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2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

international football competition

The 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 18 February with the round of 32 and will end on 26 May 2021.

2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
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Qualified teams

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The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the 12 groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

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)

A   Roma   Young Boys
B   Arsenal   Molde
C   Bayer Leverkusen   Slavia Prague
D   Rangers   Benfica
E   PSV Eindhoven   Granada
F   Napoli   Real Sociedad
G   Leicester City   Braga
H   Milan   Lille
I   Villarreal   Maccabi Tel Aviv
J   Tottenham Hotspur   Antwerp
K   Dinamo Zagreb   Wolfsberger AC
L   1899 Hoffenheim   Red Star Belgrade

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

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Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 H   Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 F   Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
3 B   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 5 12 −7 8
4 D   Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7
5 E   Krasnodar 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 A   Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 10 17 −7 4
7 G   Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
8 C   Olympiacos 6 1 0 5 2 10 −8 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 (UCL Regulations Article 16.04).[1]

Format

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Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[2] The mechanism of the draws for each round is 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, quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities (e.g., Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur) are not scheduled to play at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflict, adjustments have to be made by UEFA. For the round of 32, since both teams were drawn to play at home for the second leg, the home match of the team which were not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking (if neither team were the domestic cup champions, e.g. Tottenham Hotspur for this season), were moved from Thursday to a different day. For the round of 16, 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 which were not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking, will be reversed from the original draw.

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round of 32 14 December 2020, 13:00 18 February 2021 25 February 2021
Round of 16 26 February 2021, 13:00 11 March 2021 18 March 2021
Quarter-finals 19 March 2021, 13:00 8 April 2021 15 April 2021
Semi-finals 29 April 2021 6 May 2021
Final 26 May 2021 at Stadion Miejski, Gdańsk

Round of 32

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The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020, 13:00 CET.[3]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2021.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Wolfsberger AC   1–8   Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 0–4
Dynamo Kyiv   2–1   Club Brugge 1–1 1–0
Real Sociedad   0–4   Manchester United 0–4 0–0
Benfica   3–4   Arsenal 1–1 2–3
Red Star Belgrade   3–3 (a)   Milan 2–2 1–1
Antwerp   5–9   Rangers 3–4 2–5
Slavia Prague   2–0   Leicester City 0–0 2–0
Red Bull Salzburg   1–4   Villarreal 0–2 1–2
Braga   1–5   Roma 0–2 1–3
Krasnodar   2–4   Dinamo Zagreb 2–3 0–1
Young Boys   6–3   Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 2–0
Molde   5–3   1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 2–0
Granada   3–2   Napoli 2–0 1–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv   0–3   Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 0–1
Lille   2–4   Ajax 1–2 1–2
Olympiacos   5–4   PSV Eindhoven 4–2 1–2

Matches

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Wolfsberger AC  1–4  Tottenham Hotspur
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Attendance: 0[6][note 2]
Tottenham Hotspur  4–0  Wolfsberger AC
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Attendance: 0[7][note 2]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Tottenham Hotspur won 8–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv  1–1  Club Brugge
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Attendance: 3,284[9]
Club Brugge  0–1  Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Attendance: 0[10][note 2]

Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.

Real Sociedad  0–4  Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 0[12][note 2]
Manchester United  0–0  Real Sociedad
Report
Attendance: 0[13][note 2]

Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.

Benfica  1–1  Arsenal
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Attendance: 0[15][note 2]
Arsenal  3–2  Benfica
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Attendance: 0[16][note 2]

Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade  2–2  Milan
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Attendance: 0[17][note 2]
Milan  1–1  Red Star Belgrade
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Attendance: 0[18][note 2]

3–3 on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.

Antwerp  3–4  Rangers
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Attendance: 0[19][note 2]
Rangers  5–2  Antwerp
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Attendance: 0[20][note 2]

Rangers won 9–5 on aggregate.

Slavia Prague  0–0  Leicester City
Report
Attendance: 600[21]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Leicester City  0–2  Slavia Prague
Report
Attendance: 0[22][note 2]

Slavia Prague won 2–0 on aggregate.

Red Bull Salzburg  0–2  Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 0[23][note 2]
Villarreal  2–1  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 0[24][note 2]

Villarreal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Braga  0–2  Roma
Report
Attendance: 0[25][note 2]
Roma  3–1  Braga
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Attendance: 0[26][note 2]

Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.

Krasnodar  2–3  Dinamo Zagreb
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Attendance: 9,897[27]
Dinamo Zagreb  1–0  Krasnodar
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Attendance: 0[28][note 2]

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys  4–3  Bayer Leverkusen
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Attendance: 0[29][note 2]
Bayer Leverkusen  0–2  Young Boys
Report
Attendance: 0[30][note 2]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Young Boys won 6–3 on aggregate.

