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2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

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The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

Times up to 26 March 2016 (round of 32 and round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).

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Round and draw dates

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][3][4]

More information Round, Draw date and time ...

Matches may have also been played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

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Format

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The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[1]

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played. The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time would be played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[9]

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Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

More information Group, Winners (Seeded in round of 32 draw) ...

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Club coefficient.[10]

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Spain Villarreal112
Italy Napoli011 Spain Villarreal202
Portugal Sporting CP011Germany Bayer Leverkusen000
Germany Bayer Leverkusen134 Spain Villarreal246
Czech Republic Sparta Prague134Czech Republic Sparta Prague123
Russia Krasnodar000 Czech Republic Sparta Prague134
Turkey Galatasaray112Italy Lazio101
Italy Lazio134 Spain Villarreal101
Germany Borussia Dortmund213England Liverpool033
Portugal Porto000 Germany Borussia Dortmund325
Italy Fiorentina101England Tottenham Hotspur011
England Tottenham Hotspur134 Germany Borussia Dortmund134
Germany FC Augsburg000England Liverpool145
England Liverpool011 England Liverpool213
Denmark Midtjylland213England Manchester United011 18 May – Basel
England Manchester United156 England Liverpool1
Turkey Fenerbahçe213Spain Sevilla3
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow011 Turkey Fenerbahçe112
Switzerland Sion123Portugal Braga044
Portugal Braga224 Portugal Braga101
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk033Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk246
Germany Schalke 04000 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk314
Belgium Anderlecht (a.e.t.)123Belgium Anderlecht101
Greece Olympiacos011 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk213
France Marseille011Spain Sevilla235
Spain Athletic Bilbao112 Spain Athletic Bilbao (a)112
Spain Valencia6410Spain Valencia022
Austria Rapid Wien000 Spain Athletic Bilbao123 (4)
France Saint-Étienne314Spain Sevilla (p)213 (5)
Switzerland Basel (a)224 Switzerland Basel000
Spain Sevilla303Spain Sevilla033
Norway Molde011
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Round of 32

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The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2016.[11]

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Matches

More information Valencia, 6–0 ...
More information Rapid Wien, 0–4 ...

Valencia won 10–0 on aggregate.


More information Fiorentina, 1–1 ...
More information Tottenham Hotspur, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 34,880[15]

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Borussia Dortmund, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 65,851[16]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
More information Porto, 0–1 ...

Borussia Dortmund won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Fenerbahçe, 2–0 ...
More information Lokomotiv Moscow, 1–1 ...

Fenerbahçe won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Anderlecht, 1–0 ...
More information Olympiacos, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...

Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Midtjylland, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 9,182[22]
More information Manchester United, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 58,609[23]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Manchester United won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information FC Augsburg, 0–0 ...
More information Liverpool, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 43,081[25]

Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Sparta Prague, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 14,120[26]
More information Krasnodar, 0–3 ...

Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Galatasaray, 1–1 ...
More information Lazio, 3–1 ...

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Sion, 1–2 ...
More information Braga, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 6,759[31]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Shakhtar Donetsk, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 23,615[32]
More information Schalke 04, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 45,308[33]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Marseille, 0–1 ...
More information Athletic Bilbao, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 38,259[35]

Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Sevilla, 3–0 ...
More information Molde, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 7,284[37]

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Sporting CP, 0–1 ...
More information Bayer Leverkusen, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 26,585[39]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Bayer Leverkusen won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Villarreal, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 17,686[40]
More information Napoli, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 23,928[41]

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Saint-Étienne, 3–2 ...
More information Basel, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,976[43]

4–4 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.

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Round of 16

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The draw was held on 26 February 2016. The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2016.

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More information Team 1, Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score ...

Matches

More information Shakhtar Donetsk, 3–1 ...
More information Anderlecht, 0–1 ...

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Basel, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 22,403[46]
More information Sevilla, 3–0 ...

Sevilla won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Villarreal, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 16,211[48]
More information Bayer Leverkusen, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 23,409[49]

Villarreal won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Athletic Bilbao, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 35,765[50]
More information Valencia, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 31,681[51]

2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.


More information Liverpool, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 43,228[52]
More information Manchester United, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 75,180[54]

Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Sparta Prague, 1–1 ...
More information Lazio, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 18,827[56]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Sparta Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Borussia Dortmund, 3–0 ...
More information Tottenham Hotspur, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 34,593[58]

Borussia Dortmund won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Fenerbahçe, 1–0 ...
More information Braga, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 16,431[60]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Braga won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Quarter-finals

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The draw was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2016.

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More information Team 1, Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score ...

Matches

More information Braga, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 21,645[61]
More information Shakhtar Donetsk, 4–0 ...

Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Villarreal, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 15,803[63]
More information Sparta Prague, 2–4 ...
Attendance: 18,201[64]

Villarreal won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Athletic Bilbao, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 40,856[65]
More information Sevilla, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...

3–3 on aggregate; Sevilla won 5–4 on penalties.


More information Borussia Dortmund, 1–1 ...
More information Liverpool, 4–3 ...
Attendance: 42,984[68]

Liverpool won 5–4 on aggregate.

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Semi-finals

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The draw was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2016.

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More information Team 1, Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score ...

Matches

More information Shakhtar Donetsk, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 34,267[69]
More information Sevilla, 3–1 ...

Sevilla won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Villarreal, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 21,606[71]
More information Liverpool, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 43,074[72]

Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Final

The final was played on 18 May 2016 at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland.[73] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[8]

More information Liverpool, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 34,429[74]

Notes

  1. Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  2. The Manchester United v Liverpool match was originally to kick off at 19:00 (18:00 UTC+0), but was put back to 21:05 (20:05 UTC+0) after a request from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.[53]

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