2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 20 February with the round of 32 and will end on 21 August 2020 with the final at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany, to decide the champions of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout phase.
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA.
Qualified teams
The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the 12 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
Champions League group stage third-placed teams
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, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then 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 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 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, quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or 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.
Following the competition restart in August 2020, a maximum of five substitutions will be allowed, with a sixth allowed in extra time. However, each team will only be given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time. This follows a proposal from FIFA and approval by IFAB to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.
In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities are not scheduled to play at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflict, an adjustment has to be made by UEFA. For the round of 32, if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the home match of the team which are not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking, will be moved from Thursday to a different day. For the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team which are not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking, is reversed from the original draw.
Schedule
The schedule is as follows.Following the round of 16 first legs, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The final, originally scheduled to take place on 27 May 2020, was officially postponed on 23 March 2020. A working group was set up by UEFA to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season.
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Bracket
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 16 December 2019, 13:00 CET.
Summary
The first legs were played on 20 February, and the second legs were played on 26, 27 and 28 February 2020.
Matches
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate.----
İstanbul Başakşehir won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Getafe won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Bayer Leverkusen won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Copenhagen won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Basel won 4–0 on aggregate.
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1–1 on aggregate. Sevilla won on away goals.
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2–2 on aggregate. Olympiacos won on away goals.
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LASK won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Inter Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Eintracht Frankfurt won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–4 on aggregate.
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VfL Wolfsburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 28 February 2020, 13:00 CET.
Summary
Six of the eight first leg matches were played on 12 March, while the remaining first legs and all second leg fixtures were postponed by UEFA due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the second legs would be played on 5–6 August 2020. In July 2020, they confirmed that the second legs will be played at the home team's stadium as normal. For the two ties that had not played their first legs, the matches will instead be played in a single-leg format, to be played at neutral venues in Germany.
Matches
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Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 10 July 2020.
Summary
The matches will be played on 10 and 11 August 2020.
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Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 10 July 2020.
Summary
The matches will be played on 16 and 17 August 2020.
Matches
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The final is scheduled to be played at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. The "home" team was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.