2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 17 February with the knockout round play-offs and ended on 18 May 2022 with the final at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.

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

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involved 24 teams: the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group Winners
(advance to round of 16
and seeded in draw)
Runners-up
(advance to KO play-offs
and seeded in draw)
A France Lyon Scotland Rangers
B France Monaco Spain Real Sociedad
C Russia Spartak Moscow Italy Napoli
D Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Greece Olympiacos
E Turkey Galatasaray Italy Lazio
F Serbia Red Star Belgrade Portugal Braga
G Germany Bayer Leverkusen Spain Real Betis
H England West Ham United Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Group Third-placed teams
(advance to KO play-offs
and unseeded in draw)
A Germany RB Leipzig
B Portugal Porto
C Germany Borussia Dortmund
D Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
E Spain Barcelona
F Italy Atalanta
G Spain Sevilla
H Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg

Format

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, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.

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

  • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight group runners-up were seeded, and the eight Champions League group third-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Schedule

The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021, 13:00 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
Round of 16 25 February 2022, 12:00 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022, 13:30 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
Final 18 May 2022 at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville

Bracket

Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Spain Sevilla101
Spain Sevilla303England West Ham United (a.e.t.)022
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb112 England West Ham United134
Portugal Porto011France Lyon101
Portugal Porto224France Lyon112
Italy Lazio123 England West Ham United101
Spain Real Betis112Germany Eintracht Frankfurt213
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg202Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (a.e.t.)213
Spain Real Betis303 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt134
Spain Barcelona022Spain Barcelona123
Spain Barcelona145Turkey Galatasaray011 18 May – Seville
Italy Napoli123 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (p)1 (5)
Germany RB Leipzigw/oScotland Rangers1 (4)
Germany RB Leipzig235Russia Spartak Moscow
Spain Real Sociedad213 Germany RB Leipzig123
Italy Atalanta314Italy Atalanta101
Italy Atalanta235Germany Bayer Leverkusen202
Greece Olympiacos101 Germany RB Leipzig112
Portugal Braga213Scotland Rangers033
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol202 (2)France Monaco011
Portugal Braga (p)022 (3) Portugal Braga112
Scotland Rangers314Scotland Rangers (a.e.t.)033
Germany Borussia Dortmund224Serbia Red Star Belgrade022
Scotland Rangers426

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021, 13:00 CET.

Summary

The first legs were played on 17 February, and the second legs were played on 24 February 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla Spain 3–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 0–1
Atalanta Italy 5–1 Greece Olympiacos 2–1 3–0
RB Leipzig Germany 5–3 Spain Real Sociedad 2–2 3–1
Barcelona Spain 5–3 Italy Napoli 1–1 4–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–3 Spain Real Betis 2–3 0–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–6 Scotland Rangers 2–4 2–2
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 2–2 (2–3 p) Portugal Braga 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Porto Portugal 4–3 Italy Lazio 2–1 2–2

Matches

Sevilla Spain3–1Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 28,372
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–0Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 9,788

Sevilla won 3–2 on aggregate.


Atalanta Italy2–1Greece Olympiacos
Report
Olympiacos Greece0–3Italy Atalanta
Report

Atalanta won 5–1 on aggregate.


RB Leipzig Germany2–2Spain Real Sociedad
Report
Attendance: 21,113
Real Sociedad Spain1–3Germany RB Leipzig
Report
Attendance: 30,113

RB Leipzig won 5–3 on aggregate.


Barcelona Spain1–1Italy Napoli
Report
Attendance: 73,525
Napoli Italy2–4Spain Barcelona
Report

Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate.


Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–3Spain Real Betis
Report
Real Betis Spain0–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 44,236

Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.


Borussia Dortmund Germany2–4Scotland Rangers
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Rangers Scotland2–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 47,709

Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.


Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova2–0Portugal Braga
Report
Braga Portugal2–0 (a.e.t.)Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
Penalties
3–2

2–2 on aggregate. Braga won 3–2 on penalties.


Porto Portugal2–1Italy Lazio
Report
Lazio Italy2–2Portugal Porto
Report
Attendance: 24,948

Porto won 4–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022, 12:00 CET.

Summary

The first legs were played on 9 and 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers Scotland 4–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 1–2
Braga Portugal 3–1 France Monaco 2–0 1–1
Porto Portugal 1–2 France Lyon 0–1 1–1
Atalanta Italy 4–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 1–0
Sevilla Spain 1–2 England West Ham United 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Barcelona Spain 2–1 Turkey Galatasaray 0–0 2–1
RB Leipzig Germany w/o Russia Spartak Moscow Canc. Canc.
Real Betis Spain 2–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Notes

  1. ^ a b RB Leipzig won on walkover as UEFA suspended Spartak Moscow due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Matches

Rangers Scotland3–0Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Report
Red Star Belgrade Serbia2–1Scotland Rangers
Report
Attendance: 47,024

Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.


Braga Portugal2–0France Monaco
Report
Attendance: 10,228
Monaco France1–1Portugal Braga
Report
Attendance: 3,892

Braga won 3–1 on aggregate.


Porto Portugal0–1France Lyon
Report
Lyon France1–1Portugal Porto
Report

Lyon won 2–1 on aggregate.


Atalanta Italy3–2Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report
Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–1Italy Atalanta
Report
Attendance: 19,871

Atalanta won 4–2 on aggregate.


Sevilla Spain1–0England West Ham United
Report
West Ham United England2–0 (a.e.t.)Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 59,981

West Ham United won 2–1 on aggregate.


Barcelona Spain0–0Turkey Galatasaray
Report
Attendance: 61,740
Galatasaray Turkey1–2Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 50,110

Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.


RB Leipzig GermanyCancelledRussia Spartak Moscow
Report
Spartak Moscow RussiaCancelledGermany RB Leipzig
Report

RB Leipzig won on walkover.


Real Betis Spain1–2Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Report
Attendance: 36,574
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)Spain Real Betis
Report
Attendance: 25,000

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 13:30 CET.

Summary

The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RB Leipzig Germany 3–1 Italy Atalanta 1–1 2–0
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 4–3 Spain Barcelona 1–1 3–2
West Ham United England 4–1 France Lyon 1–1 3–0
Braga Portugal 2–3 Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)

Matches

RB Leipzig Germany1–1Italy Atalanta
Report
Attendance: 36,029
Atalanta Italy0–2Germany RB Leipzig
Report

RB Leipzig won 3–1 on aggregate.


Eintracht Frankfurt Germany1–1Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 48,000
Barcelona Spain2–3Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Report
Attendance: 79,468

Eintracht Frankfurt won 4–3 on aggregate.


West Ham United England1–1France Lyon
Report
Attendance: 59,978
Lyon France0–3England West Ham United
Report

West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.


Braga Portugal1–0Scotland Rangers
Report
Attendance: 20,331
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Rangers Scotland3–1 (a.e.t.)Portugal Braga
Report
Attendance: 48,894

Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 13:30 CET, after the quarter-final draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RB Leipzig Germany 2–3 Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–3
West Ham United England 1–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 0–1

Matches

RB Leipzig Germany1–0Scotland Rangers
Report
Attendance: 40,303
Rangers Scotland3–1Germany RB Leipzig
Report
Attendance: 49,397

Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.


West Ham United England1–2Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Report
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany1–0England West Ham United
Report
Attendance: 48,000

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 18 May 2022 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville. A draw was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.


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