2005–06 UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League 2005-06 was the 51st edition of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 12 July, 2005. The tournament ended with the final, dubbed "The Dream Final", between Arsenal and Barcelona because of the puristic football that both teams play and that both come from two of the best leagues in the world, at Stade de France, Paris, on 17 May, 2006. Barcelona won 2-1 with Juliano Belletti scoring a late winner. Arsenal had taken the lead through a Sol Campbell header in the 37th minute, despite Jens Lehmann being controversially sent off. Robert Pires was replaced, in what turned out to be his last match for the Gunners. Samuel Eto'o brought Barcelona back on level terms in the 76th minute before 5 minutes later Belletti grabbing the winner.

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

See also: Liverpool F.C. Champions League qualification 2005-06

Title-holders Liverpool F.C. as well as 23 league champions from countries ranked 27 or lower on the 2004 UEFA ranking were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round. Though they finished fifth in the English Premiership in 2004-05 (usually only four English teams are allowed in), Liverpool was granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
FC Levadia Tallinn	1-2	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	1-0	0-2
FC Kairat Almaty	3-4	FC Artmedia Bratislava	2-0	1-4(aet)
PFC Neftchi	4-1	FH Hafnarfjarðar	2-0	2-1
FK Rabotnicki	6-1	Skonto FC	6-0	0-1
F.C. Dinamo Minsk	1-2	Anorthosis Famagusta FC	1-1	0-1
Sliema Wanderers F.C.	1-6	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	1-4	0-2
Havnar Bóltfelag	2-8	FBK Kaunas	2-4	0-4
Liverpool F.C.	6-0	Total Network Solutions	3-0	3-0
FC Haka	3-2	FC Pyunik	1-0	2-2
ND Gorica	2-3	SK Tirana	2-0	0-3
Glentoran F.C.	2-6	Shelbourne F.C.	1-2	1-4
F91 Dudelange	4-1	NK Zrinjski Mostar	0-1	4-0(aet)

Second qualifying round

The 12 winners from the first qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 17-26, and 6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 10-15 were drawn against each other and played 2 matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the third qualifying round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
FBK Kaunas	1-5	Liverpool F.C.	1-3	0-2
FC Dinamo Tbilisi	1-5	Brøndby IF	0-2	1-3
R.S.C. Anderlecht	5-1	PFC Neftchi	5-0	0-1
Vålerenga I.F.	5-1	FC Haka	1-0	4-1
FC Dynamo Kyiv	2-3	FC Thun	2-2	0-1
Anorthosis Famagusta FC	3-2	Trabzonspor	3-1	0-1
FC Artmedia Bratislava	5-4	Celtic F.C.	5-0	0-4
SK Tirana	0-4	PFC CSKA Sofia	0-2	0-2
Malmö FF	5-4	Maccabi Haifa F.C.	3-2	2-2
Shelbourne F.C.	1-4	Steaua Bucureşti	0-0	1-4
FK Rabotnicki	1-3	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	1-1	0-2
F91 Dudelange	3-9	SK Rapid Wien	1-6	2-3
FK Partizan	2-0	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	1-0	1-0
Debreceni VSC	8-0	Hajduk Split	3-0	5-0

Third qualifying round

The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, 6 champions from countries ranked 11-16, 3 second-placed teams from countries ranked 7-9, 6 third-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6, and 3 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3 were drawn to play 2 maches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the group stage and losers advancing to the first round of the UEFA Cup.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Wisła Kraków	4-5	Panathinaikos	3-1	1-4(aet)
Real Betis	3-2	AS Monaco FC	1-0	2-2
Vålerenga I.F.	1-1 (3-4 p)	Club Brugge	1-0	0-1
Manchester United F.C.	6-0	Debreceni VSC	3-0	3-0
Everton F.C.	2-4	Villarreal CF	1-2	1-2
Anorthosis Famagusta FC	1-4	Rangers F.C.	1-2	0-2
Steaua Bucureşti	3-4	Rosenborg B.K.	1-1	2-3
SK Rapid Wien	2-1	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	1-1	1-0
FC Artmedia Bratislava	0-0 (4-3 p)	FK Partizan	0-0	0-0
PFC CSKA Sofia	2-3	Liverpool F.C.	1-3	1-0
Sporting Clube de Portugal	2-4	Udinese Calcio	0-1	2-3
Malmö FF	0-4	FC Thun	0-1	0-3
FC Shakhtar Donetsk	1-3	Internazionale Milano F.C.	0-2	1-1
FC Basel	2-4	Werder Bremen	2-1	0-3
Brøndby IF	3-5	Ajax Amsterdam	2-2	1-3
R.S.C. Anderlecht	4-1	SK Slavia Praha	2-1	2-0