Molde  3–3  1899 Hoffenheim
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Attendance: 0[32][note 2]
1899 Hoffenheim  0–2  Molde
Report
Attendance: 0[33][note 2]

Molde won 5–3 on aggregate.

Granada  2–0  Napoli
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Attendance: 0[34][note 2]
Napoli  2–1  Granada
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Attendance: 0[35][note 2]

Granada won 3–2 on aggregate.

Maccabi Tel Aviv  0–2  Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 0[36][note 2]
Shakhtar Donetsk  1–0  Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Attendance: 10,217[37]

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–0 on aggregate.

Lille  1–2  Ajax
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Attendance: 0[38][note 2]
Ajax  2–1  Lille
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Attendance: 0[39][note 2]

Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.

Olympiacos  4–2  PSV Eindhoven
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Attendance: 0[40][note 2]
PSV Eindhoven  2–1  Olympiacos
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Attendance: 0[41][note 2]

Olympiacos won 5–4 on aggregate.

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021, 13:00 CET.[42]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 11 March, and the second legs will be played on 18 March 2021.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Ajax   1   Young Boys 3–0 18 Mar
Dynamo Kyiv   2   Villarreal 0–2 18 Mar
Roma   3   Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 18 Mar
Olympiacos   4   Arsenal 1–3 18 Mar
Tottenham Hotspur   5[A]   Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 18 Mar
Manchester United   6   Milan 1–1 18 Mar
Slavia Prague   7   Rangers 1–1 18 Mar
Granada   8   Molde 2–0 18 Mar

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs between Tottenham Hotspur and Dinamo Zagreb were reversed after original draw, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Arsenal v Olympiacos second leg in the same city on 18 March, as Arsenal were the domestic cup winners and given higher priority over Tottenham Hotspur.[43][44]

Matches

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Ajax  3–0  Young Boys
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Attendance: 0[45][note 2]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Young Boys  v  Ajax
Report
Dynamo Kyiv  0–2  Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 12,751[46]
Villarreal  v  Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Roma  3–0  Shakhtar Donetsk
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Attendance: 0[47][note 2]
Shakhtar Donetsk  v  Roma
Report
Olympiacos  1–3  Arsenal
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Attendance: 0[48][note 2]
Arsenal  v  Olympiacos
Report
Tottenham Hotspur  2–0  Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 0[49][note 2]
Dinamo Zagreb  v  Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Manchester United  1–1  Milan
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Attendance: 0[50][note 2]
Milan  v  Manchester United
Report
Slavia Prague  1–1  Rangers
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Attendance: 300[51]
Rangers  v  Slavia Prague
Report
Granada  2–0  Molde
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Attendance: 0[52][note 2]
Molde  v  Granada
Report

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 19 March 2021, 13:00 CET.[54] The first legs will be played on 8 April, and the second legs will be played on 15 April 2021.

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 19 March 2021, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[54] The first legs will be played on 29 April, and the second legs will be played on 6 May 2021.

Final

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See the main article: 2021 UEFA Europa League Final

The final will be played on 26 May 2021 at the Stadion Miejski in Gdańsk. A draw will be held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[54]

Notes

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  1. ↑ The Wolfsberger AC v Tottenham Hotspur match, originally to be played at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, instead of Wolfsberger AC regular stadium Lavanttal-Arena, Wolfsberg, was moved to Puskás Aréna, Budapest (Hungary), due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the United Kingdom to Austria.[4][5]
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ↑ The Dynamo Kyiv v Club Brugge match, originally scheduled at 18:55 CET (19:55 EET), was moved to 16:00 CET (17:00 EET), due to the very cold temperatures.[8]
  4. ↑ The Real Sociedad v Manchester United match, originally to be played at Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián, was moved to Juventus Stadium, Turin (Italy), due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the United Kingdom to Spain.[4][11]
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Benfica v Arsenal tie, originally to be played at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, and at Emirates Stadium, London, was moved to Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Italy), and Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (Greece), due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Portugal and the United Kingdom.[4][11][14]
  6. ↑ The Molde v 1899 Hoffenheim match, originally to be played at Aker Stadion, Molde, was moved to Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal (Spain), due to the quarantine restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[4][31]
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shakhtar Donetsk play their home matches at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  8. ↑ The Molde v Granada match will be played at Puskás Aréna, Budapest (Hungary), due to the quarantine restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[53]

References

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  1. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2020/21". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020.
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  35. ↑ "Napoli vs. Granada". Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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