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2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

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The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 27 January with the round of 16 and concluded with the final on 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA.

Qualified teams

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw)
Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A Spain Atlético Madrid Greece Olympiacos
B Spain Real Madrid England Liverpool
C Portugal Benfica Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
D Belgium Anderlecht England Arsenal
E England Manchester City Italy Roma
F Netherlands Ajax Spain Barcelona
G England Chelsea Germany Schalke 04
H Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Portugal Porto

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase was played as a single match. If the score was level at the end of normal time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).

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

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the match. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played on neutral ground).

Schedule

The schedule was as follows.

Round Draw date Match date(s)
Round of 16 15 December 2014 17–18 & 24–25 February 2015
Quarter-finals 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015
Semi-finals 10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Bracket

The draw for the knockout phase was held on 15 December 2014, 14:00 CET, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 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. Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Belgium Anderlecht 1
Spain Barcelona 0
Belgium Anderlecht 5
Portugal Porto 0
Spain Real Madrid 1(1)
Portugal Porto (p) 1(3)
Belgium Anderlecht 1
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3
Portugal Benfica 2
England Liverpool 1
Portugal Benfica 1(4)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (p) 1(5)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (p) 1(5)
Greece Olympiacos 1(4)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2
England Chelsea 3
Netherlands Ajax 0(5)
Italy Roma (p) 0(6)
Italy Roma 2
England Manchester City 1
England Manchester City (p) 1(3)
Germany Schalke 04 1(1)
Italy Roma 0
England Chelsea 4
England Chelsea 3
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1
England Chelsea 2
Spain Atlético Madrid 0
Spain Atlético Madrid 1
England Arsenal 0

Round of 16

Summary

The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015.

HomeScoreAway
Atlético Madrid Spain1–0England Arsenal
Real Madrid Spain1–1 (1–3 p)Portugal Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–1 (5–4 p)Greece Olympiacos
Anderlecht Belgium1–0Spain Barcelona
Benfica Portugal2–1England Liverpool
Manchester City England1–1 (3–1 p)Germany Schalke 04
Ajax Netherlands0–0 (5–6 p)Italy Roma
Chelsea England3–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg

Matches




Anderlecht Belgium1–0Spain Barcelona
Iseka 53' Report

Benfica Portugal2–1England Liverpool
Pereira 6'
Gonçalves 75'
Report Canós 9'
Attendance: 1,230



Chelsea England3–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Solanke 21'
Palmer 49'
Colkett 72' (pen.)
Report Kubyshkin 13'
Attendance: 387

Quarter-finals

Summary

The quarter-finals were played on 10, 17 and 18 March 2015.

HomeScoreAway
Chelsea England2–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Benfica Portugal1–1 (4–5 p)Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Roma Italy2–1England Manchester City
Anderlecht Belgium5–0Portugal Porto

Matches

Chelsea England2–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Manzanara 38' (o.g.)
Solanke 89'
Report


Roma Italy2–1England Manchester City
Vestenický 62'
Pellegrini 86'
Report Ambrose 90+1' (pen.)

Anderlecht Belgium5–0Portugal Porto
Iseka 4', 16' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Bourard 25'
Lumor 62' (o.g.)
Report

Semi-finals

Summary

The semi-finals were played on 10 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

HomeScoreAway
Anderlecht Belgium1–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Roma Italy0–4England Chelsea

Matches

Anderlecht Belgium1–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Bourard 55' Report Kovalenko 76', 87'
Arendaruk 80'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)

Roma Italy0–4England Chelsea
Report Colkett 47'
Solanke 49', 56'
Abraham 83'
Attendance: 4,000

Final

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–3England Chelsea
Christensen 37' (o.g.)
Kovalenko 90+2'
Report Brown 7', 55'
Solanke 47'

Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 28 March 2015 (up to quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semi-finals and final).

References

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