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2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 9 February 2016 and concluded on 18 April 2016 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, which decided the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

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

Round and draw dates edit

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1][2]

Round Draw Match dates
Play-offs 14 December 2015, 14:00 9–10 February 2016
Round of 16 15 February 2016, 13:00 23–24 February 2016
Quarter-finals 8–9 March 2016
Semi-finals 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Format edit

The knockout phase 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 in the knockout phase was played over one match. If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]

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

  • In the draw for the play-offs, 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.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path were drawn against the eight play-off winners. 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 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).

Qualified teams edit

UEFA Champions League Path edit

Group Winners
(enter round of 16) 		Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)
A   Paris Saint-Germain   Real Madrid
B   PSV Eindhoven   CSKA Moscow
C   Benfica   Atlético Madrid
D   Manchester City   Sevilla
E   Barcelona   Roma
F   Dinamo Zagreb   Arsenal
G   Chelsea   Dynamo Kyiv
H   Lyon   Valencia

Domestic Champions Path edit

Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)
  Celtic
  Elfsborg
  Anderlecht
  Middlesbrough
  Ajax
  Red Bull Salzburg
  Midtjylland
  Příbram

Play-offs edit

The draw for the play-offs was held on 14 December 2015.[3][4] The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ajax   3–1   Sevilla
Příbram   2–2 (5–4 p)   CSKA Moscow
Red Bull Salzburg   0–4   Roma
Anderlecht   2–0   Arsenal
Celtic   1–1 (3–4 p)   Valencia
Elfsborg   1–3   Real Madrid
Middlesbrough   5–0   Dynamo Kyiv
Midtjylland   4–4 (5–4 p)   Atlético Madrid
Ajax  3–1  Sevilla
Dekker   14'
Van de Beek   49'
Nouri   79'		 Report Nané   36'
Attendance: 1,208[5]
Anderlecht  2–0  Arsenal
Vancamp   8', 28' Report
Attendance: 5,624[6]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Middlesbrough  5–0  Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke   8'
Pattison   31'
Jakupovic   49'
Coulson   68'
Wheatley   78'		 Report
Attendance: 2,343[7]
Red Bull Salzburg  0–4  Roma
Report Marchizza   8' (pen.)
Sadiq   17'
Soleri   39'
Di Livio   72'
Attendance: 1,080[8]
Příbram  2–2  CSKA Moscow
Chaluš   13'
Januška   71' (pen.)		 Report Kuchaev   46'
Gordyushenko   56'
Penalties
Květ  
Hlavatý  
Chaluš  
Šrain  
Januška  		 5–4   Zhamaletdinov
  Pukhov
  Gordyushenko
  Khosonov
  Yusupov
Attendance: 5,237[9]
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Midtjylland  4–4  Atlético Madrid
Thychosen   32'
Anderson   43'
Thomsen   56'
Damkjær   67'		 Report Moreno   37'
Hernandez   41'
Mohedano   51'
Ferni   90+1'
Penalties
Jürgensen  
Thychosen  
Olsen  
Anderson  
Hagelskjær  		 5–4   Ferni
  Moya
  Moreno
  Boulahia
  Montoro
Attendance: 2,250[10]
Celtic  1–1  Valencia
Aitchison   40' Report I. Martínez   87'
Penalties
Hendry  
Murray  
Archibald  
Lafferty  
McIlduff  
Kelleher  
McCart  		 3–4   Soler
  Llamas
  Mir
  T. Martínez
  I. Martínez
  Gómez
  Lato
Attendance: 934[11]
Elfsborg  1–3  Real Madrid
Kabashi   63' Report Mayoral   48', 84'
Febas   72'
Attendance: 6,668[12]

Bracket (round of 16 onwards) edit

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.[13][14]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
23 February
 
 
  Real Madrid3
 
8 March
 
  Manchester City1
 
  Real Madrid2
 
24 February
 
  Benfica0
 
  Příbram1 (3)
 
15 April – Nyon
 
  Benfica (p)1 (5)
 
  Real Madrid1
 
24 February
 
  Paris Saint-Germain3
 
  Paris Saint-Germain1
 
9 March
 
  Middlesbrough0
 
  Paris Saint-Germain3
 
24 February
 
  Roma1
 
  PSV Eindhoven2 (1)
 
18 April – Nyon
 
  Roma (p)2 (3)
 
  Paris Saint-Germain1
 
23 February
 
  Chelsea2
 
  Chelsea (p)1 (5)
 
15 March
 
  Valencia1 (3)
 
