2023–24 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

European football tournament

The 2023–24 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 6 February 2024 with the play-off round and concluded with the final on 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

## Qualified teams

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

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A |  Copenhagen |  Bayern Munich
B |  Lens |  Sevilla
C |  Real Madrid |  Braga
D |  Red Bull Salzburg |  Inter Milan
E |  Feyenoord |  Atlético Madrid
F |  Milan |  Borussia Dortmund
G |  Manchester City |  RB Leipzig
H |  Porto |  Barcelona

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

Midtjylland
Nantes

Žilina
Basel
Olympiacos
Mainz 05
Partizan

## Schedule

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Knockout phase schedule[2] Phase  | Round  | Draw date  | Match dates

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Knockout phase  | Knockout round play-offs  | 19 December 2023  | 6–7 February 2024
Round of 16  | 9 February 2024  | 27–28 February 2024
Quarter-finals  | 12–13 March 2024
Semi-finals  | 19 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final  | 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

## Bracket

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Knockout round play-offs| | | Round of 16| | | Quarter-finals| | | Semi-finals| | | Final
| | | | |
| |  Bayern Munich| 3
| | |
|  Basel| 0| | |  Feyenoord| 2 | |
| | | | |  Bayern Munich| 1
|  Bayern Munich| 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | |  Olympiacos| 3 | |
| |  Olympiacos (p)| 2 (4)| | | |
| | | | 19 April – Nyon
|  Olympiacos (p)| 0 (6)| | |  Lens| 2 (2) | |
| | | | |  Olympiacos (p)| 0 (3)
|  Inter Milan| 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| | | | |  Nantes| 0 (1) | |
| |  Red Bull Salzburg| 0| | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Nantes (p)| 3 (3)| | |  Nantes| 1 | |
| | | | |  Nantes (p)| 3 (5)
|  Sevilla| 3 (2) | | | | | | |
| | | | |  Copenhagen| 3 (4) | |
| |  Žilina| 1 (2)| | | |
| | | | 22 April – Nyon
|  Žilina| 2| | |  Copenhagen (p)| 1 (4) | |
| | | | |  Olympiacos| 3
|  Borussia Dortmund| 1 | | | | |
| | | | |  Milan| 0
| |  Mainz 05| 2| | | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Mainz 05 (p)| 2 (6)| | |  Manchester City| 1 | |
| | | | |  Mainz 05| 1
|  Barcelona| 2 (5) | | | | | | |
| | | | |  Porto| 4 | |
| |  AZ| 1 (3)| | | |
| | | | 19 April – Nyon
|  AZ| 1| | |  Porto (p)| 1 (4) | |
| | | | |  Porto| 2 (3)
|  Atlético Madrid| 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | |  Milan (p)| 2 (4) | |
| |  Milan (p)| 2 (4)| | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Partizan| 0| | |  Braga| 2 (2) | |
| | | | |  Milan (p)| 1 (4)
|  Braga| 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | |  Real Madrid| 1 (3) | |
| |  Real Madrid| 2| | | |
| | |
|  Midtjylland| 1 (2)| | |  RB Leipzig| 0 | |
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|  RB Leipzig (p)| 1 (4) | | |
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## Knockout round play-offs

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### Summary

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The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were 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 could not be drawn against each other.

The draw was conducted on 19 December 2023 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[3] The knockout round play-offs were played over one leg on 6 and 7 February 2024.[4]

Home team| Score| Away team

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Basel | 0–2|  Bayern Munich
Partizan | 0–2|  Braga
Olympiacos | 0–0 (6–5 p)|  Inter Milan
Žilina | 2–1|  Borussia Dortmund
Nantes | 3–3 (3–2 p)|  Sevilla
Mainz 05 | 2–2 (6–5 p)|  Barcelona
Midtjylland | 1–1 (2–4 p)|  RB Leipzig
AZ | 1–0|  Atlético Madrid

### Matches

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7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

18:00

Basel | 0–2|  Bayern Munich

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| Report |

* Zvonarek 31', 90+4'

Leichtathletik Stadion St. Jakob, Basel

Attendance: 4,523

Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

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7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

15:00

Partizan | 0–2|  Braga

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| Report |

* Fernandes 64'
* Duarte 90+1'

