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).

## Round and draw dates[edit]

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

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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

## Format[edit]

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.

## Qualified teams[edit]

### UEFA Champions League Path[edit]

Group  | Winners
(enter round of 16)  | Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)

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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[edit]

Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)

Ajax
Roma
Midtjylland
Rosenborg
Altınordu
Viitorul Constanța
Maccabi Haifa
Red Bull Salzburg

## Play-offs[edit]

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

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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

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)

18:00

Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1|  Manchester City

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Wolf 12' | Report | Nmecha 30'
Penalties
Igor
Wolf
Meisl
Meister
Berisha | 4–3 |  Nmecha
Adarabioyo
Sancho
Díaz
Fernandes

Stadion Salzburg, Wals-Siezenheim

Attendance: 1,890

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

* * *

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)

16:00

Midtjylland | 1–1|  Benfica

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Torp 84' | Report | Gonçalves 42'
Penalties
Vang
Olsen
Thychosen
Torp
Essaisi
Kirk
Nicolaisen | 5–6 |  Dias
Álvaro
Fernandes
Mendes
Gomes
Buta
Gonçalves

MCH Arena, Herning

Attendance: 1,612

Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

* * *

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)

16:00

Viitorul Constanța | 4–2|  Copenhagen

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Casap 32', 83'
C. Ene 67'
Coman 79' | Report | Holse 35'
Wind 90+2'

Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy, Ovidiu

Attendance: 200

Referee: Sergei Lapochkin (Russia)

* * *

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)

14:00

Roma | 1–2|  Monaco

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Grossi 12' | Report | Bongiovanni 56' (pen.)
Sylla 58'

Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome

Attendance: 1,379

Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

* * *

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)

18:00

Rosenborg | 1–0|  Basel

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|

Solli 76' | Report |

Lerkendal Stadion Training Ground, Trondheim

Attendance: 273

Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

* * *

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)

16:00

Altınordu | 0–2|  Atlético Madrid

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| Report | Moya 12' (pen.)
De Castro 90'

Bornova Stadyumu, İzmir

Attendance: 3,700

Referee: Anatoliy Zhabchenko (Ukraine)

* * *

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)

16:30

Maccabi Haifa | 0–1|  Borussia Dortmund

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|

| Report | Schwermann 60'

Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

Attendance: 10,124

Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

* * *

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)

18:00

Ajax | 2–0|  Juventus

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Eiting 44'
Sierhuis 48' | Report |

Sportpark De Toekomst, Duivendrecht

Attendance: 2,554

Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)

## Bracket (round of 16 onwards)[edit]

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 |

## Round of 16[edit]

The round of 16 matches were played on 21 and 22 February 2017.

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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|

CSKA Moscow | 2–1 |  Rosenborg
Atlético Madrid | 3–2 |  Sevilla
Barcelona | 4–1 |  Borussia Dortmund
Ajax | 3–0 |  Dynamo Kyiv
Monaco | 3–4 |  Real Madrid
Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0 |  Paris Saint-Germain
PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 (4–5 p)  |  Benfica
Porto | 3–0 |  Viitorul Constanța

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

12:00

CSKA Moscow | 2–1|  Rosenborg

|
|

Zhamaletdinov 26'
Pukhov 89' (pen.) | Report | Vinje 36' (pen.)

Oktyabr Stadium Artificial Turf, Moscow

Attendance: 350

Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

* * *

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

16:00

Atlético Madrid | 3–2|  Sevilla

|
|

Acosta 13'
Salomón 63'
Clemente Mues 86' | Report | Amo 57' (pen.), 83' (pen.)

Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda

Attendance: 630

Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

* * *

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

18:00

Barcelona | 4–1|  Borussia Dortmund

|
|

Pérez 41'
Ruiz 51'
Lee 62'
Mboula 68' | Report | Wanner 6'

Mini Estadi, Barcelona

Attendance: 1,660

Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

* * *

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

18:00

Ajax | 3–0|  Dynamo Kyiv

|
|

Sierhuis 11', 87'
D. de Wit 62' | Report |

Sportpark De Toekomst, Duivendrecht

Attendance: 2,401

Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

* * *

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

16:00

Monaco | 3–4|  Real Madrid

|
|

Cardona 24' (pen.)
Mbaé 33'
Bongiovanni 90+4' | Report | Peeters 57', 90'
Díaz 67' (pen.)
Gómez 71'

Stade Louis II, Monaco

Attendance: 1,300

Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

* * *

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

18:00

Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0|  Paris Saint-Germain

|
|

Wolf 15'
Filip 31', 34', 61'
Mensah 73' | Report |

Stadion Salzburg, Wals-Siezenheim

Attendance: 3,037

Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

* * *

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

18:00

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

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

* * *

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

15:00

Porto | 3–0|  Viitorul Constanța

|
|

Abou 54'
Rui Pedro 69'
Queta 90+1' | Report |

CTFD PortoGaia, Vila Nova de Gaia

Attendance: 308

Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

## Quarter-finals[edit]

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

8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)

16:00

Real Madrid | 2–1|  Ajax

|
|

Gómez 5'
Martín 78' (pen.) | Report | Lang 66'

Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid

Attendance: 830

Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

* * *

7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)

14:00

CSKA Moscow | 0–2|  Benfica

|
|

| Report | Gonçalves 16'
Leonov  47' (o.g.)

Oktyabr Stadium Artificial Turf, Moscow

Attendance: 400

Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

* * *

7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)

18:00

Barcelona | 2–1|  Porto

|
|

Ruiz 75'
Mboula 87' (pen.) | Report | Bruno Costa 62'

Mini Estadi, Barcelona

Attendance: 2,133

Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

* * *

7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)

16:00

Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1|  Atlético Madrid

|
|

Igor 48'
Wolf 61' | Report | Navarro 79'

Stadion Salzburg, Wals-Siezenheim

Attendance: 5,380

Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

## Semi-finals[edit]

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

21 April 2017 (2017-04-21)

13:00

Barcelona | 1–2|  Red Bull Salzburg

|
|

Mboula 19' | Report | Wolf 63'
Daka 84'

Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Attendance: 3,870

Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

* * *

21 April 2017 (2017-04-21)

17:00

Real Madrid | 2–4|  Benfica

|
|

Gómez 28'
Seoane 55' | Report | Félix 5', 19'
Filipe 17', 90+6'

Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Attendance: 4,000[10]

Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

## Final[edit]

The final was played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[8][9]

24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)

17:00

Benfica | 1–2|  Red Bull Salzburg

|
|

Gomes 29' | Report | Daka 72'
Schmidt 76'

Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
2. ^ "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 25 August 2016.
3. ^ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.org. 17 July 2014.
4. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
5. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com. 12 December 2016.
6. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
7. ^ "Youth League draw: Dortmund to face Barcelona". UEFA.com. 10 February 2017.
8. ^ a b "Final tournament: Nyon 2017". UEFA.com.
9. ^ a b "2017 UEFA Youth League final tournament programme" (PDF). UEFA.com.
10. ^ "Real Madrid VS S.L. Benfica". UEFA.

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