2012–13 UEFA Champions League

The 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was the 58th UEFA Champions League. The champions were FC Bayern Munich. No third place match was played, as usual, but the teams defeated in the semi-finals were Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Chelsea was the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the group stage.

2012–13 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates18 September 2012 – 25 May 2013
Teams32 (group stage)
76 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Bayern Munich (5th title)
Runner-upGermany Borussia Dortmund
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored365 (2.94 per match)
Attendance5,526,358 (44,567 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(12 goals)

The final was the first ever all German competition. FC Bayern Munich defeated FC Barcelona 7-0 in aggregate. This one one of Barcelonas worst defeat in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Madrid 4-3 in aggregate.

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Galatasaray Turkey 4–3 Germany Schalke 04 1–1 3–2
Celtic Scotland 0–5 Italy Juventus 0–3 0–2
Arsenal England 3–3 (a) Germany Bayern Munich 1–3 2–0
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–5 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–2 0–3
Milan Italy 2–4 File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 2–0 0–4
Real Madrid File:Flag of Spain.svg 3–2 England Manchester United 1–1 2–1
Valencia File:Flag of Spain.svg 2–3 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 1–1
Porto Portugal 1–2 File:Flag of Spain.svg Málaga 1–0 0–2

Quarter Finals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Málaga File:Flag of Spain.svg 2–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–0 2–3
Real Madrid File:Flag of Spain.svg 5–3 Turkey Galatasaray 3–0 2–3
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–3 (a) File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 2–2 1–1
Bayern Munich Germany 4–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 2–0

Semi Finals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Bayern Munich Germany 7–0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 4–0 3–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 4–1 0–2

Final

25 May 2013
19:45 BST
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1 – 2 Germany Bayern Munich Wembley Stadium, London
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Gündoğan Goal 68' (pen.) Report Mandžukić Goal 60'
Robben Goal 89'

Statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Netherlands Ajax 4-1 (A) 3 October 2012
File:Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Soldado File:Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Belarus BATE Borisov 3-0 (A) 23 October 2012
Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Bayern Munich France Lille 6-1 (H) 7 November 2012
Brazil Luiz Adriano Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Denmark Nordsjælland 5-2 (A) 20 November 2012
Portugal Rui Pedro Romania CFR Cluj Portugal Braga 3-1 (H) 20 November 2012
File:Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski4 Germany Borussia Dortmund File:Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 4-1 (H) 24 April 2013

4Player scored four goals.