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.

Qualified teams

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

Bracket

Round of 16

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 2–3 Spain Barcelona 1–2 1–1
Real Madrid Spain 0–1 England Arsenal 0–1 0–0
Werder Bremen Germany 4–4 (a) Italy Juventus 3–2 1–2
Bayern Munich Germany 2–5 Italy Milan 1–1 1–4
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–5 France Lyon 0–1 0–4
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Italy Internazionale 2–2 0–1
Benfica Portugal 3–0 England Liverpool 1–0 2–0
Rangers Scotland 3–3 (a) Spain Villarreal 2–2 1–1

Matches

Bayern Munich Germany1–1Italy Milan
Ballack 23' Report Shevchenko 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 66,000
Milan Italy4–1Germany Bayern Munich
Inzaghi 8', 47'
Shevchenko 25'
Kaká 59'		 Report Ismaël 35'
Attendance: 78,577

Milan won 5–2 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0–1France Lyon
Report Juninho 65'
Attendance: 35,000
Lyon France4–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Tiago 26', 45+4'
Wiltord 71'
Fred 90'		 Report
Attendance: 37,901
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Lyon won 5–0 on aggregate.

Real Madrid Spain0–1England Arsenal
Report Henry 47'
Attendance: 74,000
Arsenal England0–0Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 35,487

Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal1–0England Liverpool
Luisão 84' Report
Attendance: 63,702
Liverpool England0–2Portugal Benfica
Report Simão 36'
Miccoli 89'
Attendance: 42,744

Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland2–2Spain Villarreal
Løvenkrands 22'
Peña 82' (o.g.)		 Report Riquelme 8' (pen.)
Forlán 35'
Attendance: 49,372
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
Villarreal Spain1–1Scotland Rangers
Arruabarrena 49' Report Løvenkrands 12'
Attendance: 19,828

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

Werder Bremen Germany3–2Italy Juventus
Schulz 39'
Borowski 87'
Micoud 90+2'		 Report Nedvěd 73'
Trezeguet 82'
Attendance: 36,500
Juventus Italy2–1Germany Werder Bremen
Trezeguet 65'
Emerson 88'		 Report Micoud 13'
Attendance: 40,226
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

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

Chelsea England1–2Spain Barcelona
Motta 59' (o.g.) Report Terry 71' (o.g.)
Eto'o 80'
Attendance: 39,521
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Barcelona Spain1–1England Chelsea
Ronaldinho 78' Report Lampard 90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 98,436
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ajax Netherlands2–2Italy Internazionale
Huntelaar 16'
Rosales 20'		 Report Stanković 49'
Cruz 86'
Attendance: 46,663
Internazionale Italy1–0Netherlands Ajax
Stanković 57' Report
Attendance: 48,489

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 2–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 0–0
Lyon France 1–3 Italy Milan 0–0 1–3
Internazionale Italy 2–2 (a) Spain Villarreal 2–1 0–1
Benfica Portugal 0–2 Spain Barcelona 0–0 0–2

Matches

Benfica Portugal0–0Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 64,395
Barcelona Spain2–0Portugal Benfica
Ronaldinho 19'
Eto'o 89'		 Report
Attendance: 89,875

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Arsenal England2–0Italy Juventus
Fàbregas 40'
Henry 69'		 Report
Attendance: 35,472
Juventus Italy0–0England Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 46,031

Arsenal won 2–0 on aggregate.

Lyon France0–0Italy Milan
Report
Attendance: 39,313
Milan Italy3–1France Lyon
Inzaghi 25', 88'
Shevchenko 90+3'		 Report Diarra 31'
Attendance: 78,894
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Internazionale Italy2–1Spain Villarreal
Adriano 7'
Martins 54'		 Report Forlán 1'
Attendance: 49,165
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

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

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 1–0 Spain Villarreal 1–0 0–0
Milan Italy 0–1 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–0

Matches

Milan Italy0–1Spain Barcelona
Report Giuly 57'
Attendance: 76,883
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Barcelona Spain0–0Italy Milan
Report
Attendance: 95,661
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Barcelona won 1–0 on aggregate.

Arsenal England1–0Spain Villarreal
Touré 41' Report
Attendance: 35,438
Villarreal Spain0–0England Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 21,237

Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2006 UEFA Champions League final

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

Barcelona Spain2–1England Arsenal
Eto'o 76'
Belletti 80'		 Report Campbell 37'
Attendance: 79,610[1]
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

References

  1. ^ "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.