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-offs14 December 2015, 14:009–10 February 2016
Round of 1615 February 2016, 13:0023–24 February 2016
Quarter-finals8–9 March 2016
Semi-finals15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final18 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 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

Ajax Netherlands 3–1 Spain Sevilla
Dekker  14'
Van de Beek  49'
Nouri  79'		 Report Nané  36'
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 England Arsenal
Vancamp  8', 28' Report
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Middlesbrough England 5–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke  8'
Pattison  31'
Jakupovic  49'
Coulson  68'
Wheatley  78'		 Report
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–4 Italy Roma
Report Marchizza  8' (pen.)
Umar  17'
Soleri  39'
Di Livio  72'
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
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
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
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
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
T. Martínez
I. Martínez
Gómez Martín
Lato
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

Barcelona Spain 3–1 Denmark Midtjylland
Chendri  51'
Lee  90'
Aleñá  90+2'		 Report Montes  34' (o.g.)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
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
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
Real Madrid Spain 3–1 England Manchester City
Mayoral  36', 41'
Hakimi  87'		 Report Buckley-Ricketts  63'
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Anderlecht Belgium 3–0
Awarded		 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report Gojak  47'
Brekalo  57'
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 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
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 England Middlesbrough
Augustin  41' Report
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Příbram Czech Republic 1–1 Portugal Benfica
Ayong  85' Report Sarkic  34'
Penalties
Holý
Hlavatý
Chaluš
Květ 		3–5 Sarkic
Gonçalves
Ferreira
J. Pereira
Rodrigues
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

Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Portugal Benfica
Febas  66'
Salto  77'		 Report
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Anderlecht Belgium 2–0 Spain Barcelona
Vancamp  53'
Bernier  88'		 Report
Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–1 Italy Roma
Ballo-Touré  26'
Meïté  39'
Nkunku  90'		 Report Tumminello  75'
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Chelsea England 1–0 Netherlands Ajax
Scott  44' Report
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

Chelsea England 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Palmer  21'
Colkett  56'
Abraham  75'		 Report
Real Madrid Spain 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Mayoral  33' (pen.) Report Hakimi  5' (o.g.)
Kanga  84'
Augustin  90'
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Final

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

Paris Saint-Germain France 1–2 England Chelsea
Meïté  58' Report Tomori  10'
Palmer  61'
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA.com. 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Draws — Play-off". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA.com. 14 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Draws — Knockout phase". UEFA.com.
  6. ↑ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "UEFA rejects Valencia penalty shootout protest after Chelsea youth game". ESPN FC. 29 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA.com.
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