Group stage

16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1-10, and 6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6 were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the Champions League play-offs, while the third-placed teams advanced to round three of the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Teams that clinched a spot in the Round of 16 are indicated in bold type.

Teams that clinched a spot in the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics.

Teams eliminated from Europe are indicated in plain italics.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Juventus F.C.	15	6	5	0	1	12	5	+7
2. FC Bayern Munich	13	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6
3. Club Brugge	7	6	2	1	3	6	7	-1
4. SK Rapid Wien	0	6	0	0	6	3	15	-12

September 14, 2005
Club Brugge	1–2	Juventus	Jan Breydelstadion
Rapid Vienna	0–1	Bayern Munich	Ernst Happel Stadion
September 27, 2005
Bayern Munich	1–0	Club Brugge	Fussball Arena München
Juventus	3–0	Rapid Vienna	Stadio Delle Alpi
October 18, 2005
Bayern Munich	2–1	Juventus	Fussball Arena München
Rapid Vienna	0–1	Club Brugge	Ernst Happel Stadion
November 2, 2005
Club Brugge	3–2	Rapid Vienna	Jan Breydelstadion
Juventus	2–1	Bayern Munich	Stadio Delle Alpi
November 22, 2005
Bayern Munich	4–0	Rapid Vienna	Fussball Arena München
Juventus	1–0	Club Brugge	Stadio Delle Alpi
December 7, 2005
Rapid Vienna	1–3	Juventus	Ernst Happel Stadion
Club Brugge	1–1	Bayern Munich	Jan Breydelstadion

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Arsenal F.C.	16	6	5	1	0	10	2	+8
2. Ajax Amsterdam	11	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4
3. FC Thun	4	6	1	1	4	4	9	-5
4. AC Sparta Praha	2	6	0	2	4	2	9	-7

September 14, 2005
Arsenal	2–1	Thun	Arsenal Stadium
Sparta Prague	1–1	Ajax	Toyota Arena
September 27, 2005
Ajax	1–2	Arsenal	Amsterdam ArenA
Thun	1–0	Sparta Prague	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf
October 18, 2005
Ajax	2–0	Thun	Amsterdam ArenA
Sparta Prague	0–2	Arsenal	Toyota Arena
November 2, 2005
Arsenal	3–0	Sparta Prague	Arsenal Stadium
Thun	2–4	Ajax	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf
November 22, 2005
Ajax	2–1	Sparta Prague	Amsterdam ArenA
Thun	0–1	Arsenal	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf
December 7, 2005
Arsenal	0–0	Ajax	Arsenal Stadium
Sparta Prague	0–0	Thun	Toyota Arena

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. FC Barcelona	16	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14
2. Werder Bremen	7	6	2	1	3	12	12	0
3. Udinese Calcio	7	6	2	1	3	10	12	-2
4. Panathinaikos	4	6	1	1	4	4	16	-12

September 14, 2005
Udinese	3–0	Panathinaikos	Stadio Friuli
Werder Bremen	0–2	Barcelona	Weserstadion
September 27, 2005
Barcelona	4–1	Udinese	Camp Nou
Panathinaikos	2–1	Werder Bremen	Spyros Louis
October 18, 2005
Panathinaikos	0–0	Barcelona	Spyros Louis
Udinese	1–1	Werder Bremen	Stadio Friuli
November 2, 2005
Barcelona	5–0	Panathinaikos	Camp Nou
Werder Bremen	4–3	Udinese	Weserstadion
November 22, 2005
Panathinaikos	1–2	Udinese	Spyros Louis
Barcelona	3–1	Werder Bremen	Camp Nou
December 7, 2005
Udinese	0–2	Barcelona	Stadio Friuli
Werder Bremen	5–1	Panathinaikos	Weserstadion

