2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase was a knockout stage which began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the last game at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.^[1] A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout stage.^[2]

Round and draw dates

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

Round	Draw	First leg	Second leg
Round of 32	11 December 2017	15 February 2018	22 February 2018
Round of 16	23 February 2018	8 March 2018	15 March 2018
Quarter-finals	16 March 2018	5 April 2018	12 April 2018
Semi-finals	13 April 2018	26 April 2018	3 May 2018
Final	13 April 2018	16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Matches where also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the normal Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Group	Winners (seeded in round of 32 draw)	Runners-up (unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A	Villarreal	Astana
B	Dynamo Kyiv	Partizan
C	Braga	Ludogorets Razgrad
D	Milan	AEK Athens
E	Atalanta	Lyon
F	Lokomotiv Moscow	Copenhagen
G	Viktoria Plzeň	FCSB
H	Arsenal	Red Star Belgrade
I	Red Bull Salzburg	Marseille
J	Athletic Bilbao	Östersund
K	Lazio	Nice
L	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Real Sociedad

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

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Round of 32

<section begin=R32 /> The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.^[3]<section end=R32 />

Summary

<section begin=SF /> The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Marseille	3–2	Red Bull Salzburg	2–0	1–2 (aet)
Arsenal	1–2	Atlético Madrid	1–1	0–1

Matches

26 April 2018 (2018-04-26) 21:05	Marseille	2–0	Red Bull Salzburg	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 62,312^[4] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
	Thauvin 15' N'Jie 63'	Report

3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 21:05	Red Bull Salzburg	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Marseille	Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520^[5] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
	Haidara 53' Sarr 65' (o.g.)	Report	Rolando 116'

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.

26 April 2018 (2018-04-26) 21:05	Arsenal	1–1	Atlético Madrid	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 59,066^[6] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
	Lacazette 61'	Report	Griezmann 82'

3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 21:05	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Arsenal	Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 64,196^[7] Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
	Costa 45+2'	Report

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

CSKA

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)^{[note 1]} 18:00	Red Star Belgrade	0–0	CSKA Moscow	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 35,642^[9] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
		Report

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)^{[note 2]} 18:00	CSKA Moscow	1–0	Red Star Belgrade	VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 18,753^[10] Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
	Dzagoev 45+1'	Report

CSKA Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 21:05	Lyon	3–1	Villarreal	Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 46,846^[11] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
	Ndombele 46' Fekir 49' Depay 82'	Report	Fornals 63'

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 19:00	Villarreal	0–1	Lyon	Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal Attendance: 17,028^[12] Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
		Report	Traoré 85'

Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 19:00	Real Sociedad	2–2	Red Bull Salzburg	Anoeta, San Sebastián Attendance: 19,790^[13] Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
	Odriozola 57' Januzaj 80'	Report	Oyarzabal 27' (o.g.) Minamino 90+4'

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 21:05	Red Bull Salzburg	2–1	Real Sociedad	Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 13,912^[14] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
	Dabour 10' V. Berisha 74' (pen.)	Report	Navas 28'

Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 21:05	Partizan	1–1	Viktoria Plzeň	Partizan Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 17,165^[15] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
	Tawamba 58'	Report	Řezník 81'

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 19:00	Viktoria Plzeň	2–0	Partizan	Doosan Arena, Plzeň Attendance: 10,185^[16] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
	Krmenčík 67' Čermák 90+4'	Report

Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 21:05	FCSB	1–0	Lazio	Arena Națională, Bucharest Attendance: 33,455^[17] Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
	Gnohéré 29'	Report

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 19:00	Lazio	5–1	FCSB	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 27,597^[18] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
	Immobile 7', 42', 71' Bastos 35' Felipe Anderson 51'	Report	Gnohéré 82'

Lazio won 5–2 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 19:00	Ludogorets Razgrad	0–3	Milan	Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Attendance: 7,887^[19] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
		Report	Cutrone 45' Rodríguez 64' (pen.) Borini 90+2'

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 21:05	Milan	1–0	Ludogorets Razgrad	San Siro, Milan Attendance: 17,453^[20] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
	Borini 21'	Report

Milan won 4–0 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 17:00	Astana	1–3	Sporting CP	Astana Arena, Astana Attendance: 29,737^[21] Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
	Tomasov 7'	Report	Fernandes 48' (pen.) Gelson 50' Doumbia 56'

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 19:00	Sporting CP	3–3	Astana	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 30,456^[22] Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
	Dost 3' Fernandes 53', 63'	Report	Tomasov 37' Twumasi 80' Shomko 90+4'

Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 19:00	Östersund	0–3	Arsenal	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund Attendance: 7,665^[23] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
		Report	Monreal 13' Papagiannopoulos 24' (o.g.) Özil 58'

