2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase explained

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.[1]

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA.

Qualified teams

Groupwidth=210Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw)
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(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A Atlético Madrid Olympiacos
B Real Madrid Liverpool
C Benfica Zenit Saint Petersburg
D Anderlecht Arsenal
E Manchester City Roma
F Ajax Barcelona
G Chelsea Schalke 04
H Shakhtar Donetsk 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).[1]

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

Schedule

The schedule was as follows.[2] [3]

RoundDraw dateMatch date(s)
Round of 1615 December 201417–18 & 24–25 February 2015
Quarter-finals10–11 & 17–18 March 2015
Semi-finals10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final13 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.[2] [4] [5] 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.[6] 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

Summary

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

Matches

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Quarter-finals

Summary

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

Matches

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Semi-finals

Summary

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

Matches

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Final

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15 . UEFA.com . 1 May 2014.
  2. Web site: 2014–15 UEFA Youth League – Draws . UEFA.com.
  3. Web site: Competition format . UEFA.com.
  4. Web site: Media accreditation for club knockout draws . UEFA.com . 8 December 2014.
  5. Web site: UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw . UEFA.com . 15 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Emergency Panel decisions . UEFA.org . 17 July 2014.