2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase 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 (knockout round 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

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
Knockout round 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

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 knockout round 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 knockout round 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

UEFA Champions League Path

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

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

Bracket

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.[3][4]

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 14 December 2015.[5][6] The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.

Summary

Home teamScoreAway team
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
IF Elfsborg 1–3 Real Madrid
Middlesbrough 5–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Midtjylland 4–4 (5–4 p) Atlético Madrid

Matches

Ajax 3–1 Sevilla
  • Dekker 14'
  • Van de Beek 49'
  • Nouri 79'
 Report
  • Nané 36'
Attendance: 1,208[7]
Anderlecht 2–0 Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 5,624[8]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Middlesbrough 5–0 Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 2,343[9]
Red Bull Salzburg 0–4 Roma
Report
Attendance: 1,080[10]
Příbram 2–2 CSKA Moscow
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 5,237[11]
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Midtjylland 4–4 Atlético Madrid
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 2,250[12]
Celtic 1–1 Valencia
 Report
  • I. Martínez 87'
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 934[13]
IF Elfsborg 1–3 Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 6,668[14]

Round of 16

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

Summary

Home teamScoreAway team
PSV Eindhoven 2–2 (1–3 p) Roma
Příbram 1–1 (3–5 p) Benfica
Anderlecht 3–0[a] 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
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.[15]

Matches

Barcelona 3–1 Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 643[16]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Chelsea 1–1 Valencia
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 250[17]
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
Real Madrid 3–1 Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 1,150[18]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Anderlecht 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 3,209[19]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
PSV Eindhoven 2–2 Roma
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 1,102[20]
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Middlesbrough
 Report
Attendance: 420[21]
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Příbram 1–1 Benfica
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 6,732[22]
Lyon 0–3 Ajax
Report
Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 2,150[23]
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Quarter-finals

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

Summary

Home teamScoreAway team
Chelsea 1–0 Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Roma
Anderlecht 2–0 Barcelona
Real Madrid 2–0 Benfica

Matches

Real Madrid 2–0 Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 1,012[24]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Anderlecht 2–0 Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 4,250[25]
Chelsea 1–0 Ajax
 Report
Attendance: 228[27]

Semi-finals

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

Summary

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Real Madrid 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea 3–0 Anderlecht

Matches

Chelsea 3–0 Anderlecht
 Report
Attendance: 3,280[29]
Real Madrid 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 4,000[30]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Final

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

Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 4,000[31]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA. 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA. 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Draws — Knockout phase". UEFA. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA. 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Draws — Play-off". UEFA. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA. 14 December 2015.
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  8. ^ "R.S.L Anderlecht VS Arsenal" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  9. ^ @Boro (9 February 2016). "UEFAYOUTHLEAGUE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg VS A.S. Roma" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  11. ^ "FK Příbram VS CSKA Moscow" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  12. ^ "FC Midtjylland VS Atlético Madrid" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  13. ^ "Celtic VS Valencia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  14. ^ @MPetersson (10 February 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.
  15. ^ a b "UEFA rejects Valencia penalty shootout protest after Chelsea youth game". ESPN FC. 29 February 2016.
  16. ^ "FC Barcelona VS FC Midtjylland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  17. ^ "Chelsea vs Valencia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  18. ^ "Real Madrid VS Manchester City" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  19. ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS Dinamo Zagreb" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  20. ^ "PSV Eindhoven VS A.S. Roma" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  21. ^ "PSG VS Middlesbrough" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  22. ^ "FK Příbram VS S.L. Benfica" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  23. ^ "Lyon VS Ajax" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  24. ^ "Real Madrid VS S.L. Benfica" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  25. ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS FC Barcelona" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  26. ^ "PSG VS A.S. Roma" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  27. ^ "Chelsea VS Ajax" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  28. ^ a b "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
  29. ^ "Chelsea VS R.S.C. Anderlecht" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  30. ^ "PSG VS Real Madrid" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
  31. ^ "PSG VS Chelsea" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.
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