2014–15 UEFA Youth League

2014–15 UEFA Youth League
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final
Tournament details
Dates 16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015
Teams 32 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
Champions Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played 111
Goals scored 397 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dominic Solanke (12 goals)

The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[1]

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996.[1]

Teams

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.

Association Teams
Spain Spain Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
England England Manchester City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Arsenal
Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04
Bayer Leverkusen
Italy Italy Juventus
Roma
Portugal Portugal Benfica
Sporting CP
Porto
France France Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Ukraine Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Russia Russia CSKA Moscow
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Netherlands Netherlands Ajax
Turkey Turkey Galatasaray
Belgium Belgium Anderlecht
Greece Greece Olympiacos
Switzerland Switzerland Basel
Cyprus Cyprus APOEL
Belarus Belarus BATE Borisov
Sweden Sweden Malmö FF
Bulgaria Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Slovenia Slovenia Maribor

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[2][3]

Phase Round Draw date Match date(s)
Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2014
(Monaco)		 16–18 September 2014
Matchday 2 30 September–2 October 2014
Matchday 3 21–23 October 2014
Matchday 4 4–6 November 2014
Matchday 5 25–27 November 2014
Matchday 6 9–11 December 2014
Knockout phase Round of 16 15 December 2014
(Nyon)		 17–18 & 24–25 February 2015
Quarter-finals 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015
Semi-finals 10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Note: Round of 16 and quarter-final matches may be played outside of the scheduled dates.

On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.[4]

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][5][6]

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 applied;
  6. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  7. higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
  8. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received during the group stage (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. drawing of lots.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16

Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
3 Italy Juventus 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Juventus Italy 2–0 Sweden Malmö FF
Soumah  24'
Akpan Udoh  90+1'		 Report
Referee: Peter Královič (Slovakia)
Olympiacos Greece 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid
Vergos  6' Report Fede  60'
Núñez  74'
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Malmö FF Sweden 1–3 Greece Olympiacos
Cederholm  18' Report Laçi  34'
Vergos  39', 43' (pen.)
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
Atlético Madrid Spain 3–1 Sweden Malmö FF
Núñez  45+1'
Fede  59'
Diedhiou  87'		 Report Hümmet  50'
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Olympiacos Greece 1–1 Italy Juventus
Laçi  7' Report Vatousiadis  65' (o.g.)
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
Juventus Italy 0–3 Greece Olympiacos
Report Roussos  50' (o.g.)
Garefalakis  76'
Laçi  87'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Malmö FF Sweden 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid
Lucas  22' (o.g.) Report Morente  2'
Gama  79'
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Atlético Madrid Spain 0–2 Greece Olympiacos
Report Megaritis  59'
Garefalakis  79'
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Malmö FF Sweden 2–2 Italy Juventus
Blixt  69'
Stojanovic-Fredin  82'		 Report Clemenza  50'
Buenacasa  66'
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Sweden Malmö FF
Laçi  19'
Vergos  67'		 Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Juventus Italy 0–3 Spain Atlético Madrid
Report Mohedano  5'
Diedhiou  23'
Morente  47' (pen.)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 19 7 +12 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Liverpool 6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 12
3 Switzerland Basel 6 4 0 2 17 9 +8 12
4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 0 6 0 27 −27 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Liverpool England 4–0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Sinclair  30', 87'
Cleary  38'
O'Hanlon  39'		 Report
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Switzerland Basel
Mayoral  26'
Harper  57'		 Report
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 0–3 Spain Real Madrid
Report Cedrés  20'
Lazo  53', 90'
Basel Switzerland 3–2 England Liverpool
Itten  14', 90'
Al. Ajeti  87'		 Report Sinclair  67', 72'
Campus FC Basel 1893, Basel
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 0–5 Switzerland Basel
Report Cani  13'
Al. Ajeti  19', 42'
Itten  64'
Pickel  65'
Liverpool England 3–2 Spain Real Madrid
Brannagan  15'
Brewitt  20'
Wilson  88'		 Report Lienhart  53'
Harper  67'
Basel Switzerland 6–0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Al. Ajeti  51'
Weber  54'
Manzambi  57', 90+3'
Hunziker  74'
Itten  76'		 Report
Campus FC Basel 1893, Basel
Real Madrid Spain 4–1 England Liverpool
Cedrés  7'
Harper  73'
Mayoral  78' (pen.)
Lazo  87'		 Report Brannagan  39'
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 0–3 England Liverpool
Report Ojo  26', 82'
Sinclair  58'
Basel Switzerland 3–2 Spain Real Madrid
Cani  8'
Huser  45'
Hunziker  49'		 Report Harper  40'
Mayoral  42'
Campus FC Basel 1893, Basel
Liverpool England 3–0 Switzerland Basel
Kent  38'
Cleary  90+4'
Sinclair  90+11'		 Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Real Madrid Spain 6–0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Mayoral  7', 49', 54'
Molina  41', 77'
Petrov  90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Benfica 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 0 4 12 14 −2 6
4 France Monaco 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Monaco France 3–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Martinez  4'
Chaïbi  45+1', 77'		 Report Brasnic  49'
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Ádám Németh (Hungary)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–3 France Monaco
Report Touré  7'
Andzouana  75'
Nguinda  78'
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–3 Portugal Benfica
Brasnic  21' (pen.), 90+4' Report Carvalho  54', 56'
Baldé  72'
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Brasnic  90+2' Report Dolgov  45', 58'
Yaroshenko  63'
Khodzhaniyazov  89'
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Monaco France 0–1 Portugal Benfica
Report Pereira  34'
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report Frey  25'
Richter  55'
Brasnic  63'
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)
Benfica Portugal 3–0 France Monaco
Costa  8'
Baldé  22'
Gonçalves  82'		 Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 5–1 Portugal Benfica
Osipov  58'
Khodzhaniyazov  68'
Sheydayev  72' (pen.)
Skopintsev  86'
Pronichev  88'		 Report Pereira  4'
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–0 France Monaco
Gemein  45'
Frey  50' (pen.)
Henrichs  62'
Rother  76'		 Report
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
Monaco France 1–3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Cardona  88' Report Kubyshkin  3', 41'
Nazimov  53'
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
Benfica Portugal 4–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Costa  54', 79'
Sarkic  90+4'
Baldé  90+5'		 Report Frey  65'
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgium Anderlecht 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Arsenal 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 0 4 10 18 −8 6
4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Galatasaray Turkey 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Gelmen  34'
de Medina  42' (o.g.)
Faes  75' (o.g.)		 Report
Esenyurt Incirtepe Stadyumu, Istanbul
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–2 England Arsenal
Report Hinds  14', 32'
Montanhydraulik-Stadion, Holzwickede
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Arsenal England 5–1 Turkey Galatasaray
Zelalem  45'
Hinds  57'
Willock  59'
Iwobi  66'
Crowley  71' (pen.)		 Report Kopuz  90+4'
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)
Anderlecht Belgium 5–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Iseka  7' (pen.), 30'
Mikal  50'
Bah  75'
Bourard  90+2'		 Report
Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Referee: Michael Johansen (Denmark)
Anderlecht Belgium 4–3 England Arsenal
Iseka  2' (pen.), 23'
Mikal  36'
Kawaya  39'		 Report Crowley  11', 19', 85' (pen.)
Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Galatasaray Turkey 3–2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Çalışkan  72'
Köse  74'
Can Davas  89'		 Report Sauerland  11'
Gümüştaş  86'
Esenyurt Incirtepe Stadyumu, Istanbul
Arsenal England 1–2 Belgium Anderlecht
Crowley  22' Report Bastien  5'
Vancamp  74'
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Borussia Dortmund Germany 5–2 Turkey Galatasaray
Flores  14'
Maruoka  48'
El-Bouazzati  58'
Gümüştaş  72', 90+1'		 Report Türkmen  69'
Göksu  80'
Montanhydraulik-Stadion, Holzwickede
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Anderlecht Belgium 3–0
Awarded		 Turkey Galatasaray
Ademoglu  39'
Iseka  90+5'		 Report
Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

