2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 27 January with the round of 16 and concluded with the final on 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
Qualified teams
[edit]| Group | Winners (seeded in round of 16 draw) |
Runners-up (unseeded in round of 16 draw) |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Atlético Madrid
|
 Olympiacos
|
| B | Real Madrid
|
 Liverpool
|
| C |  Benfica
|
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
| D |  Anderlecht
|
Arsenal
|
| E | Manchester City
|
 Roma
|
| F |  Ajax
|
Barcelona
|
| G | Chelsea
|
 Schalke 04
|
| H |  Shakhtar Donetsk
|
Porto
|
Format
[edit]Each tie in the knockout phase was played as a single match. If the score was level at the end of normal time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).[1]
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the match. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw 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 on neutral ground).
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows.[2][3]
| Round | Draw date | Match date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 15 December 2014 | 17–18 & 24–25 February 2015 |
| Quarter-finals | 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015 | |
| Semi-finals | 10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | |
| Final | 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
Bracket
[edit]The draw for the knockout phase was held on 15 December 2014, 14:00 CET, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][4][5] 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.[6] Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Porto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Porto (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benfica | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ajax | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Roma (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| Roma | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manchester City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manchester City (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 April – Nyon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schalke 04 | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Roma | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
[edit]Summary
[edit]The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Arsenal |
| Real Madrid | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Porto |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Olympiacos |
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Barcelona |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Liverpool |
| Manchester City | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Schalke 04 |
| Ajax | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Roma |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
Matches
[edit]| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
Diedhiou  1' |
Report |
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral 60' |
Report | Leonardo 81' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Cedrés  Mayoral  Febas Lienhart |
1–3 | Johansen Cardoso Leonardo |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Vachiberadze 27' (pen.) |
Report | Vergos 12' |
| Penalties | ||
| Zubkov Boryachuk Shtander Kovalenko Vachiberadze Arendaruk |
5–4 | Vergos Vatousiadis Saliakas Laçi Ignatidis Toli |
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Iseka 53' |
Report |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne 33' |
Report | Sivodedov 90+1' |
| Penalties | ||
| Byrne Celina Pozo Angeliño |
3–1 | Multhaup Neubauer Sané Sivodedov |
| Ajax | 0–0 | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Murić Dankerlui El Azzouzi El Mahdioui Van De Beek Eiting |
5–6 | Vestenický Marchizza Di Mariano Adamo Pellegrini Paolelli |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Summary
[edit]The quarter-finals were played on 10, 17 and 18 March 2015.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid |
| Benfica | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Roma | 2–1 | Manchester City |
| Anderlecht | 5–0 | Porto |
Matches
[edit]| Benfica | 1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Carvalho 42' |
Report | Shtander 64' |
| Penalties | ||
| Gonçalves Dias Sanches Carvalho Rodrigues |
4–5 | Zubkov Boryachuk Shtander Arendaruk Vachiberadze |
| Roma | 2–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Vestenický 62' Pellegrini 86' |
Report | Ambrose 90+1' (pen.) |
Semi-finals
[edit]Summary
[edit]The semi-finals were played on 10 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 1–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Roma | 0–4 | Chelsea |
Matches
[edit]| Anderlecht | 1–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Bourard 55' |
Report | Kovalenko 76', 87' Arendaruk 80' |
Final
[edit]The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–3 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Christensen 37' (o.g.) Kovalenko 90+2' |
Report | Brown 7', 55' Solanke 47' |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2014.
- ^ a b "2014–15 UEFA Youth League – Draws". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Competition format". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Media accreditation for club knockout draws". UEFA.com. 8 December 2014.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.org. 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All-time UEFA Youth League records". UEFA.
- ^ "Chelsea VS Atlético Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "Benfica Vs Shakhtar Donetsk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "A.S. Roma vs Manchester City" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS Shakhtar Donetsk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "A.S. Roma vs Chelsea" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk vs Chelsea" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations.