Cette saison est par ailleurs la 81e du club en liga. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. A total of 76 teams participated in the 2011–12 Champions League from 52 UEFA associations (Below is the qualification scheme for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League:League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses.In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2011 The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 20 June 2011.The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2011. Real Madrid began the season finishing runners-up in the Supercopa de España to Barcelona, losing 5–4 on aggregate. The season has been often termed by some newspapers as "Real Madrid commenced their summer transfer activity on 9 May, signing Real Madrid continued their transfer activity on 27 June, signing teenage Real Madrid started the European leg of their pre-season world tour with a triumph over newly promoted Real Madrid opened their competitive season with a 2–2 draw at home in the first leg of the Real Madrid's first La Liga home match resulted in a 4–2 victory over local rivals Getafe on 10 September.Real Madrid started the month of December with a 0–3 away victory against On 4 February, Real Madrid started the month with a 0–1 away win over On 4 March, Real Madrid extended their streak of wins in La Liga to ten games by beating The month started by a 5–2 victory over APOEL in the second leg of Champions League quarter-finals, giving an aggregate score 8–2 as Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. The 2011–12 season is the 108th season in Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's history and their 81st consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.
As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one behind each goal – were used in all matches of the competition from the play-off round.
The teams were drawn into eight groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The first legs were played on 27 and 28 March, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 April 2012.
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage.. The losing teams in both sections entered the The group stage features 32 teams, which were allocated into pots based on their 2011 In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):The 32 teams contain eleven former winners of the European Cup/Champions League (40 titles combined), and five teams (In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2011.The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (called the Champions Route) and one for non-champions (called the League Route). It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The first legs were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2012. Semi-finals (First Leg) Date: … La saison 2011-2012 du Real Madrid permet au club de disputer la supercoupe d'Espagne, la liga BBVA, la coupe du roi et la ligue des champions. Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round. Source: The losing teams in both sections entered the The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2011.The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (called the Champions Route) and one for non-champions (called the League Route). In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other. The group stage featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Route, five through the League Route).. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. UEFA Champions League 2011-12: Fixtures and Results.
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 April 2012.