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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 involves 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 |  Lyon
|
 Rangers
|
| B | Monaco
|
 Real Sociedad
|
| C |  Spartak Moscow
|
 Napoli
|
| D |  Eintracht Frankfurt
|
 Olympiacos
|
| E |  Galatasaray
|
Lazio
|
| F |  Red Star Belgrade
|
 Braga
|
| G | Bayer Leverkusen
|
Real Betis
|
| H |  West Ham United
|
 Dinamo Zagreb
|
Champions League group stage third-placed teams[]
| Group | Third-placed teams (advance to KO play-offs and unseeded in draw) |
|---|---|
| A | RB Leipzig
|
| B | Porto
|
| C | Borussia Dortmund
|
| D |  Sheriff Tiraspol
|
| E | Barcelona
|
| F | Atalanta
|
| G | Sevilla
|
| H | Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
Format[]
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 advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level. The mechanism of the draws for each round is 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 are seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).
Schedule[]
The schedule is as follows (all draws are 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, 13:00 | 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 | ||
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 
|
3–2 |  Dinamo Zagreb
|
3–1 | 0–1 |
Atalanta 
|
5–1 |  Olympiacos
|
2–1 | 3–0 |
RB Leipzig 
|
5–3 | Real Sociedad
|
2–2 | 3–1 |
| Barcelona
|
5–3 | Napoli
|
1–1 | 4–2 |
Zenit Saint Petersburg 
|
2–3 | Real Betis
|
2–3 | 0–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund
|
4–6 |  Rangers
|
2–4 | 2–2 |
Sheriff Tiraspol 
|
2–2 (2–3 p) |  Braga
|
2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Porto
|
4–3 | Lazio
|
2–1 | 2–2 |
Matches[]
| 17 February 2022 21:00 |
Sevilla
|
3–1 | Dinamo Zagreb
|
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rakitić  13' (pen.)Ocampos 44'Martial 45+1'
|
Report | Oršić 41'
|
| 24 February 2022 18:45 |
Dinamo Zagreb
|
1–0 | Sevilla
|
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Referee: François Letexier (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oršić 65' (pen.)
|
Report |
Sevilla won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 17 February 2022 21:00 |
Atalanta
|
2–1 | Olympiacos
|
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djimsiti 61', 63'
|
Report | Soares 16'
|
| 24 February 2022 18:45 (19:45 EEST) |
Olympiacos
|
v | Atalanta
|
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 17 February 2022 21:00 |
RB Leipzig
|
2–2 | Real Sociedad
|
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkunku 30' Forsberg 82' (pen.)
|
Report | Le Normand 8' Oyarzabal 64' (pen.)
|
| 24 February 2022 18:45 |
Real Sociedad
|
1–3 | RB Leipzig
|
Anoeta, San Sebastián Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubimendi 67'
|
Report | Orbán 39' Silva 59'Forsberg 89' (pen.)
|
RB Leipzig won 5–3 on aggregate.
| 17 February 2022 18:45 |
Barcelona
|
1–1 | Napoli
|
Camp Nou, Barcelona Referee: [IIstván Kovács]] (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torres 59' (pen.)
|
Report | Zieliński 29'
|
| 24 February 2022 21:00 |
Napoli
|
2–4 | Barcelona
|
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insigne 23' (pen.) Politano 87'
|
Report | Alba 8' F. de Jong 13'Piqué 45'Aubameyang 59'
|
Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate.
| 17 February 2022 18:45 (20:45 MSK) |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
2–3 | Real Betis
|
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dzyuba 25' Malcom 28'
|
Report | Rodríguez 8' Willian José 18'Guardado 41'
|
| 24 February 2022 21:00 |
Real Betis
|
0–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
Benito Villamarín, Seville Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 17 February 2022 18:45 |
Borussia Dortmund
|
2–4 | Rangers
|
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham 51' Guerreiro 82'
|
Report | Tavernier 38' (pen.) Morelos 41'Lundstram 49'Zagadou 54' (o.g.)
