UEFA Champions League finals that have gone to penalties: Complete list of UCL titles decided via penalty shootout

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Ahead of a likely tight encounter between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final, The Sporting News looks at all the deciders in the competition that have gone to penalties after extra time.

Sixteen finals since the inaugural Champions League/European Cup tournaments have gone to extra time to decide who is the best team in Europe - with 11 of those matches still deadlocked at 120 minutes and subsequently went to a penalty shootout.

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List of Champions League finals that went to penalties

Real Madrid played in the most recent Champions League final that went to a penalty shootout, shading city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2015-16.

Their opponents in this year's final, Liverpool, have played in two Champions League final penalty shootouts, winning both, with the most recent a famous victory after coming back from 3-0 down against AC Milan in regular time in 2004-5.

Season Winner Runner-up Score
2015/16 Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 1-1 (5–3 pen)
2011/12 Chelsea Bayern Munich 1-1 (4–3 pen)
2007/08 Manchester United Chelsea 1-1 (6–5 pen)
2004/05 Liverpool Milan 3-3 (3-2 pen)
2002/03 Milan Juventus 0-0 (3-2 pen)
2000/01 Bayern Munich Valencia 1-1 (5-4 pen)
1995/96 Juventus Ajax 1-1 (4-2 pen)
1990/91 Red Star Belgrade Marseille 0-0 (5-3 pen)
1987/88 PSV Eindhoven Benfica 0-0 (6-5 pen)
1985/86 Steaua Bucharest Barcelona 0-0 (2-0 pen)
1983/84 Liverpool Roma 1-1 (4-2 pen)
Didier Drogba Juan Mata Chelsea Bayern Munich Champions League Final 2012

Which club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles?

Real Madrid are the undisputed kings of the UEFA Champions League having won the competition a record 13 times. 

The Spanish club dominated the Champions League from the outset, picking up five straight titles, and recently also claimed three straight between 2016-18. 

Italian giants AC Milan are the next best performing club with seven titles to their name, but they haven't tasted success in the competition since 2007. 

Liverpool and Bayern Munich are currently tied for third with six wins — though the Reds could go one clear if they defeat Real Madrid in the 2021-22 final.

Club Titles Finals won
Real Madrid 13 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
AC Milan 7 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
Liverpool 6 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019
Bayern Munich 6 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020
Barcelona 5 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
Ajax 4 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995
Manchester United 3 1968, 1999, 2008
Inter Milan 3 1964, 1965, 2010
Juventus 2 1985, 1996
Benfica 2 1961, 1962
Chelsea 2 2012, 2021
Nottingham Forest 2 1979, 1980
Porto 2 1987, 2004
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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at Sporting News Australia.
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