The 2017β18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the final at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in DΓ©cines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017β18 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).
The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland). [1]
Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
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Round of 32 | 11 December 2017 | 15 February 2018 | 22 February 2018 |
Round of 16 | 23 February 2018 | 8 March 2018 | 15 March 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 16 March 2018 | 5 April 2018 | 12 April 2018 |
Semi-finals | 13 April 2018 | 26 April 2018 | 3 May 2018 |
Final | 16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, DΓ©cines-Charpieu |
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
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:
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]
Group | Winners (seeded in round of 32 draw) |
Runners-up (unseeded in round of 32 draw) |
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A |
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B |
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C |
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D |
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E |
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F |
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G |
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H |
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I |
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J |
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K |
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L |
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Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
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1 | A |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | Seeded in round of 32 draw |
2 | C |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | G |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | D |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
5 | F |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Unseeded in round of 32 draw |
6 | E |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
7 | B |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | |
8 | H |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET. [5]
The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Borussia Dortmund
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4β3 |
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3β2 | 1β1 |
Nice
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2β4 |
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2β3 | 0β1 |
Copenhagen
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1β5 |
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1β4 | 0β1 |
Spartak Moscow
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3β4 |
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1β3 | 2β1 |
AEK Athens
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1β1 ( a) |
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1β1 | 0β0 |
Celtic
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1β3 |
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1β0 | 0β3 |
Napoli
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3β3 ( a) |
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1β3 | 2β0 |
Red Star Belgrade
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0β1 |
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0β0 | 0β1 |
Lyon
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4β1 |
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3β1 | 1β0 |
Real Sociedad
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3β4 |
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2β2 | 1β2 |
Partizan
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1β3 |
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1β1 | 0β2 |
FCSB
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2β5 |
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1β0 | 1β5 |
Ludogorets Razgrad
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0β4 |
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0β3 | 0β1 |
Astana
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4β6 |
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1β3 | 3β3 |
Γstersund
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2β4 |
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0β3 | 2β1 |
Marseille
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3β1 |
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3β0 | 0β1 |
Borussia Dortmund
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Atalanta
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Borussia Dortmund won 4β3 on aggregate.
Nice
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Lokomotiv Moscow won 4β2 on aggregate.
Copenhagen
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AtlΓ©tico Madrid won 5β1 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow
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Athletic Bilbao
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Athletic Bilbao won 4β3 on aggregate.
AEK Athens
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Dynamo Kyiv
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1β1 on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.
Celtic
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Zenit Saint Petersburg
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Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3β1 on aggregate.
Napoli
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RB Leipzig
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3β3 on aggregate. RB Leipzig won on away goals.
CSKA Moscow won 1β0 on aggregate.
Lyon
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Lyon won 4β1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg
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Red Bull Salzburg won 4β3 on aggregate.
Partizan
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Viktoria PlzeΕ
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Viktoria PlzeΕ won 3β1 on aggregate.
Lazio
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Lazio won 5β2 on aggregate.
Ludogorets Razgrad
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Milan won 4β0 on aggregate.
Astana
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Sporting CP
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Sporting CP won 6β4 on aggregate.
Γstersund
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Arsenal
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Arsenal won 4β2 on aggregate.
Marseille won 3β1 on aggregate.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET. [40]
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lazio
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4β2 |
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2β2 | 2β0 |
RB Leipzig
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3β2 |
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2β1 | 1β1 |
AtlΓ©tico Madrid
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8β1 |
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3β0 | 5β1 |
CSKA Moscow
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3β3 ( a) |
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0β1 | 3β2 |
Marseille
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5β2 |
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3β1 | 2β1 |
Sporting CP
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3β2 |
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2β0 | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) |
Borussia Dortmund
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1β2 |
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1β2 | 0β0 |
Milan
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1β5 |
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0β2 | 1β3 |
Lazio
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Dynamo Kyiv
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Lazio won 4β2 on aggregate.
RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig won 3β2 on aggregate.
AtlΓ©tico Madrid won 8β1 on aggregate.
CSKA Moscow
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Lyon
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3β3 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.
Marseille
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Marseille won 5β2 on aggregate.
Sporting CP
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Sporting CP won 3β2 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund
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Red Bull Salzburg
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Red Bull Salzburg won 2β1 on aggregate.
Milan
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Arsenal
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Arsenal won 5β1 on aggregate.
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET. [57]
For the first time since the 2004β05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations. [58]
The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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RB Leipzig
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3β5 |
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1β0 | 2β5 |
Arsenal
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6β3 |
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4β1 | 2β2 |
AtlΓ©tico Madrid
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2β1 |
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2β0 | 0β1 |
Lazio
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5β6 |
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4β2 | 1β4 |
RB Leipzig
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Marseille
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Marseille won 5β3 on aggregate.
Arsenal
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CSKA Moscow
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Arsenal won 6β3 on aggregate.
AtlΓ©tico Madrid won 2β1 on aggregate.
Lazio
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Red Bull Salzburg
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Red Bull Salzburg won 6β5 on aggregate.
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST. [67]
The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Marseille
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3β2 |
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2β0 | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) |
Arsenal
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1β2 |
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1β1 | 0β1 |
Marseille
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Marseille won 3β2 on aggregate.
Arsenal
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AtlΓ©tico Madrid won 2β1 on aggregate.
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in DΓ©cines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw. [67]
Marseille
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