2005–06 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League featured the 16 teams who finished in the top two positions in each of the eight groups in the group stage. It was played as a single-elimination tournament, with ties in the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals played over two legs. The first matches of the round of 16 were played on 21 February 2006 and the final was played on 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France.[1]

Qualified teams

Key to colours
Seeded in round of 16 draw
Unseeded in round of 16 draw
Group Winners Runners-up
A Juventus Bayern Munich
B Arsenal Ajax
C Barcelona Werder Bremen
D Villarreal Benfica
E Milan PSV Eindhoven
F Lyon Real Madrid
G Liverpool Chelsea
H Internazionale Rangers

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Real Madrid000
Arsenal101
Arsenal202
Juventus000
Werder Bremen314
Juventus (a)224
Arsenal101
Villarreal000
Ajax202
Internazionale213
Internazionale202
Villarreal (a)112
Rangers213
17 May – Saint-Denis
Villarreal (a)213
Arsenal1
Barcelona2
PSV Eindhoven000
Lyon145
Lyon011
Milan033
Bayern Munich112
Milan145
Milan000
Barcelona101
Benfica123
Liverpool000
Benfica000
Barcelona022
Chelsea112
Barcelona213

Round of 16

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chelsea 2–3 Barcelona1–21–1
Real Madrid 0–1 Arsenal0–10–0
Werder Bremen 4–4 (a) Juventus3–21–2
Bayern Munich 2–5 Milan1–11–4
PSV Eindhoven 0–5 Lyon0–10–4
Ajax 2–3 Internazionale2–20–1
Benfica 3–0 Liverpool1–02–0
Rangers 3–3 (a) Villarreal2–21–1

Matches

Chelsea 1–2 Barcelona
  • Motta 59' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 39,521
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Barcelona 1–1 Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 98,436
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.


Real Madrid 0–1 Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 74,000
Arsenal 0–0 Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 35,487

Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.


Werder Bremen 3–2 Juventus
Report
Attendance: 36,500
Juventus 2–1 Werder Bremen
Report
Attendance: 40,226
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

4–4 on aggregate; Juventus won on away goals.


Bayern Munich 1–1 Milan
Report
Attendance: 66,000
Milan 4–1 Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 78,577

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.


PSV Eindhoven 0–1 Lyon
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Lyon 4–0 PSV Eindhoven
Report
Attendance: 37,901
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Lyon won 5–0 on aggregate.


Ajax 2–2 Internazionale
Report
Attendance: 46,663
Internazionale 1–0 Ajax
Report
Attendance: 48,489

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.


Benfica 1–0 Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 63,702
Liverpool 0–2 Benfica
Report
Attendance: 42,744

Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.


Rangers 2–2 Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 49,372
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
Villarreal 1–1 Rangers
Report

3–3 on aggregate; Villarreal won on away goals.

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Arsenal 2–0 Juventus2–00–0
Lyon 1–3 Milan0–01–3
Internazionale 2–2 (a) Villarreal2–10–1
Benfica 0–2 Barcelona0–00–2

Matches

Arsenal 2–0 Juventus
Report
Attendance: 35,472
Juventus 0–0 Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 46,031

Arsenal won 2–0 on aggregate.


Lyon 0–0 Milan
Report
Attendance: 39,313
Milan 3–1 Lyon
Report
Attendance: 78,894
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.


Internazionale 2–1 Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 49,165
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Villarreal 1–0 Internazionale
Report

2–2 on aggregate; Villarreal won on away goals.


Benfica 0–0 Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 64,395
Barcelona 2–0 Benfica
Report
Attendance: 89,875

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Arsenal 1–0 Villarreal1–00–0
Milan 0–1 Barcelona0–10–0

Matches

Arsenal 1–0 Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 35,438
Villarreal 0–0 Arsenal
Report

Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.


Milan 0–1 Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 76,883
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Barcelona 0–0 Milan
Report
Attendance: 95,661
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Barcelona won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France.

Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 79,610[2]
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

References

  1. ^ "Champions League 2005/2006 » Schedule". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.