The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February with the knockout round play-offs and ended on 31 May 2023 with the final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the champions of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
The knockout phase involved 24 teams: the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.
Group | Winners (advance to round of 16 and seeded in draw) |
Runners-up (advance to KO play-offs and seeded in draw) |
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A | Arsenal | PSV Eindhoven |
B | Fenerbahçe | Rennes |
C | Real Betis | Roma |
D | Union Saint-Gilloise | Union Berlin |
E | Real Sociedad | Manchester United |
F | Feyenoord | Midtjylland |
G | SC Freiburg | Nantes |
H | Ferencváros | Monaco |
Group | Third-placed teams (advance to KO play-offs and unseeded in draw) |
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A | Ajax |
B | Bayer Leverkusen |
C | Barcelona |
D | Sporting CP |
E | Red Bull Salzburg |
F | Shakhtar Donetsk |
G | Sevilla |
H | Juventus |
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.[2]
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities (Roma and Lazio, Fenerbahçe and İstanbul Başakşehir, and Anderlecht and Union Saint-Gilloise, who share the same stadium), the second team listed played in the Europa Conference League were not scheduled to play at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflicts, adjustments had to be made by UEFA. For the knockout round playoffs and a round of 16, since both teams were drawn to play at home in a given leg, the home match of the team that was not the domestic cup or Europa Conference League winner, or lower domestic ranking (if neither are the domestic cup or Europa Conference League winner; i.e. Lazio and Anderlecht for this season), was moved from Thursday to Wednesday.[3] For the 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 with the lowest priority was reversed from the original draw.[4]
The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]
Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Knockout round play-offs | 7 November 2022, 13:00 | 16 February 2023 | 23 February 2023 |
Round of 16 | 24 February 2023, 12:00 | 9 March 2023 | 16 March 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 17 March 2023, 13:00 | 13 April 2023 | 20 April 2023 |
Semi-finals | 11 May 2023 | 18 May 2023 | |
Final | 31 May 2023 at Puskás Aréna, Budapest |
Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 1 | 3 | 4 | SC Freiburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nantes | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP | 1 | 4 | 5 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juventus | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sevilla (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 3 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sevilla | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sevilla | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sevilla | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sevilla (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roma | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shakhtar Donetsk (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | Feyenoord | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Feyenoord | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rennes | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roma (a.e.t.) | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roma | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roma | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayer Leverkusen (p) | 2 | 3 | 5 (5) | Ferencváros | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 3 | 2 | 5 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Berlin | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ajax | 0 | 1 | 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Berlin | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022, 13:00 CET.[5]
The first legs were played on 16 February, and the second legs were played on 23 February 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Barcelona | 3–4 | Manchester United | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Juventus | 4–1 | Nantes | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Sporting CP | 5–1 | Midtjylland | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Rennes | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Ajax | 1–3 | Union Berlin | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 5–5 (5–3 p) | Monaco | 2–3 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Sevilla | 3–2 | PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 1–2 | Roma | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Manchester United | 2–1 | Barcelona |
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Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Nantes | 0–3 | Juventus |
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Juventus won 4–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP | 1–1 | Midtjylland |
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Midtjylland | 0–4 | Sporting CP |
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Sporting CP won 5–1 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 | Rennes |
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Rennes | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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3–3 on aggregate. Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–4 on penalties.
Ajax | 0–0 | Union Berlin |
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Union Berlin | 3–1 | Ajax |
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Union Berlin won 3–1 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate. Bayer Leverkusen won 5–3 on penalties.
PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | Sevilla |
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Sevilla won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | Roma |
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Roma | 2–0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023, 12:00 CET.[24]
The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 16 March 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Union Berlin | 3–6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–3 | 0–3 |
Sevilla | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Juventus | 3–0 | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | Ferencváros | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Sporting CP | 3–3 (5–3 p) | Arsenal | 2–2 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Manchester United | 5–1 | Real Betis | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Roma | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–8 | Feyenoord | 1–1 | 1–7 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Union Berlin |
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Union Saint-Gilloise won 6–3 on aggregate.
Sevilla | 2–0 | Fenerbahçe |
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Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | Sevilla |
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Sevilla won 2–1 on aggregate.
Juventus | 1–0 | SC Freiburg |
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SC Freiburg | 0–2 | Juventus |
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Juventus won 3–0 on aggregate.
Ferencváros | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 on aggregate.
Sporting CP | 2–2 | Arsenal |
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3–3 on aggregate. Sporting CP won 5–3 on penalties.
Manchester United | 4–1 | Real Betis |
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Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Roma | 2–0 | Real Sociedad |
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Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Roma |
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Roma won 2–0 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | Feyenoord |
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Feyenoord won 8–2 on aggregate.
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023, 13:00 CET.[41]
The first legs were played on 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Manchester United | 2–5 | Sevilla | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Juventus | 2–1 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 5–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–1 | 4–1 |
Feyenoord | 2–4 | Roma | 1–0 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
Manchester United | 2–2 | Sevilla |
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Sevilla | 3–0 | Manchester United |
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Sevilla won 5–2 on aggregate.
Juventus | 1–0 | Sporting CP |
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Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.
Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
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Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Bayer Leverkusen won 5–2 on aggregate.
Roma | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Feyenoord |
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Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[41]
The first legs were played on 11 May, and the second legs were played on 18 May 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Juventus | 2–3 | Sevilla | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Roma | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Sevilla won 3–2 on aggregate.
Roma | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | Roma |
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Roma won 1–0 on aggregate.
The final was played on 31 May 2023 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest. A draw was held on 17 March 2023, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[41]