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2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 6 February 2018 and concluded on 23 April 2018 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

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

Round and draw dates edit

The schedule of the knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

Round Draw Match dates
Play-offs 11 December 2017 6–7 February 2018
Round of 16 9 February 2018 20–21 February 2018
Quarter-finals 13–14 March 2018
Semi-finals 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[2]
Final 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[2]

Format edit

The knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards), played as a single-elimination tournament, involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):[1]

  • The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path entered the round of 16.
  • The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path entered the play-offs. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16.

Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]

Qualified teams edit

UEFA Champions League Path edit

Group Winners
(enter round of 16) 		Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)
A   Basel   Manchester United
B   Bayern Munich   Paris Saint-Germain
C   Chelsea   Atlético Madrid
D   Barcelona   Sporting CP
E   Liverpool   Spartak Moscow
F   Manchester City   Feyenoord
G   Porto   Monaco
H   Tottenham Hotspur   Real Madrid

Domestic Champions Path edit

Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)
  Molde
  Željezničar
  Internazionale
  Ajax
  Brodarac
  Nitra
  Krasnodar
  Red Bull Salzburg

Play-offs edit

 
The Krasnodar Stadium during Krasnodar v Real Madrid.

The draw for the play-offs was held on 11 December 2017, 14:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3][4] The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.

The play-offs were played on 6 and 7 February 2018.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Molde   2–2 (2–4 p)   Monaco
Internazionale   3–3 (3–1 p)   Spartak Moscow
Ajax   0–0 (2–4 p)   Paris Saint-Germain
Red Bull Salzburg   5–2   Sporting CP
Brodarac   0–2   Manchester United
Nitra   2–3   Feyenoord
Željezničar   1–3   Atlético Madrid
Krasnodar   0–0 (0–3 p)   Real Madrid
Molde  2–2  Monaco
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 615[5]
Internazionale  3–3  Spartak Moscow
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 4,500[6]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Ajax  0–0  Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 1,850[7]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Red Bull Salzburg  5–2  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 1,329[8]
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
Brodarac  0–2  Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 3,000[9]
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Nitra  2–3  Feyenoord
 Report
Attendance: 2,020[10]
Željezničar  1–3  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 7,500[11]
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
Krasnodar  0–0  Real Madrid
Report
Penalties
 0–3
Attendance: 32,510
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

Bracket (round of 16 onwards) edit

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 9 February 2018, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[12][13] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, there were no seedings, and the 16 teams (eight UEFA Champions League Path group winners and eight play-off winners) were drawn into eight ties. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each round of 16 match.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other (the identity of all teams were not known at the time of the draw). The draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played at a neutral venue).
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
21 February
 
 
  Bayern Munich2
 
14 March
 
  Real Madrid3
 
  Real Madrid2
 
21 February
 
  Chelsea4
 
  Chelsea5
 
20 April – Nyon
 
  Feyenoord2
 
  Chelsea (p)2 (5)
 
21 February
 
  Porto2 (4)
 
  Tottenham Hotspur (p)1 (3)
 
13 March
 
  AS Monaco1 (1)
 
  Tottenham Hotspur0
 
21 February
 
  Porto2
 
  Porto3
 
23 April – Nyon
 
  Red Bull Salzburg1
 
  Chelsea0
 
20 February
 
  Barcelona3
 
  Manchester City (p)1 (3)
 
14 March
 
  Internazionale1 (2)
 
  Manchester City (p)1 (3)
 
21 February
 
  Liverpool1 (2)
 
  Liverpool2
 
20 April – Nyon
 
  Manchester United0
 
  Manchester City4
 
20 February
 
  Barcelona5
 
  Paris Saint-Germain0
 
13 March
 
  Barcelona1
 
  Barcelona2
 
21 February
 
  Atlético Madrid0
 
  Atlético Madrid1
 
 
  Basel0
 

Round of 16 edit

The round of 16 matches were played on 20 and 21 February 2018.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bayern Munich   2–3   Real Madrid
Manchester City   1–1 (3–2 p)   Internazionale
Atlético Madrid   1–0   Basel
Porto   3–1   Red Bull Salzburg
Paris Saint-Germain   0–1   Barcelona
Liverpool   2–0   Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur   1–1 (3–1 p)   Monaco
Chelsea   5–2   Feyenoord
Bayern Munich  2–3  Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 0
Manchester City  1–1  Internazionale
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 466
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Atlético Madrid  1–0  Basel
 Report
Attendance: 431
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
Porto  3–1  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 305
Paris Saint-Germain  0–1  Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 998
Liverpool  2–0  Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 830
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Tottenham Hotspur  1–1  Monaco
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 272
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Chelsea  5–2  Feyenoord
 Report
Attendance: 491

Quarter-finals edit

The quarter-finals were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid   2–4   Chelsea
Manchester City   1–1 (3–2 p)   Liverpool
Barcelona   2–0   Atlético Madrid
Tottenham Hotspur   0–2   Porto
Real Madrid  2–4  Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 1,000[14]
Manchester City  1–1  Liverpool
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 784[15]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Barcelona  2–0  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 1,758[16]
Tottenham Hotspur  0–2  Porto
Report
Attendance: 173[17]

Semi-finals edit

The semi-finals were played on 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[2][18]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City   4–5   Barcelona
Chelsea   2–2 (5–4 p)   Porto
Chelsea  2–2  Porto
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 4,000[19]
Manchester City  4–5  Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 4,000[20]

Final edit

The final was played on 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[2][18]

Chelsea  0–3  Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 7,200

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2017/18" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Final tournament: Nyon 2018". UEFA.com.
  3. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com. 11 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Molde FK VS AS Monaco". UEFA.
  6. ^ "Inter Milan vs Spartak Moscow". UEFA.
  7. ^ "Ajax VS PSG". UEFA.
  8. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg VS Sporting CP". UEFA.
  9. ^ "FK Brodarac VS Manchester United". UEFA.
  10. ^ "FC Nitra VS Feyenoord". UEFA.
  11. ^ "Željezničar Sarajevo VS Atlético Madrid". UEFA.
  12. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout draw". UEFA.com.
  13. ^ "Youth League knockout draw: Liverpool get United". UEFA.com. 9 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Real Madrid VS Chelsea". UEFA.
  15. ^ "Manchester City VS Liverpool". UEFA.
  16. ^ @FCBmasia (March 13, 2018). "👏Avui som 1.758 espectadors al Mini, gràcies a tots per venir!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Spurs 0-2 FC Porto (U19 UYL) - report from Hotspur Way". Tottenham Hotspur.
  18. ^ a b "2018 UEFA Youth League final tournament programme" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  19. ^ "Chelsea VS FC Porto". UEFA.
  20. ^ "Chelsea VS FC Barcelona". UEFA.

External links edit

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