2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 12 February and ended on 29 May 2019 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.^[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.^[2]

For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition, where it was implemented in the final.^[3]

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

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve 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

Group	Winners (seeded in round of 32 draw)	Runners-up (unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A	Bayer Leverkusen	Zürich
B	Red Bull Salzburg	Celtic
C	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Slavia Prague
D	Dinamo Zagreb	Fenerbahçe
E	Arsenal	Sporting CP
F	Real Betis	Olympiacos
G	Villarreal	Rapid Wien
H	Eintracht Frankfurt	Lazio
I	Genk	Malmö FF
J	Sevilla	Krasnodar
K	Dynamo Kyiv	Rennes
L	Chelsea	BATE Borisov

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

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Bracket

Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final (29 May – Baku)

Viktoria Plzeň	2	0	2
Dinamo Zagreb	1	3	4	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1
Galatasaray	1	0	1	Benfica (aet)	0	3	3
Benfica	2	0	2					Benfica	4	0	4
Shakhtar Donetsk	2	1	3					Eintracht Frankfurt (a)	2	2	4
Eintracht Frankfurt	2	4	6	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	1	1
Rapid Wien	0	0	0	Inter Milan	0	0	0
Inter Milan	1	4	5									Eintracht Frankfurt	1	1	2 (3)
Lazio	0	0	0									Chelsea (p)	1	1	2 (4)
Sevilla	1	2	3	Sevilla	2	3	5
Slavia Prague	0	4	4	Slavia Prague (aet)	2	4	6
Genk	0	1	1					Slavia Prague	0	3	3
Malmö FF	1	0	1					Chelsea	1	4	5
Chelsea	2	3	5	Chelsea	3	5	8
Olympiacos	2	0	2	Dynamo Kyiv	0	0	0
Dynamo Kyiv	2	1	3													Chelsea	4
Rennes	3	3	6													Arsenal	1
Real Betis	3	1	4	Rennes	3	0	3
BATE Borisov	1	0	1	Arsenal	1	3	4
Arsenal	0	3	3					Arsenal	2	1	3
Zürich	1	0	1					Napoli	0	0	0
Napoli	3	2	5	Napoli	3	1	4
Club Brugge	2	0	2	Red Bull Salzburg	0	3	3
Red Bull Salzburg	1	4	5									Arsenal	3	4	7
Fenerbahçe	1	1	2									Valencia	1	2	3
Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	3	3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	1	1	2
Sporting CP	0	1	1	Villarreal	3	2	5
Villarreal	1	1	2					Villarreal	1	0	1
Celtic	0	0	0					Valencia	3	2	5
Valencia	2	1	3	Valencia	2	1	3
Krasnodar (a)	0	1	1	Krasnodar	1	1	2
Bayer Leverkusen	0	1	1

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 17 December 2018, 13:00 CET.^[4]

Summary

The first legs were played on 2 May, and the second legs were played on 9 May 2019. <section begin="SF" />

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal	7–3	Valencia	3–1	4–2
Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2 (3–4 p)	Chelsea	1–1	1–1 (aet)

Matches

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 21:00 (20:00 BST)	Arsenal	3–1	Valencia	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 58,969^[5] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
	Lacazette 18', 26' Aubameyang 90+1'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000994/match=2026925/index.html	Diakhaby 11'

9 May 2019 (2019-05-09) 21:00	Valencia	2–4	Arsenal	Mestalla, Valencia Attendance: 44,481^[6] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
	Gameiro 11', 58'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000994/match=2026927/index.html	Aubameyang 17', 69', 88' Lacazette 50'

Arsenal won 7–3 on aggregate.

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 21:00	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Chelsea	Waldstadion, Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000^[7] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
	Jović 23'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000994/match=2026926/index.html	Pedro 45'

9 May 2019 (2019-05-09) 21:00 (20:00 BST)	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 36,070^[8] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
	Loftus-Cheek 28'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000994/match=2026928/index.html	Jović 49'
		Penalties
	*Barkley Azpilicueta Jorginho David Luiz Hazard	4–3	* Haller Jović De Guzmán Hinteregger Paciência

2–2 on aggregate. Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 February 2019, 13:00 CET.^[9]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 13:00 CET.^[10]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 13:00 CET (after the quarter-final draw).^[10]

Final

Main page: 2019 UEFA Europa League Final

The final was played on 29 May 2019 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.^[10]

29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 21:00	Chelsea	4–1	Arsenal	Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 51,370^[11] Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
	Giroud 49' Pedro 60' Hazard 65' (pen.), 72'	report	Iwobi 69'

Notes

↑ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 30 March 2019 (round of 32 and round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).

References

↑ 2018/19 Europa League match and draw calendar. Union of European Football Associations. 9 January 2018. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2499865.html. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. 25 February 2018.
↑ VAR to be used in UEFA Champions League knockout phase. Union of European Football Associations. 3 December 2018. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2586230.html. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
↑ "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.
↑ "Arsenal vs. Valencia". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "Valencia vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Chelsea". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "Chelsea vs. Eintracht Frankfurt". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
↑ "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
↑ "Full Time Summary Final – Chelsea v Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[4] CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 30 March 2019 (round of 32 and round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).

[calendar-1] 2018/19 Europa League match and draw calendar. Union of European Football Associations. 9 January 2018. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2499865.html. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[regulations-2] "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. 25 February 2018.

[3] VAR to be used in UEFA Champions League knockout phase. Union of European Football Associations. 3 December 2018. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2586230.html. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[R32_draw-5] "UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com.

[6] "Arsenal vs. Valencia". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[7] "Valencia vs. Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[8] "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Chelsea". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[9] "Chelsea vs. Eintracht Frankfurt". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[R16_draw-10] "UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.

[QF_SF_F_draw-11] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "UEFA Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.

[attendance-12] "Full Time Summary Final – Chelsea v Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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