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    Joseph Carne-Ross

    The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 9 February 2016 and concluded on 18 April 2016 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, which decided the champions of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

    Times up to 26 March 2016 (knockout round play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) were CEST (UTC+2).

    Round and draw dates

    The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1][2]

    Round Draw Match dates
    Knockout round play-offs 14 December 2015, 14:00 9–10 February 2016
    Round of 16 15 February 2016, 13:00 23–24 February 2016
    Quarter-finals 8–9 March 2016
    Semi-finals 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
    Final 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

    Format

    The knockout phase involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):[1]

    • The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path entered the round of 16.
    • The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path entered the knockout round play-offs. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16.

    Each tie in the knockout phase was played over one match. If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]

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

    • In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
    • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path were drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each round of 16 match.
    • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draws 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 at a neutral venue).

    Qualified teams

    UEFA Champions League Path

    Group Winners
    (enter round of 16)     		Runners-up
    (enter play-offs as away team)
    A France Paris Saint-Germain Spain Real Madrid
    B Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Russia CSKA Moscow
    C Portugal Benfica Spain Atlético Madrid
    D England Manchester City Spain Sevilla
    E Spain Barcelona Italy Roma
    F Croatia Dinamo Zagreb England Arsenal
    G England Chelsea Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
    H France Lyon Spain Valencia

    Domestic Champions Path

    Second round winners
    (enter play-offs as home team)
    Scotland Celtic
    Sweden IF Elfsborg
    Belgium Anderlecht
    England Middlesbrough
    Netherlands Ajax
    Austria Red Bull Salzburg
    Denmark Midtjylland
    Czech Republic Příbram

    Bracket

    The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.[3][4]

    Knockout round play-offs

    The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 14 December 2015.[5][6] The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016.

    Summary

    Home teamScoreAway team
    Ajax Netherlands3–1Spain Sevilla
    Příbram Czech Republic2–2 (5–4 p)Russia CSKA Moscow
    Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–4Italy Roma
    Anderlecht Belgium2–0England Arsenal
    Celtic Scotland1–1 (3–4 p)Spain Valencia
    IF Elfsborg Sweden1–3Spain Real Madrid
    Middlesbrough England5–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
    Midtjylland Denmark4–4 (5–4 p)Spain Atlético Madrid

    Matches

    Ajax Netherlands3–1Spain Sevilla
    		 Report
    Attendance: 1,208[7]
    Anderlecht Belgium2–0England Arsenal
    		 Report
    Attendance: 5,624[8]
    Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
    Middlesbrough England5–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
    		 Report
    Attendance: 2,343[9]
    Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–4Italy Roma
    Report
    Attendance: 1,080[10]
    Příbram Czech Republic2–2Russia CSKA Moscow
    		 Report
    Penalties
    		 5–4
    Attendance: 5,237[11]
    Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
    IF Elfsborg Sweden1–3Spain Real Madrid
    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,668[14]

    Round of 16

    The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.

    Summary

    Home teamScoreAway team
    PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–2 (1–3 p)Italy Roma
    Příbram Czech Republic1–1 (3–5 p)Portugal Benfica
    Anderlecht Belgium3–0[a]Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
    Lyon France0–3Netherlands Ajax
    Chelsea England1–1 (5–3 p)Spain Valencia
    Real Madrid Spain3–1England Manchester City
    Paris Saint-Germain France1–0England Middlesbrough
    Barcelona Spain3–1Denmark Midtjylland
    Notes:
    1. ^ Match originally finished 0–2 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but was awarded by UEFA as 3–0 win for Anderlecht due to Dinamo Zagreb fielding suspended player Matija Fintić.[15]

    Matches

    Barcelona Spain3–1Denmark Midtjylland
    		 Report
    Attendance: 643[16]
    Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
    Chelsea England1–1Spain Valencia
    		 Report
    Penalties
    		 5–3
    Attendance: 250[17]
    Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
    Real Madrid Spain3–1England Manchester City
    		 Report
    Attendance: 1,150[18]
    Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
    Anderlecht Belgium3–0
    Awarded[note 1]    		Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
    Report
    Attendance: 3,209[19]
    Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
    PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–2Italy Roma
    		 Report
    Penalties
    		 1–3
    Attendance: 1,102[20]
    Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
    Paris Saint-Germain France1–0England Middlesbrough
    		 Report
    Attendance: 420[21]
    Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
    Příbram Czech Republic1–1Portugal Benfica
    		 Report
    Penalties
    		 3–5
    Attendance: 6,732[22]
    Lyon France0–3Netherlands Ajax
    Report
    Attendance: 2,150[23]
    Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

    Quarter-finals

    The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.

