madrid won 5–3 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 28 May 2016 | ||||||
Venue | San Siro, Milan | ||||||
Man of the Match | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Mark Clattenburg (England)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 71,942[3] | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy 27 °C (81 °F) 45% humidity[4] | ||||||
The 2016 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, on 28 May 2016,[5] between Spanish teams Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, in a repeat of the 2014 final. It was the second time in the tournament's history that both finalists were from the same city. Real Madrid won 5–3 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, securing a record-extending 11th title in the competition.
Real Madrid earned the right to play against the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2016 UEFA Super Cup. They also qualified to enter the semi-finals of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative, ultimately triumphing in both competitions.
Venue
The San Siro, officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, was announced as the venue of the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014,[5] the fourth European Cup/Champions League final hosted at the stadium following those in 1965, 1970 and 2001.[citation needed]
The San Siro was built in 1925, opened in 1926 as the home of
The 2016 final marked the first time a final has been held at the San Siro when neither of its tenants were able to win the competition, as Milan and Internazionale both failed to qualify for any European competitions after their performance in the 2014–15 Serie A.[citation needed]
Background
This final was the sixth tournament final to feature two teams from the same association,
Apart from the 2014 final, won by Real Madrid 4–1 after extra time, the only previous Madrid Derby matches in European competitions were in the 1958–59 European Cup semi-finals, where Real Madrid won 2–1 in a replay, after a 2–2 aggregate draw, and in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, where Real Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate.[16]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Real Madrid | Round | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 4–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Galatasaray | 2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malmö FF | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Benfica | 1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Astana | 4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Astana | 0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 4–3 (A) | Matchday 5 | Galatasaray | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malmö FF | 8–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Benfica | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A winners
Source: UEFA
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Final standings | Group C winners
Source: UEFA
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roma
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4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Round of 16 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 (8–7 p) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | 0–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester City | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Bayern Munich | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
Pre-match
Ambassadors
Javier Zanetti | Paolo Maldini |
The ambassadors for the final were former Argentine international Javier Zanetti, who won the Champions League with Internazionale against Bayern Munich in 2010, and former Italian international Paolo Maldini, who won five European Cups with Milan.[17]
Logo
UEFA unveiled the brand identity of the final on 27 August 2015 in Monaco ahead of the group stage draw. The logo features the Milan landmark Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.[18]
Ticketing
With a stadium capacity of 71,500, a total amount of 46,000 tickets were available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 20,000 tickets each and with 6,000 tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 1 to 14 March 2016 in four price categories: €440, €320, €160 and €70. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme.[19]
Opening ceremony
American singer Alicia Keys performed in the opening ceremony prior to the match, the first time the UEFA Champions League final featured a live music performance.[20] The UEFA Champions League Anthem was performed by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.[21]
Related events
The 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final was held two days prior, on 26 May 2016, at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia.[citation needed]
The annual UEFA Champions Festival was held between 26–29 May 2016 at Milan's Piazza del Duomo.[22]
Match
Officials
In May 2016, English referee Mark Clattenburg was chosen to adjudicate the final. Joining him, were compatriots Simon Beck and Jake Collin as assistant referees, Andre Marriner and Anthony Taylor as additional assistant referees, Stuart Burt as reserve assistant referee, and Hungarian Viktor Kassai as fourth official.[2]
Goal-line technology
The goal-line technology system Hawk-Eye was used for the match. This was the first UEFA Champions League final to employ goal-line technology, following approval by the UEFA Executive Committee in January 2016.[23]
Summary
Real Madrid dominated possession in the early stages of the match. Six minutes into the game
In the 46th minute, Fernando Torres won a penalty kick for Atlético after a foul from behind from Pepe. Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas was shown a yellow card for delaying the kick. Griezmann took the penalty but his shot missed the goal, with the ball ricocheting off the crossbar. Substitute Yannick Carrasco latched onto a cross by Juanfran from the right to equalise from close range for Atlético in the 79th minute. The scoreline remained the same at the end of 90 minutes to send the match into extra time.[27]
After a goalless extra 30 minutes, the game was settled by a penalty shoot-out. Juanfran missed Atlético's fourth penalty, hitting the post, thus allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to seal Real Madrid's 11th Champions League title.[28]
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 15 April 2016 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[29]
Real Madrid | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Atlético Madrid |
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5–3 |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[30]
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Post-match
Ramos, who scored the opening goal of the match, became the fifth player to score in two Champions League finals. He had not scored in the competition since scoring the equaliser against Atlético Madrid in the 2014 final. Carrasco's second-half equaliser made him the first Belgian to score in a Champions League final.[32] Real Madrid coach Zidane became the first French coach to win the Champions League and the seventh person to win the Champions League as a player and as a coach.[33]
During the match, fans at an Iraqi Real Madrid fan club were attacked for the second time, bringing the
Reactions
Zidane expressed his pride at being Real Madrid coach and winning the Champions League with the club as a player, as assistant coach and now as head coach. Simeone congratulated Real Madrid on their victory.[35] When asked if he would continue as the coach of Atlético Madrid, Simeone replied, "My plan is to think. That's all."[36]
Ronaldo told the media after the match that he had requested to take the fifth penalty because he "had a vision" that he would score the winning goal.[37] Luka Modrić told the media he was happy and proud of the win, and that the team had shown character until the end.[38]
See also
- 2016 UEFA Europa League Final
- 2016 UEFA Super Cup
- Atlético Madrid in European football
- Real Madrid CF in international football competitions
- Spanish football clubs in international competitions
- 2014 UEFA Champions League final
- 2018 UEFA Super Cup
- 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals
- 2020 CAF Champions League final
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