2021–22 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
The 2021–22 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 8 February 2022 with the play-off round and ended with the final on 25 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League.[1] All matches were played across 90 minutes and penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Qualified teams
Group | Winners (enter round of 16) |
Runners-up (enter play-offs as away team) |
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B | ![]() |
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C | ![]() |
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D | ![]() |
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E | ![]() |
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F | ![]() |
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G | ![]() |
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H | ![]() |
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Domestic Champions Path
Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team) |
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Schedule
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Knockout phase | Play-offs | 14 December 2021 | 8–9 February 2022 | |
Round of 16 | 14 February 2022 | 1–2 March, 7 April 2022 | ||
Quarter-finals | 15–16 March, 13 April 2022 | |||
Semi-finals | 22 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | |||
Final | 25 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
Bracket
Play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
8 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
16 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
9 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
22 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
16 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
25 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
15 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
9 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 March | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
22 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
9 February | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
7 April | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
13 April | ||||||||||||||||||
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9 February | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 March | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-offs
Summary
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 14 December 2021 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The play-offs were played over one leg on 8 and 9 February 2022.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Empoli ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
Genk ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
AZ ![]() |
3–3 (4–3 p) | ![]() |
Žilina ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Hajduk Split ![]() |
0–0 (2–3 p) | ![]() |
Midtjylland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Deportivo La Coruña ![]() |
2–2 (2–3 p) | ![]() |
Rangers ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Matches
Empoli ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() |
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Report |
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AZ ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
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Žilina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Hajduk Split ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
2–3 |
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Midtjylland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Deportivo La Coruña ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
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2–3 |
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Round of 16
Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 should have been played over one leg on 1 and 2 March 2022.[10] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the UEFA Champions League Path group winners were drawn against the play-off winners, with the first team drawn in each tie hosting the match. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other (the identity of the quarter-final winners and onwards was not known at the time of the draws). The draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and which quarter-final and semi-final winners were designated as the "home" team for each semi-final and final (for administrative purposes as they were played at a neutral venue).
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Liverpool ![]() |
1–1 (4–3 p) | ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
AZ ![]() |
0–0 (4–5 p) | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Manchester United ![]() |
2–2 (1–3 p) | ![]() |
Žilina ![]() |
1–1 (3–4 p) | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Midtjylland ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Matches
Real Madrid ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Manchester United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
1–3 |
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Žilina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report | |
Penalties | ||
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3–4 |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Midtjylland ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Quarter-finals
Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg from 15 March to 13 April 2022.[10]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Juventus ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
Borussia Dortmund ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Matches
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
Borussia Dortmund ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Semi-finals
Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals were played over one leg on 22 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[10]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Juventus ![]() |
2–2 (3–4 p) | ![]() |
Atlético Madrid ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
Final
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The final was played on 25 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[10]
This was a replay of the 2017 UEFA Youth League Final, which Salzburg won 2–1. Benfica won 6–0 to win their first Youth League title, and their first title in European football since the 1961–62 European Cup.
Notes
- Originally scheduled for 2 March 2022 at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, the match was postponed and relocated due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
References
- "UEFA Youth league play-offs start 8 February". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021.
- "Empoli v Borussia Dortmund" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Genk v Chelsea" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "AZ v Villarreal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Žilina v Inter Milan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Hajduk Split v Atlético Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Midtjylland v Club Brugge" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Deportivo La Coruña v Dynamo Kyiv" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Rangers v Sevilla" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "UEFA Youth League knockout draw: Madrid derby, home games for Liverpool and Manchester United". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 February 2022.
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- "Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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- "Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Dynamo Kyiv v Sporting CP" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Manchester United v Manchester United" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Žilina v Red Bull Salzburg" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Paris Saint-Germain v Sevilla" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Midtjylland v Benfica" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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- "Paris Saint-Germain v Red Bull Salzburg" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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- "Benfica v Sporting CP" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Juventus v Benfica" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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- "Red Bull Salzburg v Benfica" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 September 2022.