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2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

international football competition

The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase was a knockout stage which began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the last game at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout stage.[2]

Round and draw dates change

The schedule of the knockout phase was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw First leg Second leg
Round of 32 11 December 2017 15 February 2018 22 February 2018
Round of 16 23 February 2018 8 March 2018 15 March 2018
Quarter-finals 16 March 2018 5 April 2018 12 April 2018
Semi-finals 13 April 2018 26 April 2018 3 May 2018
Final 16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Matches where also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the normal Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Qualified teams change

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up change

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 32 draw) 		Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A   Villarreal   Astana
B   Dynamo Kyiv   Partizan
C   Braga   Ludogorets Razgrad
D   Milan   AEK Athens
E   Atalanta   Lyon
F   Lokomotiv Moscow   Copenhagen
G   Viktoria Plzeň   FCSB
H   Arsenal   Red Star Belgrade
I   Red Bull Salzburg   Marseille
J   Athletic Bilbao   Östersund
K   Lazio   Nice
L   Zenit Saint Petersburg   Real Sociedad

Champions League group stage third-placed teams change

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 A   CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 C   Atlético Madrid 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
3 G   RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
4 D   Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
5 F   Napoli 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 E   Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6
7 B   Celtic 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3
8 H   Borussia Dortmund 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2
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 (UCL Regulations Article 16.04).[3]

Round of 32 change

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.[4]

Summary change

The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Borussia Dortmund   4–3   Atalanta 3–2 1–1
Nice   2–4   Lokomotiv Moscow 2–3 0–1
Copenhagen   1–5   Atlético Madrid 1–4 0–1
Spartak Moscow   3–4   Athletic Bilbao 1–3 2–1
AEK Athens   1–1 (a)   Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–0
Celtic   1–3   Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 0–3
Napoli   3–3 (a)   RB Leipzig 1–3 2–0
Red Star Belgrade   0–1   CSKA Moscow 0–0 0–1
Lyon   4–1   Villarreal 3–1 1–0
Real Sociedad   3–4   Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 1–2
Partizan   1–3   Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 0–2
FCSB   2–5   Lazio 1–0 1–5
Ludogorets Razgrad   0–4   Milan 0–3 0–1
Astana   4–6   Sporting CP 1–3 3–3
Östersund   2–4   Arsenal 0–3 2–1
Marseille   3–1   Braga 3–0 0–1

Matches change

Borussia Dortmund  3–2  Atalanta
 Report
Attendance: 62,500[5]
Atalanta  1–1  Borussia Dortmund
 Report
Attendance: 17,492[7]

Borussia Dortmund won 4–3 on aggregate.

Nice  2–3  Lokomotiv Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 16,918[8]
Lokomotiv Moscow  1–0  Nice
 Report
Attendance: 18,104[9]

Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.

Copenhagen  1–4  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 34,912[10]
Atlético Madrid  1–0  Copenhagen
 Report
Attendance: 44,035[11]

Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow  1–3  Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 43,145[12]
Athletic Bilbao  1–2  Spartak Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 36,873[13]

Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.

AEK Athens  1–1  Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 30,518[14]
Dynamo Kyiv  0–0  AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 27,024[15]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

1–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.

Celtic  1–0  Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 56,743[16]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  3–0  Celtic
 Report
Attendance: 50,492[17]

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Napoli  1–3  RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 14,554[18]
RB Leipzig  0–2  Napoli
Report
Attendance: 36,163[19]

3–3 on aggregate. RB Leipzig won on away goals.

CSKA change

Red Star Belgrade  0–0  CSKA Moscow
Report
Attendance: 35,642[21]
CSKA Moscow  1–0  Red Star Belgrade
 Report
Attendance: 18,753[22]

CSKA Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.

Lyon  3–1  Villarreal
 Report
Attendance: 46,846[23]
Villarreal  0–1  Lyon
Report
Attendance: 17,028[24]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Sociedad  2–2  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 19,790[25]
Red Bull Salzburg  2–1  Real Sociedad
 Report
Attendance: 13,912[26]

Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on aggregate.

Partizan  1–1  Viktoria Plzeň
 Report
Attendance: 17,165[27]
Viktoria Plzeň  2–0  Partizan
 Report
Attendance: 10,185[28]

Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on aggregate.

