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 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 as home team)
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 Netherlands3–1Spain Sevilla
Dekker 14'
Van de Beek 49'
Nouri 79'		 Report Nané 36'
Attendance: 1,208[5]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Anderlecht Belgium2–0England Arsenal
Vancamp 8', 28' Report
Attendance: 5,624[6]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Middlesbrough England5–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke 8'
Pattison 31'
Jakupovic 49'
Coulson 68'
Wheatley 78'		 Report
Attendance: 2,343[7]
Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–4Italy Roma
Report Marchizza 8' (pen.)
Umar 17'
Soleri 39'
Di Livio 72'
Attendance: 1,080[8]
Příbram Czech Republic2–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Chaluš 13'
Januška 71' (pen.)		 Report Kuchaev 46'
Gordyushenko 56'
Penalties
Květ soccer ball with check mark
Hlavatý soccer ball with check mark
Chaluš soccer ball with check mark
Šrain soccer ball with check mark
Januška soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Zhamaletdinov
soccer ball with check mark Pukhov
soccer ball with check mark Gordyushenko
soccer ball with check mark Khosonov
soccer ball with red X Yusupov
Attendance: 5,237[9]
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Midtjylland Denmark4–4Spain Atlético Madrid
Thychosen 32'
Anderson 43'
Thomsen 56'
Damkjær 67'		 Report Moreno 37'
Hernandez 41'
Mohedano 51'
Ferni 90+1'
Penalties
Jürgensen soccer ball with check mark
Thychosen soccer ball with check mark
Olsen soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Hagelskjær soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Ferni
soccer ball with red X Moya
soccer ball with check mark Moreno
soccer ball with check mark Boulahia
soccer ball with check mark Montoro
Attendance: 2,250[10]
Celtic Scotland1–1Spain Valencia
Aitchison 40' Report I. Martínez 87'
Penalties
Hendry soccer ball with check mark
Murray soccer ball with check mark
Archibald soccer ball with red X
Lafferty soccer ball with check mark
McIlduff soccer ball with red X
Kelleher soccer ball with red X
McCart soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with red X Soler
soccer ball with check mark Llamas
soccer ball with check mark Mir
soccer ball with red X T. Martínez
soccer ball with check mark I. Martínez
soccer ball with red X Gómez Martín
soccer ball with check mark Lato
Attendance: 934[11]
Elfsborg Sweden1–3Spain Real Madrid
Kabashi 63' Report Mayoral 48', 84'
Febas 72'
Attendance: 6,668[12]

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.[13][14]

 
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 Spain3–1Denmark Midtjylland
Chendri 51'
Lee 90'
Aleñá 90+2'		 Report Montes 34' (o.g.)
Attendance: 643[15]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Chelsea England1–1Spain Valencia
Dasilva 44' Report Soler 45+1' (pen.)
Penalties
Colkett soccer ball with check mark
Mount soccer ball with check mark
Scott soccer ball with check mark
Palmer soccer ball with check mark
Abraham soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Soler
soccer ball with red X Gil
soccer ball with check mark Villar
soccer ball with check mark Mir
Attendance: 250[16]
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
Real Madrid Spain3–1England Manchester City
Mayoral 36', 41'
Hakimi 87'		 Report Buckley-Ricketts 63'
Attendance: 1,150[17]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Anderlecht Belgium3–0
Awarded		Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report Gojak 47'
Brekalo 57'
Attendance: 3,209[18]
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.[19]

