2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.

Times up to 26 March 2016 (round of 32 and round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
Round of 32 14 December 2015, 13:00 18 February 2016 25 February 2016
Round of 16 26 February 2016, 13:00 10 March 2016 17 March 2016
Quarter-finals 18 March 2016, 13:00 7 April 2016 14 April 2016
Semi-finals 15 April 2016, 12:30 28 April 2016 5 May 2016
Final 18 May 2016 at St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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

Format

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified 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, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played. The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time would be played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was 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 were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could 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.

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw)
Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A Norway Molde Turkey Fenerbahçe
B England Liverpool Switzerland Sion
C Russia Krasnodar Germany Borussia Dortmund
D Italy Napoli Denmark Midtjylland
E Austria Rapid Wien Spain Villarreal
F Portugal Braga France Marseille
G Italy Lazio France Saint-Étienne
H Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Portugal Sporting CP
I Switzerland Basel Italy Fiorentina
J England Tottenham Hotspur Belgium Anderlecht
K Germany Schalke 04 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
L Spain Athletic Bilbao Germany Augsburg

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 G Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 F Greece Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 8 13 −5 10
3 B England Manchester United 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
4 E Germany Bayer Leverkusen 5 1 2 2 3 12 −9 5
5 D Spain Sevilla 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 H Spain Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
7 C Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5
8 A Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3
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.

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Spain Villarreal 1 1 2
Italy Napoli 0 1 1 Spain Villarreal 2 0 2
Portugal Sporting CP 0 1 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 3 4 Spain Villarreal 2 4 6
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1 3 4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1 2 3
Russia Krasnodar 0 0 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1 3 4
Turkey Galatasaray 1 1 2 Italy Lazio 1 0 1
Italy Lazio 1 3 4 Spain Villarreal 1 0 1
Germany Borussia Dortmund 2 1 3 England Liverpool 0 3 3
Portugal Porto 0 0 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3 2 5
Italy Fiorentina 1 0 1 England Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 1
England Tottenham Hotspur 1 3 4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 3 4
Germany Augsburg 0 0 0 England Liverpool 1 4 5
England Liverpool 0 1 1 England Liverpool 2 1 3
Denmark Midtjylland 2 1 3 England Manchester United 0 1 1
England Manchester United 1 5 6 England Liverpool 1
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 1 3 Spain Sevilla 3
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 0 1 1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1 1 2
Switzerland Sion 1 2 3 Portugal Braga 0 4 4
Portugal Braga 2 2 4 Portugal Braga 1 0 1
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0 3 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 4 6
Germany Schalke 04 0 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3 1 4
Belgium Anderlecht (aet) 1 2 3 Belgium Anderlecht 1 0 1
Greece Olympiacos 0 1 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 3
France Marseille 0 1 1 Spain Sevilla 2 3 5
Spain Athletic Bilbao 1 1 2 Spain Athletic Bilbao (a) 1 1 2
Spain Valencia 6 4 10 Spain Valencia 0 2 2
Austria Rapid Wien 0 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1 2 3 (4)
France Saint-Étienne 3 1 4 Spain Sevilla (pen.) 2 1 3 (5)
Switzerland Basel (a) 2 2 4 Switzerland Basel 0 0 0
Spain Sevilla 3 0 3 Spain Sevilla 0 3 3
Norway Molde 0 1 1

Round of 32

The draw was held on 14 December 2015. The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2016.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valencia Spain 10–0 Austria Rapid Wien 6–0 4–0
Fiorentina Italy 1–4 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 0–3
Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–0 Portugal Porto 2–0 1–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0 1–1
Anderlecht Belgium 3–1 Greece Olympiacos 1–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Midtjylland Denmark 3–6 England Manchester United 2–1 1–5
Augsburg Germany 0–1 England Liverpool 0–0 0–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–0 Russia Krasnodar 1–0 3–0
Galatasaray Turkey 2–4 Italy Lazio 1–1 1–3
Sion Switzerland 3–4 Portugal Braga 1–2 2–2
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–0 Germany Schalke 04 0–0 3–0
Marseille France 1–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao 0–1 1–1
Sevilla Spain 3–1 Norway Molde 3–0 0–1
Sporting CP Portugal 1–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 1–3
Villarreal Spain 2–1 Italy Napoli 1–0 1–1
Saint-Étienne France 4–4 (a) Switzerland Basel 3–2 1–2

Matches

Valencia Spain6–0Austria Rapid Wien
Mina 4', 25'
Parejo 10'
Negredo 29'
Gomes 35'
Rodrigo 89'
Report
Attendance: 28,831
Rapid Wien Austria0–4Spain Valencia
Report Rodrigo 59'
Feghouli 64'
Piatti 72'
Vezo 88'
Attendance: 39,800

Valencia won 10–0 on aggregate.


