2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 9 February 2016 and concluded on 18 April 2016 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, which decided the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.^[1]

Times up to 26 March 2016 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) were CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).^[1]^[2]

Round	Draw	Match dates
Play-offs	14 December 2015, 14:00	9–10 February 2016
Round of 16	15 February 2016, 13:00	23–24 February 2016
Quarter-finals		8–9 March 2016
Semi-finals		15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final		18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Format

The knockout phase involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):^[1]

The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path entered the round of 16.
The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path entered the play-offs. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16.

Each tie in the knockout phase was played over one match. If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).^[1]

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

In the draw for the play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path were drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each round of 16 match.
In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played at a neutral venue).

Qualified teams

UEFA Champions League Path

Group	Winners (Enter round of 16)	Runners-up (Enter play-offs)
A	Paris Saint-Germain	Real Madrid
B	PSV Eindhoven	CSKA Moscow
C	Benfica	Atlético Madrid
D	Manchester City	Sevilla
E	Barcelona	Roma
F	Dinamo Zagreb	Arsenal
G	Chelsea	Dynamo Kyiv
H	Lyon	Valencia

Domestic Champions Path

Second round winners (Enter play-offs)
Celtic
Elfsborg
Anderlecht
Middlesbrough
Ajax
Red Bull Salzburg
Midtjylland
Příbram

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 14 December 2015.^[3]^[4] The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ajax	3–1	Sevilla
Příbram	2–2 (5–4 p)	CSKA Moscow
Red Bull Salzburg	0–4	Roma
Anderlecht	2–0	Arsenal
Celtic	1–1 (3–4 p)	Valencia
Elfsborg	1–3	Real Madrid
Middlesbrough	5–0	Dynamo Kyiv
Midtjylland	4–4 (5–4 p)	Atlético Madrid

Ajax v Sevilla

9 February 2016
16:00

Ajax	3–1	Sevilla
Dekker 14' Van de Beek 49' Nouri 79'	Report	Nané 36'

Sportpark De Toekomst, Duivendrecht
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Anderlecht v Arsenal

9 February 2016
18:00

Anderlecht	2–0	Arsenal
Vancamp 8', 28'	Report

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Middlesbrough v Dynamo Kyiv

9 February 2016
20:00

Middlesbrough	5–0	Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke 8' Pattison 31' Jakupovic 49' Coulson 68' Wheatley 78'	Report

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

Red Bull Salzburg v Roma

10 February 2016
16:00

Red Bull Salzburg	0–4	Roma
	Report	Marchizza 8' (pen.) Umar 17' Soleri 39' Di Livio 72'

Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Příbram v CSKA Moscow

10 February 2016
17:00

Příbram	2–2	CSKA Moscow
Chaluš 13' Januška 71' (pen.)	Report	Kuchaev 46' Gordyushenko 56'
	Penalties
Květ Hlavatý Chaluš Šrain Januška	5–4	Zhamaletdinov Pukhov Gordyushenko Khosonov Yusupov

Na Litavce, Příbram
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Midtjylland v Atlético Madrid

10 February 2016
17:00

Midtjylland	4–4	Atlético Madrid
Thychosen 32' Anderson 43' Thomsen 56' Damkjær 67'	Report	Moreno 37' Hernández 41' Mohedano 51' Ferni 90+1'
	Penalties
Jürgensen Thychosen Olsen Anderson Hagelskjær	5–4	Ferni Moya Moreno Boulahia Montoro

MCH Arena, Herning
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Celtic v Valencia

10 February 2016
18:00

Celtic	1–1	Valencia
Aitchison 40'	Report	I. Martínez 87'
	Penalties
Hendry Murray Archibald Lafferty McIlduff Kelleher McCart	3–4	Soler Llamas Mir A. Martínez I. Martínez Gómez Martín Latorre

Celtic Park, Glasgow
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Elfsborg v Real Madrid

10 February 2016
18:00

Elfsborg	1–3	Real Madrid
Kabashi 63'	Report	Mayoral 48', 84' Febas 72'

Borås Arena, Borås
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.^[5]^[6]

23 February

Real Madrid

8 March

Manchester City

Real Madrid

24 February

Benfica

Příbram

1 (3)

15 April – Nyon

Benfica (p)

1 (5)

Real Madrid

24 February

Paris Saint-Germain

9 March

Middlesbrough

Paris Saint-Germain

24 February

Roma

PSV Eindhoven

2 (1)

18 April – Nyon

Roma (p)

2 (3)

Paris Saint-Germain

23 February

Chelsea

Chelsea (p)

1 (5)

15 March

Valencia

1 (3)

Chelsea

24 February

Ajax

Lyon

15 April – Nyon

Ajax

Chelsea

23 February

Anderlecht

Anderlecht (awd.)

