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2018–19 UEFA Europa League

48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League will be the 48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

2018–19 UEFA Europa League
The Olympic Stadium in Baku hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
26 June – 30 August 2018
Competition proper:
20 September 2018 – 29 May 2019
TeamsCompetition proper: 48+8
Total: 158+55 (from 55 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Chelsea (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played205
Goals scored565 (2.76 per match)
Attendance5,145,474 (25,100 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Olivier Giroud (11 goals)

The final was played at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan,[1] between English sides Chelsea and Arsenal — which was the first Europa League final to feature two teams from one city. As winners, Chelsea will play against the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup. And they would also have been qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage, but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2018–19 Ligue 1, the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.[2]

Format changes change

On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the changing of plans for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016.[3][4] As per new rules, all teams that are eliminated in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds will get a second chance in the Europa League.

Round and draw dates change

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary Preliminary round 12 June 2018 28 June 2018 5 July 2018
Qualifying First qualifying round 19 June 2018 12 July 2018 19 July 2018
Second qualifying round 26 July 2018 2 August 2018
Third qualifying round 23 July 2018 9 August 2018 16 August 2018
Play-off Play-off round 6 August 2018 23 August 2018 30 August 2018
Group stage Matchday 1 31 August 2018
(Monaco) 		20 September 2018
Matchday 2 4 October 2018
Matchday 3 25 October 2018
Matchday 4 8 November 2018
Matchday 5 29 November 2018
Matchday 6 13 December 2018
Knockout phase Round of 32 17 December 2018 14 February 2019 21 February 2019
Round of 16 22 February 2019 7 March 2019 14 March 2019
Quarter-finals 15 March 2019 11 April 2019 18 April 2019
Semi-finals 19 April 2019 2 May 2019 9 May 2019
Final 29 May 2019 at Olympic Stadium, Baku

Matches in the qualifying (including preliminary and play-off) and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Group stage change

See the main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage
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Location of teams of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage.
  Brown: Group A;   Green: Group B;   Deep Pink: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;.
  Red: Group E;   Cyan: Group F;   Blue: Group G;   Purple: Group H;.
  Pink: Group I;   Turquoise: Group J;   Spring Green: Group K;   Orange: Group L.

The draw for the group stage will be held on 31 August 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 48 teams are drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays are 20 September, 4 October, 25 October, 8 November, 29 November, and 13 December 2018.

A total of 48 teams play in the group stage: 17 teams which enter in this stage, the 21 winners of the play-off round (eight from Champions Path, thirteen from Main Path), the six losers of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League play-off round (four from Champions Path, two from League Path), and the four League Path losers of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Group A change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV ZUR AKL LUD
1   Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 16 9 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 4–2 1–1
2   Zürich 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 3–2 — 1–2 1–0
3   AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 1–5 0–1 — 1–1
4   Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4 2–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group B change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAL CEL RBL ROS
1   Red Bull Salzburg 6 6 0 0 17 6 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 1–0 3–0
2   Celtic 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 1–0
3   RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 2–3 2–0 — 1–1
4   Rosenborg 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–5 0–1 1–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group C change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZEN SLP BOR KOB
1   Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 2–1 1–0
2   Slavia Prague 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10 2–0 — 1–0 0–0
3   Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 1–1 2–0 — 1–2
4   Copenhagen 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5 1–1 0–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group D change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DZG FEN SPT AND
1   Dinamo Zagreb 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 3–1 0–0
2   Fenerbahçe 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–0 — 2–0 2–0
3   Spartak Trnava 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 1–2 1–0 — 1–0
4   Anderlecht 6 0 3 3 2 7 −5 3 0–2 2–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group E change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS SPO VOR QRB
1   Arsenal 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 4–2 1–0
2   Sporting CP 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13 0–1 — 3–0 2–0
3   Vorskla Poltava 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 3[a] 0–3 1–2 — 0–1
4   Qarabağ 6 1 0 5 2 13 −11 3[a] 0–3 1–6 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goal difference in all group matches: Vorskla Poltava –9, Qarabağ –11.

Group F change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BET OLY MIL DUD
1   Real Betis 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–1 3–0
2   Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10[a] 0–0 — 3–1 5–1
3   Milan 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10[a] 1–2 3–1 — 5–2
4   F91 Dudelange 6 0 1 5 3 16 −13 1 0–0 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goal difference in all group matches: Olympiacos +5, Milan +3.

Group G change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL RW RAN SPM
1   Villarreal 6 2 4 0 12 5 +7 10[a] Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 2–2 2–0
2   Rapid Wien 6 3 1 2 6 9 −3 10[a] 0–0 — 1–0 2–0
3   Rangers 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6 0–0 3–1 — 0–0
4   Spartak Moscow 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 3–3 1–2 4–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: Villarreal 4, Rapid Wien 1.

Group H change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRA LAZ APL MAR
1   Eintracht Frankfurt 6 6 0 0 17 5 +12 18 Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 2–0 4–0
2   Lazio 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 2–1
3   Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 2–3 2–0 — 2–2
4   Marseille 6 0 1 5 6 16 −10 1 1–2 1–3 1–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group I change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNK MAL BES SRP
1   Genk 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–1 4–0
2   Malmö FF 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 2–2 — 2–0 1–1
3   Beşiktaş 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7 2–4 0–1 — 3–1
4   Sarpsborg 08 6 1 2 3 8 13 −5 5 3–1 1–1 2–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group J change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEV KRA STL AKH
1   Sevilla 6 4 0 2 18 6 +12 12[a] Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 5–1 6–0
2   Krasnodar 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12[a] 2–1 — 2–1 2–1
3   Standard Liège 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 1–0 2–1 — 2–1
4   Akhisarspor 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–3 0–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head goal difference: Sevilla +2, Krasnodar –2.

