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 as away team)
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 as home team)
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 3–1 Sevilla
Dekker  14'
Van de Beek  49'
Nouri  79'		 Report Nané  36'
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Anderlecht 2–0 Arsenal
Vancamp  8', 28' Report
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Middlesbrough 5–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke  8'
Pattison  31'
Jakupovic  49'
Coulson  68'
Wheatley  78'		 Report
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Red Bull Salzburg 0–4 Roma
Report Marchizza  8' (pen.)
Umar  17'
Soleri  39'
Di Livio  72'
Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim
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
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Midtjylland 4–4 Atlético Madrid
Thychosen  32'
Anderson  43'
Thomsen  56'
Damkjær  67'		 Report Moreno  37'
Hernandez  41'
Mohedano  51'
Ferni  90+1'
Penalties
Jürgensen
Thychosen
Olsen
Anderson
Hagelskjær 		5–4 Ferni
Moya
Moreno
Boulahia
Montoro
Celtic 1–1 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 1–3 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
 
 
 Real Madrid3
 
8 March
 
 Manchester City1
 
 Real Madrid2
 
24 February
 
 Benfica0
 
 Příbram1 (3)
 
15 April – Nyon
 
 Benfica (p)1 (5)
 
 Real Madrid1
 
24 February
 
 Paris Saint-Germain3
 
 Paris Saint-Germain1
 
9 March
 
 Middlesbrough0
 
 Paris Saint-Germain3
 
24 February
 
 Roma1
 
 PSV Eindhoven2 (1)
 
18 April – Nyon
 
 Roma (p)2 (3)
 
 Paris Saint-Germain1
 
23 February
 
 Chelsea2
 
 Chelsea (p)1 (5)
 
15 March
 
 Valencia1 (3)
 
 Chelsea1
 
24 February
 
 Ajax0
 
 Lyon0
 
15 April – Nyon
 
 Ajax3
 
 Chelsea3
 
23 February
 
 Anderlecht0
 
 Anderlecht (awd.)3
 
8 March
 
 Dinamo Zagreb0
 
 Anderlecht2
 
23 February
 
 Barcelona0
 
 Barcelona3
 
 
 Midtjylland1
 

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 3–1 Midtjylland
Chendri  51'
Lee  90'
Aleñá  90+2'		 Report Montes  34' (o.g.)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Chelsea 1–1 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 3–1 Manchester City
Mayoral  36', 41'
Hakimi  87'		 Report Buckley-Ricketts  63'
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
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 2–2 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 1–0 Middlesbrough
Augustin  41' Report
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Příbram 1–1 Benfica
Ayong  85' Report Sarkic  34'
Penalties
Holý
Hlavatý
Chaluš
Květ 		3–5 Sarkic
Gonçalves
Ferro
J. Pereira
Rodrigues
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (Russia)
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 2–0 Benfica
Febas  66'
Salto  77'		 Report
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Anderlecht 2–0 Barcelona
Vancamp  53'
Bernier  88'		 Report
Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw
Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Roma
Ballo-Touré  26'
Meïté  39'
Nkunku  90'		 Report Tumminello  75'
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Chelsea 1–0 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 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea 3–0 Anderlecht
Chelsea 3–0 Anderlecht
Palmer  21'
Colkett  56'
Abraham  75'		 Report
Colovray Stadium, Nyon
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 1–2 Chelsea
Meïté  58' Report Tomori  10'
Palmer  61'
Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

References
  1. "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. "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA.com.
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