2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase will begin on 17 February with the knockout round play-offs and end on 18 May 2022 with the final at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 24 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 24 teams: the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight 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
Group Winners
(advance to round of 16
and seeded in draw)		 Runners-up
(advance to KO play-offs
and seeded in draw)
A Lyon Rangers
B Monaco Real Sociedad
C Spartak Moscow Napoli
D Eintracht Frankfurt Olympiacos
E Galatasaray Lazio
F Red Star Belgrade Braga
G Bayer Leverkusen Real Betis
H West Ham United Dinamo Zagreb

Champions League group stage third-placed teams
Group Third-placed teams
(advance to KO play-offs
and unseeded in draw)
A RB Leipzig
B Porto
C Borussia Dortmund
D Sheriff Tiraspol
E Barcelona
F Atalanta
G Sevilla
H Zenit Saint Petersburg

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 knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Champions League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from 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).

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
Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021, 13:00 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 25 February 2022, 13:00 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022, 13:30 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
Final 18 May 2022 at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021, 13:00 CET.[3]

Summary

The first legs will be played on 17 February, and the second legs will be played on 24 February 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla 1 Dinamo Zagreb 17 Feb 24 Feb
Atalanta 2 Olympiacos 17 Feb 24 Feb
RB Leipzig 3 Real Sociedad 17 Feb 24 Feb
Barcelona 4 Napoli 17 Feb 24 Feb
Zenit Saint Petersburg 5 Real Betis 17 Feb 24 Feb
Borussia Dortmund 6 Rangers 17 Feb 24 Feb
Sheriff Tiraspol 7 Braga 17 Feb 24 Feb
Porto 8 Lazio 17 Feb 24 Feb

Matches
Sevilla v Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Dinamo Zagreb v Sevilla
Report
Atalanta v Olympiacos
Report
Olympiacos v Atalanta
Report
RB Leipzig v Real Sociedad
Report
Real Sociedad v RB Leipzig
Report
Barcelona v Napoli
Report
Napoli v Barcelona
Report
Zenit Saint Petersburg v Real Betis
Report
Real Betis v Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report
Borussia Dortmund v Rangers
Report
Rangers v Borussia Dortmund
Report
Sheriff Tiraspol v Braga
Report
Braga v Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
Porto v Lazio
Report
Lazio v Porto
Report

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 25 February 2022, 13:00 CET.[4] The first legs will be played on 10 March, and the second legs will be played on 17 March 2022.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 18 March 2022, 13:30 CET.[5] The first legs will be played on 7 April, and the second legs will be played on 14 April 2022.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 18 March 2022, 13:30 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[5] The first legs will be played on 28 April, and the second legs will be played on 5 May 2022.

Final

Main article: 2022 UEFA Europa League Final

The final will be played on 18 May 2022 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville. 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.[5]

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 Europa 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 Europa League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.
  4. "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
  5. "Quarter and semi-final draws". UEFA.com.
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