# 2015–16 UEFA Youth League

The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League was the third season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
After a two-year trial period, the UEFA Youth League became a permanent UEFA competition starting from this season, with the tournament expanded from 32 to 64 teams.
Chelsea retained their title after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 in the final.

## Format changes

The UEFA Executive Committee held on 18 September 2014 approved the following changes to the UEFA Youth League starting from the 2015–16 season:
* The tournament is expanded from 32 to 64 teams. The 64 teams include the youth teams of the 32 clubs which participate in the UEFA Champions League group stage, which have been included since the first edition, as well as the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their UEFA country coefficients, which are included starting from this edition. Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path are replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking.
* The new format of the competition sees the two groups of teams compete in separate paths until the play-offs:
** In the UEFA Champions League path, the 32 Champions League youth teams retain the group stage format and schedule which correspond to the Champions League group stage. The group winners advance to the round of 16, and the group runners-up advance to the play-offs.
** In the Domestic Champions path, the 32 youth domestic champions play two rounds of two-legged ties, with the eight winners advancing to the play-offs.
** In the play-offs, the youth domestic champions play a single match at home against the UEFA Champions League path group runners-up.
** In the round of 16, the UEFA Champions League path group winners play a single match against the winners of the play-offs (home team determined by draw).
** In the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final, teams play each other over a single match (quarter-finals home team determined by draw, semi-finals and final played at neutral venues).
* The under-19 age limit is retained, but clubs are able to include a maximum of three under-20 players in their overall list of 40 players for the competition, in order to alleviate the burden on players having school duties.

## Teams

A total of 64 teams from 37 of the 54 UEFA member associations entered the tournament. They were split into two sections:
* The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path.
* The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2014 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path. Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path were replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking.
| Rank | Association | Teams | Teams |
| Rank | Association | UEFA Champions League Path | Domestic Champions Path |
| 1 | Spain | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Sevilla Valencia | Villarreal |
| 2 | England | Chelsea Manchester City Arsenal Manchester United | Middlesbrough |
| 3 | Germany | Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen | Schalke 04 |
| 4 | Italy | Juventus Roma | Torino |
| 5 | Portugal | Benfica Porto | |
| 6 | France | Paris Saint-Germain Lyon | Reims |
| 7 | Russia | Zenit Saint Petersburg CSKA Moscow | Spartak Moscow |
| 8 | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven | Ajax |
| 9 | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| 10 | Belgium | Gent | Anderlecht |
| 11 | Turkey | Galatasaray | Beşiktaş |
| 12 | Greece | Olympiacos | |
| 13 | Switzerland | | Servette |
| 14 | Austria | | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 15 | Czech Republic | | Příbram |
| 16 | Romania | | Viitorul Constanța |
| 17 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 18 | Cyprus | | APOEL |
| 19 | Denmark | | Midtjylland |
| 20 | Croatia | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 21 | Poland | | Legia Warsaw |
| 22 | Belarus | BATE Borisov | Minsk |
| 23 | Scotland | | Celtic |
| 24 | Sweden | Malmö FF | IF Elfsborg |
| 25 | Bulgaria | | Litex Lovech |
| 26 | Norway | | Brann |
| 27 | Serbia | | Rad |
| 28 | Hungary | | Puskás Akadémia |
| 29 | Slovenia | | Domžale |
| 30 | Slovakia | | Senica |
| 31 | Moldova | | Zimbru Chișinău |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | | Ravan Baku |
| 33 | Georgia | | Saburtalo Tbilisi |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | Astana | Aktobe |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | Željezničar |
| 36 | Finland | | HJK |
| 37 | Iceland | | Stjarnan |
| Associations which did not enter a team ||||
| 38 | Latvia | | |
| 39 | Montenegro | | |
| 40 | Albania | | |
| 41 | Lithuania | | |
| 42 | Macedonia | | |
| 43 | Republic of Ireland | | |
| 44 | Luxembourg | | |
| 45 | Malta | | |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | | |
| 47 | Northern Ireland | | |
| 48 | Wales | | |
| 49 | Armenia | | |
| 50 | Estonia | | |
| 51 | Faroe Islands | | |
| 52 | San Marino | | |
| 53 | Andorra | | |
| 54 | Gibraltar | | |

### Notes

* $^{TH}$ Title holders
* $^†$ Teams which were also youth domestic champions.

## Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1996 allowed.

