2016–17_UEFA_Youth_League_knockout_phase
The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 7 February 2017 and concluded on 24 April 2017 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]
Times up to 25 March 2017 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).
The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[2]
| Round | Draw | Match dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play-offs | 12 December 2016 | 7–8 February 2017 | |
| Round of 16 | 10 February 2017 | 21–22 February 2017 | |
| Quarter-finals | 7–8 March 2017 | ||
| Semi-finals | 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | ||
| Final | 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | ||
The knockout phase involves 24 teams: 16 teams which qualify from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualify from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):[1]
- The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path enter 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 enter the play-offs. The eight play-off winners advance to the round of 16.
Each tie in the knockout phase is played over one match. If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[1]
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
- In the draw for the play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path are 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 cannot be drawn against each other.
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path are drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group cannot be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. The draw also decides the home team for each round of 16 match.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association can be drawn against each other. The draws also decide the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which are played at a neutral venue).
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] This restriction, if necessary, applies to the draws for the play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals (should such meeting be possible given that the identity of the quarter-finalists are not known at the time of the draw), where matches are hosted by one of the teams, but not to the semi-finals and final, which are played at a neutral venue.
UEFA Champions League Path
| Group | Winners (enter round of 16) |
Runners-up (enter play-offs as away team) |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Paris Saint-Germain |
 Basel |
| B |  Dynamo Kyiv |
 Benfica |
| C |  Barcelona |
 Manchester City |
| D |  PSV Eindhoven |
Atlético Madrid |
| E |  CSKA Moscow |
Monaco |
| F | Real Madrid |
 Borussia Dortmund |
| G | Porto |
 Copenhagen |
| H | Sevilla |
 Juventus |
Domestic Champions Path
| Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team) |
|---|
| Ajax |
| Roma |
| Midtjylland |
 Rosenborg |
 Altınordu |
 Viitorul Constanța |
 Maccabi Haifa |
 Red Bull Salzburg |
The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 December 2016, 14:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5] The play-offs were played on 7 and 8 February 2017.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Salzburg |
1–1 (4–3 p) | Manchester City |
| Midtjylland |
1–1 (5–6 p) | Benfica |
| Viitorul Constanța |
4–2 | Copenhagen |
| Roma |
1–2 | Monaco |
| Rosenborg |
1–0 | Basel |
| Altınordu |
0–2 | Atlético Madrid |
| Maccabi Haifa |
0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Ajax |
2–0 | Juventus |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
Wolf  12' |
Report | Nmecha 30' |
| Penalties | ||
Igor  Wolf  Meisl Meister Berisha |
4–3 | Nmecha Adarabioyo Sancho Brahim Fernandes |
| Midtjylland | 1–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Torp 84' |
Report | Gonçalves 42' |
| Penalties | ||
| Vang Olsen Thychosen Torp Essaisi Kirk Nicolaisen |
5–6 | Dias Álvaro Fernandes Mendes Gomes Buta Gonçalves |
| Viitorul Constanța | 4–2 | Copenhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Casap 32', 83' C. Ene 67'Coman 79' |
Report | Holse 35' Wind 90+2' |
| Altınordu | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moya 12' (pen.) De Castro 90' |
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 10 February 2017, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6][7]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 March | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||||||
| Ajax | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ajax | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 21 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 4 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 March | ||||||||||||||
| Rosenborg | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 24 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
| Benfica (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Benfica | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 7 March | ||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||||||
| Porto | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Porto | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 21 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
| Viitorul Constanța | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 7 March | ||||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 21 February | ||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sevilla | 2 | |||||||||||||
The round of 16 matches were played on 21 and 22 February 2017.
| CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Zhamaletdinov 26' Pukhov 89' (pen.) |
Report | Vinje 36' (pen.) |
| Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Sevilla |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta 13' Salomón 63'Clemente Mues 86' |
Report | Amo 57' (pen.), 83' (pen.) |
| Monaco | 3–4 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona 24' (pen.) Mbaé 33'Bongiovanni 90+4' |
Report | Peeters 57', 90' Díaz 67' (pen.)Gómez 71' |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf 15' Filip 31', 34', 61'Mensah 73' |
Report |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Piroe 44' |
Report | Félix 47' |
| Penalties | ||
| Rigo Sadílek Lammers Soulas Piroe Konings |
4–5 | Dias Gonçalves Fernandes Mendes Gomes Buta |
The quarter-finals were played on 7 and 8 March 2017.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
2–1 | Ajax |
| CSKA Moscow |
0–2 | Benfica |
| Barcelona |
2–1 | Porto |
| Red Bull Salzburg |
2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
| CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gonçalves 16' Leonov 47' (o.g.) |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Igor 48' Wolf 61' |
Report | Navarro 79' |
The semi-finals were played on 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[8][9]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
2–4 | Benfica |
| Barcelona |
1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg |
The final was played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[8][9]
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