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Villarreal CF	10	6	2	4	0	3	1	+2
2. SL Benfica	8	6	2	2	2	5	5	0
3. Lille OSC	6	6	1	3	2	1	2	-1
4. Manchester United F.C.	6	6	1	3	2	3	4	-1

September 14, 2005
Villarreal	0–0	Manchester United	El Madrigal
Benfica	1–0	Lille	Estádio da Luz
September 27, 2005
Lille	0–0	Villarreal	Stade de France
Manchester United	2–1	Benfica	Old Trafford
October 18, 2005
Manchester United	0–0	Lille	Old Trafford
Villarreal	1–1	Benfica	El Madrigal
November 2, 2005
Lille	1–0	Manchester United	Stade de France
Benfica	0–1	Villarreal	Estádio da Luz
November 22, 2005
Manchester United	0–0	Villarreal	Old Trafford
Lille	0–0	Benfica	Stade de France
December 7, 2005
Villarreal	1–0	Lille	El Madrigal
Benfica	2–1	Manchester United	Estádio da Luz

Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. A.C. Milan	11	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6
2. PSV Eindhoven	10	6	3	1	2	4	6	-2
3. FC Schalke 04	8	6	2	2	2	12	9	+3
4. Fenerbahçe SK	4	6	1	1	4	7	14	-7

September 13, 2005
AC Milan	3–1	Fenerbahçe	San Siro
PSV Eindhoven	1–0	Schalke 04	Philips Stadion
September 28, 2005
Schalke 04	2–2	AC Milan	Veltins-Arena
Fenerbahçe	3–0	PSV Eindhoven	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
October 19, 2005
Fenerbahçe	3–3	Schalke 04	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
AC Milan	0–0	PSV Eindhoven	San Siro
November 1, 2005
Schalke 04	2–0	Fenerbahçe	Veltins-Arena
PSV Eindhoven	1–0	AC Milan	Philips Stadion
November 23, 2005
Fenerbahçe	0–4	AC Milan	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Schalke 04	3–0	PSV Eindhoven	Veltins-Arena
December 6, 2005
AC Milan	3–2	Schalke 04	San Siro
PSV Eindhoven	2–0	Fenerbahçe	Philips Stadion

Group F

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Olympique Lyonnais	16	6	5	1	0	13	4	+9
2. Real Madrid	10	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2
3. Rosenborg B.K.	4	6	1	1	4	6	11	-5
4. Olympiacos	4	6	1	1	4	7	13	-6

September 13, 2005
Lyon	3–0	Real Madrid	Stade de Gerland
Olympiacos	1–3	Rosenborg	Karaiskaki Stadium
September 28, 2005
Rosenborg	0–1	Lyon	Lerkendal Stadion
Real Madrid	2–1	Olympiacos	Santiago Bernabéu
October 19, 2005
Real Madrid	4–1	Rosenborg	Santiago Bernabéu
Lyon	2–1	Olympiacos	Stade de Gerland
November 1, 2005
Rosenborg	0–2	Real Madrid	Lerkendal Stadion
Olympiacos	1–4	Lyon	Karaiskaki Stadium
November 23, 2005
Real Madrid	1–1	Lyon	Santiago Bernabéu
Rosenborg	1–1	Olympiacos	Lerkendal Stadion
December 6, 2005
Lyon	2–1	Rosenborg	Stade de Gerland
Olympiacos	2–1	Real Madrid	Karaiskaki Stadium

Group G

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Liverpool F.C.	12	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5
2. Chelsea F.C.	11	6	3	2	1	7	1	+6
3. Real Betis	7	6	2	1	3	3	7	-4
4. R.S.C. Anderlecht	3	6	1	0	5	1	8	-7

September 13, 2005
Chelsea	1–0	Anderlecht	Stamford Bridge
Real Betis	1–2	Liverpool	Ruíz de Lopera
September 28, 2005
Liverpool	0–0	Chelsea	Anfield
Anderlecht	0–1	Real Betis	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
October 19, 2005
Anderlecht	0–1	Liverpool	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Chelsea	4–0	Real Betis	Stamford Bridge
November 1, 2005
Liverpool	3–0	Anderlecht	Anfield
Real Betis	1–0	Chelsea	Ruíz de Lopera
November 23, 2005
Anderlecht	0–2	Chelsea	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Liverpool	0–0	Real Betis	Anfield
December 6, 2005
Chelsea	0–0	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge
Real Betis	0–1	Anderlecht	Ruíz de Lopera