Partizan Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 1,409

Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

* * *

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

14:00

Olympiacos | 0–0|  Inter Milan

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| Report |
Penalties

* Mouzakitis
* Bakoulas
* Kostoulas
* Liatsikouras
* Tanoulis
* Kostoulas

| 6–5 |

* Stanković
* Di Maggio
* Owusu
* Stante
* Sarr
* Cocchi

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

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7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

16:30

Žilina | 2–1|  Borussia Dortmund

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* Vaľko 48'
* Pekelský 89'

| Report |

* Brunner 45'

Štadión MŠK Žilina, Žilina

Attendance: 10,451

Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

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7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

19:00

Nantes | 3–3|  Sevilla

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* Martínez 51' (o.g.)
* Mafoumbi 63', 66'

| Report |

* Salguero 69'
* Dugard 75' (o.g.)
* Collado 78' (pen.)

Penalties

* Touré
* Mongo
* Assoumani
* Gomes

| 3–2 |

* Collado
* Jalade
* Sow
* López
* Martínez

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 13,377

Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

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6 February 2024 (2024-02-06)

18:00

Mainz 05 | 2–2|  Barcelona

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* Gleiber 25'
* Schulz 74'

| Report |

* Darvich 34'
* Rodríguez 48'

Penalties

* Schulz
* Dal
* Dardari
* Amann
* Gleiber
* Kalemba
* Touré

| 6–5 |

* Navarro
* Fariñas
* Rodríguez
* Bernal
* Hernández
* Gistau
* Prim

Bruchwegstadion, Mainz

Attendance: 7,143

Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

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6 February 2024 (2024-02-06)

14:00

Midtjylland | 1–1|  RB Leipzig

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* Krüger-Johnsen 13'

| Report |

* Norbye 90+5'

Penalties

* Bjerge
* Johannesen
* Kristjánsson
* Jørgensen

| 2–4 |

* Kühnhardt
* Damala
* Schößler
* Osawe

MCH Arena, Herning

Attendance: 756

Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

16:00

AZ | 1–0|  Atlético Madrid

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* Van den Ban 25'

| Report |

AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer

Attendance: 1,837

Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

## Round of 16

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### Summary

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The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 27 and 28 February 2024.[5]

Home team| Score| Away team

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AZ | 1–1 (3–4 p)|  Porto
Milan | 2–2 (4–2 p)|  Braga
Real Madrid | 2–0|  RB Leipzig
Žilina | 1–1 (2–4 p)|  Copenhagen
Red Bull Salzburg | 0–1|  Nantes
Olympiacos | 2–2 (4–2 p)|  Lens
Bayern Munich | 3–2|  Feyenoord
Mainz 05 | 2–1|  Manchester City

### Matches

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27 February 2024 (2024-02-27)

16:00

AZ | 1–1|  Porto

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* Van den Ban 34'

| Report |

* Ribeiro 90+3'

Penalties

* Kwakman
* Dekkers
* Atikallah
* Smits
* Addai

| 3–4 |

* Brás
* Candé
* Martins
* Teixeira
* Sousa

AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer

Attendance: 1,980

Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

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28 February 2024 (2024-02-28)

14:30

Milan | 2–2|  Braga

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* Sia 24'
* Zeroli 71'

| Report |

* Rodrigues 66'
* Furtado 90+4'

Penalties

* Bartesaghi
* Simić
* Sia
* Malaspina
* Zeroli

| 4–2 |

* Vasconcelos
* Kelvin
* Chissumba
* Rodrigues

Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan

Attendance: 547

Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

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28 February 2024 (2024-02-28)

18:00

Real Madrid | 2–0|  RB Leipzig

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* García 24'
* Perea 81'

| Report |

Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Madrid

Attendance: 1,275

Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

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27 February 2024 (2024-02-27)

16:30

Žilina | 1–1|  Copenhagen

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* Sauer 10'

| Report |

* Chiakha 6'

Penalties

* Mynar
* Valko
* Pekelsky
* Atanasijević

| 2–4 |

* Birch
* Tchicamboud
* Németh
* Blicher

Štadión MŠK Žilina, Žilina

Attendance: 10,785

Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

* * *

28 February 2024 (2024-02-28)

15:00

Red Bull Salzburg | 0–1|  Nantes

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| Report |

* Gomes 19'

Red Bull Akademie, Salzburg

Attendance: 425

Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

* * *

28 February 2024 (2024-02-28)

14:00

Olympiacos | 2–2|  Lens

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* Kostoulas 58' (pen.)
* Pnevmonidis 62'

| Report |

* Sishuba 19'
* Fofana 52'

