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2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

international football competition

The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 12 February and ended on 29 May 2019 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]

For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition, where it was implemented in the final.[3]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams change

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualify 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.

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   Bayer Leverkusen   Zürich
B   Red Bull Salzburg   Celtic
C   Zenit Saint Petersburg   Slavia Prague
D   Dinamo Zagreb   Fenerbahçe
E   Arsenal   Sporting CP
F   Real Betis   Olympiacos
G   Villarreal   Rapid Wien
H   Eintracht Frankfurt   Lazio
I   Genk   Malmö FF
J   Sevilla   Krasnodar
K   Dynamo Kyiv   Rennes
L   Chelsea   BATE Borisov

Champions League group stage third-placed teams change

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 C   Napoli 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 H   Valencia 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
3 B   Inter Milan 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
4 E   Benfica 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7
5 G   Viktoria Plzeň 6 2 1 3 7 16 −9 7 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 A   Club Brugge 6 1 3 2 6 5 +1 6
7 F   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 16 −8 6
8 D   Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4
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).[4]

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, 13:00 CET.[5]

Summary change

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


Matches change

Viktoria Plzeň  2–1  Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 9,731[6]
Dinamo Zagreb  3–0  Viktoria Plzeň
 Report
Attendance: 25,860[7]

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.

Club Brugge  2–1  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 16,457[8]
Red Bull Salzburg  4–0  Club Brugge
 Report
Attendance: 24,717[9]

Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien  0–1  Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 23,850[10]
Inter Milan  4–0  Rapid Wien
 Report
Attendance: 32,158[11]

Inter Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.

Slavia Prague  0–0  Genk
Report
Attendance: 18,125[12]
Genk  1–4  Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 13,688[13]

Slavia Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.

Krasnodar  0–0  Bayer Leverkusen
Report
Attendance: 34,827[14]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Bayer Leverkusen  1–1  Krasnodar
 Report
Attendance: 16,084[15]

1–1 on aggregate. Krasnodar won on away goals.

Zürich  1–3  Napoli
 Report
Attendance: 24,000[16]
Napoli  2–0  Zürich
 Report
Attendance: 17,579[17]

Napoli won 5–1 on aggregate.

Malmö FF  1–2  Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 20,312[18]
Chelsea  3–0  Malmö FF
 Report
Attendance: 39,813[19]

Chelsea won 5–1 on aggregate.

Shakhtar Donetsk  2–2  Eintracht Frankfurt
 Report
Attendance: 13,059[20]
Eintracht Frankfurt  4–1  Shakhtar Donetsk
 Report
Attendance: 47,000[21]

Eintracht Frankfurt won 6–3 on aggregate.

Celtic  0–2  Valencia
Report
Attendance: 57,430[22]
Valencia  1–0  Celtic
 Report
Attendance: 36,619[23]

Valencia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Rennes  3–3  Real Betis
 Report
Attendance: 28,656[24]
Real Betis  1–3  Rennes
 Report
Attendance: 43,623[25]

Rennes won 6–4 on aggregate.

Olympiacos  2–2  Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 31,020[26]
Dynamo Kyiv  1–0  Olympiacos
 Report
Attendance: 48,902[27]

Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lazio  0–1  Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 19,766[28]
Sevilla  2–0  Lazio
 Report
Attendance: 34,521[29]

Sevilla won 3–0 on aggregate.

Fenerbahçe  1–0  Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 36,572[30]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Zenit Saint Petersburg  3–1  Fenerbahçe
 Report
Attendance: 50,448[31]

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sporting CP  0–1  Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 27,134[32]
Villarreal  1–1  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 14,098[33]

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.

BATE Borisov  1–0  Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 12,527[34]
Arsenal  3–0  BATE Borisov
 Report
Attendance: 58,812[35]

Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Galatasaray  1–2  Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 42,722[36]
Benfica  0–0  Galatasaray
Report
Attendance: 49,545[37]

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16 change

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 February 2019, 13:00 CET.[38]

Summary change

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.

