The final of the 2015–16 version of the UEFA Champions League
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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 clock time in the tournament ‘s history that both finalists were from the like city. real Madrid won 5–3 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 disembowel 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 besides qualified to enter the semi-finals of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA congressman, ultimately triumphing in both competitions.

venue [edit ]

The San Siro in Milan was selected to host the final in September 2014. The San Siro, formally 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 fourthly 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 Milan, and was sold to the city in 1935. Internazionale became tenants in 1947, and the stadium has been shared by the two clubs always since, with Inter winning the first base european Cup final play at the stadium in 1965. The stadium was used as a venue in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1980, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Its current capacity is 80,018, but is reduced to fair under 80,000 seats for UEFA competitions. [ 5 ] The 2016 final marked the first time a final examination 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 [edit ]

real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League while playing for the club in 2002 This final was the sixth tournament final to feature two teams from the same affiliation, [ 6 ] the third base all-Spanish final, and the second between teams from the same city, fielding precisely the two teams that faced each other in the 2014 final, making it the seventh repeated final pair. [ 7 ] The all-Madrid concluding besides guaranteed the city of Madrid becoming the most successful city in the european Cup with 11 wins and 17 concluding appearances, and besides in all UEFA club competitions with 16 wins, overtaking the city of Milan with 10 wins and 16 final appearances in the european Cup and 15 wins in all UEFA cabaret competitions. [ 8 ] very Madrid reached a read 14th concluding after a 1–0 aggregate win against Manchester City, with a chance to win a record 11th title. [ 9 ] previously, they won finals in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2014, and lost in 1962, 1964 and 1981. This was besides their 18th final in all UEFA club competitions, having besides played in two Cup Winners ‘ Cup finals ( losing in 1971 and 1983 ) and two UEFA Cup finals ( winning in 1985 and 1986 ). Their director, Zinedine Zidane, who scored the gain goal for real number Madrid in the 2002 concluding, was aiming to become the seventh man to win the Champions League as both musician and coach, [ 10 ] joining Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola. [ 11 ] The team had had a black first half of the season, being left out of controversy to win La Liga, sacking Rafael Benítez in January and leaving the Champions League to save their season from being trophy-less. [ citation needed ] Atlético Madrid reached their third gear european Cup final examination after defeating Bayern Munich on off goals ( 2–2 on aggregate ). [ 12 ] Their previous two european Cup finals in 1974 and 2014 both ended in defeats, to Bayern Munich and Real Madrid respectively. Atlético Madrid had besides played in three Cup Winners ‘ Cup finals ( winning in 1962, and losing in 1963 and 1986 ) and two Europa League finals ( winning in 2010 and 2012 ), with their most recent Europa League gloat in 2012 led by current coach Diego Simeone, wide attributed as having brought Atlético Madrid back to glory, but had yet to win a Champions League. He had the casual to join companion Argentinians Luis Carniglia and Helenio Herrera as the lone non-European coaches to win the european Cup/Champions League. [ 13 ] Had they won the concluding, they would have become the first spanish clubhouse and the fifth golf club overall to have won all three major european trophies ( european Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League and the now-defunct Cup Winners ‘ Cup ). [ 14 ] On the other hand, if they were to lose, they would become the first team to lose their first three european Cup finals. [ 15 ] apart from the 2014 concluding, won by Real Madrid 4–1 after excess time, the only former 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 sum draw, and in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, where real Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate. [ 16 ]

road to the final examination [edit ]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Ambassadors [edit ]

The ambassadors for the final were early Argentine external Javier Zanetti, who won the Champions League with Internazionale against Bayern Munich in 2010, and early italian external Paolo Maldini, who won five european Cups with Milan. [ 17 ]

logo [edit ]

UEFA unveiled the sword identity of the final on 27 August 2015 in Monaco ahead of the group stage drawing card. The logo features the Milan landmark Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. [ 18 ]

Ticketing [edit ]

With a stadium capacity of 71,500, a sum come of 46,000 tickets were available to fans and the general populace, with the two finalist teams receiving 20,000 tickets each and with 6,000 tickets being available for sale to fans global 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 organize committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the bodied cordial reception program. [ 19 ]

Opening ceremony [edit ]