The match was abandoned at the 90+5th minute, with Anderlecht leading 2–0, due to Turkish fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects. UEFA ruled the match as a forfeit by Galatasaray and awarded Anderlecht a 3–0 win.[7][8]

Galatasaray Turkey 1–3 England Arsenal
Çalışkan  8' Report Mavididi  40'
Robinson  42'
Eyoma  47'
Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–1 Belgium Anderlecht
Flores  3' Report Mikal  51'
Montanhydraulik-Stadion, Holzwickede
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 22 4 +18 18 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Roma 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
3 Germany Bayern Munich 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 6
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 1 0 5 8 15 −7 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Roma Italy 3–1 Russia CSKA Moscow
Calabresi  37'
Verde  43'
Adamo  55'		 Report Zhamaletdinov  7'
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Bayern Munich Germany 1–4 England Manchester City
Walter  90+2' Report Byrne  26'
Pozo  43'
Angeliño  60'
Celina  66'
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–1 Germany Bayern Munich
Chernov  25' (pen.)
Zhamaletdinov  43'
Makarov  90+2'		 Report Scholl  56'
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Manchester City England 2–1 Italy Roma
Ntcham  64'
Ambrose  71'		 Report Di Mariano  54'
CSKA Moscow Russia 0–2 England Manchester City
Report Pozo  21', 70'
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Roma Italy 1–0 Germany Bayern Munich
Adamo  5' Report
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)
Bayern Munich Germany 3–2 Italy Roma
Pantović  72'
Hingerl  74'
Calabresi  82' (o.g.)		 Report Sanabria  25', 69'
Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Greece)
Manchester City England 4–2 Russia CSKA Moscow
Byrne  8'
Barker  33', 75'
Ambrose  90+3'		 Report Golovin  31'
Zhamaletdinov  50'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
CSKA Moscow Russia 0–2 Italy Roma
Report Di Livio  77'
Verde  88' (pen.)
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Manchester City England 6–0 Germany Bayern Munich
Adarabioyo  9'
Barker  25'
Celina  29', 88'
Byrne  64', 80'		 Report
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)
Roma Italy 0–4 England Manchester City
Report Celina  71'
Byrne  76'
Ambrose  82'
Barker  90+3'
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Bayern Munich Germany 3–2 Russia CSKA Moscow
Hingerl  34'
Pantović  54' (pen.)
Martinovic  56'		 Report Larionov  3'
Kasatkin  68'
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 2 0 19 7 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Barcelona 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
3 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 2 2 15 14 +1 8
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Barcelona Spain 3–0 Cyprus APOEL
Padilla  3'
Moha  3'
J. García  18'		 Report
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
Ajax Netherlands 6–1 France Paris Saint-Germain
Van de Beek  16', 55', 62'
El Idrissi  31', 40'
Riedewald  86' (pen.)		 Report Demoncy  73'
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
APOEL Cyprus 0–0 Netherlands Ajax
Report
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
Paris Saint-Germain France 2–2 Spain Barcelona
Meïté  19'
Augustin  59'		 Report Enguene  66'
Moha  90+8' (pen.)
Barcelona Spain 2–2 Netherlands Ajax
Enguene  73'
Carbonell  79'		 Report El Idrissi  3'
Van Bruggen  34' (pen.)
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
APOEL Cyprus 0–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Sanogo  19', 81'
Labissière  87'
Referee: Jovan Kaludjerović (Montenegro)
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Spain Barcelona
Černý  60' Report
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)
Paris Saint-Germain France 6–0 Cyprus APOEL
Meïté  7', 89'
Krasniqi  42'
Augustin  49' (pen.), 52'
Nkunku  77'		 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
APOEL Cyprus 2–3 Spain Barcelona
G. Christodoulou  27'
Kallis  41'		 Report Padilla  19'
Natkho  76'
Corredera  82'
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–6 Netherlands Ajax
Meïté  49'
Augustin  56'
Goncalves  69'		 Report Černý  25'
El Azzouzi  34', 51', 63', 89'
Nouri  54'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Ajax Netherlands 4–1 Cyprus APOEL
Van de Beek  7'
El Azzouzi  43', 55'
Nouri  51'		 Report D. Charalambous  21'

