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]

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:

Qualified teams

UEFA Champions League Path

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

Domestic Champions Path

Second round winners
(Enter play-offs)
Scotland Celtic
Sweden Elfsborg
Belgium Anderlecht
England Middlesbrough
Netherlands Ajax
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Denmark Midtjylland
Czech Republic 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 Netherlands 3–1 Spain Sevilla
Příbram Czech Republic 2–2 (5–4 p) Russia CSKA Moscow
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–4 Italy Roma
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 England Arsenal
Celtic Scotland 1–1 (3–4 p) Spain Valencia
Elfsborg Sweden 1–3 Spain Real Madrid
Middlesbrough England 5–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Midtjylland Denmark 4–4 (5–4 p) Spain Atlético Madrid

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
16:00
Ajax Netherlands 3–1 Spain Sevilla
Dekker  14'
Van de Beek  49'
Nouri  79'
Report Nané  36'
Sportpark De Toekomst, Duivendrecht
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
18:00
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 England Arsenal
Vancamp  8', 28' Report

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
20:00
Middlesbrough England 5–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke  8'
Pattison  31'
Jakupovic  49'
Coulson  68'
Wheatley  78'
Report

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
16:00
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–4 Italy Roma
Report Marchizza  8' (pen.)
Umar  17'
Soleri  39'
Di Livio  72'
Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
17:00
Příbram Czech Republic 2–2 Russia 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)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
17:00
Midtjylland Denmark 4–4 Spain 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

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
18:00
Celtic Scotland 1–1 Spain 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

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
18:00
Elfsborg Sweden 1–3 Spain Real Madrid
Kabashi  63' Report Mayoral  48', 84'
Febas  72'

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)

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

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
23 February
 
 
Spain Real Madrid3
 
8 March
 
England Manchester City1
 
Spain Real Madrid2
 
24 February
 
Portugal Benfica0
 
Czech Republic Příbram1 (3)
 
15 April – Nyon
 
Portugal Benfica (p)1 (5)
 
Spain Real Madrid1
 
24 February
 
France Paris Saint-Germain3
 
France Paris Saint-Germain1
 
9 March
 
England Middlesbrough0
 
France Paris Saint-Germain3
 
24 February
 
Italy Roma1
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven2 (1)
 
18 April – Nyon
 
Italy Roma (p)2 (3)
 
France Paris Saint-Germain1
 
23 February
 
England Chelsea2
 
England Chelsea (p)1 (5)
 
15 March
 
Spain Valencia1 (3)
 
England Chelsea1
 
24 February
 
Netherlands Ajax0
 
France Lyon0
 
15 April – Nyon
 
Netherlands Ajax3
 
England Chelsea3
 
23 February
 
Belgium Anderlecht0
 
Belgium Anderlecht (awd.)3
 
8 March
 
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb0
 
Belgium Anderlecht2
 
23 February
 
Spain Barcelona0
 
Spain Barcelona3
 
 
Denmark Midtjylland1
 

Round of 16

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–2 (1–3 p) Italy Roma
Příbram Czech Republic 1–1 (3–5 p) Portugal Benfica
Anderlecht Belgium 3–0 (awd.) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon France 0–3 Netherlands Ajax
Chelsea England 1–1 (5–3 p) Spain Valencia
Real Madrid Spain 3–1 England Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 England Middlesbrough
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Denmark Midtjylland

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)
14:00
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Denmark Midtjylland
Chendri  51'
Lee  90'
Aleñá  90+2'
Report Montes  34' (o.g.)
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)
16:00
Chelsea England 1–1 Spain 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)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)
18:00
Real Madrid Spain 3–1 England Manchester City
Mayoral  36', 41'
Hakimi  87'
Report Buckley-Ricketts  63'
Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)
19:00
Anderlecht Belgium 3–0
Awarded
Croatia 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]


24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
14:00
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–2 Italy 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)


24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
17:00
Příbram Czech Republic 1–1 Portugal Benfica
Ayong  85' Report Šarkić  34'
  Penalties  
Holý
Hlavatý
Chaluš
Květ
3–5 Šarkić
Gonçalves
Ferreira
J. Pereira
Rodrigues

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
17:00
Lyon France 0–3 Netherlands 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 England 1–0 Netherlands Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–1 Italy Roma
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 Spain Barcelona
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Portugal Benfica

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)
16:00
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Portugal Benfica
Febas  66'
Salto  77'
Report
Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)
18:00
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 Spain Barcelona
Vanсamp  53'
Bernier  88'
Report
Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
16:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–1 Italy Roma
Toure  26'
Meïté  39'
Nkunku  90'
Report Tumminello  75'
Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)
17:00
Chelsea England 1–0 Netherlands 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 Spain 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea England 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht

15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
13:00
Chelsea England 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Palmer  21'
Colkett  56'
Abraham  75'
Report

15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
17:00
Real Madrid Spain 1–3 France 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]

18 April 2016 (2016-04-18)
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–2 England Chelsea
Meïté  58' Report Tomori  10'
Palmer  61'
Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

References

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