2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

International football competition

The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and ended on 24 May 2017 with the final at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

Times up to 25 March 2017 (round of 32 and round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).

## Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[1][2][3]

Round  | Draw date and time  | First leg  | Second leg

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Round of 32  | 12 December 2016, 13:00[4] | 16 February 2017  | 23 February 2017
Round of 16  | 24 February 2017, 13:00[5] | 9 March 2017  | 16 March 2017
Quarter-finals  | 17 March 2017, 13:00[6] | 13 April 2017  | 20 April 2017
Semi-finals  | 21 April 2017, 13:00[7] | 4 May 2017  | 11 May 2017
Final  | 24 May 2017 at Friends Arena, Solna

Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

## Format

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The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.[1]

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, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

* In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
* In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

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.[8]

## Qualified teams

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### Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

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Group  | Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw)  | Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)

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A |  Fenerbahçe |  Manchester United
B |  APOEL |  Olympiacos
C |  Saint-Étienne |  Anderlecht
D |  Zenit Saint Petersburg |  AZ
E |  Roma |  Astra Giurgiu
F |  Genk |  Athletic Bilbao
G |  Ajax |  Celta Vigo
H |  Shakhtar Donetsk |  Gent
I |  Schalke 04 |  Krasnodar
J |  Fiorentina |  PAOK
K |  Sparta Prague |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva
L |  Osmanlıspor |  Villarreal

### Champions League group stage third-placed teams

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Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding

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1  | G |  Copenhagen | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 9  | Seeded in round of 32 draw
2  | H |  Lyon | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 8
3  | E |  Tottenham Hotspur | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 7
4  | B |  Beşiktaş | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 9  | 14  | −5  | 7
5  | D |  Rostov | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 12  | −6  | 5  | Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6  | C |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 12  | −7  | 5
7  | F |  Legia Warsaw | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 24  | −15  | 4
8  | A |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 15  | −9  | 3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Club coefficient (regulations Article 16.04).[1]

## Bracket

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| Round of 32| | | Round of 16| | | Quarter-finals| | | Semi-finals| | | Final
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|  Ludogorets Razgrad| 1| 0| 1|
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|  Copenhagen| 2| 0| 2 | | |  Copenhagen| 2| 0| 2
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|  Legia Warsaw| 0| 0| 0| | |  Ajax| 1| 2| 3 | | |
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|  Ajax| 0| 1| 1 | | | |  Ajax (a.e.t.)| 2| 2| 4
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|  PAOK| 0| 1| 1| | |  Schalke 04| 0| 3| 3 | |
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|  Schalke 04| 3| 1| 4 | | |  Schalke 04 (a)| 1| 2| 3|
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|  Borussia Mönchengladbach| 0| 4| 4| | |  Borussia Mönchengladbach| 1| 2| 3 | | |
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|  Fiorentina| 1| 2| 3 | | | |  Ajax| 4| 1| 5
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|  AZ| 1| 1| 2| | |  Lyon| 1| 3| 4 | |
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|  Lyon| 4| 7| 11 | | |  Lyon| 4| 1| 5|
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|  Villarreal| 0| 1| 1| | |  Roma| 2| 2| 4 | | |
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|  Roma| 4| 0| 4 | | | |  Lyon (p)| 2| 1| 3 (7)
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|  Olympiacos| 0| 3| 3| | |  Beşiktaş| 0| 3| 3 (6) | |
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|  Osmanlıspor| 0| 0| 0 | | |  Olympiacos| 1| 1| 2|
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|  Hapoel Be'er Sheva| 1| 1| 2| | |  Beşiktaş| 1| 4| 5 | | | 24 May – Solna
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|  Beşiktaş| 3| 2| 5 | | | |  Ajax| 0
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|  Celta Vigo (a.e.t.)| 0| 2| 2| | |  Manchester United| 2
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|  Shakhtar Donetsk| 1| 0| 1 | | |  Celta Vigo| 2| 2| 4|
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|  Krasnodar| 1| 1| 2| | |  Krasnodar| 1| 0| 1 | | |
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|  Fenerbahçe| 0| 1| 1 | | | |  Celta Vigo| 3| 1| 4
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|  Gent| 1| 2| 3| | |  Genk| 2| 1| 3 | |
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|  Tottenham Hotspur| 0| 2| 2 | | |  Gent| 2| 1| 3|
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|  Astra Giurgiu| 2| 0| 2| | |  Genk| 5| 1| 6 | | |
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|  Genk| 2| 1| 3 | | | |  Celta Vigo| 0| 1| 1
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|  Athletic Bilbao| 3| 0| 3| | |  Manchester United| 1| 1| 2 | |
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|  APOEL| 2| 2| 4 | | |  APOEL| 0| 0| 0|
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|  Anderlecht (a)| 2| 1| 3| | |  Anderlecht| 1| 1| 2 | | |
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|  Zenit Saint Petersburg| 0| 3| 3 | | | |  Anderlecht| 1| 1| 2
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|  Rostov| 4| 1| 5| | |  Manchester United (a.e.t.)| 1| 2| 3 | |
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|  Sparta Prague| 0| 1| 1 | | |  Rostov| 1| 0| 1|
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|  Manchester United| 3| 1| 4| | |  Manchester United| 1| 1| 2 | |
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|  Saint-Étienne| 0| 0| 0 | | |
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## Round of 32

