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2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 15 February with the knockout round play-offs and ended on 22 May 2024 with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, to decide the champions of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.[1] A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]

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

Qualified teams

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The knockout phase involved 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

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Group Winners
(advance to round of 16
and seeded in draw) 		Runners-up
(advance to KO play-offs
and seeded in draw)
A   West Ham United   SC Freiburg
B   Brighton & Hove Albion   Marseille
C   Rangers   Sparta Prague
D   Atalanta   Sporting CP
E   Liverpool   Toulouse
F   Villarreal   Rennes
G   Slavia Prague   Roma
H   Bayer Leverkusen   Qarabağ

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

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Group Third-placed teams
(advance to KO play-offs
and unseeded in draw)
A   Galatasaray
B   Lens
C   Braga
D   Benfica
E   Feyenoord
F   Milan
G   Young Boys
H   Shakhtar Donetsk

Format

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Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round was 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 were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs were unseeded. Again, 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 draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities (Benfica and Sporting CP) were not scheduled to play at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflicts, adjustments had to be made by UEFA. For the knockout round play-offs and a round of 16, since both teams were drawn to play at home in a given leg, the home match of the team that was not domestic cup champions in the qualifying season, or the team with the lower domestic ranking (if neither team were the domestic cup champions, i.e. Sporting CP for this season), was moved from Thursday to Wednesday.[3] For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the two teams were drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lowest priority would be reversed from the original draw.

Bracket

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Knockout round play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
  Benfica213
  Benfica202  Rangers202
  Benfica202 (2)
  Toulouse101
  Marseille (p)112 (4)
  Marseille415
  Shakhtar Donetsk213  Villarreal033
  Marseille101
  Marseille235
  Atalanta134
  Sparta Prague112
  Galatasaray314  Liverpool5611
  Liverpool011
  Sparta Prague246
  Atalanta303
  Sporting CP112
22 May – Dublin
  Young Boys112  Atalanta123
  Atalanta3
  Sporting CP314
  Bayer Leverkusen0
  Milan437
  Milan325  Slavia Prague213
  Milan011
  Rennes033
  Roma123
  Roma404
  Feyenoord112 (2)  Brighton & Hove Albion011
  Roma022
  Roma (p)112 (4)
  Bayer Leverkusen224
  Qarabağ224
  Braga235  Bayer Leverkusen235
  Bayer Leverkusen213
  Qarabağ (a.e.t.)426
  West Ham United011
  SC Freiburg101
  Lens022  West Ham United055
  SC Freiburg (a.e.t.)033

Knockout round play-offs

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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023, 13:00 CET.[4]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 15 February, and the second legs were played on 22 February 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Feyenoord   2–2 (2–4 p)   Roma 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Milan   5–3   Rennes 3–0 2–3
Lens   2–3   SC Freiburg 0–0 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Young Boys   2–4   Sporting CP 1–3 1–1
Benfica   2–1   Toulouse 2–1 0–0
Braga   5–6   Qarabağ 2–4 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Galatasaray   4–6   Sparta Prague 3–2 1–4
Shakhtar Donetsk   3–5   Marseille 2–2 1–3

Matches

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Feyenoord  1–1  Roma
  • Paixão   45+1'
 Report
Attendance: 43,235[5]
Roma  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Feyenoord
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 67,293[6]

2–2 on aggregate. Roma won 4–2 on penalties.

Milan  3–0  Rennes
 Report
Attendance: 69,021[7]
Rennes  3–2  Milan
 Report
Attendance: 28,320[8]

Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Lens  0–0  SC Freiburg
Report
Attendance: 38,194[9]
SC Freiburg  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Lens
 Report
Attendance: 33,911[10]

SC Freiburg won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys  1–3  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 31,500[11]
Sporting CP  1–1  Young Boys
 Report
Attendance: 29,393[12]

Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate.

Benfica  2–1  Toulouse
 Report
Attendance: 56,553[13]
Toulouse  0–0  Benfica
Report
Attendance: 31,810[14]

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Braga  2–4  Qarabağ
 Report
Attendance: 12,122[15]
Qarabağ  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Braga
 Report
Attendance: 31,200[16]

Qarabağ won 6–5 on aggregate.