Group H

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Internazionale Milano F.C.	13	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5
2. Rangers F.C.	7	6	1	4	1	7	7	0
3. FC Artmedia Bratislava	6	6	1	3	2	5	9	-4
4. Futebol Clube do Porto	5	6	1	2	3	8	9	-1

September 13, 2005
Rangers	3–2	Porto	Ibrox Stadium
Artmedia Bratislava	0–1	Inter	Tehelné pole
September 28, 2005
Inter	1–0	Rangers	San Siro
Porto	2–3	Artmedia Bratislava	Estádio do Dragão
October 19, 2005
Porto	2–0	Inter	Estádio do Dragão
Rangers	0–0	Artmedia Bratislava	Ibrox Stadium
November 1, 2005
Inter	2–1	Porto	San Siro
Artmedia Bratislava	2–2	Rangers	Tehelné pole
November 23, 2005
Porto	1–1	Rangers	Estádio do Dragão
Inter	4–0	Artmedia Bratislava	San Siro
December 6, 2005
Rangers	1–1	Inter	Ibrox Stadium
Artmedia Bratislava	0–0	Porto	Tehelné pole

Knockout stage

First knockout round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chelsea FC	2-3	FC Barcelona	1-2	1-1
Real Madrid CF	0-1	Arsenal FC	0-1	0-0
Werder Bremen	4-4(a)	Juventus FC	3-2	1-2
FC Bayern Munich	2-5	AC Milan	1-1	1-4
PSV Eindhoven	0-5	Olympique Lyonnais	0-1	0-4
AFC Ajax	2-3	Internazionale FC	2-2	0-1
SL Benfica	3-0	Liverpool FC	1-0	2-0
Rangers FC	3-3(a)	Villarreal CF	2-2	1-1

First Leg

2006-02-21

FC Bayern Munich	1 – 1	AC Milan
Ballack 23'	(Report)	Shevchenko 58'(pen.)

Allianz Arena, Munich

Referee: De Bleeckere

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2006-02-21

PSV Eindhoven	0 – 1	Olympique Lyonnais
	(Report)	Juninho 65'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Referee: Vassaras

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2006-02-21

Real Madrid CF	0 – 1	Arsenal FC
	(Report)	Henry 47'

Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Referee: Farina

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2006-02-21

SL Benfica	1 – 0	Liverpool FC
Luisao 84'	(Report)

Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

Referee: Plautz

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2006-02-22

Rangers FC	2 – 2	Villarreal CF
Lovenkrands 22', Pena 50'(o.g.)	(Report)	Riquelme 8'(pen.), Forlan 35'

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Referee: Poulat

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2006-02-22

Werder Bremen	3 – 2	Juventus FC
Schulz 39', Borowski 87', Micoud 90+2'	(Report)	Nedved 73', Trezeguet 82'

Weserstadion, Bremen

Referee: Mejuto Gonzalez

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2006-02-22

Chelsea FC	1 – 2	FC Barcelona
Motta 59'(o.g.)	(Report)	Terry 72'(o.g.), Eto'o 80'

Stamford Bridge, London

Referee: Hauge

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2006-02-22

AFC Ajax	2 – 2	Internazionale FC
Huntelaar 16', Rosales 20'	(Report)	Stanković 49', Cruz 86'

Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

Referee: Stark

Second Leg

2006-03-07

Villarreal CF	1 – 1	Rangers FC
Arruabarrena 49'	(Report)	Lovenkrands 12'

El Madrigal, Villarreal

Referee: Hamer

_{Aggregate 3-3. Villareal CF won on away goal(s).}

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2006-03-07

Juventus FC	2 – 1	Werder Bremen
Trezeguet 13', Emerson 88'	(Report)	Micoud 65'

Delle Alpi, Turin

Referee: Poll

_{Aggregate 4-4. Juventus FC won on away goal(s).}

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2006-03-07

FC Barcelona	1 – 1	Chelsea FC
Ronaldinho 78'	(Report)	Lampard 90+2'(pen.)

