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2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

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The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the final at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]

Times up to 24 March 2018 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+2).

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Round and draw dates

The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

More information Round, Draw ...

Matches may also be 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 involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualify 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.

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round is 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 are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can 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.[3]

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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 (UCL Regulations Article 16.04).[4]

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Italy Napoli123
Germany RB Leipzig (a)303 Germany RB Leipzig213
Scotland Celtic101Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg112
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg033 Germany RB Leipzig123
France Marseille303France Marseille055
Portugal Braga011 France Marseille325
Russia Spartak Moscow123Spain Athletic Bilbao112
Spain Athletic Bilbao314 France Marseille (a.e.t.)213
Romania FCSB112Austria Red Bull Salzburg022
Italy Lazio055 Italy Lazio224
Greece AEK Athens101Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv202
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (a)101 Italy Lazio415
Germany Borussia Dortmund314Austria Red Bull Salzburg246
Italy Atalanta213 Germany Borussia Dortmund101
Spain Real Sociedad213Austria Red Bull Salzburg202 16 May – Décines-Charpieu
Austria Red Bull Salzburg224 France Marseille0
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad000Spain Atlético Madrid3
Italy Milan314 Italy Milan011
Sweden Östersunds FK022England Arsenal235
England Arsenal314 England Arsenal426
Serbia Red Star Belgrade000Russia CSKA Moscow123
Russia CSKA Moscow011 Russia CSKA Moscow (a)033
France Lyon314France Lyon123
Spain Villarreal101 England Arsenal101
Denmark Copenhagen101Spain Atlético Madrid112
Spain Atlético Madrid415 Spain Atlético Madrid358
France Nice202Russia Lokomotiv Moscow011
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow314 Spain Atlético Madrid202
Kazakhstan Astana134Portugal Sporting CP011
Portugal Sporting CP336 Portugal Sporting CP (a.e.t.)213
Serbia Partizan101Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň022
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň123
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Round of 32

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The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.[5]

Summary

The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.

Matches

More information Borussia Dortmund, 3–2 ...
More information Atalanta, 1–1 ...

Borussia Dortmund won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Nice, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 16,918[9]
More information Lokomotiv Moscow, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 18,104[10]

Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Copenhagen, 1–4 ...
More information Atlético Madrid, 1–0 ...

Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Spartak Moscow, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 43,145[13]
More information Athletic Bilbao, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 36,873[14]

Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information AEK Athens, 1–1 ...
More information Dynamo Kyiv, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 27,024[16]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.


More information Celtic, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 56,743[17]
More information Zenit Saint Petersburg, 3–0 ...

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Napoli, 1–3 ...
More information RB Leipzig, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 36,163[20]

3–3 on aggregate; RB Leipzig won on away goals.


More information Red Star Belgrade, 0–0 ...
More information CSKA Moscow, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 18,753[23]

CSKA Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Lyon, 3–1 ...
More information Villarreal, 0–1 ...

Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Real Sociedad, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 19,790[26]
More information Red Bull Salzburg, 2–1 ...

Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Partizan, 1–1 ...
More information Viktoria Plzeň, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,185[29]

Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information FCSB, 1–0 ...
More information Lazio, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 27,597[31]

Lazio won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Ludogorets Razgrad, 0–3 ...
More information Milan, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 17,453[33]

Milan won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Astana, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 29,737[34]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
More information Sporting CP, 3–3 ...

Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.


More information Östersunds FK, 0–3 ...
More information Arsenal, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 58,405[37]

Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Marseille, 3–0 ...
More information Braga, 1–0 ...

Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.[40]

Summary

The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.

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

Matches

More information Lazio, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 21,562[41]
More information Dynamo Kyiv, 0–2 ...

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information RB Leipzig, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 19,877[43]
More information Zenit Saint Petersburg, 1–1 ...

RB Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Atlético Madrid, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 40,767[45]
More information Lokomotiv Moscow, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 22,041[46]

Atlético Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.


More information CSKA Moscow, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 13,990[47]
More information Lyon, 2–3 ...

3–3 on aggregate; CSKA Moscow won on away goals.


More information Marseille, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 37,657[49]
More information Athletic Bilbao, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 40,580[50]

Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Sporting CP, 2–0 ...
More information Viktoria Plzeň, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 9,370[52]

Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Borussia Dortmund, 1–2 ...
More information Red Bull Salzburg, 0–0 ...

Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Milan, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 72,821[55]
More information Arsenal, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 58,973[56]

Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.[57]

For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.[58]

Summary

The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.

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

Matches

More information RB Leipzig, 1–0 ...
More information Marseille, 5–2 ...

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Arsenal, 4–1 ...
More information CSKA Moscow, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 29,284[62]

Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Atlético Madrid, 2–0 ...
More information Sporting CP, 1–0 ...

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Lazio, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 42,538[65]
More information Red Bull Salzburg, 4–1 ...

Red Bull Salzburg won 6–5 on aggregate.

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Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.[67]

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.

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

Matches

More information Marseille, 2–0 ...
More information Red Bull Salzburg, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Arsenal, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 59,066[70]
More information Atlético Madrid, 1–0 ...

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Final

The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[67]

More information Marseille, 0–3 ...

Notes

  1. Atalanta played their home match at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, instead of their regular stadium Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, which wasn't given a UEFA licence to hold games.[7]
  2. The Red Star Belgrade v CSKA Moscow match was scheduled on 13 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Partizan v Viktoria Plzeň match, in the same city.[21]
  3. The CSKA Moscow v Red Star Belgrade match was scheduled on 21 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice match, in the same city.[21]
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