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The draw was held on 12 December 2016.[4] The first legs were played on 16 February, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2017.

### Summary

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Team 1| Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score| Team 2| 1st leg| 2nd leg

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Athletic Bilbao | 3–4|  APOEL| 3–2| 0–2
Legia Warsaw | 0–1|  Ajax| 0–0| 0–1
Anderlecht | 3–3 (a)|  Zenit Saint Petersburg| 2–0| 1–3
Astra Giurgiu | 2–3|  Genk| 2–2| 0–1
Manchester United | 4–0|  Saint-Étienne| 3–0| 1–0
Villarreal | 1–4|  Roma| 0–4| 1–0
Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–2|  Copenhagen| 1–2| 0–0
Celta Vigo | 2–1|  Shakhtar Donetsk| 0–1| 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Olympiacos | 3–0|  Osmanlıspor| 0–0| 3–0
Gent | 3–2|  Tottenham Hotspur| 1–0| 2–2
Rostov | 5–1|  Sparta Prague| 4–0| 1–1
Krasnodar | 2–1|  Fenerbahçe| 1–0| 1–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–3|  Fiorentina| 0–1| 4–2
AZ | 2–11|  Lyon| 1–4| 1–7
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–5|  Beşiktaş| 1–3| 1–2
PAOK | 1–4|  Schalke 04| 0–3| 1–1

### Matches

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

Athletic Bilbao | 3–2|  APOEL

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* Merkis 38' (o.g.)
* Aduriz 61'
* Williams 72'

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* Efrem 36'
* Gianniotas 89'

San Mamés, Bilbao

Attendance: 32,675[9]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

19:00

APOEL | 2–0|  Athletic Bilbao

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* Sotiriou 46'
* Gianniotas 54' (pen.)

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GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 15,275[10]

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

APOEL won 4–3 on aggregate.

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

Legia Warsaw | 0–0|  Ajax

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Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw

Attendance: 28,742[11]

Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

19:00

Ajax | 1–0|  Legia Warsaw

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* Viergever 49'

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Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 52,285[12]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

Anderlecht | 2–0|  Zenit Saint Petersburg

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* Acheampong 5', 31'

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Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 13,415[13]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

19:00

Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1|  Anderlecht

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* Giuliano 24', 78'
* Dzyuba 72'

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* Kiese Thelin 90'

Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 17,992[14]

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

3–3 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Astra Giurgiu | 2–2|  Genk

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* Budescu 43'
* Seto 90'

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* Castagne 25'
* Trossard 83'

Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu

Attendance: 3,775[15]

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Genk | 1–0|  Astra Giurgiu

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* Pozuelo 67'

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Luminus Arena, Genk

Attendance: 8,804[16]

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Genk won 3–2 on aggregate.

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

Manchester United | 3–0|  Saint-Étienne

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* Ibrahimović 15', 75', 88' (pen.)