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 21:05	Arsenal	1–2	Östersund	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 58,405^[24] Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
	Kolašinac 47'	Report	Aiesh 22' Sema 23'

Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15) 19:00	Marseille	3–0	Braga	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 21,731^[25] Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
	Germain 4', 69' Thauvin 74'	Report

22 February 2018 (2018-02-22) 21:05	Braga	1–0	Marseille	Estádio Municipal, Braga Attendance: 9,016^[26] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
	R. Horta 31'	Report

Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

<section begin=R16 /> The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.^[27]<section end=R16 />

Quarter-finals

<section begin=QF /> The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.^[28]<section end=QF />

For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.^[29]

Semi-finals

<section begin=SF /> The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.^[30]<section end=SF />

Final

Main page: 2018 UEFA Europa League Final

The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.^[30]

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) 20:45	Marseille	0–3	Atlético Madrid	Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 55,768^[31] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
		Report	Griezmann 21', 49' Gabi 89'

Notes

↑ The Red Star Belgrade v CSKA Moscow match was scheduled on 13 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Partizan v Viktoria Plzeň match, in the same city.^[8]
↑ The CSKA Moscow v Red Star Belgrade match was scheduled on 21 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice match, in the same city.^[8]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "2017/18 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. 11 January 2017.
↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
↑ "Round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Olympique Marseille vs. Salzburg". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
↑ "Salzburg vs. Olympique Marseille". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
↑ "Arsenal vs. Atlético Madrid". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
↑ "Atlético Madrid vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 "«Црвена Звезда» примет ЦСКА 13 февраля" [Red Star Belgrade will host CSKA on February 13]. sportbox.ru (in русский). Sportbox. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
↑ "Crvena Zvezda vs. CSKA Moskva". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "CSKA Moskva vs. Crvena Zvezda". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Villarreal vs. Olympique Lyonnais". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Real Sociedad vs. Salzburg". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Salzburg vs. Real Sociedad". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Partizan vs. Viktoria Plzeň". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Partizan". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "FCSB vs. Lazio". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Lazio vs. FCSB". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Ludogorets vs. Milan". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Milan vs. Ludogorets". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Astana vs. Sporting CP". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Sporting CP vs. Astana". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Östersunds FK vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Arsenal vs. Östersunds FK". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Olympique Marseille vs. Sporting Braga". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
↑ "Sporting Braga vs. Olympique Marseille". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
↑ "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Quarter-final draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Teams from 8 countries to participate in Europa League quarter-final". mediamax sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
↑ "Full Time Summary Final – Marseille v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

Other websites

UEFA Europa League (official website)

[ZVEvCSKA-9] The Red Star Belgrade v CSKA Moscow match was scheduled on 13 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Partizan v Viktoria Plzeň match, in the same city.^[8]

[CSKAvZVE-11] The CSKA Moscow v Red Star Belgrade match was scheduled on 21 February in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice match, in the same city.^[8]

[calendar-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "2017/18 Europa League match and draw calendar". UEFA.com. 11 January 2017.

[regulations-2] "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.

[drawR32-3] "Round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.

[4] "Olympique Marseille vs. Salzburg". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[5] "Salzburg vs. Olympique Marseille". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[6] "Arsenal vs. Atlético Madrid". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[7] "Atlético Madrid vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[ZVEvCSKA_.26_CSKAvZVE-8] 8.0 ^8.1 "«Црвена Звезда» примет ЦСКА 13 февраля" [Red Star Belgrade will host CSKA on February 13]. sportbox.ru (in русский). Sportbox. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[10] "Crvena Zvezda vs. CSKA Moskva". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[12] "CSKA Moskva vs. Crvena Zvezda". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[13] "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[14] "Villarreal vs. Olympique Lyonnais". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[15] "Real Sociedad vs. Salzburg". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[16] "Salzburg vs. Real Sociedad". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[17] "Partizan vs. Viktoria Plzeň". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[18] "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Partizan". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[19] "FCSB vs. Lazio". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[20] "Lazio vs. FCSB". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[21] "Ludogorets vs. Milan". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[22] "Milan vs. Ludogorets". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[23] "Astana vs. Sporting CP". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[24] "Sporting CP vs. Astana". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[25] "Östersunds FK vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[26] "Arsenal vs. Östersunds FK". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[27] "Olympique Marseille vs. Sporting Braga". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[28] "Sporting Braga vs. Olympique Marseille". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[drawR16-29] "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.

[drawQF-30] "Quarter-final draw". UEFA.com.

[31] "Teams from 8 countries to participate in Europa League quarter-final". mediamax sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[drawSF-32] 30.0 ^30.1 "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.

[attendance-33] "Full Time Summary Final – Marseille v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

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