8 March

Dinamo Zagreb

Anderlecht

23 February

Barcelona

Barcelona

Midtjylland

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
PSV Eindhoven	2–2 (1–3 p)	Roma
Příbram	1–1 (3–5 p)	Benfica
Anderlecht	3–0 (awd.)	Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon	0–3	Ajax
Chelsea	1–1 (5–3 p)	Valencia
Real Madrid	3–1	Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Middlesbrough
Barcelona	3–1	Midtjylland

Barcelona v Midtjylland

23 February 2016
14:00

Barcelona	3–1	Midtjylland
Chendri 51' Lee 90' Aleñá 90+2'	Report	Montes 34' (o.g.)

Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Chelsea v Valencia

23 February 2016
16:00

Chelsea	1–1	Valencia
DaSilva 44'	Report	Soler 45+1' (pen.)
	Penalties
Colkett Mount Scott Palmer Abraham	5–3	Soler Gil Villar Mir

Cobham Training Centre, Cobham
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Real Madrid v Manchester City

23 February 2016
18:00

Real Madrid	3–1	Manchester City
Mayoral 36', 41' Hakimi 87'	Report	Buckley-Ricketts 63'

Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Anderlecht v Dinamo Zagreb

23 February 2016
19:00

Anderlecht	3–0 Awarded	Dinamo Zagreb
	Report	Gojak 47' Brekalo 57'

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Match originally finished 0–2 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but was awarded by UEFA as 3–0 win for Anderlecht due to Dinamo Zagreb fielding suspended player Matija Fintić.^[7]

PSV Eindhoven v Roma

24 February 2016
14:00

PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Roma
Bergwijn 14' Verreth 73'	Report	Marchizza 49' (pen.) Soleri 68'
	Penalties
Bergwijn Rigo Lammers Abels	1–3	Vasco Sadiq Bordin Grossi

De Herdgang, Eindhoven
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)

Paris Saint-Germain v Middlesbrough

24 February 2016
16:00

Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Middlesbrough
Augustin 41'	Report

Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Příbram v Benfica

24 February 2016
17:00

Příbram	1–1	Benfica
Ayong 85'	Report	Šarkić 34'
	Penalties
Holý Hlavatý Chaluš Květ	3–5	Šarkić Gonçalves Ferreira J. Pereira Rodrigues

Na Litavce, Příbram
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (Russia)

Lyon v Ajax

24 February 2016
17:00

Lyon	0–3	Ajax
	Report	Van de Beek 18' Nouri 25' Bergsma 51'

Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Chelsea	1–0	Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Roma
Anderlecht	2–0	Barcelona
Real Madrid	2–0	Benfica

Real Madrid v Benfica

8 March 2016
16:00

Real Madrid	2–0	Benfica
Febas 66' Salto 77'	Report

Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

Anderlecht v Barcelona

8 March 2016
18:00

Anderlecht	2–0	Barcelona
Vanсamp 53' Bernier 88'	Report

Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Paris Saint-Germain v Roma

9 March 2016
16:00

Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Roma
Toure 26' Meïté 39' Nkunku 90'	Report	Tumminello 75'

Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Chelsea v Ajax

15 March 2016
17:00

Chelsea	1–0	Ajax
Scott 44'	Report

Cobham Training Centre, Cobham
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.^[8]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Real Madrid	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea	3–0	Anderlecht

Chelsea v Anderlecht

15 April 2016
13:00

Chelsea	3–0	Anderlecht
Palmer 21' Colkett 56' Abraham 75'	Report

Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain

15 April 2016
17:00

Real Madrid	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain
Mayoral 33' (pen.)	Report	Hakimi 5' (o.g.) Kanga 84' Augustin 90'

Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Final

The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.^[8]

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

18 April 2016
17:00

Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Chelsea
Meïté 58'	Report	Tomori 10' Palmer 61'

Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

References

1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
↑ "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA.com. 24 July 2015.
↑ "Draws — Play-off". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
↑ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com. 14 December 2015.
↑ "Draws — Knockout phase". UEFA.com.
↑ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 February 2016.
↑ "UEFA rejects Valencia penalty shootout protest after Chelsea youth game". ESPN FC. 29 February 2016.
1 2 "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA.com.

External links

UEFA Youth League (official website)

UEFA Youth League

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