2023–24 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2023–24 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 6 February 2024 with the play-off round and concluded with the final on 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

Group Winners
(enter round of 16)
Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)
A Copenhagen Bayern Munich
B Lens Sevilla
C Real Madrid Braga
D Red Bull Salzburg Inter Milan
E Feyenoord Atlético Madrid
F Milan Borussia Dortmund
G Manchester City RB Leipzig
H Porto Barcelona
Domestic Champions Path
Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)
Midtjylland
Nantes
AZ
Žilina
Basel
Olympiacos
Mainz 05
Partizan

Schedule

Knockout phase schedule[2]
Phase Round Draw date Match dates
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 19 December 2023 6–7 February 2024
Round of 16 9 February 2024 27–28 February 2024
Quarter-finals 12–13 March 2024
Semi-finals 19 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Bracket

Knockout round play-offs

Summary

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 draw was conducted on 19 December 2023 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[3] The knockout round play-offs were played over one leg on 6 and 7 February 2024.[4]

Home teamScoreAway team
Basel 0–2 Bayern Munich
Partizan 0–2 Braga
Olympiacos 0–0 (6–5 p) Inter Milan
Žilina 2–1 Borussia Dortmund
Nantes 3–3 (3–2 p) Sevilla
Mainz 05 2–2 (6–5 p) Barcelona
Midtjylland 1–1 (2–4 p) RB Leipzig
AZ 1–0 Atlético Madrid

Matches

Basel 0–2 Bayern Munich
Report
  • Zvonarek 31', 90+4'
Leichtathletik Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Partizan 0–2 Braga
Report
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Olympiacos 0–0 Inter Milan
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

Žilina 2–1 Borussia Dortmund
  • Vaľko 48'
  • Pekelský 89'
Report
Attendance: 10,451
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

Nantes 3–3 Sevilla
  • Martínez 51' (o.g.)
  • Mafoumbi 63', 66'
Report
  • Salguero 69'
  • Dugard 75' (o.g.)
  • Collado 78' (pen.)
Penalties
3–2
  • Collado
  • Jalade
  • Sow
  • López
  • Martínez
Attendance: 13,377

Mainz 05 2–2 Barcelona
  • Gleiber 25'
  • Schulz 74'
Report
Penalties
  • Schulz
  • Dal
  • Dardari
  • Amann
  • Gleiber
  • Kalemba
  • Touré
6–5
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

Midtjylland 1–1 RB Leipzig
  • Krüger-Johnsen 13'
Report
Penalties
  • Bjerge
  • Johannesen
  • Kristjánsson
  • Jørgensen
2–4
  • Kühnhardt
  • Damala
  • Schößler
  • Osawe
Attendance: 756
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

AZ 1–0 Atlético Madrid
  • Van den Ban 25'
Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 1,837
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

Round of 16

Summary

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 27 and 28 February 2024.[5]

Home teamScoreAway team
AZ 1–1 (3–4 p) Porto
Milan 2–2 (4–2 p) Braga
Real Madrid 2–0 RB Leipzig
Žilina 1–1 (2–4 p) Copenhagen
Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 Nantes
Olympiacos 2–2 (4–2 p) Lens
Bayern Munich 3–2 Feyenoord
Mainz 05 2–1 Manchester City

Matches

AZ 1–1 Porto
  • Van den Ban 34'
Report
  • Ribeiro 90+3'
Penalties
3–4
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 1,980

Milan 2–2 Braga
Report
  • Rodrigues 66'
  • Furtado 90+4'
Penalties
4–2
Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan
Attendance: 547
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Real Madrid 2–0 RB Leipzig
Report
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

Žilina 1–1 Copenhagen
Report
Penalties
  • Mynar
  • Valko
  • Pekelsky
  • Atanasijević
2–4
  • Birch
  • Tchicamboud
  • Németh
  • Blicher
Attendance: 10,785
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 Nantes
Report
  • Gomes 19'
Red Bull Akademie, Salzburg
Attendance: 425
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

Olympiacos 2–2 Lens
  • Kostoulas 58' (pen.)
  • Pnevmonidis 62'
Report
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

Bayern Munich 3–2 Feyenoord
Report
  • Rust 52'
  • Giersthove 55'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

Mainz 05 2–1 Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 12 and 13 March 2024.[6]

Home teamScoreAway team
Mainz 05 1–4 Porto
Nantes 3–3 (5–4 p) Copenhagen
Bayern Munich 1–3 Olympiacos
Milan 1–1 (4–3 p) Real Madrid

Matches

Mainz 05 1–4 Porto
  • Engel 87'
Report
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Nantes 3–3 Copenhagen
  • Assoumani 12'
  • Mafoumbi 54'
  • Leroux 64'
Report
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 19,301[7]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Bayern Munich 1–3 Olympiacos
Report
  • Mouzakitis 32'
  • Papakanellos 37'
  • Kostoulas 40'
Attendance: 1,486
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

Milan 1–1 Real Madrid
  • Sia 51'
Report
Penalties
4–3
Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan
Attendance: 580

Semi-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals were played over one leg on 19 April 2024.[8]

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Olympiacos 0–0 (3–1 p) Nantes
Porto 2–2 (3–4 p) Milan

Matches

Olympiacos 0–0 Nantes
Report
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Porto 2–2 Milan
Report
  • Scotti 12'
  • Simmelhack 90+3'
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

Final

The final was played on 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[9]

Olympiacos 3–0 Milan
Report
Attendance: 2,026
Referee: John Brooks (England)

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 13 March 2024 (up to quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semi-finals and final).

References

  1. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League play-off ties". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "L'ÉPOPÉE EUROPÉENNE SE POURSUIT !" (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  9. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.