The final was played between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid at the San Siro in Milan, Italy,[1] with Real defeating Atlético 5–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win a record-extending eleventh European Cup/Champions League title.

[8][9] Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below: In the default access list, the Champions League title holders enter the group stage.

[10][11] However, since Barcelona already qualified for the group stage (as the champions of the 2014–15 La Liga), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage is given to the Europa League title holders, Sevilla.

[14][15] The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).

The losing teams in both sections entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

The losing teams in both sections entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Astana, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Gent made their debut appearances in the group stage.

Astana were the first team from Kazakhstan to play in the Champions League group stage.

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

Source:[42] The UEFA Technical Study Group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.