2011–12_UEFA_Europa_League_knockout_phase
The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League began on 14 February 2012 with the round of 32, and concluded on 9 May 2012 with the final at National Arena in Bucharest, Romania.
Times up to 24 March 2012 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+01:00), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+02:00).
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 16 December 2011[2] | 16 February 2012 | 23 February 2012 |
| Round of 16 | 8 March 2012 | 15 March 2012 | |
| Quarter-finals | 16 March 2012[3] | 29 March 2012 | 5 April 2012 |
| Semi-finals | 19 April 2012 | 26 April 2012 | |
| Final | 9 May 2012 at Arena Națională, Bucharest | ||
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 that finished in the top two in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[4]
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 has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time are played, divided into two 15-minute halves. 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 qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout. In the final, the tie is played as a single match. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four best third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn against each other.
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Seeded in round of 32 draw |
| Unseeded in round of 32 draw |
Europa League group stage winners and runners-up
Champions League group stage third-placed teams
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Manchester City |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
| C | Manchester United |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| F |  Olympiacos |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| E |  Valencia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 |
| G |  Porto |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| D |  Ajax |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| B |  Trabzonspor |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 |
| H |  Viktoria Plzeň |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 |
The first legs were played on 14 and 16 February 2012, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto |
1–6 | Manchester City |
1–2 | 0–4 |
| Ajax |
2–3 | Manchester United |
0–2 | 2–1 |
Lokomotiv Moscow  |
2–2 (a) | Athletic Bilbao |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Red Bull Salzburg  |
1–8 |  Metalist Kharkiv |
0–4 | 1–4 |
| Stoke City |
0–2 | Valencia |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Rubin Kazan |
0–2 | Olympiacos |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| AZ |
2–0 |  Anderlecht |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Lazio  |
1–4 | Atlético Madrid |
1–3 | 0–1 |
Steaua București  |
0–2 | Twente |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Viktoria Plzeň |
2–4 |  Schalke 04 |
1–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
Wisła Kraków  |
1–1 (a) | Standard Liège |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Braga |
1–2 | Beşiktaş |
0–2 | 1–0 |
| Udinese |
3–0 | PAOK |
0–0 | 3–0 |
| Trabzonspor |
2–6 | PSV Eindhoven |
1–2 | 1–4 |
| Hannover 96 |
3–1 | Club Brugge |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Legia Warsaw |
2–3 | Sporting CP |
2–2 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
Glushakov  61' (pen.)Caicedo 71' |
Report | Muniain 35' |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 0–4 | Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Taison 1' Cristaldo 38', 41'Devych 90+2' |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Darida 22' |
Report | Huntelaar 75' |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Wawrzyniak 37' Gol 79' |
Report | Carriço 60' Santos 88' |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–1 | Standard Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Genkov 88' |
Report | Cyriac 27' (pen.) |
| Trabzonspor | 1–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Adın 33' |
Report | Matavž 6' Toivonen 12' |
| Hannover 96 | 2–1 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Sobiech 73' Schlaudraff 81' (pen.) |
Report | Lestienne 51' |
- Notes
- Note 1: Rubin Kazan played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow as the grass pitch at their own Central Stadium might not be in good enough condition because of the cold.[21]
- Note 2: Lokomotiv Moscow played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow as the grass pitch at their own Lokomotiv Stadium might not be in good enough condition because of the cold.[22]
Second leg
Manchester City won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Muniain 62' |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Twente won 2–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Standard Liège won on away goals.
Udinese won 3–0 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–1 | Trabzonspor |
|---|---|---|
| Mertens 15' (pen.) Matavž 31', 53'Strootman 38' |
Report | Yılmaz 43' |
PSV Eindhoven won 6–2 on aggregate.
Hannover 96 won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 1–2 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 6' |
Report | Özbiliz 37' Alderweireld 87' |
Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Metalist Kharkiv | 4–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| Hinteregger 28' (o.g.) Cristaldo 62'Blanco 63'Marlos 87' |
Report | Jantscher 56' |
Metalist Kharkiv won 8–1 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.
AZ won 2–0 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Schalke 04 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Viktoria Plzeň |
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar 8', 106', 120+1' |
Report | Rajtoral 88' |
Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2012.
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalist Kharkiv |
2–2 (a) | Olympiacos |
0–1 | 2–1 |
| Sporting CP |
3–3 (a) | Manchester City |
1–0 | 2–3 |
| Twente |
2–4 | Schalke 04 |
1–0 | 1–4 |
| Standard Liège |
2–6 | Hannover 96 |
2–2 | 0–4 |
| Valencia |
5–3 | PSV Eindhoven |
4–2 | 1–1 |
| AZ |
3–2 | Udinese |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Atlético Madrid |
6–1 | Beşiktaş |
3–1 | 3–0 |
| Manchester United |
3–5 | Athletic Bilbao |
2–3 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Standard Liège | 2–2 | Hannover 96 |
|---|---|---|
| Buyens 27' Tchité 30' |
Report | Stindl 22' (pen.) Diouf 56' |
| Valencia | 4–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 11' Soldado 13', 43' (pen.)Piatti 56' |
Report | Toivonen 83' (pen.) Wijnaldum 90' |
| Manchester United | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Rooney 22', 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Llorente 44' De Marcos 72'Muniain 90' |
Second leg
| Hannover 96 | 4–0 | Standard Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Abdellaoue 4' Kanu 21' (o.g.), 73' (o.g.)Pinto 90+3' |
Report |
Hannover 96 won 6–2 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Toivonen 64' |
Report | Rami 47' |
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
AZ won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Llorente 23' De Marcos 66' |
Report | Rooney 80' |
Athletic Bilbao won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 1–2 | Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Marcano 15' |
Report | Villagra 81' Devych 86' |
2–2 on aggregate; Metalist Kharkiv won on away goals.
| Manchester City | 3–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Agüero 60', 83' Balotelli 75' (pen.) |
Report | Fernández 33' Van Wolfswinkel 40' |
3–3 on aggregate; Sporting CP won on away goals.
Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 6–1 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ |
2–5 | Valencia |
2–1 | 0–4 |
| Schalke 04 |
4–6 | Athletic Bilbao |
2–4 | 2–2 |
| Sporting CP |
3–2 | Metalist Kharkiv |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Madrid |
4–2 | Hannover 96 |
2–1 | 2–1 |
First leg
| Schalke 04 | 2–4 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl 22', 60' |
Report | Llorente 20', 73' De Marcos 81'Muniain 90+3' |
| Sporting CP | 2–1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Izmailov 51' Insúa 64' |
Report | Xavier 90+1' (pen.) |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Hannover 96 |
|---|---|---|
| Falcao 9' Salvio 89' |
Report | Diouf 38' |
Second leg
Valencia won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Ibai 41' Susaeta 55' |
Report | Huntelaar 29' Raúl 52' |
Athletic Bilbao won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Metalist Kharkiv | 1–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Cristaldo 57' |
Report | Van Wolfswinkel 44' |
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hannover 96 | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Diouf 81' |
Report | Adrián 63' Falcao 87' |
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 19 April, and the second legs were played on 26 April 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid |
5–2 | Valencia |
4–2 | 1–0 |
| Sporting CP |
3–4 | Athletic Bilbao |
2–1 | 1–3 |
First leg
| Sporting CP | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Insúa 76' Capel 80' |
Report | Aurtenetxe 54' |
Second leg
Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Susaeta 17' Ibai 45+1'Llorente 88' |
Report | Van Wolfswinkel 44' |
Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Falcao 7', 34' Diego 85' |
Report |
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