2019–20 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2019–20 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 11 February 2020 with the play-off round and will end with the final on 25 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.[1][2] A total of 24 teams compete in the knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards).[3]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

UEFA Champions League Path
Group Winners
(enter round of 16)		 Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)
A Real Madrid Club Brugge
B Bayern Munich Red Star Belgrade
C Atalanta Dinamo Zagreb
D Juventus Atlético Madrid
E Liverpool Red Bull Salzburg
F Internazionale Borussia Dortmund
G Benfica Lyon
H Ajax Lille

Domestic Champions Path
Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)
Sheriff Tiraspol
Zaragoza
Midtjylland
Derby County
Porto
Dynamo Kyiv
Rangers
Rennes

Format

The knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards), played as a single-elimination tournament, involves 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):[3]

  • The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path enter 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 enter the play-offs. The eight play-off winners advance to the round of 16.

Each tie is played over a single match. If the score is tied after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[3]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1][2]

Following the round of 16, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4][5] A working group was set up by UEFA to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season.[6]

Knockout phase schedule
Round Draw Match dates
Play-offs 16 December 2019 11–12 February 2020
Round of 16 14 February 2020 3–4 March 2020
16 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 1]
Quarter-finals 18–19 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 2]
Semi-finals 22 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 3]
Final 25 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 4]
  1. Two round of 16 matches postponed and relocated due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  2. Quarter-finals originally scheduled for 17–18 March 2020, postponed and relocated due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  3. Semi-finals originally scheduled for 17 April 2020, postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  4. Final originally scheduled for 20 April 2020, postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 16 December 2019, 14:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[7] 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. The play-offs were played on 11 and 12 February 2020. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derby County 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
Porto 1–1 (6–7 p) Red Bull Salzburg
Zaragoza 1–3 Lyon
Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 (3–4 p) Dinamo Zagreb
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 (2–4 p) Red Star Belgrade
Rangers 0–4 Atlético Madrid
Midtjylland 1–1 (7–6 p) Lille
Rennes 1–1 (5–3 p) Club Brugge
Derby County 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
  • Cashin  47'
  • J. Brown  51'
  • Sibley  90+5'
 Report
  • Khadra  62'
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Porto 1–1 Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Penalties
 6–7
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Zaragoza 1–3 Lyon
  • Hernández  28'
 Report
  • Gouiri  69', 90+4'
  • Thomas  80'
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Penalties
 3–4
  • Julardžija
  • Janković
  • Šipoš
  • Gvardiol
  • Karrica
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Red Star Belgrade
Report
Penalties
  • Cesnocov
  • Gliga
  • Macalici
  • Ignatov
2–4
  • Burmaz
  • Matić
  • Blagojević
  • Mitrović
Sheriff Small Arena, Tiraspol
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Rangers 0–4 Atlético Madrid
Report
  • Lama  6'
  • Quintana  48'
  • Soriano  78'
  • Soto  89'
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
Midtjylland 1–1 Lille
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
Rennes 1–1 Club Brugge
  • Françoise  17'
 Report
  • De Wolf  61' (pen.)
Penalties
  • Picouleau
  • Abline
  • Tchaouna
  • Doucoure
  • Rutter
5–3
  • Aelterman
  • De Wolf
  • De Cuyper
  • Ochieng
Stade de la Piverdière Nord 1, Rennes
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 14 February 2020, 13:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8] The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, there are no seedings, and the 16 teams (eight UEFA Champions League Path group winners and eight play-off winners) are drawn into eight ties. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group cannot be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. The draw also decides the home team for each round of 16 match.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association can be drawn against each other (the identity of the quarter-final winners and onwards is not known at the time of the draws). The draws also decides the home team for each quarter-final, and which quarter-final and semi-final winners are designated as the "home" team for each semi-final and final (for administrative purposes as they are played at a neutral venue).

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
4 March
 
 
 Bayern Munich2 (5)
 
18 August – Nyon
 
 Dinamo Zagreb (p)2 (6)
 
 Dinamo Zagreb
 
3 March
 
 Benfica
 
 Benfica4
 
22 August – Nyon
 
 Liverpool1
 
Winners of Quarter-final 4
 
4 March
 
Winners of Quarter-final 3
 
 Red Star Belgrade0
 
18 August – Nyon
 
 Midtjylland3
 
 Midtjylland
 
3 March
 
 Ajax
 
 Ajax (p)0 (6)
 
25 August – Nyon
 
 Atlético Madrid0 (5)
 
Winners of Semi-final 1
 
4 March
 
Winners of Semi-final 2
 
 Red Bull Salzburg4
 
19 August – Nyon
 
 Derby County1
 
 Red Bull Salzburg
 
10 March
 
 Lyon
 
 Atalanta3 (3)
 
