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2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

January 31, 2023

The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the final at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]

Times up to 24 March 2018 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw First leg Second leg
Round of 32 11 December 2017 15 February 2018 22 February 2018
Round of 16 23 February 2018 8 March 2018 15 March 2018
Quarter-finals 16 March 2018 5 April 2018 12 April 2018
Semi-finals 13 April 2018 26 April 2018 3 May 2018
Final 16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

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.[3]

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 A   CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 C   Atlético Madrid 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
3 G   RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
4 D   Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
5 F   Napoli 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 E   Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6
7 B   Celtic 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3
8 H   Borussia Dortmund 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Club coefficient (UCL Regulations Article 16.04).[4]

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
(16 May – Décines-Charpieu)
  Napoli 1 2 3
  RB Leipzig (a) 3 0 3   RB Leipzig 2 1 3
  Celtic 1 0 1   Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 1 2
  Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 3 3   RB Leipzig 1 2 3
  Marseille 3 0 3   Marseille 0 5 5
  Braga 0 1 1   Marseille 3 2 5
  Spartak Moscow 1 2 3   Athletic Bilbao 1 1 2
  Athletic Bilbao 3 1 4   Marseille (a.e.t.) 2 1 3
  FCSB 1 1 2   Red Bull Salzburg 0 2 2
  Lazio 0 5 5   Lazio 2 2 4
  AEK Athens 1 0 1   Dynamo Kyiv 2 0 2
  Dynamo Kyiv (a) 1 0 1   Lazio 4 1 5
  Borussia Dortmund 3 1 4   Red Bull Salzburg 2 4 6
  Atalanta 2 1 3   Borussia Dortmund 1 0 1
  Real Sociedad 2 1 3   Red Bull Salzburg 2 0 2
  Red Bull Salzburg 2 2 4   Marseille 0
  Ludogorets Razgrad 0 0 0   Atlético Madrid 3
  Milan 3 1 4   Milan 0 1 1
  Östersund 0 2 2   Arsenal 2 3 5
  Arsenal 3 1 4   Arsenal 4 2 6
  Red Star Belgrade 0 0 0   CSKA Moscow 1 2 3
  CSKA Moscow 0 1 1   CSKA Moscow (a) 0 3 3
  Lyon 3 1 4   Lyon 1 2 3
  Villarreal 1 0 1   Arsenal 1 0 1
  Copenhagen 1 0 1   Atlético Madrid 1 1 2
  Atlético Madrid 4 1 5   Atlético Madrid 3 5 8
  Nice 2 0 2   Lokomotiv Moscow 0 1 1
  Lokomotiv Moscow 3 1 4   Atlético Madrid 2 0 2
  Astana 1 3 4   Sporting CP 0 1 1
  Sporting CP 3 3 6   Sporting CP (a.e.t.) 2 1 3
  Partizan 1 0 1   Viktoria Plzeň 0 2 2
  Viktoria Plzeň 1 2 3


Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.[5]

Summary

The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.

Matches

Borussia Dortmund  3–2  Atalanta
  • Schürrle   30'
  • Batshuayi   65', 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 62,500[6]
Atalanta  1–1  Borussia Dortmund
 Report
Attendance: 17,492[8]

Borussia Dortmund won 4–3 on aggregate.

Nice  2–3  Lokomotiv Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 16,918[9]
Lokomotiv Moscow  1–0  Nice
 Report
Attendance: 18,104[10]

Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.

Copenhagen  1–4  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 34,912[11]
Atlético Madrid  1–0  Copenhagen
 Report
Attendance: 44,035[12]

Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow  1–3  Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 43,145[13]
Athletic Bilbao  1–2  Spartak Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 36,873[14]

Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.

AEK Athens  1–1  Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 30,518[15]
Dynamo Kyiv  0–0  AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 27,024[16]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

1–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.

Attendance: 56,743[17]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  3–0  Celtic
 Report
Attendance: 50,492[18]

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Napoli  1–3  RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 14,554[19]
RB Leipzig  0–2  Napoli
Report
Attendance: 36,163[20]

3–3 on aggregate. RB Leipzig won on away goals.

Attendance: 35,642[22]
CSKA Moscow  1–0  Red Star Belgrade
 Report
Attendance: 18,753[23]

CSKA Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.

Lyon  3–1  Villarreal
 Report
Attendance: 46,846[24]
Villarreal  0–1  Lyon
Report
Attendance: 17,028[25]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Sociedad  2–2  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 19,790[26]
Red Bull Salzburg  2–1  Real Sociedad
 Report
Attendance: 13,912[27]

Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on aggregate.

Partizan  1–1  Viktoria Plzeň
 Report
Attendance: 17,165[28]
Viktoria Plzeň  2–0  Partizan
 Report
Attendance: 10,185[29]

Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on aggregate.

FCSB  1–0  Lazio
 Report
Attendance: 33,455[30]
Lazio  5–1  FCSB
 Report
Attendance: 27,597[31]

Lazio won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ludogorets Razgrad  0–3  Milan
Report
Attendance: 7,887[32]
Milan  1–0  Ludogorets Razgrad
 Report
Attendance: 17,453[33]

Milan won 4–0 on aggregate.

Astana  1–3  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 29,737[34]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Sporting CP  3–3  Astana
 Report
Attendance: 30,456[35]

Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.

Östersund  0–3  Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 7,665[36]
Arsenal  1–2  Östersund
 Report
Attendance: 58,405[37]

Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Marseille  3–0  Braga
 Report
Attendance: 21,731[38]
Braga  1–0  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 9,016[39]

Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.[40]

Summary

The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.

Matches

Lazio  2–2  Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 21,562[41]
Dynamo Kyiv  0–2  Lazio
Report
Attendance: 52,639[42]

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.

RB Leipzig  2–1  Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 19,877[43]
Zenit Saint Petersburg  1–1  RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 44,092[44]

RB Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid  3–0  Lokomotiv Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 40,767[45]
Lokomotiv Moscow  1–5  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 22,041[46]

Atlético Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Moscow  0–1  Lyon
Report
Attendance: 13,990[47]
Lyon  2–3  CSKA Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 38,622[48]

3–3 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.

Marseille  3–1  Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Attendance: 37,657[49]
Athletic Bilbao  1–2  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 40,580[50]

Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.

Sporting CP  2–0  Viktoria Plzeň
 Report
Attendance: 26,090[51]
Viktoria Plzeň  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 9,370[52]

Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.

Attendance: 53,700[53]
Red Bull Salzburg  0–0  Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 29,520[54]

Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

Milan  0–2  Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 72,821[55]
Arsenal  3–1  Milan
 Report
Attendance: 58,973[56]

Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.[57]

For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.[58]

Summary

The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.

Matches

RB Leipzig  1–0  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 34,043[59]
Marseille  5–2  RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 61,882[60]

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.

Arsenal  4–1  CSKA Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 58,285[61]
CSKA Moscow  2–2  Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 29,284[62]

Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid  2–0  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 53,301[63]
Sporting CP  1–0  Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 28,437[64]

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lazio  4–2  Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 42,538[65]
Red Bull Salzburg  4–1  Lazio
 Report
Attendance: 29,520[66]

Red Bull Salzburg won 6–5 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.[67]

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille