# 2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 7 February 2017 and concluded on 24 April 2017 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.
Times up to 25 March 2017 (knockout round play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
| Round | Draw | Match dates |
| Knockout round play-offs | 12 December 2016 | 7–8 February 2017 |
| Round of 16 | 10 February 2017 | 21–22 February 2017 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 February 2017 | 7–8 March 2017 | 7–8 March 2017 |
| Semi-finals | 10 February 2017 | 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
| Final | 10 February 2017 | 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |

## Format

The knockout phase involves 24 teams: 16 teams which qualify from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualify from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):
* The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path enter the round of 16.
* The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path enter the knockout round play-offs. The eight play-off winners advance to the round of 16.
Each tie in the knockout phase is played over one match. If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
* In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path are 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 cannot be drawn against each other.
* In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path are drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group cannot be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. The draw also decides the home team for each round of 16 match.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association can be drawn against each other. The draws also decide the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which are played at a neutral venue).
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. This restriction, if necessary, applies to the draws for the knockout round play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals (should such meeting be possible given that the identity of the quarter-finalists are not known at the time of the draw), where matches are hosted by one of the teams, but not to the semi-finals and final, which are played at a neutral venue.

## Qualified teams
### UEFA Champions League Path

| Group | Winners (enter round of 16) | Runners-up (enter play-offs as away team) |
| A | Paris Saint-Germain | Basel |
| B | Dynamo Kyiv | Benfica |
| C | Barcelona | Manchester City |
| D | PSV Eindhoven | Atlético Madrid |
| E | CSKA Moscow | Monaco |
| F | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund |
| G | Porto | Copenhagen |
| H | Sevilla | Juventus |

### Domestic Champions Path

* Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team)
* Ajax
* Roma
* Midtjylland
* Rosenborg
* Altınordu
* Viitorul Constanța
* Maccabi Haifa
* Red Bull Salzburg

## Bracket

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 10 February 2017, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Roma | Roma | 1 | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Roma | Roma | 1 | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 4 | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 | | | | Ajax | Ajax | 1 | | | | |
| | | | Ajax | Ajax | 3 | Ajax | Ajax | 1 | | | | |
| | | | Ajax | Ajax | 3 | | | | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | | | |
| Ajax | Ajax | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | | | | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | |
| Ajax | Ajax | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | |
| Juventus | Juventus | 0 | | | | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | |
| Juventus | Juventus | 0 | | | | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 4 | |
| | | | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 2 | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 4 | |
| Rosenborg | Rosenborg | 1 | Rosenborg | Rosenborg | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Rosenborg | Rosenborg | 1 | Rosenborg | Rosenborg | 1 | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 0 | | | | |
| Basel | Basel | 0 | | | | CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 0 | | | | |
| Basel | Basel | 0 | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 2 | | | | |
| | | | PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 1 (4) | Benfica | Benfica | 2 | | | | |
| | | | PSV Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 1 (4) | | | | | | | 24 April – Nyon | 24 April – Nyon | 24 April – Nyon |
| Midtjylland | Midtjylland | 1 (5) | Benfica (p) | Benfica (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | 24 April – Nyon | 24 April – Nyon | 24 April – Nyon |
| Midtjylland | Midtjylland | 1 (5) | Benfica (p) | Benfica (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 1 |
| Benfica (p) | Benfica (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 1 |
| Benfica (p) | Benfica (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 |
| | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 | | | | | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | | | | | | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | | | | | | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | | | | Porto | Porto | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Porto | Porto | 3 | Porto | Porto | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Porto | Porto | 3 | | | | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | | | |
| Viitorul Constanța | Viitorul Constanța | 4 | Viitorul Constanța | Viitorul Constanța | 0 | | | | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | 21 April – Nyon | | | |
| Viitorul Constanța | Viitorul Constanța | 4 | Viitorul Constanța | Viitorul Constanța | 0 | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 1 | | | |
| Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 2 | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 1 | | | |
| Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 2 | | | | | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | | | |
| | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | | | |
| Red Bull Salzburg (p) | Red Bull Salzburg (p) | 1 (4) | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Red Bull Salzburg (p) | Red Bull Salzburg (p) | 1 (4) | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | | | | | | |
| Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 (3) | | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | | | | | | |
| Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 (3) | | | | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 3 | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 1 | | | | | | |
| Altınordu | Altınordu | 0 | Sevilla | Sevilla | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 12 December 2016, 14:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

### Summary

The matches were played on 7 and 8 February 2017.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Manchester City |
| Midtjylland | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Benfica |
| Viitorul Constanța | 4–2 | Copenhagen |
| Roma | 1–2 | Monaco |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | Basel |
| Altınordu | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Ajax | 2–0 | Juventus |

### Matches
## Round of 16
### Summary

The round of 16 matches were played on 21 and 22 February 2017.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Rosenborg |
| Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Sevilla |
| Barcelona | 4–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Ajax | 3–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Monaco | 3–4 | Real Madrid |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Benfica |
| Porto | 3–0 | Viitorul Constanța |

### Matches
## Quarter-finals
### Summary

The quarter-finals were played on 7 and 8 March 2017.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Ajax |
| CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | Benfica |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | Porto |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid |

### Matches
## Semi-finals
### Summary

The semi-finals were played on 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Real Madrid | 2–4 | Benfica |
| Barcelona | 1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg |

### Matches
## Final

The final was played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.