2011–12 UEFA Champions League

2011–12 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates13 September 2011 – 19 May 2012
Teams32 (group stage)
76 (total)
Final positions
Champions Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-up Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored345 (2.76 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lionel Messi
(14 goals)
Best player(s) Andrés Iniesta

The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th UEFA Champions League. The champions were Chelsea. No third place match was played, as usual, but the teams defeated in the semi-finals were Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona was the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the semi finals.

FC Bayern Munich defeated Real Madrid 3-3 (penalties) in aggregate. FC Barcelona were defeated by Chelsea 3-2 in aggregate.

Chelsea defeated FC Bayern Munich 1-1 (4-3 with penalties).

Knockout stage

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
  Marseille (a) 1 1 2  
  Internazionale 0 2 2  
    Marseille 0 0 0  
    Bayern Munich 2 2 4  
  Basel 1 0 1
  Bayern Munich 0 7 7  
    Bayern Munich (p) 2 1 3(3)  
    Real Madrid 1 2 3(1)  
  Lyon 1 0 1(3)  
  APOEL (p) 0 1 1(4)  
    APOEL 0 2 2
    Real Madrid 3 5 8  
  CSKA Moscow 1 1 2
  Real Madrid 1 4 5  
    Bayern Munich 1(3)
    Chelsea (p) 1(4)
  Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 0 3  
  Benfica 2 2 4  
    Benfica 0 1 1
    Chelsea 1 2 3  
  Napoli 3 1 4
  Chelsea (aet) 1 4 5  
    Chelsea 1 2 3
    Barcelona 0 2 2  
  Milan 4 0 4  
  Arsenal 0 3 3  
    Milan 0 1 1
    Barcelona 0 3 3  
  Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 2
  Barcelona 3 7 10  

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Lyon 1–1 (3–4 p) APOEL 1–0 0–1 aet
Napoli 4–5 Chelsea 3–1 1–4 aet
Milan 4–3 Arsenal 4–0 0–3
Basel 1–7 Bayern Munich 1–0 0–7
Bayer Leverkusen 2–10 Barcelona 1–3 1–7
CSKA Moscow 2–5 Real Madrid 1–1 1–4
Zenit St. Petersburg 3–4 Benfica 3–2 0–2
Marseille 2–2 (a) Internazionale 1–0 1–2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg APOEL 2–8 Real Madrid 0–3 2–5
Marseille 0–4 Bayern Munich 0–2 0–2
Benfica 1–3 Chelsea 0–1 1–2
Milan 1–3 Barcelona 0–0 1–3

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Bayern Munich 3–3 (3–1 p) Real Madrid 2–1 1–2 aet
Chelsea 3–2 Barcelona 1–0 2–2

Final

Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.) Chelsea
Müller  83' Report Drogba  88'
Penalties
Lahm
Gómez
Neuer
Olić
Schweinsteiger
3–4 Mata
Luiz
Lampard
Cole
Drogba
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Mario Gómez Bayern Munich Napoli 3-2 (H) 2 November 2011
Roberto Soldado Valencia Genk 7-0 (H) 23 November 2011
Lionel Messi Barcelona Viktoria Plzeň 4-0 (A) 23 November 2011
Bafétimbi Gomis4 Lyon Dinamo Zagreb 7-1 (A) 7 December 2011
Lionel Messi5 Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 (H) 7 March 2012
Mario Gómez4 Bayern Munich Basel 7-0 (H) 13 March 2012

4Player scored four goals. 5Player scored five goals.