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–2Italy Roma
Bergwijn 14'
Verreth 73'		 Report Marchizza 49' (pen.)
Soleri 68'
Penalties
Bergwijn soccer ball with red X
Rigo soccer ball with red X
Lammers soccer ball with red X
Abels soccer ball with check mark		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Vasco
soccer ball with check mark Sadiq
soccer ball with red X Bordin
soccer ball with check mark Grossi
Attendance: 1,102[20]
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
Paris Saint-Germain France1–0England Middlesbrough
Augustin 41' Report
Attendance: 420[21]
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Příbram Czech Republic1–1Portugal Benfica
Ayong 85' Report Sarkic 34'
Penalties
Holý soccer ball with red X
Hlavatý soccer ball with check mark
Chaluš soccer ball with check mark
Květ soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Sarkic
soccer ball with check mark Gonçalves
soccer ball with check mark Ferro
soccer ball with check mark J. Pereira
soccer ball with check mark Rodrigues
Attendance: 6,732[22]
Lyon France0–3Netherlands Ajax
Report Van de Beek 18'
Nouri 25'
Bergsma 51'
Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 2,150[23]
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 Spain2–0Portugal Benfica
Febas 66'
Salto 77'		 Report
Attendance: 1,012[24]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Anderlecht Belgium2–0Spain Barcelona
Vancamp 53'
Bernier 88'		 Report
Attendance: 4,250[25]
Paris Saint-Germain France3–1Italy Roma
Ballo-Touré 26'
Meïté 39'
Nkunku 90'		 Report Tumminello 75'
Attendance: 452[26]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Chelsea England1–0Netherlands Ajax
Scott 44' Report
Attendance: 228[27]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[28]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid Spain 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea England 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Chelsea England3–0Belgium Anderlecht
Palmer 21'
Colkett 56'
Abraham 75'		 Report
Attendance: 3,280[29]
Real Madrid Spain1–3France Paris Saint-Germain
Mayoral 33' (pen.) Report Hakimi 5' (o.g.)
Kanga 84'
Augustin 90'
Attendance: 4,000[30]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Final

The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[28]

Paris Saint-Germain France1–2England Chelsea
Meïté 58' Report Tomori 10'
Palmer 61'
Attendance: 4,000[31]
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. ↑ "Ajax VS Sevilla". UEFA.
  6. ↑ "R.S.L Anderlecht VS Arsenal". UEFA.
  7. ↑ @Boro (February 9, 2016). "UEFAYOUTHLEAGUE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Red Bull Salzburg VS A.S. Roma". UEFA.
  9. ↑ https://match.uefa.com/v4/matches/2019254/%7Ctitle= FK Příbram VS CSKA Moscow|website= UEFA}}
  10. ↑ "FC Midtjylland VS Atlético Madrid". UEFA.
  11. ↑ "Celtic VS Valencia". UEFA.
  12. ↑ @MPetersson (February 10, 2016). "Visst, gratis inträde, men att Elfsborg lockar 6668 åskådare till en Uefa Youth League-match är otroligt imponerande. Translated from Swedish by Google Sure, free entry, but for Elfsborg to attract 6668 spectators to a Uefa Youth League match is incredibly impressive" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Draws — Knockout phase". UEFA.com.
  14. ↑ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "FC Barcelona VS FC Midtjylland". UEFA.
  16. ↑ "Chelsea vs Valencia". UEFA.
  17. ↑ "Real Madrid VS Manchester City". UEFA.
  18. ↑ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA.
  19. ↑ "UEFA rejects Valencia penalty shootout protest after Chelsea youth game". ESPN FC. 29 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "PSV Eindhoven VS A.S. Roma". UEFA.
  21. ↑ "PSG VS Middlesbrough". UEFA.
  22. ↑ "FK Příbram VS S.L. Benfica". UEFA.
  23. ↑ "Lyon VS Ajax". UEFA.
  24. ↑ "Real Madrid VS S.L. Benfica". UEFA.
  25. ↑ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS FC Barcelona". UEFA.
  26. ↑ "PSG VS A.S. Roma". UEFA.
  27. ↑ "Chelsea VS Ajax". UEFA.
  28. 1 2 "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA.com.
  29. ↑ "Chelsea VS R.S.C. Anderlecht". UEFA.
  30. ↑ "PSG VS Real Madrid". UEFA.
  31. ↑ "PSG VS Chelsea". UEFA.
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