2023–24 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

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The 2023–24 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 6 February 2024 with the play-off round and concluded with the final on 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

Group Winners
(enter round of 16) 		Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)
A Denmark Copenhagen Germany Bayern Munich
B France Lens Spain Sevilla
C Spain Real Madrid Portugal Braga
D Austria Red Bull Salzburg Italy Inter Milan
E Netherlands Feyenoord Spain Atlético Madrid
F Italy Milan Germany Borussia Dortmund
G England Manchester City Germany RB Leipzig
H Portugal Porto Spain Barcelona
Domestic Champions Path
Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)
Denmark Midtjylland
France Nantes
Netherlands AZ
Slovakia Žilina
Switzerland Basel
Greece Olympiacos
Germany Mainz 05
Serbia Partizan

Schedule

Knockout phase schedule[2]
Phase Round Draw date Match dates
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 19 December 2023 6–7 February 2024
Round of 16 9 February 2024 27–28 February 2024
Quarter-finals 12–13 March 2024
Semi-finals 19 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Bracket

Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Germany Bayern Munich3
Switzerland Basel0Netherlands Feyenoord2
Germany Bayern Munich1
Germany Bayern Munich2
Greece Olympiacos3
Greece Olympiacos (p)2 (4)
19 April – Nyon
Greece Olympiacos (p)0 (6)France Lens2 (2)
Greece Olympiacos (p)0 (3)
Italy Inter Milan0 (5)
France Nantes0 (1)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg0
France Nantes (p)3 (3)France Nantes1
France Nantes (p)3 (5)
Spain Sevilla3 (2)
Denmark Copenhagen3 (4)
Slovakia Žilina1 (2)
22 April – Nyon
Slovakia Žilina2Denmark Copenhagen (p)1 (4)
Greece Olympiacos3
Germany Borussia Dortmund1
Italy Milan0
Germany Mainz 052
Germany Mainz 05 (p)2 (6)England Manchester City1
Germany Mainz 051
Spain Barcelona2 (5)
Portugal Porto4
Netherlands AZ1 (3)
19 April – Nyon
Netherlands AZ1Portugal Porto (p)1 (4)
Portugal Porto2 (3)
Spain Atlético Madrid0
Italy Milan (p)2 (4)
Italy Milan (p)2 (4)
Serbia Partizan0Portugal Braga2 (2)
Italy Milan (p)1 (4)
Portugal Braga2
Spain Real Madrid1 (3)
Spain Real Madrid2
Denmark Midtjylland1 (2)Germany RB Leipzig0
Germany RB Leipzig (p)1 (4)

Knockout round play-offs

Summary

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.

The draw was conducted on 19 December 2023 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[3] The knockout round play-offs were played over one leg on 6 and 7 February 2024.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Basel Switzerland 0–2 Germany Bayern Munich
Partizan Serbia 0–2 Portugal Braga
Olympiacos Greece 0–0 (6–5 p) Italy Inter Milan
Žilina Slovakia 2–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Nantes France 3–3 (3–2 p) Spain Sevilla
Mainz 05 Germany 2–2 (6–5 p) Spain Barcelona
Midtjylland Denmark 1–1 (2–4 p) Germany RB Leipzig
AZ Netherlands 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid

Matches

Basel Switzerland0–2Germany Bayern Munich
Report
  • Zvonarek 31', 90+4'
Attendance: 4,523
Partizan Serbia0–2Portugal Braga
Report
Attendance: 1,409
Žilina Slovakia2–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
 Report
Attendance: 10,451
Nantes France3–3Spain Sevilla
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 13,377
AZ Netherlands1–0Spain Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 1,837

Round of 16

Summary

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 27 and 28 February 2024.[5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
AZ Netherlands 1–1 (3–4 p) Portugal Porto
Milan Italy 2–2 (4–2 p) Portugal Braga
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Germany RB Leipzig
Žilina Slovakia 1–1 (2–4 p) Denmark Copenhagen
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–1 France Nantes
Olympiacos Greece 2–2 (4–2 p) France Lens
Bayern Munich Germany 3–2 Netherlands Feyenoord
Mainz 05 Germany 2–1 England Manchester City

Matches

Milan Italy2–2Portugal Braga
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 547
Real Madrid Spain2–0Germany RB Leipzig
 Report
Attendance: 1,275
Žilina Slovakia1–1Denmark Copenhagen
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 10,785
Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–1France Nantes
Report
Attendance: 425
Olympiacos Greece2–2France Lens
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 7,000
Bayern Munich Germany3–2Netherlands Feyenoord
 Report
Attendance: 700
Mainz 05 Germany2–1England Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 7,143

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 12 and 13 March 2024.[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mainz 05 Germany 1–4 Portugal Porto
Nantes France 3–3 (5–4 p) Denmark Copenhagen
Bayern Munich Germany 1–3 Greece Olympiacos
Milan Italy 1–1 (4–3 p) Spain Real Madrid

Matches

Mainz 05 Germany1–4Portugal Porto
 Report
Attendance: 7,143
Bayern Munich Germany1–3Greece Olympiacos
 Report
Attendance: 1,486
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

Semi-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 9 February 2024 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals were played over one leg on 19 April 2024.[8]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olympiacos Greece 0–0 (3–1 p) France Nantes
Porto Portugal 2–2 (3–4 p) Italy Milan

Matches

Porto Portugal2–2Italy Milan
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 2,708

Final

The final was played on 22 April 2024 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[9]

Olympiacos Greece3–0Italy Milan
 Report
Attendance: 2,026
Referee: John Brooks (England)

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 13 March 2024 (up to quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semi-finals and final).

References

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  3. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League play-off ties". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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  6. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "L'ÉPOPÉE EUROPÉENNE SE POURSUIT !" (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.
  9. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Youth League dates, format | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 December 2023.