2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase will begin on 15 February with the round of 16 and end on 28 May 2022 with the final at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[1] A total of 16 teams will compete in the knockout phase.[2]

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

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw)		 Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A Manchester City Paris Saint-Germain
B Liverpool Atlético Madrid
C Ajax Sporting CP
D Real Madrid Inter Milan
E Bayern Munich Benfica
F Manchester United Villarreal
G Lille Red Bull Salzburg
H Juventus Chelsea

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[2] The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, teams from the same city are not scheduled to play at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control.[3] To avoid such scheduling conflict, if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lower domestic ranking in the qualifying season is reversed from the original draw.[4]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round of 16 13 December 2021, 15:00 15–16 & 22–23 February 2022 8–9 & 15–16 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022, 12:00 5–6 April 2022 12–13 April 2022
Semi-finals 26–27 April 2022 3–4 May 2022
Final 28 May 2022 at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021, originally at 12:00 CET.[5] The draw featured multiple irregularities: Manchester United were mistakenly included in the draw for Villarreal's opponent (both were in Group F), and subsequently were selected; another ball was then drawn, with Manchester City chosen instead. In the following tie, Liverpool were mistakenly included in the draw for Atlético Madrid's opponent (both were in Group B), while Manchester United were incorrectly excluded.[6] Later that day, UEFA voided the original draw due to a "technical problem" with the draw computer, and it was entirely redone at 15:00 CET.[7]

The round of 16 ties were initially drawn (and later voided) as follows:[8]

Summary

The first legs will be played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs will be played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Red Bull Salzburg 1 Bayern Munich 16 Feb 8 Mar
Sporting CP 2 Manchester City 15 Feb 9 Mar
Benfica 3 Ajax 23 Feb 15 Mar
Chelsea 4 Lille 22 Feb 16 Mar
Atlético Madrid 5 Manchester United 23 Feb 15 Mar
Villarreal 6 Juventus 22 Feb 16 Mar
Inter Milan 7 Liverpool 16 Feb 8 Mar
Paris Saint-Germain 8 Real Madrid 15 Feb 9 Mar

Matches
Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Report
Bayern Munich v Red Bull Salzburg
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Sporting CP v Manchester City
Report
Manchester City v Sporting CP
Report
Benfica v Ajax
Report
Ajax v Benfica
Report
Chelsea v Lille
Report
Lille v Chelsea
Report
Atlético Madrid v Manchester United
Report
Manchester United v Atlético Madrid
Report
Villarreal v Juventus
Report
Juventus v Villarreal
Report
Inter Milan v Liverpool
Report
Liverpool v Inter Milan
Report
Paris Saint-Germain v Real Madrid
Report
Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain
Report

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET.[9] The first legs will be played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs will be played on 12 and 13 April 2022.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[9] The first legs will be played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs will be played on 3 and 4 May 2022.

Final

Main article: 2022 UEFA Champions League Final

The final will be played on 28 May 2022 at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. A draw will be held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[9]

TBD v TBD

Notes
  1. CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2021 (round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).

References
  1. "2021/22 UEFA Champions League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Why Manchester United's UEFA Champions League home leg vs Barcelona has been reversed". Manchester Evening News. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws: all you need to know". UEFA. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
  6. Crafton, Adam; Brown, Luke (13 December 2021). "Controversy as Manchester United incorrectly excluded from section of Champions League draw". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. "Champions League round of 16 draw declared void and will be redone at 15:00 CET". UEFA. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. "UCL chaos: UEFA confirm re-draw as Man United, Ronaldo initially pitted against Messi's PSG". ESPN. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  9. "Quarter and semi-final draws". UEFA.com.
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