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Referee: Merk

_{FC Barcelona won 3-2 on aggregate.}

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2006-03-08

AC Milan	4 – 1	FC Bayern Munich
Inzaghi 8', 47', Shevchenko 25', Kaka 59'	(Report)	Ismael 35'

Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Referee: Ivanov

_{AC Milan won 5-2 on aggregate.}

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2006-03-08

Olympique Lyonnais	4 – 0	PSV Eindhoven
Tiago 26', 45+4', Wiltord 71', Fred 90'	(Report)

Stade de Gerland, Lyon

Referee: Riley

_{Olympique Lyonnais won 5-0 on aggregate.}

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2006-03-08

Arsenal FC	0 – 0	Real Madrid CF
	(Report)

Highbury, London

Referee: Michel

_{Arsenal FC won 1-0 on aggregate.}

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2006-03-08

Liverpool FC	0 – 2	SL Benfica
	(Report)	Simao 36', Miccoli 89'

Anfield, Liverpool

Referee: De Santis

_{SL Benfica won 3-0 on aggregate.}

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2006-03-14

Internazionale FC	1 – 0	AFC Ajax
Stanković 57'	(Report)

Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Referee: Fröjdfeldt

_{Internazionale FC won 3-2 on aggregate.}

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal	2-0	Juventus	2-0	0-0
Lyon	1-3	Milan	0-0	1-3
Internazionale	2-2(a)	Villarreal	2-1	0-1
Benfica	0-2	Barcelona	0-0	0-2

First Leg

2006-03-28

Benfica	0 – 0	Barcelona
	(Report)

Da Luz, Lisbon

Referee: Bennett

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2006-03-28

Arsenal	2 – 0	Juventus
Fabregas 40', Henry 69'	(Report)

Highbury, London

Referee: Frojdfeldt

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2006-03-29

Lyon	0 – 0	Milan
	(Report)

Gerland, Lyon

Referee: Plautz

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2006-03-29

Internazionale	2 – 1	Villarreal
Adriano 7', Martins 54'	(Report)	Forlan 1'

Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Referee: Sars

Second Leg

2006-04-04

Villarreal	1 – 0	Internazionale
Arruabarrena 58'	(Report)

El Madrigal, Villareal

Referee: Vassaras

_{Aggregate 2-2. Villareall CF won on away goal(s).}

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2006-04-04

Milan	3 – 1	Lyon
Inzaghi 25', 88', Shevchenko 90+3'	(Report)	Diarra 31'

Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Referee: Hauge

_{AC Milan won 3-1 on aggregate.}

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2006-04-05

Barcelona	2 – 0	Benfica
Ronaldinho 19', Eto'o 89'	(Report)

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Referee: Michel

_{FC Barcelona won 2-0 on aggregate.}

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2006-04-05

Juventus	0 – 0	Arsenal
	(Report)

Delle Alpi, Turin

Referee: Fandel

_{Arsenal FC won 2-0 on aggregate.}

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal	1-0	Villarreal	1-0	0-0
Milan	0-1	Barcelona	0-1	0-0

First Leg

2006-04-18

Milan	0 – 1	Barcelona
	(Report)	Giuly 57'

Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Referee: Sars

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2006-04-19

Arsenal	1 – 0	Villarreal
Toure 41'	(Report)

Highbury, London

Referee: Plautz

Second Leg

2006-04-25

Villarreal	0 – 0	Arsenal
	(Report)

El Madrigal, Villarreal

Referee: Ivanov

_{Arsenal FC won 1-0 on aggregate.}

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2006-04-26

Barcelona	0 – 0	Milan
	(Report)

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Referee: Merk

_{FC Barcelona won 1-0 on aggregate.}

Final

Main article: 2006 UEFA Champions League Final

2006-05-17
20:45

Barcelona	2 – 1	Arsenal
Eto'o 76', Belletti 81'	(Report)	Campbell 37'

Stade de France, Paris

Attendance: 79,610

Referee: Hauge

UEFA Champions League 2005-06 Winners
Spain Barcelona Second Title

See also

• UEFA Cup 2005-06
• UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005

External links

• 2005-06 season at UEFA website
• European Club Results at RSSSF

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