Group K change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DKV REN AST JAB
1   Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–2 0–1
2   Rennes 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9 1–2 — 2–0 2–1
3   Astana 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–1 2–0 — 2–1
4   Jablonec 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5 2–2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group L change

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHL BATE VID PAOK
1   Chelsea 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 16 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 1–0 4–0
2   BATE Borisov 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9 0–1 — 2–0 1–4
3   Vidi 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 2–2 0–2 — 1–0
4   PAOK 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 0–1 1–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase change

See the main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


Bracket change

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final (29 May – Baku)
   Viktoria Plzeň 2 0 2  
   Dinamo Zagreb 1 3 4        Dinamo Zagreb 1 0 1  
   Galatasaray 1 0 1      Benfica (aet) 0 3 3  
   Benfica 2 0 2          Benfica 4 0 4  
   Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 3          Eintracht Frankfurt (a) 2 2 4  
   Eintracht Frankfurt 2 4 6        Eintracht Frankfurt 0 1 1
   Rapid Wien 0 0 0      Inter Milan 0 0 0  
   Inter Milan 1 4 5          Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 2 (3)  
   Lazio 0 0 0          Chelsea (p) 1 1 2 (4)  
   Sevilla 1 2 3        Sevilla 2 3 5  
   Slavia Prague 0 4 4      Slavia Prague (aet) 2 4 6  
   Genk 0 1 1          Slavia Prague 0 3 3
   Malmö FF 1 0 1          Chelsea 1 4 5  
   Chelsea 2 3 5        Chelsea 3 5 8
   Olympiacos 2 0 2      Dynamo Kyiv 0 0 0  
   Dynamo Kyiv 2 1 3          Chelsea 4
   Rennes 3 3 6          Arsenal 1
   Real Betis 3 1 4        Rennes 3 0 3  
   BATE Borisov 1 0 1      Arsenal 1 3 4  
   Arsenal 0 3 3          Arsenal 2 1 3  
   Zürich 1 0 1          Napoli 0 0 0  
   Napoli 3 2 5        Napoli 3 1 4
   Club Brugge 2 0 2      Red Bull Salzburg 0 3 3  
   Red Bull Salzburg 1 4 5          Arsenal 3 4 7
   Fenerbahçe 1 1 2          Valencia 1 2 3  
   Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 3 3        Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 1 2  
   Sporting CP 0 1 1      Villarreal 3 2 5  
   Villarreal 1 1 2          Villarreal 1 0 1
   Celtic 0 0 0          Valencia 3 2 5  
   Valencia 2 1 3        Valencia 2 1 3
   Krasnodar (a) 0 1 1      Krasnodar 1 1 2  
   Bayer Leverkusen 0 1 1  

Round of 32 change

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018.[6] The first legs were played on 12 and 14 February, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Viktoria Plzeň   2–4   Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 0–3
Club Brugge   2–5   Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–4
Rapid Wien   0–5   Inter Milan 0–1 0–4
Slavia Prague   4–1   Genk 0–0 4–1
Krasnodar   1–1 (a)   Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–1
Zürich   1–5   Napoli 1–3 0–2
Malmö FF   1–5   Chelsea 1–2 0–3
Shakhtar Donetsk   3–6   Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1–4
Celtic   0–3   Valencia 0–2 0–1
Rennes   6–4   Real Betis 3–3 3–1
Olympiacos   2–3   Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 0–1
Lazio   0–3   Sevilla 0–1 0–2
Fenerbahçe   2–3   Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 1–3
Sporting CP   1–2   Villarreal 0–1 1–1
BATE Borisov   1–3   Arsenal 1–0 0–3
Galatasaray   1–2   Benfica 1–2 0–0


Round of 16 change

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 February 2019.[7] The first legs were played on 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Chelsea   8–0   Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 5–0
Eintracht Frankfurt   1–0   Inter Milan 0–0 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb   1–3   Benfica 1–0 0–3 (aet)
Napoli   4–3   Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 1–3
Valencia   3–2   Krasnodar 2–1 1–1
Sevilla   5–6   Slavia Prague 2–2 3–4 (aet)
Rennes   3–4[A]   Arsenal 3–1 0–3
Zenit Saint Petersburg   2–5   Villarreal 1–3 1–2

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Chelsea v Dynamo Kyiv match in the same city.

Quarter-finals change

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019.[8] The first legs were played on 11 April, the second legs were played on 18 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Arsenal   3–0[A]   Napoli 2–0 1–0
Villarreal   1–5   Valencia 1–3 0–2
Benfica   4–4 (a)   Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 0–2
Slavia Prague   3–5   Chelsea 0–1 3–4

Notes

  1. ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Chelsea v Slavia Prague match in the same city.

Semi-finals change

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019 (after the quarter-final draw).[8] The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Arsenal   7–3   Valencia 3–1 4–2
Eintracht Frankfurt   2–2 (3–4 p)   Chelsea 1–1 1–1 (aet)


Final change

See the main article: 2019 UEFA Europa League Final

The final was held on 29 May 2019 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.[8]

Chelsea  4–1  Arsenal
 report
Attendance: 51,370[9]

References change

  1. ↑ "Baku to host 2019 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Real Madrid and Spain top UEFA rankings again". UEFA.com. 29 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Evolution of UEFA club competitions for 2018–21 cycle". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "2018/19 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.
  7. ↑ "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Summary Final – Chelsea v Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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