Matches change

Chelsea  3–0  Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 37,280[39]
Dynamo Kyiv  0–5  Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 64,830[40]

Chelsea won 8–0 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt  0–0  Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 48,000[41]
Inter Milan  0–1  Eintracht Frankfurt
Report
Attendance: 49,866[42]

Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb  1–0  Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 29,704[43]
Benfica  3–0 (a.e.t.)  Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 47,808[44]

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Napoli  3–0  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 32,579[45]
Red Bull Salzburg  3–1  Napoli
 Report
Attendance: 29,520[46]

Napoli won 4–3 on aggregate.

Valencia  2–1  Krasnodar
 Report
Attendance: 36,274[47]
Krasnodar  1–1  Valencia
 Report
Attendance: 35,074[48]

Valencia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sevilla  2–2  Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 30,698[49]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Slavia Prague  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Sevilla
 Report
Attendance: 19,020[50]

Slavia Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.

Rennes  3–1  Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 29,100[51]
Arsenal  3–0  Rennes
 Report
Attendance: 59,453[52]

Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zenit Saint Petersburg  1–3  Villarreal
 Report
Attendance: 51,826[53]
Villarreal  2–1  Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 14,027[54]

Villarreal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals change

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 13:00 CET.[55]

Summary change

The first legs were played on 11 April, and 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.

Matches change

Arsenal  2–0  Napoli
 Report
Attendance: 59,738[56]
Napoli  0–1  Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 39,438[57]

Arsenal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Villarreal  1–3  Valencia
 Report
Attendance: 17,605[58]
Valencia  2–0  Villarreal
 Report
Attendance: 26,403[59]

Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Benfica  4–2  Eintracht Frankfurt
 Report
Attendance: 54,175[60]
Eintracht Frankfurt  2–0  Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 48,000[61]

4–4 on aggregate. Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals.

Slavia Prague  0–1  Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 17,484[62]
Chelsea  4–3  Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 38,326[63]

Chelsea won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals change

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 13:00 CET (after the quarter-final draw).[55]

Summary change

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)


Matches change

Arsenal  3–1  Valencia
 Report
Attendance: 58,969[64]
Valencia  2–4  Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 44,481[65]

Arsenal won 7–3 on aggregate.

Eintracht Frankfurt  1–1  Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 48,000[66]
Chelsea  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Eintracht Frankfurt
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 36,070[67]

2–2 on aggregate. Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties.

Final change

See the main article: 2019 UEFA Europa League Final

The final was played 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.[55]

Chelsea  4–1  Arsenal
 report
Attendance: 51,370[68]

Notes change

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 30 March 2019 (round of 32 and round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ↑ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbas Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  3. ↑ The Sevilla v Lazio match was scheduled on 20 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Real Betis v Rennes match, in the same city.
  4. ↑ The Fenerbahçe v Zenit Saint Petersburg match was scheduled on 12 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Galatasaray v Benfica match, in the same city.

References change

  1. ↑ "2018/19 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "VAR to be used in UEFA Champions League knockout phase". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018/19 UEFA Champions League regulations" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.
  6. ↑ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Dinamo Zagreb". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Viktoria Plzeň". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Club Brugge vs. Salzburg". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Salzburg vs. Club Brugge". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Rapid Wien vs. Internazionale". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "Internazionale vs. Rapid Wien". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Slavia Praha vs. Genk". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "Genk vs. Slavia Praha". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Krasnodar vs. Bayer Leverkusen". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs. Krasnodar". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Zürich vs. Napoli". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Napoli vs. Zürich". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Malmö FF vs. Chelsea". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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  21. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Shakhtar Donetsk". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  22. ↑ "Celtic vs. Valencia". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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  24. ↑ "Rennes vs. Real Betis". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  25. ↑ "Real Betis vs. Rennes". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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  29. ↑ "Sevilla vs. Lazio". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  30. ↑ "Fenerbahçe vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  31. ↑ "Zenit vs. Fenerbahçe". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  32. ↑ "Sporting CP vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  33. ↑ "Villarreal vs. Sporting CP". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  34. ↑ "BATE vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  35. ↑ "Arsenal vs. BATE". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  36. ↑ "Galatasaray vs. Benfica". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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  42. ↑ "Internazionale vs. Eintracht Frankfurt". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 "UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
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  65. ↑ "Valencia vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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