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2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

Times up to 26 March 2016 (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

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][3][4]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
Round of 32 14 December 2015, 13:00[5] 18 February 2016 25 February 2016
Round of 16 26 February 2016, 13:00[6] 10 March 2016 17 March 2016
Quarter-finals 18 March 2016, 13:00[7] 7 April 2016 14 April 2016
Semi-finals 15 April 2016, 12:30[8] 28 April 2016 5 May 2016
Final 18 May 2016 at St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Matches may have also been played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

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 would be 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 would be played. The away goals rule would be 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 would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be 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 would be 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.[9]

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw)
Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A Norway Molde Turkey Fenerbahçe
B England Liverpool Switzerland Sion
C Russia Krasnodar Germany Borussia Dortmund
D Italy Napoli Denmark Midtjylland
E Austria Rapid Wien Spain Villarreal
F Portugal Braga France Marseille
G Italy Lazio France Saint-Étienne
H Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Portugal Sporting CP
I Switzerland Basel Italy Fiorentina
J England Tottenham Hotspur Belgium Anderlecht
K Germany Schalke 04 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
L Spain Athletic Bilbao Germany FC Augsburg

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 G Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 16 6 +10 12 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 F Greece Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 8 13 −5 10
3 B England Manchester United 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
4 E Germany Bayer Leverkusen 5 1 2 2 9 12 −3 5
5 D Spain Sevilla 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 H Spain Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
7 C Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5
8 A Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 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.[10]

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Spain Villarreal112
Italy Napoli011 Spain Villarreal202
Portugal Sporting CP011Germany Bayer Leverkusen000
Germany Bayer Leverkusen134 Spain Villarreal246
Czech Republic Sparta Prague134Czech Republic Sparta Prague123
Russia Krasnodar000 Czech Republic Sparta Prague134
Turkey Galatasaray112Italy Lazio101
Italy Lazio134 Spain Villarreal101
Germany Borussia Dortmund213England Liverpool033
Portugal Porto000 Germany Borussia Dortmund325
Italy Fiorentina101England Tottenham Hotspur011
England Tottenham Hotspur134 Germany Borussia Dortmund134
Germany FC Augsburg000England Liverpool145
England Liverpool011 England Liverpool213
Denmark Midtjylland213England Manchester United011 18 May – Basel
England Manchester United156 England Liverpool1
Turkey Fenerbahçe213Spain Sevilla3
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow011 Turkey Fenerbahçe112
Switzerland Sion123Portugal Braga044
Portugal Braga224 Portugal Braga101
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk033Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk246
Germany Schalke 04000 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk314
Belgium Anderlecht (a.e.t.)123Belgium Anderlecht101
Greece Olympiacos011 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk213
France Marseille011Spain Sevilla235
Spain Athletic Bilbao112 Spain Athletic Bilbao (a)112
Spain Valencia6410Spain Valencia022
Austria Rapid Wien000 Spain Athletic Bilbao123 (4)
France Saint-Étienne314Spain Sevilla (p)213 (5)
Switzerland Basel (a)224 Switzerland Basel000
Spain Sevilla303Spain Sevilla033
Norway Molde011

Round of 32

The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2016.[11]

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Valencia Spain10–0Austria Rapid Wien6–04–0
Fiorentina Italy1–4England Tottenham Hotspur1–10–3
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–6Portugal Porto1–41–2
Fenerbahçe Turkey3–1Russia Lokomotiv Moscow2–01–1
Anderlecht Belgium3–1Greece Olympiacos1–02–1 (a.e.t.)
Midtjylland Denmark3–6England Manchester United2–11–5
FC Augsburg Germany0–1England Liverpool0–00–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic4–0Russia Krasnodar1–03–0
Galatasaray Turkey2–4Italy Lazio1–11–3
Sion Switzerland3–4Portugal Braga1–22–2
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–0Germany Schalke 040–03–0
Marseille France1–2Spain Athletic Bilbao0–11–1
Sevilla Spain3–1Norway Molde3–00–1
Sporting CP Portugal1–4Germany Bayer Leverkusen0–11–3
Villarreal Spain2–1Italy Napoli1–01–1
Saint-Étienne France4–4 (a)Switzerland Basel3–21–2

Matches

Valencia Spain6–0Austria Rapid Wien
Report
Rapid Wien Austria0–4Spain Valencia
Report

Valencia won 10–0 on aggregate.


Fiorentina Italy1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Tottenham Hotspur England3–0Italy Fiorentina
Report
Attendance: 34,880[15]

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1 on aggregate.


Borussia Dortmund Germany2–0Portugal Porto
Report
Attendance: 65,851[16]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Porto Portugal0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report

Borussia Dortmund won 3–0 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe Turkey2–0Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Report
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia1–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report

Fenerbahçe won 3–1 on aggregate.