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 67,192[17]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

18:00

Saint-Étienne | 0–1|  Manchester United

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* Mkhitaryan 17'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 41,492[18]

Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

Villarreal | 0–4|  Roma

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* Emerson 32'
* Džeko 65', 79', 86'

Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Attendance: 17,960[19]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

19:00

Roma | 0–1|  Villarreal

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* Borré 15'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 19,495[20]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–2|  Copenhagen

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* Keșerü 81'

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* Anicet 2' (o.g.)
* Toutouh 53'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[note 1]

Attendance: 14,500[21]

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Copenhagen | 0–0|  Ludogorets Razgrad

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Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 17,064[22]

Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Celta Vigo | 0–1|  Shakhtar Donetsk

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* Leschuk 27'

Balaídos, Vigo

Attendance: 18,318[23]

Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–2 (a.e.t.)|  Celta Vigo

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* Aspas 90+1' (pen.)
* Cabral 108'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv[note 2]

Attendance: 33,117[24]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Celta Vigo won 2–1 on aggregate.

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Olympiacos | 0–0|  Osmanlıspor

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Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 24,478[25]

Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

17:00

Osmanlıspor | 0–3|  Olympiacos

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* Ansarifard 47', 86'
* Elyounoussi 70'

Osmanlı Stadyumu, Ankara

Attendance: 17,500[26]

Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Gent | 1–0|  Tottenham Hotspur

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* Perbet 59'

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Ghelamco Arena, Ghent

Attendance: 19,267[27]

Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2|  Gent

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* Eriksen 10'
* Wanyama 61'

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* Kane 20' (o.g.)
* Perbet 82'

Wembley Stadium, London[note 3]

Attendance: 80,465[28]

Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Gent won 3–2 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Rostov | 4–0|  Sparta Prague

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* Mevlja 15'
* Poloz 38'
* Noboa 40'
* Azmoun 68'

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Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don

Attendance: 6,160[29]

Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Sparta Prague | 1–1|  Rostov

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* Karavayev 84'

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* Poloz 13'

Generali Arena, Prague

Attendance: 13,413[30]

Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Rostov won 5–1 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

17:00

Krasnodar | 1–0|  Fenerbahçe

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* Claesson 4'

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Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar

Attendance: 32,460[31]

Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

18:00

Fenerbahçe | 1–1|  Krasnodar

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* Souza 41'

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* Smolov 7'

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 21,788[32]

Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Krasnodar won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1|  Fiorentina

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| Report |

* Bernardeschi 44'

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 41,863[33]

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Fiorentina | 2–4|  Borussia Mönchengladbach

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* Kalinić 16'
* Valero 29'

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* Stindl 44' (pen.), 47', 55'
* Christensen 60'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

Attendance: 24,712[34]

Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

19:00

AZ | 1–4|  Lyon

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* Jahanbakhsh 68' (pen.)

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* Tousart 26'
* Lacazette 45+2', 57'
* Ferri 90+5'

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

Attendance: 16,098[35]

Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

21:05

Lyon | 7–1|  AZ

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* Fekir 5', 27', 78'
* Cornet 17'
* Darder 34'
* Aouar 87'
* Diakhaby 89'

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* Garcia 26'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 25,743[36]

Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Lyon won 11–2 on aggregate.

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16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–3|  Beşiktaş

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* Barda 44'

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* Soares 42' (o.g.)
* Tosun 60'
* Hutchinson 90+3'

Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva

Attendance: 15,347[37]

Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

19:00

Beşiktaş | 2–1|  Hapoel Be'er Sheva

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* Aboubakar 17'
* Tosun 87'

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* Nwakaeme 64'

Vodafone Arena, Istanbul

Attendance: 27,892[38]

Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Beşiktaş won 5–2 on aggregate.

* * *

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)

21:05

PAOK | 0–3|  Schalke 04

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* Burgstaller 27'
* Meyer 81'
* Huntelaar 89'

Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki

Attendance: 25,593[39]

Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

18:00

Schalke 04 | 1–1|  PAOK

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* Schöpf 23'

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* Nastasić 25' (o.g.)