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 August 2015 (Monaco) | 15–16 September 2015 | 15–16 September 2015 |
| UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 2 | 27 August 2015 (Monaco) | 29–30 September 2015 | 29–30 September 2015 |
| UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 3 | 27 August 2015 (Monaco) | 20–21 October 2015 | 20–21 October 2015 |
| UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 4 | 27 August 2015 (Monaco) | 3–4 November 2015 | 3–4 November 2015 |
| UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 5 | 27 August 2015 (Monaco) | 24–25 November 2015 | 24–25 November 2015 |
| UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 6 | 27 August 2015 (Monaco) | 8–9 December 2015 | 8–9 December 2015 |
| Domestic Champions Path | First round | 1 September 2015 | 29–30 September 2015 | 20–21 October 2015 |
| Domestic Champions Path | Second round | 1 September 2015 | 3–4 November 2015 | 24–25 November 2015 |
| Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 14 December 2015 | 9–10 February 2016 | 9–10 February 2016 |
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 15 February 2016 | 23–24 February 2016 | 23–24 February 2016 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 15 February 2016 | 8–9 March 2016 | 8–9 March 2016 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 15 February 2016 | 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
| Knockout phase | Final | 15 February 2016 | 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |

### Notes

* For the UEFA Champions League Path group stage, in principle the teams play their matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the same day as the corresponding senior teams in the UEFA Champions League; however, matches may also be played on other dates, including Mondays and Thursdays.
* For the Domestic Champions Path first and second rounds, in principle matches are played on Wednesdays; however, matches may also be played on other dates, including Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
* For the play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals, in principle matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; however, matches may also be played on other dates, provided they are completed before the following dates:
** Play-offs: 12 February 2016
** Round of 16: 26 February 2016
** Quarter-finals: 18 March 2016

## UEFA Champions League Path

For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held in Monaco on 27 August 2015.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path. The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015.
* Tiebreakers
* The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.03):
* higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
* higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 applied;
* superior goal difference in all group matches;
* higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
* higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
* higher number of wins in all group matches;
* higher number of away wins in all group matches;
* lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | RMA | MAL | SHK |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 12 | Advance to play-offs | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–5 |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 4 | | 1–4 | 2–6 | 3–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSV | CSKA | MUN | WOL |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 8 | | 0–5 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (CSKA Moscow: 4 pts; Manchester United: 1 pt).

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | ATM | GAL | AST |
| 1 | Benfica | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 7–1 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | | 1–11 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Astana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | −34 | 0 | | 0–5 | 0–9 | 0–3 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | SEV | JUV | BMG |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| 3 | Juventus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Manchester City: 4 pts; Sevilla: 1 pt).

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | ROM | LEV | BATE |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 2 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DZG | ARS | OLY | BAY |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Advance to play-offs | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
* 1 2 3 Ranked by head-to-head record (Dinamo Zagreb: 7 pts; Arsenal: 6 pts; Olympiacos: 4 pts).

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | DKV | POR | MTA |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | VAL | ZEN | GNT |
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Gent | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 3 | | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Lyon: 4 pts; Valencia: 1 pt).

## Domestic Champions Path

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 1 September 2015. There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.
* In the first round, teams in the same group were drawn against each other.
* In the second round, the winners from Group 1 were drawn against the winners from Group 2, and the winners from Group 3 were drawn against the winners from Group 4, with the order of legs decided by draw.
The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.
If the aggregate scores were level after full-time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

### First round

The first legs were played on 29 and 30 September, and the second legs were played on 7, 14, 20 and 21 October 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Villarreal | 4–4 (a) | Servette | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| APOEL | 4–9 | Puskás Akadémia | 3–3 | 1–6 |
| Senica | 1–2 | Torino | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rad | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Domžale | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Reims | 5–6 | Middlesbrough | 5–3 | 0–3 |
| IF Elfsborg | 2–1 | Stjarnan | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Brann | 1–6 | Anderlecht | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| HJK | 1–6 | Celtic | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 2–5 | Ajax | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Příbram | 4–1 | Zimbru Chișinău | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–2 | Željezničar | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Midtjylland | 5–2 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Aktobe | 0–6 | Beşiktaş | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Spartak Moscow | 4–0 | Ravan Baku | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Minsk | 3–7 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | 1–5 |
| Litex Lovech | 2–5 | Legia Warsaw | 1–2 | 1–3 |
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Second round

The first legs were played on 4, 5 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 24, 25 November and 6 December 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Puskás Akadémia | 1–3 | Celtic | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Rad | 0–1 | IF Elfsborg | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Servette | 3–4 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Middlesbrough | 6–3 | Torino | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–5 | Ajax | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Beşiktaş | 2–5 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Midtjylland | 5–1 | Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Příbram | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 | 0–0 |
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

## Knockout phase

For the knockout phase (round of 16 onwards), the 16 teams were drawn into a single-elimination tournament, with all ties played over one match. The draw was held on 15 February 2016. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
* In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path were drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each round of 16 match.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played at a neutral venue).
If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