22 August – Nyon
 
 Lyon (p)3 (5)
 
Winners of Quarter-final 2
 
16 August – Nyon
 
Winners of Quarter-final 1
 
 Internazionale
 
19 August – Nyon
 
 Rennes
 
Winners of Match 4
 
16 August – Nyon
 
Winners of Match 8
 
 Juventus
 
 
 Real Madrid
 

Round of 16

Six of the eight round of 16 matches were played on 3, 4 and 10 March 2020, while the remaining two matches could not be played as scheduled due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4] They are rescheduled to be played on 16 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bayern Munich 2–2 (5–6 p) Dinamo Zagreb
Ajax 0–0 (6–5 p) Atlético Madrid
Atalanta 3–3 (3–5 p) Lyon
Internazionale 16 Aug[upper-alpha 1] Rennes
Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 Derby County
Benfica 4–1 Liverpool
Red Star Belgrade 0–3 Midtjylland
Juventus 16 Aug Real Madrid

Notes

  1. On 9 March 2020, Internazionale announced that they had suspended all activities of their youth teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, and thus would not play their round of 16 match against Rennes, and the match had originally been cancelled.[9] UEFA decided not to punish Internazionale due to the unprecedented situation caused by COVID-19 and following an agreement by both clubs, the match was rescheduled.[10]
Bayern Munich 2–2 Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
  • Krizmanić  2'
  • Karrica  29'
Penalties
 5–6
  • Godoy
  • Šutalo
  • Franjić
  • Julardžija
  • Krizmanić
  • Gvardiol
  • Janković
  • Hrvoj
Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)
Ajax 0–0 Atlético Madrid
Report
Penalties
 6–5
  • Quintana
  • Lorenzo
  • Ajenjo Hykjek
  • Medrano
  • Riquelme
  • Jeronimo
  • Soto
  • Cova
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Atalanta 3–3 Lyon
  • Piccoli  20', 81'
  • Cambiaghi  30'
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Internazionale Match 4 Rennes
Report
Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 Derby County
 Report
  • Wilson  17'
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
Benfica 4–1 Liverpool
 Report
  • Morton  38'
Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Red Star Belgrade 0–3 Midtjylland
Report
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
Juventus Match 8 Real Madrid
Report

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 18 March 2020, were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[13][4] They are rescheduled to be played on 18 and 19 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Internazionale/Rennes 19 Aug Juventus/Real Madrid
Red Bull Salzburg 19 Aug Lyon
Midtjylland 18 Aug Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb 18 Aug Benfica
Midtjylland Quarter-final 3 Ajax
Report
Dinamo Zagreb Quarter-final 4 Benfica
Report
Red Bull Salzburg Quarter-final 2 Lyon
Report
Winners of Match 4 Quarter-final 1 Winners of Match 8
Report

Semi-finals

The semi-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 April 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon, were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. They are rescheduled to be played on 22 August 2020.[2][14]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dinamo Zagreb/Benfica 22 Aug Midtjylland/Ajax
Red Bull Salzburg/Lyon 22 Aug Internazionale/Rennes/Juventus/Real Madrid
Winners of Quarter-final 4 Semi-final 1 Winners of Quarter-final 3
Report
Winners of Quarter-final 2 Semi-final 2 Winners of Quarter-final 1
Report

Final

The final, originally scheduled to be played on 20 April 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon, was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It is rescheduled to be played on 25 August 2020.[2][14]

Winners of Semi-final 1 v Winners of Semi-final 2
Report

Notes
  1. CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 29 March 2020 (play-offs and six round of 16 matches in March), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (all matches in August, including two round of 16 matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, the following round of 16 matches were postponed:[11]

References
  1. "UEFA Youth League: season guide". UEFA.com. 8 August 2019.
  2. "Youth League finals in August: match schedule". UEFA.com. 9 June 2020.
  3. "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  4. "All of this week's UEFA matches postponed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "Resolution of the European football family on a coordinated response to the impact of the COVID-19 on competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. "UEFA Youth League play-off draw made". UEFA.com. 16 December 2019.
  8. "UEFA Youth League knockout draw". UEFA.com. 14 February 2020.
  9. "UEFA Youth League: comunicato ufficiale su Inter-Rennes". Inter Official Site. 9 March 2020.
  10. "Youth League round of 16: Inter vs Rennes scheduled for August". UEFA.com. 25 June 2020.
  11. "Inter-Rennes, Atalanta-Lyon, Juventus-Madrid UEFA Youth League ties postponed". UEFA.com. 2 March 2020.
  12. "El partido Juventus-Juvenil A de la Youth League, aplazado". Real Madrid. 11 March 2020.
  13. "Youth League matches postponed". UEFA.com. 13 March 2020.
  14. "UEFA Youth League finals: Nyon". UEFA.com. 26 September 2019.
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