2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

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The 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 19 February and concluded on 27 May 2015 with the

National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland to decide the champions of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

Times up to 28 March 2015 (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.[2]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
Round of 32 15 December 2014, 13:00[3] 19 February 2015 26 February 2015
Round of 16 27 February 2015, 13:00[4] 12 March 2015 19 March 2015
Quarter-finals 20 March 2015, 13:00[5] 16 April 2015 23 April 2015
Semi-finals 24 April 2015, 12:00[6] 7 May 2015 14 May 2015
Final 27 May 2015 at
National Stadium, Warsaw

Matches may also be 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.[1]

Each tie in the

extra time was played. The away goals rule was 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 advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was 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 was 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.[7] Therefore, a Ukrainian club (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk or Dynamo Kyiv) and a Russian club (Dynamo Moscow or Zenit Saint Petersburg) would not be drawn into the same tie in any round except the final.

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 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Spain Villarreal
B Belgium Club Brugge Italy Torino
C Turkey Beşiktaş England Tottenham Hotspur
D Austria Red Bull Salzburg Scotland Celtic
E Russia Dynamo Moscow Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
F Italy Internazionale Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
G Netherlands Feyenoord Spain Sevilla
H England Everton Germany VfL Wolfsburg
I Italy Napoli Switzerland Young Boys
J Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Denmark AaB
K Italy Fiorentina France Guingamp
L Poland Legia Warsaw Turkey Trabzonspor

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 A Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 10 13 −3 9 Seeded in round of 32 draw
2 G Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
3 H Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7
4 C Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
5 D Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6 F Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
7 B England Liverpool 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5
8 E Italy Roma 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Club coefficient.[8]

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Germany VfL Wolfsburg202
Portugal Sporting CP000 Germany VfL Wolfsburg325
Scotland Celtic303Italy Internazionale112
Italy Internazionale314 Germany VfL Wolfsburg123
Turkey Trabzonspor000Italy Napoli426
Italy Napoli415 Italy Napoli303
Belgium Anderlecht011Russia Dynamo Moscow101
Russia Dynamo Moscow033 Italy Napoli101
Denmark AaB101Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk112
Belgium Club Brugge336 Belgium Club Brugge235
England Liverpool101 (4)Turkey Beşiktaş112
Turkey Beşiktaş (p)011 (5) Belgium Club Brugge000
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk224Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk011
Greece Olympiacos022
a.e.t.; a)
112
Netherlands Ajax134Netherlands Ajax022 27 May –
Warsaw
Poland Legia Warsaw000 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2
Spain Villarreal235Spain Sevilla3
Austria Red Bull Salzburg112 Spain Villarreal112
Spain Sevilla134Spain Sevilla325
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach022 Spain Sevilla224
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven000Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg123
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg134 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg202
Italy Torino235Italy Torino011
Spain Athletic Bilbao224 Spain Sevilla325
Switzerland Young Boys112Italy Fiorentina000
England Everton437 England Everton224
France Guingamp213Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv156
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv134 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv101
England Tottenham Hotspur101Italy Fiorentina123
Italy Fiorentina123 Italy Fiorentina134
Italy Roma123Italy Roma101
Netherlands Feyenoord112

Round of 32

The draw was held on 15 December 2014.[9][10]

Summary

The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2015.

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Young Boys Switzerland2–7England Everton1–41–3
Torino Italy5–4Spain Athletic Bilbao2–23–2
Sevilla Spain4–2Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach1–03–2
VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–0Portugal Sporting CP2–00–0
Ajax Netherlands4–0Poland Legia Warsaw1–03–0
AaB Denmark1–6Belgium Club Brugge1–30–3
Anderlecht Belgium1–3Russia Dynamo Moscow0–01–3
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine4–2Greece Olympiacos2–02–2
Trabzonspor Turkey0–5Italy Napoli0–40–1
Guingamp France3–4Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv2–11–3
Villarreal Spain5–2Austria Red Bull Salzburg2–13–1
Roma Italy3–2Netherlands Feyenoord1–12–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0–4Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg0–10–3
Liverpool England1–1 (4–5 p)Turkey Beşiktaş1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Tottenham Hotspur England1–3Italy Fiorentina1–10–2
Celtic Scotland3–4Italy Internazionale3–30–1

Matches

Young Boys Switzerland1–4England Everton
  • Hoarau 10'
 Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 20,835[11]
)

Everton won 7–2 on aggregate.

Torino Italy2–2Spain Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 25,725[13]
)

Torino won 5–4 on aggregate.

Sevilla Spain1–0Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
 Report
Attendance: 26,850[15]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany2–3Spain Sevilla
 Report
Attendance: 45,337[16]

Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–0Portugal Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 19,207[17]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Sporting CP Portugal0–0Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report
Attendance: 23,097[18]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ajax Netherlands1–0Poland Legia Warsaw
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 46,761[19]
)

Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.

