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 . A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.
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).
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.
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.
Qualified teams
Europa League group stage winners and runners-up
Champions League group stage third-placed teams
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).
Bracket
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET .
Summary
The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.
Matches
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Westfalenstadion , Dortmund Attendance: 62,500Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)21:05 Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore , Reggio Emilia Attendance: 17,492Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain )
Borussia Dortmund won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Allianz Riviera , Nice Attendance: 16,918Referee: István Kovács (Romania )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)17:00
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Nice
Report
RZD Arena , Moscow Attendance: 18,104Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic )
Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Parken Stadium , Copenhagen Attendance: 34,912Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00
Atlético Madrid 1–0 Copenhagen
Report
Wanda Metropolitano , Madrid Attendance: 44,035Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania )
Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Otkritie Arena , Moscow Attendance: 43,145Referee: Benoît Bastien (France )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)21:05
Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Spartak Moscow
Report
San Mamés , Bilbao Attendance: 36,873Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany )
Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Olympic Stadium , Athens Attendance: 30,518Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00
Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 AEK Athens
Report
NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium , Kyiv Attendance: 27,024Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia )
1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Celtic Park , Glasgow Attendance: 56,743Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00
Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–0 Celtic
Report
Krestovsky Stadium , Saint Petersburg Attendance: 50,492Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain )
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Stadio San Paolo , Naples Attendance: 14,554Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00 Red Bull Arena , Leipzig Attendance: 36,163Referee: Anthony Taylor (England )
3–3 on aggregate; RB Leipzig won on away goals.
13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)18:00 Red Star Stadium , Belgrade Attendance: 35,642Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)18:00
CSKA Moscow 1–0 Red Star Belgrade
Report
VEB Arena , Moscow Attendance: 18,753Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal )
CSKA Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Parc Olympique Lyonnais , Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 46,846Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00 Estadio de la Cerámica , Villarreal Attendance: 17,028Referee: Luca Banti (Italy )
Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Anoeta , San Sebastián Attendance: 19,790Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)21:05
Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Real Sociedad
Report
Red Bull Arena , Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 13,912Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia )
Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Partizan Stadium , Belgrade Attendance: 17,165Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00
Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 Partizan
Report
Doosan Arena , Plzeň Attendance: 10,185Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark )
Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)21:05 Arena Națională , Bucharest Attendance: 33,455Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00 Stadio Olimpico , Rome Attendance: 27,597Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia )
Lazio won 5–2 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Ludogorets Arena , Razgrad Attendance: 7,887Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)21:05
Milan 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad
Report
San Siro , Milan Attendance: 17,453Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain )
Milan won 4–0 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)17:00 Astana Arena , Astana Attendance: 29,737Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)19:00 Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 30,456Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary )
Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Jämtkraft Arena , Östersund Attendance: 7,665Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)21:05 Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 58,405Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia )
Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)19:00 Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 21,731Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands )
22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)21:05 Estádio Municipal , Braga Attendance: 9,016Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway )
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 .
Summary
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.
Matches
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)21:05 Stadio Olimpico , Rome Attendance: 21,562Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)19:00 NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium , Kyiv Attendance: 52,639Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain )
Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)21:05 Red Bull Arena , Leipzig Attendance: 19,877Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)19:00
Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 RB Leipzig
Report
Krestovsky Stadium , Saint Petersburg Attendance: 44,092Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy )
RB Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)19:00 Wanda Metropolitano , Madrid Attendance: 40,767Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)17:00
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–5 Atlético Madrid
Report
RZD Arena , Moscow Attendance: 22,041Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal )
Atlético Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)19:00 VEB Arena , Moscow Attendance: 13,990Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)21:05 Parc Olympique Lyonnais , Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 38,622Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland )
3–3 on aggregate; CSKA Moscow won on away goals.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)21:05 Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 37,657Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)19:00
Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Marseille
Report
San Mamés , Bilbao Attendance: 40,580Referee: Anthony Taylor (England )
Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)21:05 Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 26,090Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)19:00 Doosan Arena , Plzeň Attendance: 9,370Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany )
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)19:00 Westfalenstadion , Dortmund Attendance: 53,700Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)21:05
Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 Borussia Dortmund
Report
Red Bull Arena , Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520Referee: Benoît Bastien (France )
Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)19:00 San Siro , Milan Attendance: 72,821Referee: Clément Turpin (France )
15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)21:05 Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 58,973Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden )
Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET .
For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup , all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.
Summary
The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.
Matches
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)21:05 Red Bull Arena , Leipzig Attendance: 34,043Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain )
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)21:05
Marseille 5–2 RB Leipzig
Report
Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 61,882Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands )
Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)21:05 Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 58,285Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic )
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)21:05
CSKA Moscow 2–2 Arsenal
Report
VEB Arena , Moscow Attendance: 29,284Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany )
Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)21:05 Wanda Metropolitano , Madrid Attendance: 53,301Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia )
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)21:05
Sporting CP 1–0 Atlético Madrid
Report
Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 28,437Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia )
Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)21:05 Stadio Olimpico , Rome Attendance: 42,538Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania )
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)21:05
Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 Lazio
Report
Red Bull Arena , Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia )
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 .
Summary
The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.
Matches
26 April 2018 (2018-04-26)21:05 Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Attendance: 62,312Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland )
3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)21:05 Red Bull Arena , Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia )
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
26 April 2018 (2018-04-26)21:05 Emirates Stadium , London Attendance: 59,066Referee: Clément Turpin (France )
3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)21:05
Atlético Madrid 1–0 Arsenal
Report
Wanda Metropolitano , Madrid Attendance: 64,196Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy )
Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2018 UEFA Europa League final
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.
16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)20:45 Parc Olympique Lyonnais , Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 55,768Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands )
Notes
Atalanta played their home match at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, instead of their regular stadium Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia , Bergamo , which wasn’t given a UEFA licence to hold games.
The Red Star Belgrade v CSKA Moscow match was scheduled on 13 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Partizan v Viktoria Plzeň match, in the same city.
The CSKA Moscow v Red Star Belgrade match was scheduled on 21 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice match, in the same city.
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