    Summary

    Home teamScoreAway team
    Chelsea England1–0Netherlands Ajax
    Paris Saint-Germain France3–1Italy Roma
    Anderlecht Belgium2–0Spain Barcelona
    Real Madrid Spain2–0Portugal Benfica

    Matches

    Real Madrid Spain2–0Portugal Benfica
    		 Report
    Attendance: 1,012[24]
    Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
    Anderlecht Belgium2–0Spain Barcelona
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,250[25]
    Chelsea England1–0Netherlands Ajax
    		 Report
    Attendance: 228[27]

    Semi-finals

    The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[28]

    Summary

    Team 1ScoreTeam 2
    Real Madrid Spain1–3France Paris Saint-Germain
    Chelsea England3–0Belgium Anderlecht

    Matches

    Chelsea England3–0Belgium Anderlecht
    		 Report
    Attendance: 3,280[29]
    Real Madrid Spain1–3France Paris Saint-Germain
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,000[30]
    Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

    Final

    The final was played on 18 April 2016 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[28]

    Paris Saint-Germain France1–2England Chelsea
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,000[31]

    Notes

    1. ^ Match originally finished 0–2 in favour of Dinamo Zagreb, but was awarded by UEFA as 3–0 win for Anderlecht due to Dinamo Zagreb fielding suspended player Matija Fintić.[15]

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA. 1 May 2015.
    2. ^ "UEFA Youth League: How the new system will work". UEFA. 24 July 2015.
    3. ^ "Draws — Knockout phase". UEFA. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
    4. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA. 15 February 2016.
    5. ^ "Draws — Play-off". UEFA. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
    6. ^ "UEFA Youth League play-off draw". UEFA. 14 December 2015.
    7. ^ "Ajax VS Sevilla" (JSON). UEFA.
    8. ^ "R.S.L Anderlecht VS Arsenal" (JSON). UEFA.
    9. ^ @Boro (9 February 2016). "UEFAYOUTHLEAGUE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    10. ^ "Red Bull Salzburg VS A.S. Roma" (JSON). UEFA.
    11. ^ "FK Příbram VS CSKA Moscow" (JSON). UEFA.
    12. ^ "FC Midtjylland VS Atlético Madrid" (JSON). UEFA.
    13. ^ "Celtic VS Valencia" (JSON). UEFA.
    14. ^ @MPetersson (10 February 2016). "Visst, gratis inträde, men att Elfsborg lockar 6668 åskådare till en Uefa Youth League-match är otroligt imponerande. Translated from Swedish by Google Sure, free entry, but for Elfsborg to attract 6668 spectators to a Uefa Youth League match is incredibly impressive" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    15. ^ a b "UEFA rejects Valencia penalty shootout protest after Chelsea youth game". ESPN FC. 29 February 2016.
    16. ^ "FC Barcelona VS FC Midtjylland" (JSON). UEFA.
    17. ^ "Chelsea vs Valencia" (JSON). UEFA.
    18. ^ "Real Madrid VS Manchester City" (JSON). UEFA.
    19. ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS Dinamo Zagreb" (JSON). UEFA.
    20. ^ "PSV Eindhoven VS A.S. Roma" (JSON). UEFA.
    21. ^ "PSG VS Middlesbrough" (JSON). UEFA.
    22. ^ "FK Příbram VS S.L. Benfica" (JSON). UEFA.
    23. ^ "Lyon VS Ajax" (JSON). UEFA.
    24. ^ "Real Madrid VS S.L. Benfica" (JSON). UEFA.
    25. ^ "R.S.C. Anderlecht VS FC Barcelona" (JSON). UEFA.
    26. ^ "PSG VS A.S. Roma" (JSON). UEFA.
    27. ^ "Chelsea VS Ajax" (JSON). UEFA.
    28. ^ a b "Final tournament: Nyon 2016". UEFA. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
    29. ^ "Chelsea VS R.S.C. Anderlecht" (JSON). UEFA.
    30. ^ "PSG VS Real Madrid" (JSON). UEFA.
    31. ^ "PSG VS Chelsea" (JSON). UEFA.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_UEFA_Youth_League_knockout_phase

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