2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League began on 15 February and concluded on 18 May 2011 with the final at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[1]
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 has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout. In the final, the tie is played as a single match. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.
Times up to end of March are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2).
Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
| Phase | Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 17 December 2010 13:00 CET |
17 February 2011 | 24 February 2011 |
| Round of 16 | 10 March 2011 | 17 March 2011 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 18 March 2011 13:00 CET |
7 April 2011 | 14 April 2011 | |
| Semi-finals | 28 April 2011 | 5 May 2011 | ||
| Final | 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |||
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Qualified teams
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Seeded in round of 32 draw |
| Unseeded in round of 32 draw |
Teams advancing from group stage
Teams relegated from Champions League group stage
| Group | Third-placed team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F |  Spartak Moscow |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
| H |  Braga |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 9 |
| G |  Ajax |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
| A | Twente |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 |
| D | Rubin Kazan |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 |
| E |  Basel |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
| C |  Rangers |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| B | Benfica |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
Bracket
Round of 32
The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February 2011, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Napoli  |
1–2 |  Villarreal |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rangers |
3–3 (a) | Sporting CP |
1–1 | 2–2 |
Sparta Prague  |
0–1 |  Liverpool |
0–0 | 0–1 |
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0–5 | Ajax |
0–3 | 0–2 |
Lech Poznań  |
1–2 | Braga |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Beşiktaş  |
1–8 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
1–4 | 0–4 |
| Basel |
3–4 | Spartak Moscow |
2–3 | 1–1 |
| Young Boys |
3–4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
2–1 | 1–3 |
Aris  |
0–3 | Manchester City |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| PAOK |
1–2 | CSKA Moscow |
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sevilla |
2–2 (a) | Porto |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Rubin Kazan |
2–4 | Twente |
0–2 | 2–2 |
Lille  |
3–5 | PSV Eindhoven |
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Benfica |
4–1 |  Stuttgart |
2–1 | 2–0 |
BATE  |
2–2 (a) | Paris Saint-Germain |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv |
0–6 | Bayer Leverkusen |
0–4 | 0–2 |
First leg
15 February 2011 18:00 |
| Aris |
0–0 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 18,812 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
17 February 2011 19:00 |
| Beşiktaş |
1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
Quaresma  37' |
Report | Vukojević 26' Shevchenko 50'Yussuf 56'Husyev 90' (pen.) |
17 February 2011 19:00 |
| BATE Borisov |
2–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Bressan 16' Gordeichuk 80' |
Report | Erdinç 29' Luyindula 89' |
17 February 2011 21:05 |
| Basel |
2–3 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Frei 36' Streller 41' |
Report | D. Kombarov 61' Dzyuba 70'Ananidze 90+2' |
17 February 2011 21:05 |
| Young Boys |
2–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Lulić 46' Mayuka 90+3' |
Report | Lombaerts 20' |
17 February 2011 21:05 |
| Lille |
2–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Gueye 6' De Melo 31' |
Report | Bouma 83' Toivonen 84' |
Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 16,951 Referee: Alexandru Dan Tudor (Romania) |
- Notes
- Note 1: Played in Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium as there was severe cold in Kazan and Rubin Kazan's Central Stadium had a probable frozen pitch. Kickoff also moved to 13:00 CET (15:00 local time) due to cold weather.[3]
- Note 2: Kickoff moved to 17:00 CET (18:00 local time) due to cold weather.[4]
- Note 3: UEFA has limited capacity at Stadion Miejski in UEFA Europa League matches for security reasons.[5]
- Note 4: BATE played their knockout phase matches in Minsk at Dinamo Stadium as BATE's Haradzki Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
Second leg
CSKA Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Porto 2–2 Sevilla on aggregate. Porto won on away goals.
24 February 2011 17:00 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
3–1 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Lazović 41' Semak 52'Shirokov 76' |
Report | Jemal 21' |
Zenit St. Petersburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
Sporting CP 3–3 Rangers on aggregate. Rangers won on away goals.
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.
Bayer Leverkusen won 6–0 on aggregate.
Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.
Braga won 2–1 on aggregate.
24 February 2011 21:05 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
4–0 | Beşiktaş |
|---|---|---|
| Vukojević 3' Yarmolenko 55'Husyev 64'Shevchenko 74' |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 8–1 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 3–0 on aggregate.
Twente won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 BATE on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.
Round of 16
The first legs were played on 10 March 2011, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica |
3–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2–1 | Manchester City |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Twente |
3–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| CSKA Moscow |
1–3 | Porto |
0–1 | 1–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
1–0 | Rangers |
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
3–5 | Villarreal |
2–3 | 1–2 |
| Ajax |
0–4 | Spartak Moscow |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Braga |
1–0 | Liverpool |
1–0 | 0–0 |
First leg
10 March 2011 19:00 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
2–3 | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Kadlec 33' Castro 72' |
Report | Rossi 42' Nilmar 70', 90+4' |
Second leg
Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
Porto won 3–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate.
Villarreal won 5–3 on aggregate.
Braga won 1–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 7 April 2011, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto |
10–3 | Spartak Moscow |
5–1 | 5–2 |
| Benfica |
6–3 | PSV Eindhoven |
4–1 | 2–2 |
| Villarreal |
8–2 | Twente |
5–1 | 3–1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
1–1 (a)5 | Braga |
1–1 | 0–0 |
- Note 5: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.
First leg
7 April 2011 21:05 |
| Porto |
5–1 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Falcao 37', 84', 90+2' Varela 65'D. Kombarov 70' (o.g.) |
Report | K. Kombarov 71' |
7 April 2011 21:05 |
| Villarreal |
5–1 | Twente |
|---|---|---|
| Marchena 23' Valero 43'Nilmar 45+1', 81'Rossi 55' |
Report | Janko 90+1' |
Second leg
14 April 2011 19:00 |
| Spartak Moscow |
2–5 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Dzyuba 52' Ari 72' |
Report | Hulk 28' C. Rodríguez 45+2'Guarín 47'Falcao 54'Micael 89' |
Porto won 10–3 on aggregate.
14 April 2011 21:05 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
2–2 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Dzsudzsák 17' Lens 25' |
Report | Luisão 45+2' Cardozo 63' (pen.) |
Benfica won 6–3 on aggregate.
14 April 2011 21:05 |
| Twente |
1–3 | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Bajrami 32' |
Report | Rossi 60' (pen.) Ruben 84' (pen.)Cani 90' |
Villarreal won 8–2 on aggregate.
Braga 1–1 Dynamo Kyiv on aggregate. Braga won on away goals.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica |
2–2 (a)6 | Braga |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Porto |
7–4 | Villarreal |
5–1 | 2–3 |
- Note 6: Order of legs reversed after original draw due to proximity between the cities of Porto and Braga.
First leg
Second leg
Braga 2–2 Benfica on aggregate. Braga won on away goals.
5 May 2011 21:05 |
| Villarreal |
3–2 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Cani 17' Capdevila 75'Rossi 80' (pen.) |
Report | Musacchio 39' (o.g.) Falcao 48' |
Porto won 7–4 on aggregate.
Final
The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was played on 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".
References
External links
- 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com