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 5 0 1 24 3 +21 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 19 7 +12 15
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 0 4 8 20 −12 6
4 Slovenia Maribor 6 0 0 6 4 25 −21 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Maribor Slovenia 1–3 Portugal Sporting CP
Lorbek  80' (pen.) Report Postiga  30'
Zé Turbo  76'
Elói  90+2'
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Chelsea England 4–1 Germany Schalke 04
Brown  9', 55'
Solanke  30'
Aina  67'		 Report Multhaup  14'
Schalke 04 Germany 5–0 Slovenia Maribor
Multhaup  20'
Boyamba  26', 41'
Platte  69', 83'		 Report
Sporting CP Portugal 0–5 England Chelsea
Report Colkett  3' (pen.)
Musonda  8'
Abraham  25', 46'
Solanke  27'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Schalke 04 Germany 3–0 Portugal Sporting CP
Schröter  4'
Sané  28'
Lohmar  87'		 Report
Referee: Barış Şimşek (Turkey)
Chelsea England 2–0 Slovenia Maribor
Boga  13', 45' Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Maribor Slovenia 0–7 England Chelsea
Report Solanke  6', 40'
Colkett  11' (pen.), 36'
Musonda  25'
Kiwomya  81'
Abraham  90+3'
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria)
Sporting CP Portugal 2–3 Germany Schalke 04
Djaló  5'
Postiga  45'		 Report Sané  53', 90+1'
Platte  65'
Sporting CP Portugal 3–2 Slovenia Maribor
Zé Turbo  20', 34'
Elói  65'		 Report Kramarič  14', 43'
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Schalke 04 Germany 2–0 England Chelsea
Multhaup  61', 76' Report
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)
Maribor Slovenia 1–5 Germany Schalke 04
Karič  85' Report Schröter  39', 57'
Čorić  41', 48'
Platte  78'
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
Chelsea England 6–0 Portugal Sporting CP
Boga  18', 45'
Solanke  23', 56', 71'
Musonda  79'		 Report
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 2 0 15 3 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Portugal Porto 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9
3 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 3 0 3 9 12 −3 9
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Porto Portugal 2–0 Belarus BATE Borisov
Macedo  19' (pen.)
Leonardo  76' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
Athletic Bilbao Spain 0–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Zubkov  25'
Shtander  61'
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–1 Portugal Porto
Vachiberadze  2' (pen.) Report Rui Pedro  16' (pen.)
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
BATE Borisov Belarus 1–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Tsishko  70' Report Guruzeta  33'
Villalibre  87'
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
BATE Borisov Belarus 1–4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Dzhigero  34' Report Zubkov  29', 86'
Shtander  31'
Arendaruk  55'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–1 Portugal Porto
Villalibre  57'
Vicente  68' (pen.), 70'		 Report Leonardo  21' (pen.)
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–0 Belarus BATE Borisov
Vachiberadze  37' Report
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 6–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Matviyenko  7'
Boryachuk  9', 65'
Shtander  18'
Kovalenko  44'
Sahutkin  81'		 Report
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Porto Portugal 1–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Leonardo  90+4' (pen.) Report Boryachuk  47'
Athletic Bilbao Spain 4–0 Belarus BATE Borisov
Cordoba  74' (pen.)
Vicente  79'
Parra  86'
Garai  89'		 Report
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by 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 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 match. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw 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 on neutral ground).