### Bracket

| Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 3 | | | | | | | |
| IF Elfsborg | IF Elfsborg | 1 | Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 | | | | | | | |
| IF Elfsborg | IF Elfsborg | 1 | Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | | | | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 3 | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | | | | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 3 | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Příbram | Příbram | 1 (3) | Benfica | Benfica | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Příbram | Příbram | 1 (3) | | | | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | | | |
| Příbram (p) | Příbram (p) | 1 (5) | Benfica (p) | Benfica (p) | 1 (5) | | | | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | |
| Příbram (p) | Příbram (p) | 1 (5) | Benfica (p) | Benfica (p) | 1 (5) | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | |
| CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 1 (4) | | | | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | |
| CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 1 (4) | | | | | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | |
| | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 5 | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 5 | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | | | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | | | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | | | | Roma | Roma | 1 | | | | |
| | | | PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 2 (1) | Roma | Roma | 1 | | | | |
| | | | PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 2 (1) | | | | | | | 18 April – Nyon | 18 April – Nyon | 18 April – Nyon |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | Roma (p) | Roma (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | 18 April – Nyon | 18 April – Nyon | 18 April – Nyon |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | Roma (p) | Roma (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 |
| Roma | Roma | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 |
| Roma | Roma | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Chelsea | Chelsea | 2 |
| | | | Chelsea (p) | Chelsea (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | Chelsea | Chelsea | 2 |
| Celtic | Celtic | 1 (3) | Valencia | Valencia | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Celtic | Celtic | 1 (3) | Valencia | Valencia | 1 (3) | Chelsea | Chelsea | 1 | | | | | | |
| Valencia (p) | Valencia (p) | 1 (4) | | | | Chelsea | Chelsea | 1 | | | | | | |
| Valencia (p) | Valencia (p) | 1 (4) | | | | Ajax | Ajax | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lyon | Lyon | 0 | Ajax | Ajax | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lyon | Lyon | 0 | | | | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | | | |
| Ajax | Ajax | 3 | Ajax | Ajax | 3 | | | | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | 15 April – Nyon | | | |
| Ajax | Ajax | 3 | Ajax | Ajax | 3 | | | | Chelsea | Chelsea | 3 | | | |
| Sevilla | Sevilla | 1 | | | | | | | Chelsea | Chelsea | 3 | | | |
| Sevilla | Sevilla | 1 | | | | | | | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 0 | | | |
| | | | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 3 | | | | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 0 | | | |
| Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 2 | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | Arsenal | 0 | | | | Anderlecht | Anderlecht | 2 | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | Arsenal | 0 | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 3 | Barcelona | Barcelona | 0 | | | | | | |
| Midtjylland (p) | Midtjylland (p) | 4 (5) | Midtjylland | Midtjylland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 4 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Knockout round play-offs

For the knockout round play-offs, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties played over one match. The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path. The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.
If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Ajax | 3–1 | Sevilla |
| Příbram | 2–2 (5–4 p) | CSKA Moscow |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 0–4 | Roma |
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Arsenal |
| Celtic | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Valencia |
| IF Elfsborg | 1–3 | Real Madrid |
| Middlesbrough | 5–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Midtjylland | 4–4 (5–4 p) | Atlético Madrid |

### Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Roma |
| Příbram | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Benfica |
| Anderlecht | 3–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Lyon | 0–3 | Ajax |
| Chelsea | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Valencia |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | Manchester City |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Middlesbrough |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | Midtjylland |
* ↑ Match originally finished 0–2 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but was awarded by UEFA as 3–0 win for Anderlecht due to Dinamo Zagreb fielding suspended player Matija Fintić.

### Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Chelsea | 1–0 | Ajax |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Roma |
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Barcelona |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Benfica |

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Real Madrid | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Chelsea | 3–0 | Anderlecht |

### Final

The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
| 1 | Roberto Núñez | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 624 |
| 2 | Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid | 8 | 614 |
| 2 | Tammy Abraham | Chelsea | 8 | 810 |
| 4 | José Gomes | Benfica | 7 | 328 |
| 4 | Diogo Gonçalves | Benfica | 7 | 496 |
| 6 | Rafael Mir | Valencia | 6 | 617 |
| 6 | Jorn Vancamp | Anderlecht | 6 | 633 |
| 6 | Carles Aleñá | Barcelona | 6 | 716 |
| 9 | Leandro Putaro | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 410 |
| 9 | Kasey Palmer | Chelsea | 5 | 545 |
| 9 | Jean-Kévin Augustin | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 641 |
| 9 | Umar Sadiq | Roma | 5 | 769 |
Source: UEFA

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
| 1 | Harrison Chapman | Middlesbrough | 8 | 540 |
| 2 | Sam Lammers | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 512 |
| 2 | Fran Villalba | Valencia | 4 | 546 |
| 2 | Théo Chendri | Barcelona | 4 | 570 |
| 2 | Umar Sadiq | Roma | 4 | 769 |
| 2 | Christopher Nkunku | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 788 |
Source: UEFA