FCSB  1–0  Lazio
 Report
Attendance: 33,455[29]
Lazio  5–1  FCSB
 Report
Attendance: 27,597[30]

Lazio won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ludogorets Razgrad  0–3  Milan
Report
Attendance: 7,887[31]
Milan  1–0  Ludogorets Razgrad
 Report
Attendance: 17,453[32]

Milan won 4–0 on aggregate.

Astana  1–3  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 29,737[33]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Sporting CP  3–3  Astana
 Report
Attendance: 30,456[34]

Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.

Östersund  0–3  Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 7,665[35]
Arsenal  1–2  Östersund
 Report
Attendance: 58,405[36]

Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Marseille  3–0  Braga
 Report
Attendance: 21,731[37]
Braga  1–0  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 9,016[38]

Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16 change

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.[39]

Summary change

The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Lazio   4–2   Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 2–0
RB Leipzig   3–2   Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 1–1
Atlético Madrid   8–1   Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 5–1
CSKA Moscow   3–3 (a)   Lyon 0–1 3–2
Marseille   5–2   Athletic Bilbao 3–1 2–1
Sporting CP   3–2   Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 1–2 (aet)
Borussia Dortmund   1–2   Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 0–0
Milan   1–5   Arsenal 0–2 1–3

Matches change

Lazio  2–2  Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 21,562[40]
Dynamo Kyiv  0–2  Lazio
Report
Attendance: 52,639[41]

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.

RB Leipzig  2–1  Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 19,877[42]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  1–1  RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 44,092[43]

RB Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid  3–0  Lokomotiv Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 40,767[44]
Lokomotiv Moscow  1–5  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 22,041[45]

Atlético Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Moscow  0–1  Lyon
Report
Attendance: 13,990[46]
Lyon  2–3  CSKA Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 38,622[47]

3–3 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.

Marseille  3–1  Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 37,657[48]
Athletic Bilbao  1–2  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 40,580[49]

Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.

Sporting CP  2–0  Viktoria Plzeň
 Report
Attendance: 26,090[50]
Viktoria Plzeň  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 9,370[51]

Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund  1–2  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 53,700[52]
Red Bull Salzburg  0–0  Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 29,520[53]

Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

Milan  0–2  Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 72,821[54]
Arsenal  3–1  Milan
 Report
Attendance: 58,973[55]

Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals change

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.[56]

For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.[57]

Summary change

The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg RB Leipzig   3–5   Marseille 1–0 2–5
Arsenal   6–3   CSKA Moscow 4–1 2–2
Atlético Madrid   2–1   Sporting CP 2–0 0–1
Lazio   5–6   Red Bull Salzburg 4–2 1–4

Matches change

RB Leipzig  1–0  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 34,043[58]
Marseille  5–2  RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 61,882[59]

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.

Arsenal  4–1  CSKA Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 58,285[60]
CSKA Moscow  2–2  Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 29,284[61]

Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid  2–0  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 53,301[62]
Sporting CP  1–0  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 28,437[63]

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lazio  4–2  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 42,538[64]
Red Bull Salzburg  4–1  Lazio
 Report
Attendance: 29,520[65]

Red Bull Salzburg won 6–5 on aggregate.

Semi-finals change

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.[66]

Summary change

The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Marseille   3–2   Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 1–2 (aet)
Arsenal   1–2   Atlético Madrid 1–1 0–1

Matches change

Marseille  2–0  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 62,312[67]
Red Bull Salzburg  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 29,520[68]

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.

Arsenal  1–1  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 59,066[69]
Atlético Madrid  1–0  Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 64,196[70]

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final change

See the main article: 2018 UEFA Europa League Final

The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[66]

Marseille  0–3  Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 55,768[71]

Notes change

  1. ↑ Atalanta played their home match at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, instead of their regular stadium Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, as it wasn’t given a UEFA licence to hold games.[6]
  2. ↑ The Red Star Belgrade v CSKA Moscow match was scheduled on 13 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Partizan v Viktoria Plzeň match, in the same city.[20]
  3. ↑ The CSKA Moscow v Red Star Belgrade match was scheduled on 21 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice match, in the same city.[20]

References change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2017/18 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
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  40. ↑ "Lazio vs. Dynamo Kyiv". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  41. ↑ "Dynamo Kyiv vs. Lazio". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  42. ↑ "RB Leipzig vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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  61. ↑ "CSKA Moskva vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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  65. ↑ "Salzburg vs. Lazio". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  66. ↑ 66.0 66.1 "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
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