# 2024–25 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League knockout phase will begin on 11 February 2025 with the round of 32 and concluded with the final on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League. The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase.
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

## Qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase.
Qualified teams :
| UEFA Champions League Path | Domestic Champions Path |
| Inter Milan Sporting CP Red Bull Salzburg Barcelona VfB Stuttgart Real Madrid Atalanta Atlético Madrid Benfica Juventus Manchester City Girona Bayern Munich Shakhtar Donetsk Aston Villa Sturm Graz Celtic Borussia Dortmund Liverpool Lille Dinamo Zagreb Monaco | Dynamo Kyiv AZ Puskás Akadémia TSG Hoffenheim Midtjylland Real Betis Lokomotiva Zagreb Olympiacos Rapid Wien Trabzonspor |

## Schedule

Knockout phase schedule :
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match dates |
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 20 December 2024 | 11–12 February 2025 |
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 14 February 2025 | 4–5 March 2025 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 14 February 2025 | 1–2 April 2025 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 14 February 2025 | 25 April 2025 Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
| Knockout phase | Final | 14 February 2025 | 28 April 2025 Colovray Stadium, Nyon |

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Red Bull Salzburg (p) | Red Bull Salzburg (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Celtic | Celtic | 1 (2) | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rapid Wien | Rapid Wien | 1 | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 2 | | | | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | | | | |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1 (3) | | | | Olympiacos | Olympiacos | | | | |
| Sturm Graz (p) | Sturm Graz (p) | 1 (5) | Sturm Graz | Sturm Graz | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 1 | Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 1 (5) | | | 25 April – Nyon | 25 April – Nyon | 25 April – Nyon | | | |
| Girona | Girona | 0 | | | | | | Winner QF3 | Winner QF3 | | |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzonspor | 1 | | | | | | Winner QF4 | Winner QF4 | | |
| Juventus | Juventus | 0 | Trabzonspor | Trabzonspor | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 3 (6) | Atalanta | Atalanta | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Atalanta (p) | Atalanta (p) | 3 (7) | | | | Trabzonspor | Trabzonspor | | | | |
| Real Betis | Real Betis | 0 | | | | Inter Milan | Inter Milan | | | | |
| Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 1 | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Inter Milan | Inter Milan | 3 | Inter Milan | Inter Milan | 1 (5) | | | | | | 28 April – Nyon | 28 April – Nyon | 28 April – Nyon |
| Lille | Lille | 1 | | | | | | | | | Winner SF1 | Winner SF1 | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | | | | | | | | | Winner SF2 | Winner SF2 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| AZ (p) | AZ (p) | 2 (4) | AZ | AZ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Benfica | Benfica | 2 (3) | | | | AZ | AZ | | | | | | |
| TSG Hoffenheim | TSG Hoffenheim | 5 | | | | Manchester City | Manchester City | | | | | | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | TSG Hoffenheim | TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Midtjylland | Midtjylland | 2 (4) | Manchester City | Manchester City | 2 | | | 25 April – Nyon | 25 April – Nyon | 25 April – Nyon | | | |
| Manchester City (p) | Manchester City (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | Winner QF1 | Winner QF1 | | | | |
| Sporting CP | Sporting CP | 4 | | | | | | Winner QF2 | Winner QF2 | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Sporting CP | Sporting CP | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Stuttgart (p) | VfB Stuttgart (p) | 2 (5) | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | 2 (3) | | | | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | | | | | | |
| Puskás Akadémia | Puskás Akadémia | 1 | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | | | | | | |
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa | 2 | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona (p) | Barcelona (p) | 2 (5) | Barcelona | Barcelona | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 20 December 2025.

### Seeding

In the draw, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were seeded and paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, while the 10 Domestic Champions Path winners were seeded and paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th. The seeded teams will play the matches at home. In the draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. To create the ties, teams finishing 1st to 16th in the UEFA Champions League Path were automatically allocated to the tie corresponding to their position in the final standings, with their unseeded (pairings 1 to 6) or seeded (pairings 7 to 16) opponents then drawn.
Draw pots :
| Pairings 1 to 6 | Pairings 1 to 6 | Pairings 7 to 16 | Pairings 7 to 16 |
| Seeded | Unseeded (Bowl 1) | Seeded (Bowl 2) | Unseeded |
| Inter Milan Sporting CP Red Bull Salzburg Barcelona VfB Stuttgart Real Madrid | Celtic Borussia Dortmund Liverpool Lille Dinamo Zagreb Monaco | Dynamo Kyiv AZ Puskás Akadémia TSG Hoffenheim Midtjylland Real Betis Lokomotiva Zagreb Olympiacos Rapid Wien Trabzonspor | Atalanta Atlético Madrid Benfica Juventus Manchester City Girona Bayern Munich Shakhtar Donetsk Aston Villa Sturm Graz |

### Summary

The matches will be played on 11 and 12 February 2025.
Round of 32 :
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Inter Milan | 3–1 | Lille |
| Sporting CP | 4–0 | Monaco |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Celtic |
| Barcelona | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Liverpool |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–3 (6–7 p) | Atalanta |
| Rapid Wien | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid |
| AZ | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Benfica |
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | Juventus |
| Midtjylland | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Manchester City |
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | Girona |
| Real Betis | 0–1 | Bayern Munich |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 5–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Puskás Akadémia | 1–2 | Aston Villa |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Sturm Graz |

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

The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 will be played over one leg on 4 and 5 March 2025.
Round of 16 :
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Trabzonspor | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Atalanta |
| Sturm Graz | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Olympiacos |
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Inter Milan |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid |
| Real Madrid | 0–2 | AZ |
| Sporting CP | 2–3 | VfB Stuttgart |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 1–2 | Manchester City |
| Aston Villa | 1–3 | Barcelona |

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

The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals will be played over one leg on 1 and 2 April 2025.
Quarter-finals :
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| AZ | 2 Apr | Manchester City |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 Apr | Barcelona |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1 Apr | Olympiacos |
| Trabzonspor | 1 Apr | Inter Milan |

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

The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals will be played over one leg on 25 April 2025.
Semi-finals :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Winner Quarter-final 3 | 25 Apr | Winner Quarter-final 4 |
| Winner Quarter-final 1 | 25 Apr | Winner Quarter-final 2 |

### Matches
## Final

The final will be played on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.