Fiorentina Italy1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Bernardeschi 59' Report Chadli 37' (pen.)
Tottenham Hotspur England3–0Italy Fiorentina
Mason 25'
Lamela 63'
Gonzalo 81' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 34,880

Tottenham Hotspur won 4–1 on aggregate.


Borussia Dortmund Germany2–0Portugal Porto
Piszczek 6'
Reus 71'
Report
Attendance: 65,851
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Porto Portugal0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Casillas 23' (o.g.)
Attendance: 32,707

Borussia Dortmund won 3–0 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe Turkey2–0Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Souza 18', 72' Report
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia1–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Samedov 45' Report Topal 83'
Attendance: 15,695

Fenerbahçe won 3–1 on aggregate.


Anderlecht Belgium1–0Greece Olympiacos
Mbodji 67' Report
Olympiacos Greece1–2 (a.e.t.)Belgium Anderlecht
Fortounis 29' (pen.) Report Acheampong 102', 111'

Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.


Midtjylland Denmark2–1England Manchester United
Sisto 44'
Onuachu 77'
Report Depay 37'
Attendance: 9,182
Manchester United England5–1Denmark Midtjylland
Bodurov 32' (o.g.)
Rashford 64', 75'
Herrera 88' (pen.)
Depay 90'
Report Sisto 28'
Attendance: 58,609
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Manchester United won 6–3 on aggregate.


Augsburg Germany0–0England Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Liverpool England1–0Germany Augsburg
Milner 5' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 43,081

Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–0Russia Krasnodar
Juliš 64' Report
Attendance: 14,120
Krasnodar Russia0–3Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report Mareček 51'
Frýdek 57'
Fatai 70'
Attendance: 14,850

Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.


Galatasaray Turkey1–1Italy Lazio
Sarıoğlu 12' Report Milinković-Savić 21'
Attendance: 33,353
Lazio Italy3–1Turkey Galatasaray
Parolo 59'
Felipe Anderson 61'
Klose 72'
Report Öztekin 62'
Attendance: 14,019

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.


Sion Switzerland1–2Portugal Braga
Konaté 53' Report Stojiljković 13'
Rafa 61'
Attendance: 9,000
Braga Portugal2–2Switzerland Sion
Josué 27' (pen.)
Stojiljković 48'
Report Gekas 16', 29'
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.


Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–0Germany Schalke 04
Report
Attendance: 23,615
Schalke 04 Germany0–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Marlos 27'
Ferreyra 63'
Kovalenko 77'
Attendance: 45,308
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–0 on aggregate.


Marseille France0–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
Report Aduriz 54'
Attendance: 29,727
Athletic Bilbao Spain1–1France Marseille
S. Merino 81' Report Batshuayi 40'
Attendance: 38,259

Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.


Sevilla Spain3–0Norway Molde
Llorente 35', 49'
Gameiro 72'
Report
Molde Norway1–0Spain Sevilla
E. Hestad 43' Report
Attendance: 7,284

Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sporting CP Portugal0–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report Bellarabi 26'
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–1Portugal Sporting CP
Bellarabi 30', 65'
Çalhanoğlu 87'
Report João Mário 38'
Attendance: 26,585
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Bayer Leverkusen won 4–1 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain1–0Italy Napoli
Suárez 82' Report
Attendance: 17,686
Napoli Italy1–1Spain Villarreal
Hamšík 17' Report Pina 59'
Attendance: 23,928

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.


Saint-Étienne France3–2Switzerland Basel
Sall 9'
Monnet-Paquet 39'
Bahebeck 77'
Report Samuel 44'
Janko 56' (pen.)
Basel Switzerland2–1France Saint-Étienne
Zuffi 15', 90+2' Report Sall 90'
Attendance: 20,976

4–4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.

Round of 16

The draw was held on 26 February 2016. The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2016.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 4–1 Belgium Anderlecht 3–1 1–0
Basel Switzerland 0–3 Spain Sevilla 0–0 0–3
Villarreal Spain 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 0–0
Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–2 (a) Spain Valencia 1–0 1–2
Liverpool England 3–1 England Manchester United 2–0 1–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–1 Italy Lazio 1–1 3–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 5–1 England Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 2–1
Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–4 Portugal Braga 1–0 1–4

Matches

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–1Belgium Anderlecht
Taison 21'
Kucher 24'
Eduardo 79'
Report Acheampong 69'
Attendance: 23,621
Anderlecht Belgium0–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Eduardo 90+3'

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.