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 50,619[40]

Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Schalke 04 won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Round of 16

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The draw was held on 24 February 2017.[5] The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 16 March 2017.

### Summary

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Team 1| Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score| Team 2| 1st leg| 2nd leg

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Celta Vigo | 4–1|  Krasnodar| 2–1| 2–0
APOEL | 0–2|  Anderlecht| 0–1| 0–1
Schalke 04 | 3–3 (a)|  Borussia Mönchengladbach| 1–1| 2–2
Lyon | 5–4|  Roma| 4–2| 1–2
Rostov | 1–2|  Manchester United| 1–1| 0–1
Olympiacos | 2–5|  Beşiktaş| 1–1| 1–4
Gent | 3–6|  Genk| 2–5| 1–1
Copenhagen | 2–3|  Ajax| 2–1| 0–2

### Matches

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9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

21:05

Celta Vigo | 2–1|  Krasnodar

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* Wass 50'
* Beauvue 90'

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* Claesson 56'

Balaídos, Vigo

Attendance: 18,414[41]

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

19:00

Krasnodar | 0–2|  Celta Vigo

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* Mallo 52'
* Aspas 80'

Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar

Attendance: 33,318[42]

Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Celta Vigo won 4–1 on aggregate.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

19:00

APOEL | 0–1|  Anderlecht

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* Stanciu 29'

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 19,327[43]

Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

21:05

Anderlecht | 1–0|  APOEL

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* Acheampong 65'

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Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 15,662[44]

Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Anderlecht won 2–0 on aggregate.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

21:05

Schalke 04 | 1–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach

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* Burgstaller 25'

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* Hofmann 15'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 52,412[45]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

21:05

Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2|  Schalke 04

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* Christensen 26'
* Dahoud 45+2'

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* Goretzka 54'
* Bentaleb 68' (pen.)

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 46,283[46]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

3–3 on aggregate; Schalke 04 won on away goals.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

21:05

Lyon | 4–2|  Roma

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* Diakhaby 8'
* Tolisso 47'
* Fekir 74'
* Lacazette 90+2'

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* Salah 20'
* Fazio 33'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 50,588[47]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

21:05

Roma | 2–1|  Lyon

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* Strootman 17'
* Tousart 60' (o.g.)

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* Diakhaby 16'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 46,453[48]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Lyon won 5–4 on aggregate.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

19:00

Rostov | 1–1|  Manchester United

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* Bukharov 53'

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* Mkhitaryan 35'

Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don

Attendance: 14,223[49]

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

21:05

Manchester United | 1–0|  Rostov

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* Mata 70'

| Report |

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 64,361[50]

Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

21:05

Olympiacos | 1–1|  Beşiktaş

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* Cambiasso 36'

| Report |

* Aboubakar 53'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 25,515[51]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

19:00

Beşiktaş | 4–1|  Olympiacos

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* Aboubakar 10'
* Babel 22', 75'
* Tosun 84'

| Report |

* Elyounoussi 31'

Vodafone Park, Istanbul

Attendance: 37,966[52]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Beşiktaş won 5–2 on aggregate.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

21:05

Gent | 2–5|  Genk

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* Kalu 27'
* Coulibaly 61'

| Report |

* Malinovskyi 21'
* Colley 33'
* Samatta 41', 72'
* Uronen 45+2'

Ghelamco Arena, Ghent

Attendance: 17,112[53]

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

19:00

Genk | 1–1|  Gent

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* Castagne 20'

| Report |

* L. Verstraete 84'

Luminus Arena, Genk

Attendance: 16,028[54]

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Genk won 6–3 on aggregate.

* * *

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)

19:00

Copenhagen | 2–1|  Ajax

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* Falk 1'
* Cornelius 60'

| Report |

* Dolberg 32'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 31,189[55]

Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)

21:05

Ajax | 2–0|  Copenhagen

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* Traoré 23'
* Dolberg 45+2' (pen.)

| Report |

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 52,270[56]

Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

[edit]

The draw was held on 17 March 2017.[6] The first legs were played on 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2017.

