1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

International football competition The knockout stage of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League began on 6 March 1996 and ended with the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 22 May 1996. The top two teams from each of the four groups in the group stage competed in the knockout stage. The quarter-finals were predetermined with pairings being Group A vs Group B and Group C vs. Group D. A group winner played the runners-up from the other group, with the group winner host the second leg. For the semi-final, the fixtures were also predetermined, with the ties containing the group winners of A and D playing each other, as well as those of groups B and C. The order of matches from the semifinals onward was decided by a draw. Qualified teams The knockout stage involved the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of all four groups in the group stage. GroupWinners(seeded in quarter-final draw)Runners-up(unseeded in quarter-final draw)AGRE PanathinaikosFRA 1974 NantesBRUS Spartak MoscowPOL Legia WarsawCITA JuventusGER Borussia DortmundDNED AjaxESP Real Madrid Format Each quarter-final and semi-final was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home; the team that scored the most goals over the two legs qualified for the following round. In the event that the two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs, the team that scored more goals away from home qualified for the next round; if both teams scored the same number of away goals, matches would go to extra time and then penalties if the teams could not be separated after extra time. Bracket numbered 2 1 40 20 y y Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final GER Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 NED Ajax 2 1 3 POL Legia Warsaw 0 0 0 GRE Panathinaikos 0 3 3 ESP Real Madrid 1 0 1 ITA Juventus 0 2 2 FRA 1974 Nantes 2 2 4 RUS Spartak Moscow 0 2 2 NED Ajax 0 3 3 GRE Panathinaikos 1 0 1 ITA Juventus 2 2 4 FRA 1974 Nantes 0 3 3 22 May – Rome NED Ajax 1 (2) ITA Juventus 1 (4) Quarter-finals Summary main y Real Madrid ESP 1–2 Juventus ITA 1–0 0–2 Nantes FRA+1974 4–2 Spartak Moscow RUS 2–0 2–2 Borussia Dortmund GER 0–3 Ajax NED 0–2 0–1 Legia Warsaw POL 0–3 Panathinaikos GRE 0–0 0–3 Matches 1996 3 6 y 20:30 Real Madrid ESP 1–0 ITA Juventus Raúl 20 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 65,000UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1996/97 1996 Union of European Football Associations Nyon 282 Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52289/ 1996 3 20 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 2–0 ESP Real Madrid Del Piero 17 Padovano 53 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 62,783 Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52290/ Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate. 1996 3 6 y 20:30 Nantes FRA 1974 2–0 RUS Spartak Moscow N'Doram 28 Ouédec 67 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 29,523 Hellmut Krug (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52293/ 1996 3 20 y 15:30 Spartak Moscow RUS 2–2 FRA 1974 Nantes Nikiforov 32 38 Ouédec 63 86 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow 17,000 Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52294/ Nantes won 4–2 on aggregate. 1996 3 6 y 20:30 Borussia Dortmund GER 0–2 NED Ajax Davids 8 Kluivert 85 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 34,937 Dermot Gallagher (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52287/ 1996 3 20 y 20:30 Ajax NED 1–0 GER Borussia Dortmund Musampa 75 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 39,300 Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52288/ Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate. 1996 3 6 y 20:30 Legia Warsaw POL 0–0 GRE Panathinaikos Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw 12,000 Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52291/ 1996 3 20 y 19:30 Panathinaikos GRE 3–0 POL Legia Warsaw Warzycha 33 57 Borrelli 71 O.A.K.A., Athens 70,039 Sergei Khusainov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52292/ Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate. Semi-finals Summary main y Juventus ITA 4–3 Nantes FRA+1974 2–0 2–3 Ajax NED 3–1 Panathinaikos GRE 0–1 3–0 Matches 1996 4 3 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 2–0 FRA 1974 Nantes Vialli 49 Jugović 66 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 50,425 Dermot Gallagher (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52468/ 1996 4 17 y 20:30 Nantes FRA 1974 3–2 ITA Juventus Capron 44 N'Doram 69 Renou 82 Vialli 17 Sousa 50 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 39,150 Sándor Puhl (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52469/ Juventus won 4–3 on aggregate. 1996 4 3 y 20:30 Ajax NED 0–1 GRE Panathinaikos Warzycha 87 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam 30,507 László Vágner (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52466/ 1996 4 17 y 19:30 Panathinaikos GRE 0–3 NED Ajax Litmanen 4 77 Wooter 86 O.A.K.A., Athens 73,529 José María García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52467/ Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate. Final 1996 UEFA Champions League final The final was played on 22 May 1996 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. References External links Knockout phase at UEFA.com *3 1995-96