American singer Alicia Keys performed in the opening ceremony prior to the match, the first fourth dimension the UEFA Champions League concluding featured a bouncy music performance. [ 20 ] The UEFA Champions League Anthem was performed by italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. [ 21 ]

refer events [edit ]

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 [edit ]

Officials [edit ]

In May 2016, English referee Mark Clattenburg was chosen to adjudicate the final. Joining him, were compatriot Simon Beck and Jake Collin as adjunct referees, Andre Marriner and Anthony Taylor as extra adjunct referees, Stuart Burt as reserve assistant referee, and Hungarian Viktor Kassai as fourth official. [ 2 ]

Goal-line engineering [edit ]

The goal-line technology system Hawk-Eye was used for the match. This was the first UEFA Champions League final to employ goal-line engineering, following blessing by the UEFA Executive Committee in January 2016. [ 23 ]

summary [edit ]

real Madrid dominated possession in the early stages of the equal. Six minutes into the plot Gareth Bale delivered a free-kick into Atlético Madrid ‘s penalty box, which found Casemiro. His goalbound shot was cleared off the argumentation by goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Five minutes late, Dani Carvajal received the first yellow calling card of the match after a late rigging on Antoine Griezmann. In the 15th minute, Toni Kroos sent a free-kick into Atlético ‘s punishment box, which was flicked on by Bale. In the subsequent scramble, Sergio Ramos touched the ball past Oblak to score for Real. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The goal stood despite video evidence subsequently showing Ramos was in an offside stead, meaning the finish should have been disallowed. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] In the 46th minute, Fernando Torres won a penalty kick for Atlético after a afoul from behind from Pepe. Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas was shown a scandalmongering card for delaying the kick. Griezmann took the penalty but his film 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 infinitesimal. The scoreline remained the like at the end of 90 minutes to send the couple into extra time. [ 28 ] After a scoreless extra 30 minutes, the game was settled by a penalty shoot-out. Juanfran missed Atlético ‘s fourth penalty, hitting the post, therefore allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to seal Real Madrid ‘s 11th Champions League deed. [ 29 ]

Details [edit ]

The “ home plate ” team ( for administrative purposes ) was determined by an extra trace held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 15 April 2016 at UEFA headquarter in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 30 ]

real Madrid[4] Atlético Madrid[4]

Statistics [edit ]

First half[32]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 5 5
Shots on target 2 3
Saves 3 1
Ball possession 48% 52%
Corner kicks 1 1
Fouls committed 6 6
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Second half[32]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 9 10
Shots on target 4 1
Saves 0 4
Ball possession 45% 55%
Corner kicks 3 1
Fouls committed 8 7
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0
Extra time[32]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 11 3
Shots on target 2 0
Saves 0 2
Ball possession 44% 56%
Corner kicks 3 4
Fouls committed 4 3
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Overall[32]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 25 18
Shots on target 8 4
Saves 3 7
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 7 6
Fouls committed 18 16
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 6 2
Red cards 0 0

Ramos, who scored the open finish of the match, became the fifth player to score in two Champions League finals. He had not scored in the contest since scoring the counterweight against Atlético Madrid in the 2014 final. Carrasco ‘s second-half counterweight made him the first belgian to score in a Champions League final. [ 33 ] 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 actor and as a coach. [ 34 ] During the meet, fans at an Iraqi Real Madrid fan club were attacked for the second clock time, bringing the combined death toll to at least 29. In the aftermath of the attack, clubhouse president Florentino Pérez dedicated Real Madrid ‘s victory to the fans that were killed and other Iraqi fans of the club, including others who have been killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Players had previously worn black armbands and ascertained moment of secrecy after the first base attack. [ 35 ]

Reactions [edit ]

Zidane expressed his pride at being real Madrid bus and winning the Champions League with the cabaret as a player, as assistant coach and immediately as head coach. Simeone congratulated Real Madrid on their victory. [ 36 ] When asked if he would continue as the coach of Atlético Madrid, Simeone replied, “ My plan is to think. That ‘s all. ” [ 37 ] Ronaldo told the media after the match that he had requested to take the fifth punishment because he “ had a vision ” that he would score the acquire goal. [ 38 ] Luka Modrić told the media he was felicitous and gallant of the winnings, and that the team had shown character until the end. [ 39 ]

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