AaB Denmark1–3Belgium Club Brugge
 Report
Norway
)
Club Brugge Belgium3–0Denmark AaB
  • Vázquez
    11'
  • Oularé
    64'
  • Bolingoli-Mbombo
    74'
 Report
Attendance: 11,804[23]

Club Brugge won 6–1 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium0–0Russia Dynamo Moscow
Report
Attendance: 17,317[24]
Dynamo Moscow Russia3–1Belgium Anderlecht
 Report
  • Mitrović
    29'
Norway
)

Dynamo Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine2–0Greece Olympiacos
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv[note 2]
Attendance: 5,837[26]
)

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

Trabzonspor Turkey0–4Italy Napoli
Report
Attendance: 21,096[28]
Napoli Italy1–0Turkey Trabzonspor
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,410[29]
)

Napoli won 5–0 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.

Villarreal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Roma Italy1–1Netherlands Feyenoord
 Report
Attendance: 29,292[34]
Feyenoord Netherlands1–2Italy Roma
 Report
Attendance: 45,000[35]

Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 21,000[36]
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia3–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
 Report
Attendance: 17,194[37]

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–0 on aggregate.

Liverpool England1–0Turkey Beşiktaş
 Report
Attendance: 43,353[38]

1–1 on aggregate; Beşiktaş won 5–4 on penalties.

Tottenham Hotspur England1–1Italy Fiorentina
 Report
Attendance: 34,235[40]
Fiorentina Italy2–0England Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 29,886[41]

Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland3–3Italy Internazionale
 Report
Attendance: 58,500[42]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Internazionale Italy1–0Scotland Celtic
 Report
Attendance: 37,133[43]

Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw was held on 27 February 2015.[44][45]

Summary

The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 19 March 2015.

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Everton England4–6Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv2–12–5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine2–2 (a)Netherlands Ajax1–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–1Italy Torino2–00–1
VfL Wolfsburg Germany5–2Italy Internazionale3–12–1
Villarreal Spain2–5Spain Sevilla1–31–2
Napoli Italy3–1Russia Dynamo Moscow3–10–0
Club Brugge Belgium5–2Turkey Beşiktaş2–13–1
Fiorentina Italy4–1Italy Roma1–13–0

Matches

Everton England2–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
  • Husyev
    14'
Attendance: 26,150[46]
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine5–2England Everton
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 67,553[47]
)

Dynamo Kyiv won 6–4 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate; Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won on away goals.

Torino Italy1–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 24,736[51]
)

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

Internazionale Italy1–2Germany VfL Wolfsburg
 Report
Attendance: 38,800[53]

VfL Wolfsburg won 5–2 on aggregate.

Villarreal Spain1–3Spain Sevilla
 Report
El Madrigal, Villarreal
Attendance: 19,930[54]
)

Sevilla won 5–2 on aggregate.

Napoli Italy3–1Russia Dynamo Moscow
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 17,727[56]
)

Napoli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Club Brugge Belgium2–1Turkey Beşiktaş
 Report
Attendance: 12,977[58]
Beşiktaş Turkey1–3Belgium Club Brugge
 Report
Attendance: 65,110[59]

Club Brugge won 5–2 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy1–1Italy Roma
 Report
Attendance: 23,357[60]
Roma Italy0–3Italy Fiorentina
Report
Attendance: 30,591[61]

Fiorentina won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 20 March 2015.[62][63]

Summary

The first legs were played on 16 April, and the second legs were played on 23 April 2015.

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Sevilla Spain4–3Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg2–12–2
Club Brugge Belgium0–1[a]Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk0–00–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–3Italy Fiorentina1–10–2
VfL Wolfsburg Germany3–6Italy Napoli1–42–2
Notes:
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

Sevilla Spain2–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 28,450[64]
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–2Spain Sevilla
 Report
Attendance: 18,121[65]

Sevilla won 4–3 on aggregate.

Club Brugge Belgium0–0Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Report
Attendance: 29,000[66]
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine1–0Belgium Club Brugge
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv[note 2]
Attendance: 16,234[67]
)

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 1–0 on aggregate.

Fiorentina won 3–1 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg Germany1–4Italy Napoli
 Report
Attendance: 25,112[70]
Napoli Italy2–2Germany VfL Wolfsburg
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 27,262[71]
)

Napoli won 6–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 24 April 2015.[72][73]

Summary

The first legs were played on 7 May, and the second legs were played on 14 May 2015.

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Napoli Italy1–2Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk1–10–1
Sevilla Spain5–0Italy Fiorentina3–02–0

Matches

Napoli Italy1–1Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
 Report
Norway
)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine1–0Italy Napoli
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv[note 2]
Attendance: 62,344[75]
)

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy0–2Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 32,466[77]

Sevilla won 5–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2015 UEFA Europa League final

The final was played on 27 May 2015 at the

National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland. A draw was held on 24 April 2015, after the semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[72]

Notes

  1. ^ The Legia Warsaw v Ajax match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[21]
  2. ^
    war conditions in Eastern Ukraine
    .

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