Penalties

* Bakoulas
* Kostoulas
* Liatsikouras
* Tanoulis

| 4–2 |

* Sishuba
* Ganiou
* Diliwidi
* Bermont

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

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28 February 2024 (2024-02-28)

16:00

Bayern Munich | 3–2|  Feyenoord

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* Wimmer 20'
* Fernández 28'
* Demircan 45'

| Report |

* Rust 52'
* Giersthove 55'

FC Bayern Campus, Munich

Attendance: 700

Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

* * *

27 February 2024 (2024-02-27)

18:00

Mainz 05 | 2–1|  Manchester City

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* Muller 16'
* Schulz 52' (pen.)

| Report |

* Oboavwoduo 45+1'

Bruchwegstadion, Mainz

Attendance: 7,143

Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

## Quarter-finals

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### Summary

[edit]

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 12 and 13 March 2024.[6]

Home team| Score| Away team

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Mainz 05 | 1–4|  Porto
Nantes | 3–3 (5–4 p)|  Copenhagen
Bayern Munich | 1–3|  Olympiacos
Milan | 1–1 (4–3 p)|  Real Madrid

### Matches

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13 March 2024 (2024-03-13)

19:00

Mainz 05 | 1–4|  Porto

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* Engel 87'

| Report |

* Teixeira 18'
* Mora 32', 73'
* Candé 83'

Bruchwegstadion, Mainz

Attendance: 7,143

Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

* * *

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)

19:00

Nantes | 3–3|  Copenhagen

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* Assoumani 12'
* Mafoumbi 54'
* Leroux 64'

| Report |

* Højlund 18' (pen.)
* Németh 31'
* Chiakha 33'

Penalties

* Assoumani
* Acapandié
* Mongo
* Camara
* Leroux
* Nzita
* Gomes

| 5–4 |

* Froholdt
* Bidstrup
* Németh
* Andrew
* Chiakha
* Glindtvad
* Halsgaard

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 19,301[7]

Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

* * *

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)

17:00

Bayern Munich | 1–3|  Olympiacos

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* Ramsak 63'

| Report |

* Mouzakitis 32'
* Papakanellos 37'
* Kostoulas 40'

FC Bayern Campus, Munich

Attendance: 1,486

Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

* * *

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13)

17:00

Milan | 1–1|  Real Madrid

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* Sia 51'

| Report |

* García 33' (pen.)

Penalties

* Bartesaghi
* Simić
* Simmelhack
* Scotti
* Zeroli

| 4–3 |

* Perea
* Yañez
* Palacios
* Fortuny
* García

Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan

Attendance: 580

Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

## Semi-finals

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### Summary

[edit]

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals were played over one leg on 19 April 2024.[8]

Team 1| Score| Team 2

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Olympiacos | 0–0 (3–1 p)|  Nantes
Porto | 2–2 (3–4 p)|  Milan

### Matches

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19 April 2024 (2024-04-19)

14:00

Olympiacos | 0–0|  Nantes

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| Report |
Penalties

* Mouzakitis
* Bakoulas
* Kostoulas
* Liatsikouras

| 3–1 |

* Letoux
* Acapandié
* Touré
* Leroux

Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Attendance: 2,515

Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

* * *

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19)

18:00

Porto | 2–2|  Milan

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* Meireles 41' (pen.)
* Brás 65'

| Report |

* Scotti 12'
* Simmelhack 90+3'

Penalties

* Meireles
* Brás
* Martins
* Fernandes
* Sousa

| 3–4 |

* Bonomi
* Simić
* Simmelhack
* Liberali
* Zeroli

Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Attendance: 2,708

Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

## Final

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The final was played on 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[9]

22 April 2024 (2024-04-22)

18:00

Olympiacos | 3–0|  Milan

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* Mouzakitis 60' (pen.)
* Papakanellos 61'
* Bakoulas 66'

| Report |

Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Attendance: 2,026

Referee: John Brooks (England)

## Notes

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1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 13 March 2024 (up to quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semi-finals and final).

## References

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1. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
2. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
3. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
4. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League play-off ties". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
5. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
6. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
7. ^ "L'ÉPOPÉE EUROPÉENNE SE POURSUIT !" (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
8. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
9. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.

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