### Summary

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Anderlecht | 2–3|  Manchester United| 1–1| 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Celta Vigo | 4–3|  Genk| 3–2| 1–1
Ajax | 4–3|  Schalke 04| 2–0| 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Lyon | 3–3 (7–6 p)|  Beşiktaş| 2–1| 1–2 (a.e.t.)

### Matches

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13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)

21:05

Anderlecht | 1–1|  Manchester United

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* Dendoncker 86'

| Report |

* Mkhitaryan 37'

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 20,060[57]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)

21:05

Manchester United | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Anderlecht

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* Mkhitaryan 10'
* Rashford 107'

| Report |

* Hanni 32'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 71,496[58]

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.

* * *

13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)

21:05

Celta Vigo | 3–2|  Genk

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* Sisto 15'
* Aspas 18'
* Guidetti 38'

| Report |

* Boëtius 10'
* Buffel 67'

Balaídos, Vigo

Attendance: 21,608[59]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)

21:05

Genk | 1–1|  Celta Vigo

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* Trossard 67'

| Report |

* Sisto 63'

Luminus Arena, Genk

Attendance: 18,833[60]

Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Celta Vigo won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)

21:05

Ajax | 2–0|  Schalke 04

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* Klaassen 23' (pen.), 52'

| Report |

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 52,384[61]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)

21:05

Schalke 04 | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  Ajax

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* Goretzka 53'
* Burgstaller 56'
* Caligiuri 101'

| Report |

* Viergever 111'
* Younes 120'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 53,701[62]

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)

21:50[note 4]

Lyon | 2–1|  Beşiktaş

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* Tolisso 83'
* Morel 85'

| Report |

* Babel 15'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,452[64]

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)

21:05

Beşiktaş | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Lyon

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* Talisca 27', 58'

| Report |

* Lacazette 34'

Penalties

* Babel
* Tosun
* Hutchinson
* Arslan
* Talisca
* Uysal
* Tošić
* Mitrović

| 6–7 |

* Fekir
* Tolisso
* Ghezzal
* Rybus
* Valbuena
* Diakhaby
* Jallet
* Gonalons

Vodafone Arena, Istanbul

Attendance: 39,623[65]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

3–3 on aggregate; Lyon won 7–6 on penalties.

## Semi-finals

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The draw was held on 21 April 2017.[7] The first legs were played on 3 and 4 May, and the second legs were played on 11 May 2017.

### Summary

[edit]

Team 1| Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score| Team 2| 1st leg| 2nd leg

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Ajax | 5–4|  Lyon| 4–1| 1–3
Celta Vigo | 1–2|  Manchester United| 0–1| 1–1

### Matches

[edit]

3 May 2017 (2017-05-03)[note 5]

18:45

Ajax | 4–1|  Lyon

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* Traoré 25', 71'
* Dolberg 34'
* Younes 49'

| Report |

* Valbuena 66'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 52,141[67]

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)

21:05

Lyon | 3–1|  Ajax

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* Lacazette 45' (pen.), 45+1'
* Ghezzal 81'

| Report |

* Dolberg 27'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 53,810[68]

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Ajax won 5–4 on aggregate.

* * *

4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)

21:05

Celta Vigo | 0–1|  Manchester United

|
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| Report |

* Rashford 67'

Balaídos, Vigo

Attendance: 26,202[69]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)

21:05

Manchester United | 1–1|  Celta Vigo

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* Fellaini 17'

| Report |

* Roncaglia 85'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 75,138[70]

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Final

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Main article: 2017 UEFA Europa League final

The final was played on 24 May 2017 at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden.[71] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)

20:45

Ajax | 0–2|  Manchester United

|
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| Report |

* Pogba 18'
* Mkhitaryan 48'

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 46,961[72]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

## Notes

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1. ^ Ludogorets Razgrad played their home match at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad.
2. ^ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur played their home match at Wembley Stadium, London, instead of their regular stadium White Hart Lane, London, due to renovation.
4. ^ The Lyon v Beşiktaş match, originally scheduled for 21:05, was delayed to 21:50 due to crowd disturbances.[63]
5. ^ The Ajax v Lyon match was scheduled on a Wednesday, as the Remembrance of the Dead took place in Amsterdam on 4 May.[66]

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