|
| 24 February 2022 21:00 (20:00 BST) |
Rangers
|
2–2 | Borussia Dortmund
|
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernier 22' (pen.), 57'
|
Report | Bellingham 31' Malen 42'
|
Rangers won 6–4 on aggregate.
| 17 February 2022 18:45 (19:45 EEST) |
Sheriff Tiraspol
|
2–0 | Braga
|
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thill 43' (pen.) Traoré 83'
|
Report |
| 24 February 2022 21:00 (20:00 WET) |
Braga
|
2–0 (a.e.t.) |
Sheriff Tiraspol
|
Estádio Municipal, Braga Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medeiros 17' R. Horta 43'
|
Report | |||
| Penalties | ||||
R. Horta  Musrati Ruiz  Carmo Moura
|
3–2 | Dulanto Bruno Radeljić Khalid Thill
|
2–2 on aggregate. Braga won 3–2 on penalties.
| 17 February 2022 21:00 (20:00 WET) |
Porto
|
2–1 | Lazio
|
Estádio do Dragão, Porto Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martínez 37', 49'
|
Report | Zaccagni 23'
|
| 24 February 2022 18:45 |
Lazio
|
2–2 | Porto
|
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immobile 19' Cataldi 90+5'
|
Report | Taremi 31' (pen.) Uribe 68'
|
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
|
4–2 |  Red Star Belgrade
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Braga
|
3–1 |  Monaco
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Porto
|
1–2 | Lyon
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Atalanta
|
4–2 | Bayer Leverkusen
|
3–2 | 1–0 |
| Sevilla
|
1–2 |  West Ham United
|
1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Barcelona
|
2–1 |  Galatasaray
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
| RB Leipzig
|
w/o | | ||
| Real Betis
|
2–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1–2 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Matches[]
| 10 March 2022 21:00 (20:00 GMT) |
Rangers
|
3–0 | Red Star Belgrade
|
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 48,589 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernier 11' (pen.) Morelos 15'Balogun 51'
|
Report |
| 17 March 2022 18:45 |
Red Star Belgrade
|
2–1 | Rangers
|
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 47,024 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanić 10' Nabouhane 90+3' (pen.)
|
Report | Kent 56'
|
Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 10 March 2022 21:00 (20:00 WET) |
Braga
|
2–0 | Monaco
|
Estádio Municipal, Braga Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 3' V. Oliveira 89'
|
Report |
| 17 March 2022 18:45 |
Monaco
|
1–1 | Braga
|
Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disasi 90'
|
Report | Ruiz 20'
|
Braga won 3–1 on aggregate.
| 9 March 2022 18:45 (17:45 WET) |
Porto
|
0–1 | Lyon
|
Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 26,309 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Paquetá 59'
|
| 17 March 2022 21:00 |
Lyon
|
1–1 | Porto
|
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 54,551 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dembélé 13'
|
Report | Pepê 27'
|
Lyon won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 10 March 2022 21:00 |
Atalanta
|
3–2 | Bayer Leverkusen
|
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo Attendance: 13,134 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malinovskyi 23' Muriel 25', 49'
|
Report | Aránguiz 11' Diaby 63'
|
| 17 March 2022 18:45 |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
0–1 | Atalanta
|
BayArena, Leverkusen Attendance: 19,871 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Boga 90+1'
|
Atalanta won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 10 March 2022 18:45 |
Sevilla
|
1–0 | West Ham United
|
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 34,728 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munir 60'
|
Report |
| 17 March 2022 21:00 (20:00 GMT) |
West Ham United
|
2–0 (a.e.t.) |
Sevilla
|
London Stadium, London Attendance: 59,981 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souček 39' Yarmolenko 112'
|
Report |
West Ham United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 10 March 2022 21:00 |
Barcelona
|
0–0 | Galatasaray
|
Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 61,740 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 17 March 2022 18:45 (20:45 TRT) |
Galatasaray
|
1–2 | Barcelona
|
Nef Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 50,110 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcão 29'
|
Report | Pedri 37' Aubameyang 49'
|
Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 10 March 2022 18:45 |
RB Leipzig
|
Cancelled | |
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 17 March 2022 |
|
Cancelled | RB Leipzig
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
RB Leipzig won on walkover after Spartak Moscow were disqualified.