  Chelsea1
 
24 February
 
  Ajax0
 
  Lyon0
 
15 April – Nyon
 
  Ajax3
 
  Chelsea3
 
23 February
 
  Anderlecht0
 
  Anderlecht (awd.)3
 
8 March
 
  Dinamo Zagreb0
 
  Anderlecht2
 
23 February
 
  Barcelona0
 
  Barcelona3
 
 
  Midtjylland1
 

Round of 16 edit

The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
PSV Eindhoven   2–2 (1–3 p)   Roma
Příbram   1–1 (3–5 p)   Benfica
Anderlecht   3–0 (awd.)   Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon   0–3   Ajax
Chelsea   1–1 (5–3 p)   Valencia
Real Madrid   3–1   Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain   1–0   Middlesbrough
Barcelona   3–1   Midtjylland
Barcelona  3–1  Midtjylland
Chendri   51'
Lee Seung-woo   90'
Aleñá   90+2'		 Report Montes   34' (o.g.)
Attendance: 643[15]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Chelsea  1–1  Valencia
Dasilva   44' Report Soler   45+1' (pen.)
Penalties
Colkett  
Mount  
Scott  
Palmer  
Abraham  		 5–3   Soler
  Gil
  Villar
  Mir
Attendance: 250[16]
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
Real Madrid  3–1  Manchester City
Mayoral   36', 41'
Hakimi   87'		 Report Buckley-Ricketts   63'
Attendance: 1,150[17]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Anderlecht  3–0
Awarded		  Dinamo Zagreb
Report Gojak   47'
Brekalo   57'
Attendance: 3,209[18]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Match originally finished 0–2 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but was awarded by UEFA as 3–0 win for Anderlecht due to Dinamo Zagreb fielding suspended player Matija Fintić.[19]

PSV Eindhoven  2–2  Roma
Bergwijn   14'
Verreth   73'		 Report Marchizza   49' (pen.)
Soleri   68'
Penalties
Bergwijn  
Rigo  
Lammers  
Abels  		 1–3   Vasco
  Sadiq
  Bordin
  Grossi
Attendance: 1,102[20]
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Paris Saint-Germain  1–0  Middlesbrough
Augustin   41' Report
Attendance: 420[21]
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Příbram  1–1  Benfica
Ayong   85' Report Sarkic   34'
Penalties
Holý  
Hlavatý  
Chaluš  
Květ  		 3–5   Sarkic
  Gonçalves
  Ferro
  J. Pereira
  Rodrigues
Attendance: 6,732[22]
Lyon  0–3  Ajax
Report Van de Beek   18'
Nouri   25'
Bergsma   51'
Attendance: 2,150[23]
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Quarter-finals edit

The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chelsea   1–0   Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain   3–1   Roma
Anderlecht   2–0   Barcelona
Real Madrid   2–0   Benfica
Real Madrid  2–0  Benfica
Febas   66'
Salto   77'		 Report
Attendance: 1,012[24]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Anderlecht  2–0  Barcelona
Vancamp   53'
Bernier   88'		 Report
Attendance: 4,250[25]
Chelsea  1–0  Ajax
Scott   44' Report
Attendance: 228[27]

Semi-finals edit

The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[28]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid   1–3   Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea   3–0   Anderlecht
Chelsea  3–0  Anderlecht
Palmer   21'
Colkett   56'
Abraham   75'		 Report
Attendance: 3,280[29]
Real Madrid  1–3  Paris Saint-Germain
Mayoral   33' (pen.) Report Hakimi   5' (o.g.)
Kanga   84'
Augustin   90'
Attendance: 4,000[30]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Final edit

The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[28]

Paris Saint-Germain  1–2  Chelsea
Meïté   58' Report Tomori   10'
Palmer   61'
Attendance: 4,000[31]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA.com. 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Draws — Play-off". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com. 14 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ajax VS Sevilla". UEFA.
  6. ^ "R.S.L Anderlecht VS Arsenal". UEFA.
  7. ^ @Boro (February 9, 2016). "UEFAYOUTHLEAGUE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg VS A.S. Roma". UEFA.
  9. ^ https://match.uefa.com/v4/matches/2019254/%7Ctitle= FK Příbram VS CSKA Moscow|website= UEFA}}
  10. ^ "FC Midtjylland VS Atlético Madrid". UEFA.
  11. ^ "Celtic VS Valencia". UEFA.
  12. ^ @MPetersson (February 10, 2016). "Visst, gratis inträde, men att Elfsborg lockar 6668 åskådare till en Uefa Youth League-match är otroligt imponerande. Translated from Swedish by Google Sure, free entry, but for Elfsborg to attract 6668 spectators to a Uefa Youth League match is incredibly impressive" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Draws — Knockout phase". UEFA.com.
  14. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 February 2016.
  15. ^ "FC Barcelona VS FC Midtjylland". UEFA.
  16. ^ "Chelsea vs Valencia". UEFA.
  17. ^ "Real Madrid VS Manchester City". UEFA.
  18. ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA.
  19. ^ "UEFA rejects Valencia penalty shootout protest after Chelsea youth game". ESPN FC. 29 February 2016.
  20. ^ "PSV Eindhoven VS A.S. Roma". UEFA.
  21. ^ "PSG VS Middlesbrough". UEFA.
  22. ^ "FK Příbram VS S.L. Benfica". UEFA.
  23. ^ "Lyon VS Ajax". UEFA.
  24. ^ "Real Madrid VS S.L. Benfica". UEFA.
  25. ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS FC Barcelona". UEFA.
  26. ^ "PSG VS A.S. Roma". UEFA.
  27. ^ "Chelsea VS Ajax". UEFA.
  28. ^ a b "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA.com.
  29. ^ "Chelsea VS R.S.C. Anderlecht". UEFA.
  30. ^ "PSG VS Real Madrid". UEFA.
  31. ^ "PSG VS Chelsea". UEFA.

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