Anderlecht Belgium1–0Greece Olympiacos
Report
Olympiacos Greece1–2 (a.e.t.)Belgium Anderlecht
Report

Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.


Midtjylland Denmark2–1England Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 9,182[22]
Manchester United England5–1Denmark Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 58,609[23]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Manchester United won 6–3 on aggregate.


FC Augsburg Germany0–0England Liverpool
Report
Liverpool England1–0Germany FC Augsburg
Report
Attendance: 43,081[25]

Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–0Russia Krasnodar
Report
Attendance: 14,120[26]
Krasnodar Russia0–3Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report

Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.


Galatasaray Turkey1–1Italy Lazio
Report
Lazio Italy3–1Turkey Galatasaray
Report

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.


Sion Switzerland1–2Portugal Braga
Report
Braga Portugal2–2Switzerland Sion
Report
Attendance: 6,759[31]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.


Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–0Germany Schalke 04
Report
Attendance: 23,615[32]
Schalke 04 Germany0–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 45,308[33]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–0 on aggregate.


Marseille France0–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
Report
Athletic Bilbao Spain1–1France Marseille
Report
Attendance: 38,259[35]

Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.


Sevilla Spain3–0Norway Molde
Report
Molde Norway1–0Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 7,284[37]

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sporting CP Portugal0–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–1Portugal Sporting CP
Report
Attendance: 26,585[39]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Bayer Leverkusen won 4–1 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain1–0Italy Napoli
Report
Attendance: 17,686[40]
Napoli Italy1–1Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 23,928[41]

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.


Saint-Étienne France3–2Switzerland Basel
Report
Basel Switzerland2–1France Saint-Étienne
Report
Attendance: 20,976[43]

4–4 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.

Round of 16

The draw was held on 26 February 2016. The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2016.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine4–1Belgium Anderlecht3–11–0
Basel Switzerland0–3Spain Sevilla0–00–3
Villarreal Spain2–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen2–00–0
Athletic Bilbao Spain2–2 (a)Spain Valencia1–01–2
Liverpool England3–1England Manchester United2–01–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic4–1Italy Lazio1–13–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany5–1England Tottenham Hotspur3–02–1
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–4Portugal Braga1–01–4

Matches

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–1Belgium Anderlecht
Report
Anderlecht Belgium0–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.


Basel Switzerland0–0Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 22,403[46]
Sevilla Spain3–0Switzerland Basel
Report

Sevilla won 3–0 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain2–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report
Attendance: 16,211[48]
Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–0Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 23,409[49]

Villarreal won 2–0 on aggregate.


Athletic Bilbao Spain1–0Spain Valencia
Report
Attendance: 35,765[50]
Valencia Spain2–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
Report
Attendance: 31,681[51]

2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.


Liverpool England2–0England Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 43,228[52]
Manchester United England1–1England Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 75,180[54]

Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Italy Lazio
Report
Lazio Italy0–3Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report
Attendance: 18,827[56]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Sparta Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.


Borussia Dortmund Germany3–0England Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Tottenham Hotspur England1–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 34,593[58]

Borussia Dortmund won 5–1 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Portugal Braga
Report
Braga Portugal4–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report
Attendance: 16,431[60]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Braga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2016.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Braga Portugal1–6Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk1–20–4
Villarreal Spain6–3Czech Republic Sparta Prague2–14–2
Athletic Bilbao Spain3–3 (4–5 p)Spain Sevilla1–22–1 (a.e.t.)
Borussia Dortmund Germany4–5England Liverpool1–13–4

Matches

Braga Portugal1–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 21,645[61]
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine4–0Portugal Braga
Report

Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–1 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain2–1Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report
Attendance: 15,803[63]
Sparta Prague Czech Republic2–4Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 18,201[64]

Villarreal won 6–3 on aggregate.


Athletic Bilbao Spain1–2Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 40,856[65]
Sevilla Spain1–2 (a.e.t.)Spain Athletic Bilbao
Report
Penalties
5–4

3–3 on aggregate; Sevilla won 5–4 on penalties.


Borussia Dortmund Germany1–1England Liverpool
Report
Liverpool England4–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 42,984[68]

Liverpool won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2016.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–5Spain Sevilla2–21–3
Villarreal Spain1–3England Liverpool1–00–3

Matches

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–2Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 34,267[69]
Sevilla Spain3–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report

Sevilla won 5–3 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain1–0England Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 21,606[71]
Liverpool England3–0Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 43,074[72]

Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 18 May 2016 at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland.[73] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[8]

Liverpool England1–3Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 34,429[74]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  2. ^ The Manchester United v Liverpool match was originally to kick off at 19:00 (18:00 UTC+0), but was put back to 21:05 (20:05 UTC+0) after a request from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.[53]

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