1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

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 would play the runners-up from the other group. 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 was decided by a draw.

1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

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
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                             
Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0  
Ajax 2 1 3  
  Ajax 0 3 3  
  Panathinaikos 1 0 1  
Legia Warsaw 0 0 0
  Panathinaikos 0 3 3  
    Ajax 1 (2)
  Juventus (p) 1 (4)
  Real Madrid 1 0 1  
Juventus 0 2 2  
  Juventus 2 2 4
  Nantes 0 3 3  
Nantes 2 2 4
  Spartak Moscow 0 2 2  

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 1–2 Juventus 1–0 0–2
Nantes 4–2 Spartak Moscow 2–0 2–2
Borussia Dortmund 0–3 Ajax 0–2 0–1
Legia Warsaw 0–3 Panathinaikos 0–0 0–3

First leg
Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus
Raúl  20' Report
Attendance: 65,000[1]
Nantes 2–0 Spartak Moscow
N'Doram  28'
Ouédec  67'		 Report
Attendance: 29,523[1]
Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Ajax
Report Davids  8'
Kluivert  83'
Attendance: 34,937[1]
Legia Warsaw 0–0 Panathinaikos
Report
Attendance: 12,000[1]

Second leg
Juventus 2–0 Real Madrid
Del Piero  17'
Padovano  54'		 Report
Attendance: 69,041[1]

Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow 2–2 Nantes
Nikiforov  32', 38' Report Ouédec  63', 86'
Attendance: 17,000[1]

Nantes won 4–2 on aggregate.

Ajax 1–0 Borussia Dortmund
Musampa  75' Report
Attendance: 39,300[1]
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.

Panathinaikos 3–0 Legia Warsaw
Warzycha  34', 58'
Borrelli  72'		 Report
Attendance: 70,039[1]

Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventus 4–3 Nantes 2–0 2–3
Ajax 3–1 Panathinaikos 0–1 3–0

First leg
Juventus 2–0 Nantes
Vialli  49'
Jugović  66'		 Report
Attendance: 50,425[1]
Ajax 0–1 Panathinaikos
Report Warzycha  87'
Attendance: 30,507[1]

Second leg
Nantes 3–2 Juventus
Capron  44'
N'Doram  69'
Renou  82'		 Report Vialli  17'
Sousa  50'
Attendance: 39,150[1]

Juventus won 4–3 on aggregate.

Panathinaikos 0–3 Ajax
Report Litmanen  4', 77'
Wooter  86'
Attendance: 73,529[1]

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1996 UEFA Champions League Final

References
  1. UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook Season 1996/97. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 1996. p. 282.
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