Basel Switzerland0–0Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 22,403
Sevilla Spain3–0Switzerland Basel
Rami 35'
Gameiro 44', 45'
Report

Sevilla won 3–0 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain2–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Bakambu 4', 56' Report
Attendance: 16,211
Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–0Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 23,409

Villarreal won 2–0 on aggregate.


Athletic Bilbao Spain1–0Spain Valencia
R. García 20' Report
Attendance: 35,765
Valencia Spain2–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
Mina 13'
Santos 37'
Report Aduriz 76'
Attendance: 31,681

2–2 on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.


Liverpool England2–0England Manchester United
Sturridge 20' (pen.)
Firmino 73'
Report
Attendance: 43,228
Manchester United England1–1England Liverpool
Martial 32' (pen.) Report Coutinho 45'
Attendance: 75,180

Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Italy Lazio
Frýdek 13' Report Parolo 38'
Lazio Italy0–3Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report Dočkal 10'
Krejčí 12'
Juliš 44'
Attendance: 18,827
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Sparta Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.


Borussia Dortmund Germany3–0England Tottenham Hotspur
Aubameyang 30'
Reus 61', 70'
Report
Attendance: 65,848
Tottenham Hotspur England1–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Son Heung-min 74' Report Aubameyang 24', 71'
Attendance: 34,593

Borussia Dortmund won 5–1 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Portugal Braga
Topal 82' Report
Braga Portugal4–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Hassan 11'
Josué 69' (pen.)
Stojiljković 74'
Rafa 83'
Report Potuk 45+3'
Attendance: 16,431
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Braga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    The Manchester United v Liverpool match was originally to kick off at 19:00 CET (18:00 local time), but was put back to 21:05 CET (20:05 local time) after a request from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 18 March 2016. The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2016.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Braga Portugal 1–6 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 0–4
Villarreal Spain 6–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 4–2
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–3 (4–5 p) Spain Sevilla 1–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–5 England Liverpool 1–1 3–4

Matches

Braga Portugal1–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Eduardo 89' Report Rakitskiy 45'
Ferreyra 75'
Attendance: 21,645
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine4–0Portugal Braga
Srna 25' (pen.)
Ferreira 43' (o.g.), 73' (o.g.)
Kovalenko 50'
Report
Attendance: 33,617

Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–1 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain2–1Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Bakambu 3', 63' Report Brabec 45+4'
Attendance: 15,803
Sparta Prague Czech Republic2–4Spain Villarreal
Dočkal 65'
Krejčí 71'
Report Bakambu 5', 49'
Castillejo 43'
Lafata 45+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 18,201

Villarreal won 6–3 on aggregate.


Athletic Bilbao Spain1–2Spain Sevilla
Aduriz 48' Report Kolodziejczak 56'
Iborra 83'
Attendance: 40,856
Sevilla Spain1–2 (a.e.t.)Spain Athletic Bilbao
Gameiro 59' Report Aduriz 57'
R. García 80'
Penalties
Coke soccer ball with check mark
Krychowiak soccer ball with check mark
Konoplyanka soccer ball with check mark
Nzonzi soccer ball with check mark
Gameiro soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with check mark R. García
soccer ball with check mark Viguera
soccer ball with check mark San José
soccer ball with red X Beñat
soccer ball with check mark Susaeta

3–3 on aggregate. Sevilla won 5–4 on penalties.


Borussia Dortmund Germany1–1England Liverpool
Hummels 48' Report Origi 36'
Liverpool England4–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
Origi 48'
Coutinho 66'
Sakho 78'
Lovren 90+1'
Report Mkhitaryan 5'
Aubameyang 9'
Reus 57'
Attendance: 42,984

Liverpool won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 15 April 2016. The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2016.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–5 Spain Sevilla 2–2 1–3
Villarreal Spain 1–3 England Liverpool 1–0 0–3

Matches

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–2Spain Sevilla
Marlos 23'
Stepanenko 36'
Report Vitolo 6'
Gameiro 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 34,267
Sevilla Spain3–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Gameiro 9', 47'
Mariano 59'
Report Eduardo 44'

Sevilla won 5–3 on aggregate.


Villarreal Spain1–0England Liverpool
López 90+2' Report
Attendance: 21,606
Liverpool England3–0Spain Villarreal
Soriano 7' (o.g.)
Sturridge 63'
Lallana 81'
Report
Attendance: 43,074

Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 18 May 2016 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland.

Liverpool England1–3Spain Sevilla
Sturridge 35' Report Gameiro 46'
Coke 64', 70'
Attendance: 34,429

Note

  1. ^ a b c d Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

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