| 9 March 2022 18:45 |
Real Betis
|
1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Benito Villamarín, Seville Attendance: 36,574 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fekir 30'
|
Report | Kostić 14' Kamada 32'
|
| 17 March 2022 21:00 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Real Betis
|
Waldstadion, Frankfurt Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 120+1' (o.g.)
|
Report | Iglesias 90'
|
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
|
3–1 | Atalanta
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt
|
4–3 | Barcelona
|
1–1 | 3–2 |
| West Ham United
|
4–1 | Lyon
|
1–1 | 3–0 |
| Braga
|
2–3 | Rangers
|
1–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
Matches[]
| 7 April 2022 18:45 |
RB Leipzig
|
1–1 | Atalanta
|
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 36,029 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zappacosta 58' (o.g.)
|
Report | Muriel 17'
|
| 14 April 2022 18:45 |
Atalanta
|
0–2 | RB Leipzig
|
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo Attendance: 17,905 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Nkunku 18', 87' (pen.)
|
RB Leipzig won 3–1 on aggregate.
| 7 April 2022 21:00 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1–1 | Barcelona
|
Waldstadion, Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knauff 48'
|
Report | Torres 66'
|
| 14 April 2022 21:00 |
Barcelona
|
2–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 79,468 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busquets 90+1' Depay 90+11' (pen.)
|
Report | Kostić 4' (pen.), 67' Borré 36'
|
Eintracht Frankfurt won 4–3 on aggregate.
| 7 April 2022 21:00 (20:00 BST) |
West Ham United
|
1–1 | Lyon
|
London Stadium, London Attendance: 59,978 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen 52'
|
Report | Ndombele 66'
|
| 14 April 2022 21:00 |
Lyon
|
0–3 | West Ham United
|
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 50,065 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Dawson 38' Rice 44'Bowen 48'
|
West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.
| 7 April 2022 21:00 (20:00 WEST) |
Braga
|
1–0 | Rangers
|
Estádio Municipal, Braga Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruiz 40'
|
Report |
| 14 April 2022 21:00 (20:00 BST) |
Rangers
|
3–1 (a.e.t.) |
Braga
|
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 48,894 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernier 2', 44' (pen.) Roofe 101'
|
Report | Carmo 83'
|
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
|
2–3 | Rangers
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
| West Ham United
|
1–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Matches[]
| 28 April 2022 21:00 |
RB Leipzig
|
1–0 | Rangers
|
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 40,30 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angeliño 85'
|
Report |
| 5 May 2022 21:00 (20:00 BST) |
Rangers
|
3–1 | RB Leipzig
|
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernier 19' Kamara 24'Lundstram 81'
|
Report | Nkunku 71'
|
Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 28 April 2022 21:00 (20:00 BST) |
West Ham United
|
1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt
|
London Stadium, London Attendance: 58,108 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio 21'
|
Report | Knauff 1' Kamada 54'
|
| 5 May 2022 21:00 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1–0 | West Ham United
|
Waldstadion, Frankfurt Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borré 26'
|
Report |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final[]
- Main article:2022 UEFA Europa League 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.
| 18 May 2022 21:00 CEST |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Rangers
|
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borré 69'
|
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Aribo 57'
| ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Lenz Hrustic Kamada Kostić Borré
|
5–4 | Tavernier Davis Arfield Ramsey Roofe
|
|
Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
|
Match rules
|
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- UEFA Europa League (official website)
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