2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

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2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
2021–22

The 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 18 February with the round of 32 and will end on 26 May 2021.

Qualified teams[change | change source]

The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the 12 groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up[change | change source]

Group Winners

(seeded in round of 32 draw)

Runners-up

(unseeded in round of 32 draw)

A Italy Roma Switzerland Young Boys
B England Arsenal Norway Molde
C Germany Bayer Leverkusen Czech Republic Slavia Prague
D Scotland Rangers Portugal Benfica
E Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Spain Granada
F Italy Napoli Spain Real Sociedad
G England Leicester City Portugal Braga
H Italy Milan France Lille
I Spain Villarreal Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
J England Tottenham Hotspur Belgium Antwerp
K Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Austria Wolfsberger AC
L Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Serbia Red Star Belgrade

Champions League group stage third-placed teams[change | change source]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 H England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 F Belgium Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
3 B Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 5 12 −7 8
4 D Netherlands Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
5 E Russia Krasnodar 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 A Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 10 17 −7 4
7 G Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
8 C Greece Olympiacos 6 1 0 5 2 10 −8 3
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).[1]

Format[change | change source]

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 advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then 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 winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[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 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, quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities (e.g., Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur) are not scheduled to play at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflict, adjustments have to be made by UEFA. For the round of 32, since both teams were drawn to play at home for the second leg, the home match of the team which were not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking (if neither team were the domestic cup champions, e.g. Tottenham Hotspur for this season), were moved from Thursday to a different day. For the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team which were not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking, will be reversed from the original draw.

Schedule[change | change source]

The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round of 32 14 December 2020, 13:00 18 February 2021 25 February 2021
Round of 16 26 February 2021, 13:00 11 March 2021 18 March 2021
Quarter-finals 19 March 2021, 13:00 8 April 2021 15 April 2021
Semi-finals 29 April 2021 6 May 2021
Final 26 May 2021 at Stadion Miejski, Gdańsk

Round of 32[change | change source]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020, 13:00 CET.[3]

Summary[change | change source]

The first legs were played on 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2021.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Wolfsberger AC Austria 1–8 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 0–4
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–1 Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 1–0
Real Sociedad Spain 0–4 England Manchester United 0–4 0–0
Benfica Portugal 3–4 England Arsenal 1–1 2–3
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 3–3 (a) Italy Milan 2–2 1–1
Antwerp Belgium 5–9 Scotland Rangers 3–4 2–5
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–0 England Leicester City 0–0 2–0
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–4 Spain Villarreal 0–2 1–2
Braga Portugal 1–5 Italy Roma 0–2 1–3
Krasnodar Russia 2–4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–3 0–1
Young Boys Switzerland 6–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 2–0
Molde Norway 5–3 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 2–0
Granada Spain 3–2 Italy Napoli 2–0 1–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 0–1
Lille France 2–4 Netherlands Ajax 1–2 1–2
Olympiacos Greece 5–4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4–2 1–2

Matches[change | change source]

Wolfsberger AC Austria1–4England Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham Hotspur England4–0Austria Wolfsberger AC
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Tottenham Hotspur won 8–1 on aggregate.


Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–1Belgium Club Brugge
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Club Brugge Belgium0–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
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Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.


Real Sociedad Spain0–4England Manchester United
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Manchester United England0–0Spain Real Sociedad
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Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.


Benfica Portugal1–1England Arsenal
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Arsenal England3–2Portugal Benfica
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Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.


Red Star Belgrade Serbia2–2Italy Milan
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Milan Italy1–1Serbia Red Star Belgrade
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3–3 on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.


Antwerp Belgium3–4Scotland Rangers
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Rangers Scotland5–2Belgium Antwerp
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Rangers won 9–5 on aggregate.


Slavia Prague Czech Republic0–0England Leicester City
Report
Attendance: 600[21]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Leicester City England0–2Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Report

Slavia Prague won 2–0 on aggregate.


Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–2Spain Villarreal
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Villarreal Spain2–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
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Villarreal won 4–1 on aggregate.


Braga Portugal0–2Italy Roma
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Roma Italy3–1Portugal Braga
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Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.


Krasnodar Russia2–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
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Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–0Russia Krasnodar
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Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.


