2014–15 UEFA Champions League
The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League was the 23rd UEFA Champions League, and the 60th season of a European club tournament being played. The defending champions were Real Madrid, however, Barcelona won their 5th title over Juventus.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 July – 27 August 2014 (qualifying) 16 September 2014 – 6 June 2015 (regular tournament) |
| Teams | 32 (group stage) 77 (total) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Barcelona (5th title) |
| Runner-up | 23x15px Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 361 (2.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,136,695 (41,094 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Neymar23x15px Cristiano Ronaldo  Lionel Messi(10 goals each) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the Round of 16. |
| Team wasn't able to move on to the Round of 16, so they went to the UEFA Europa League instead. |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | 23x15px Juventus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Olympiacos
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Malmö
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 18 |
| 2 |  Basel
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Liverpool
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 5 |
| 4 |  Ludogorets Razgrad
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 4 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Bayer Leverkusen
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Zenit St. Petersburg
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 7 |
| 4 | 23x15px Benfica | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 5 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | Arsenal
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 |  Anderlecht
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Galatasaray
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | –15 | 1 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | 23x15px Roma | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 5 |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 5 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Ajax
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 1 |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 14 |
| 2 | Schalke 04
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | –5 | 8 |
| 3 | 23x15px Sporting | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |  NK Maribor
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 3 |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23x15px Porto | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 7 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | –22 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 23x15px Juventus | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23x15px Juventus | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal
|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco (a)
|
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23x15px Juventus | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bayer Leverkusen
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1 | 0 | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid (p)
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0 | 1 | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Schalke 04
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0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
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2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23x15px Juventus | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain (aet; a)
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
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3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manchester City
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona
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3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich
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0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Basel
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23x15px Porto | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23x15px Porto | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich
|
1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk
|
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich
|
0 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 15 December 2014.[1] The first legs were played on 17, 18, 24 and 25 February, and the second legs were played on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March 2015.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
3–3 (a) | Chelsea
|
1–1 | 2–2 (aet) |
| Manchester City
|
1–3 | Barcelona
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen
|
1–1 (2–3 p) | Atlético Madrid
|
1–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
| Juventus 23x15px | 5–1 | Borussia Dortmund
|
2–1 | 3–0 |
| Schalke 04
|
4–5 | Real Madrid
|
0–2 | 4–3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk
|
0–7 | Bayern Munich
|
0–0 | 0–7 |
| Arsenal
|
3–3 (a) | Monaco
|
1–3 | 2–0 |
| Basel
|
1–5 | 23x15px Porto | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 March 2015.[2] The first legs were played on 14 and 15 April, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April 2015.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
1–5 | Barcelona
|
1–3 | 0–2 |
| Atlético Madrid
|
0–1 | Real Madrid
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Porto 23x15px | 4–7 | Bayern Munich
|
3–1 | 1–6 |
| Juventus 23x15px | 1–0 | Monaco
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals and final (to come up with the "home" team) was held on 24 April 2015.[3] The first legs were played on 5 and 6 May, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 May 2015.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona
|
5–3 | Bayern Munich
|
3–0 | 2–3 |
| Juventus 23x15px | 3–2 | Real Madrid
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Final
| 6 June 2015 20:45 CEST |
Juventus 23x15px | 1–3 | Barcelona
|
Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 70,442[4] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morata Goal 55' | Report | Rakitić Goal 4' Suárez Goal 68' Neymar Goal 90+7' |
Statistics
Goalscorers
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Shakhtar's Luiz Adriano became the first player to score hat-tricks in consecutive Champions League group stage games, both against BATE Borisov.[6]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar
|
Barcelona
|
10 | 1026 |
| 23x15px Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid
|
10 | 1065 | |
| Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
10 | 1147 | |
| 4 | Luiz Adriano
|
Shakhtar Donetsk
|
9 | 628 |
| 5 |  Jackson Martínez
|
23x15px Porto | 7 | 629 |
| Thomas Müller
|
Bayern Munich
|
7 | 777 | |
 Luis Suárez
|
Barcelona
|
7 | 827 | |
| Carlos Tevez
|
23x15px Juventus | 7 | 1156 | |
| 9 | Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City
|
6 | 550 |
| Karim Benzema
|
Real Madrid
|
6 | 664 | |
| Edinson Cavani
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
6 | 920 | |
 Robert Lewandowski
|
Bayern Munich
|
6 | 932 |
Source: UEFA.com[7]
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Algeria.svg Yacine Brahimi | 23x15px Porto | File:Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov | 6-0 (H) | 17 September 2014 |
| Danny Welbeck |
Arsenal |
Galatasaray |
4-1 (H) | 1 October 2014 |
| Luiz Adriano5 |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
File:Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov | 7-0 (A) | 21 October 2014 |
| Luiz Adriano |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
File:Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov | 5-0 (H) | 5 November 2014 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Agüero | Manchester City |
Bayern Münich |
3-2 (H) | 25 November 2014 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL | 4-0 (A) | 25 November 2014 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Mandžukić | Atlético de Madrid |
Olympiakos |
4-0 (H) | 26 November 2014 |
5 Player scored five goals.
References
- ↑ "Champions League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Madrid meet Atlético again in quarter-finals". UEFA.com. 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Guardiola takes Bayern to Barça, Madrid get Juve". UEFA.com. 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Full Time Report" (pdf). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Çakır to referee UEFA Champions League final. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2015. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2249342.html. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Doyle, Paul; Miller, Nick (6 November 2014). "Champions League review: Dortmund's riddle and Luiz Adriano's record trick". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/06/champions-league-review-talking-points-stats-images. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.