Bracket

The draw for the knockout phase was held on 15 December 2014, 14:00 CET, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][9][10]

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[11] Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Belgium Anderlecht 1
Spain Barcelona 0
Belgium Anderlecht 5
Portugal Porto 0
Spain Real Madrid 1(1)
Portugal Porto (p) 1(3)
Belgium Anderlecht 1
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3
Portugal Benfica 2
England Liverpool 1
Portugal Benfica 1(4)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (p) 1(5)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (p) 1(5)
Greece Olympiacos 1(4)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2
England Chelsea 3
Netherlands Ajax 0(5)
Italy Roma (p) 0(6)
Italy Roma 2
England Manchester City 1
England Manchester City (p) 1(3)
Germany Schalke 04 1(1)
Italy Roma 0
England Chelsea 4
England Chelsea 3
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1
England Chelsea 2
Spain Atlético Madrid 0
Spain Atlético Madrid 1
England Arsenal 0

Times up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (semi-finals and final) times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015.

Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 England Arsenal
Diedhiou  1' Report
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
Real Madrid Spain 1–1 Portugal Porto
Mayoral  60' Report Leonardo  81' (pen.)
Penalties
Cedrés
Mayoral
Febas
Lienhart 		1–3 Johansen
Cardoso
Leonardo
Benfica Portugal 2–1 England Liverpool
Pereira  6'
Gonçalves  75'		 Report Canós  9'
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Chelsea England 3–1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Solanke  21'
Palmer  49'
Colkett  72' (pen.)		 Report Kubyshkin  13'

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 10, 17 and 18 March 2015.

Chelsea England 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
Manzanara  38' (o.g.)
Solanke  89'		 Report
Roma Italy 2–1 England Manchester City
Vestenický  62'
Pellegrini  86'		 Report Ambrose  90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Anderlecht Belgium 5–0 Portugal Porto
Iseka  4', 16' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Bourard  25'
Lumor  62' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 10 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Bourard  55' Report Kovalenko  76', 87'
Arendaruk  80'
Roma Italy 0–4 England Chelsea
Report Colkett  47'
Solanke  49', 56'
Abraham  83'

Final

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–3 England Chelsea
Christensen  37' (o.g.)
Kovalenko  90+2'		 Report Brown  7', 55'
Solanke  47'

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 England Dominic Solanke England Chelsea 12 765
2 Belgium Aaron Leya Iseka Belgium Anderlecht 9 650
3 Spain Borja Mayoral Spain Real Madrid 7 552
4 Morocco Zakaria El Azzouzi Netherlands Ajax 6 188
England Jerome Sinclair England Liverpool 6 604
Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne England Manchester City 6 653
7 Greece Nikos Vergos Greece Olympiacos 5 408
Colombia Leonardo Acevedo Portugal Porto 5 418
Germany Marc Brasnic Germany Bayer Leverkusen 5 450
England Daniel Crowley England Arsenal 5 630
England Charlie Colkett England Chelsea 5 889

Source: UEFA.com[12]

Top assists

Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Belgium Andy Kawaya Belgium Anderlecht 6 520
2 Switzerland Arxhend Cani Switzerland Basel 5 502
France Yakou Meïté France Paris Saint-Germain 5 540
Portugal João Carvalho Portugal Benfica 5 654
England Isaiah Brown England Chelsea 5 744
Denmark Andreas Christensen England Chelsea 5 900
7 Portugal Renato Sanches Portugal Benfica 4 438
France Thierry Ambrose England Manchester City 4 703
England Dominic Solanke England Chelsea 4 765
Ukraine Denys Arendaruk Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 815
England Charlie Colkett England Chelsea 4 889
Ukraine Oleksandr Zubkov Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 897

Source: UEFA.com[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "2014–15 UEFA Youth League – Draws". UEFA.com.
  3. ↑ "Competition format". UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "New dates for Youth League conclusion in Nyon". UEFA.com. 23 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw pots". UEFA.com. 28 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Contenders learn group stage opponents". UEFA.com. 28 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Disciplinary updates". UEFA.org. 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Galatasaray'a "Hükmen Mağlubiyet"" (in Turkish). kukreyenaslan.com. 9 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Media accreditation for club knockout draws". UEFA.com. 8 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.org. 17 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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