Young Boys Switzerland4–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen
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Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–2Switzerland Young Boys
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Young Boys won 6–3 on aggregate.


Molde Norway3–3Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
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1899 Hoffenheim Germany0–2Norway Molde
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Molde won 5–3 on aggregate.


Granada Spain2–0Italy Napoli
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Napoli Italy2–1Spain Granada
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Granada won 3–2 on aggregate.


Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel0–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
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Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–0Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–0 on aggregate.


Lille France1–2Netherlands Ajax
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Ajax Netherlands2–1France Lille
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Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.


Olympiacos Greece4–2Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
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PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–1Greece Olympiacos
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Olympiacos won 5–4 on aggregate.

Round of 16[change | change source]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021, 13:00 CET.[42]

Summary[change | change source]

The first legs were played on 11 March, and the second legs will be played on 18 March 2021.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Ajax Netherlands 1 Switzerland Young Boys 3–0 18 Mar
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2 Spain Villarreal 0–2 18 Mar
Roma Italy 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 18 Mar
Olympiacos Greece 4 England Arsenal 1–3 18 Mar
Tottenham Hotspur England 5[A] Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 18 Mar
Manchester United England 6 Italy Milan 1–1 18 Mar
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 7 Scotland Rangers 1–1 18 Mar
Granada Spain 8 Norway Molde 2–0 18 Mar

Notes

  1. Order of legs between Tottenham Hotspur and Dinamo Zagreb were reversed after original draw, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Arsenal v Olympiacos second leg in the same city on 18 March, as Arsenal were the domestic cup winners and given higher priority over Tottenham Hotspur.[43][44]

Matches[change | change source]

Ajax Netherlands3–0Switzerland Young Boys
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Young Boys SwitzerlandvNetherlands Ajax
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Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–2Spain Villarreal
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Villarreal SpainvUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
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Roma Italy3–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
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Shakhtar Donetsk UkrainevItaly Roma
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Olympiacos Greece1–3England Arsenal
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Arsenal EnglandvGreece Olympiacos
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Tottenham Hotspur England2–0Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
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Dinamo Zagreb CroatiavEngland Tottenham Hotspur
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Manchester United England1–1Italy Milan
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Milan ItalyvEngland Manchester United
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Slavia Prague Czech Republic1–1Scotland Rangers
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Rangers ScotlandvCzech Republic Slavia Prague
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Granada Spain2–0Norway Molde
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Molde NorwayvSpain Granada
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Quarter-finals[change | change source]

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 19 March 2021, 13:00 CET.[54] The first legs will be played on 8 April, and the second legs will be played on 15 April 2021.

Semi-finals[change | change source]

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 19 March 2021, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[54] The first legs will be played on 29 April, and the second legs will be played on 6 May 2021.

Final[change | change source]

The final will be played on 26 May 2021 at the Stadion Miejski in Gdańsk. A draw will be held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[54]

Notes[change | change source]

  1. The Wolfsberger AC v Tottenham Hotspur match, originally to be played at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, instead of Wolfsberger AC regular stadium Lavanttal-Arena, Wolfsberg, was moved to Puskás Aréna, Budapest (Hungary), due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the United Kingdom to Austria.[4][5]
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. The Dynamo Kyiv v Club Brugge match, originally scheduled at 18:55 CET (19:55 EET), was moved to 16:00 CET (17:00 EET), due to the very cold temperatures.[8]
  4. The Real Sociedad v Manchester United match, originally to be played at Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián, was moved to Juventus Stadium, Turin (Italy), due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the United Kingdom to Spain.[4][11]
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Benfica v Arsenal tie, originally to be played at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, and at Emirates Stadium, London, was moved to Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Italy), and Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (Greece), due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Portugal and the United Kingdom.[4][11][14]
  6. The Molde v 1899 Hoffenheim match, originally to be played at Aker Stadion, Molde, was moved to Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal (Spain), due to the quarantine restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[4][31]
  7. 7.0 7.1 Shakhtar Donetsk play their home matches at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  8. The Molde v Granada match will be played at Puskás Aréna, Budapest (Hungary), due to the quarantine restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[53]

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