Galatasaray  3–2  Sparta Prague
 Report
Attendance: 46,583[17]
Sparta Prague  4–1  Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 18,205[18]

Sparta Prague won 6–4 on aggregate.

Shakhtar Donetsk  2–2  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 28,790[21]
Marseille  3–1  Shakhtar Donetsk
 Report
Attendance: 63,182[22]

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024, 12:00 CET.[3]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 6 and 7 March, and the second legs were played on 14 March 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sparta Prague   2–11   Liverpool 1–5 1–6
Marseille   5–3   Villarreal 4–0 1–3
Roma   4–1   Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 0–1
Benfica   3–2   Rangers 2–2 1–0
SC Freiburg   1–5   West Ham United 1–0 0–5
Sporting CP   2–3   Atalanta 1–1 1–2
Milan   7–3   Slavia Prague 4–2 3–1
Qarabağ   4–5   Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 2–3

Matches

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Sparta Prague  1–5  Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 18,349[23]
Liverpool  6–1  Sparta Prague
 Report
Attendance: 59,581[24]

Liverpool won 11–2 on aggregate.

Marseille  4–0  Villarreal
 Report
Attendance: 53,396[25]
Villarreal  3–1  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 15,378[26]

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.

Roma  4–0  Brighton & Hove Albion
 Report
Attendance: 64,877[27]
Brighton & Hove Albion  1–0  Roma
 Report
Attendance: 30,380[28]

Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.

Benfica  2–2  Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 48,579[29]
Rangers  0–1  Benfica
Report
Attendance: 49,943[30]

Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.

SC Freiburg  1–0  West Ham United
 Report
Attendance: 34,700[31]
West Ham United  5–0  SC Freiburg
 Report
Attendance: 51,014[32]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

West Ham United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sporting CP  1–1  Atalanta
 Report
Attendance: 28,528[33]
Atalanta  2–1  Sporting CP
 Report
Attendance: 14,649[34]

Atalanta won 3–2 on aggregate.

Milan  4–2  Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 59,325[35]
Slavia Prague  1–3  Milan
 Report
Attendance: 19,334[36]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Milan won 7–3 on aggregate.

Qarabağ  2–2  Bayer Leverkusen
 Report
Attendance: 30,423[37]
Bayer Leverkusen  3–2  Qarabağ
 Report
Attendance: 30,210[38]

Bayer Leverkusen won 5–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET.[39]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 11 April, and the second legs were played on 18 April 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Milan   1–3   Roma 0–1 1–2
Liverpool   1–3   Atalanta 0–3 1–0
Bayer Leverkusen   3–1   West Ham United 2–0 1–1
Benfica   2–2 (2–4 p)   Marseille 2–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)

Matches

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Milan  0–1  Roma
Report
Attendance: 75,023[40]
Roma  2–1  Milan
 Report
Attendance: 66,025[41]

Roma won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liverpool  0–3  Atalanta
Report
Attendance: 59,004[42]
Atalanta  0–1  Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 14,994[43]

Atalanta won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bayer Leverkusen  2–0  West Ham United
 Report
Attendance: 30,210[44]
West Ham United  1–1  Bayer Leverkusen
 Report
Attendance: 62,473[45]

Bayer Leverkusen won 3–1 on aggregate.

Benfica  2–1  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 53,845[46]
Marseille  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Benfica
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 59,645[47]

2–2 on aggregate. Marseille won 4–2 on penalties.

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 13:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[39]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille   1–4   Atalanta 1–1 0–3
Roma   2–4   Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 2–2

Matches

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Marseille  1–1  Atalanta
 Report
Attendance: 64,475[48]
Atalanta  3–0  Marseille
 Report
Attendance: 14,994[49]

Atalanta won 4–1 on aggregate.

Roma  0–2  Bayer Leverkusen
Report
Attendance: 64,073[50]
Bayer Leverkusen  2–2  Roma
 Report
Attendance: 30,210[51]

Bayer Leverkusen won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2024 UEFA Europa League final

The final was played on 22 May 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. A draw was held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[39]

Atalanta  3–0  Bayer Leverkusen
 Report
Attendance: 47,135[52]

Notes

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  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 25 March 2023 (round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[19][20]

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