# 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 4 October 2017 and ended on 24 May 2018 with the final at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.
Times from 29 October 2017 up to 24 March 2018 (both legs of round of 16 and first legs of quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), all other times are CEST (UTC+2).

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the knockout phase was as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
| Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
| Round of 32 | 1 September 2017 | 4–5 October 2017 | 11–12 October 2017 |
| Round of 16 | 16 October 2017 | 8–9 November 2017 | 15–16 November 2017 |
| Quarter-finals | 24 November 2017 | 21–22 March 2018 | 28–29 March 2018 |
| Semi-finals | 24 November 2017 | 21–22 April 2018 | 28–29 April 2018 |
| Final | 24 November 2017 | 24 May 2018 at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv | 24 May 2018 at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv |

## Format

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: 21 teams which received a bye, and the 11 teams which advanced from the qualifying round (ten group winners and the best runners-up).
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. If the aggregate score was tied after full time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winners. If still tied, extra time is played. The away goals rule was again used after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the away team of the second leg advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was tied after full time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score was still tied after extra time.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
* In the draw for the round of 32, the sixteen teams with the highest UEFA club coefficients were seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed), and the other sixteen teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same qualifying round group cannot be drawn against each other.
* In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams with the highest UEFA club coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed should they qualify), and the other eight teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the order of legs decided by draw. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the teams in the semi-finals are not known at the time of the draw. A draw is also held to determine the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

## Qualified teams

Below are the 32 teams which participated in the knockout phase (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span).
Bye to round of 32 :
| Bye to round of 32 Team Coeff. Lyon (Title holders) 111.400 Wolfsburg 129.380 Rosengård 83.925 Barcelona 68.520 Fortuna Hjørring 54.705 Bayern Munich 48.380 Brøndby 47.705 Rossiyanka 37.715 Manchester City 36.490 Glasgow City 34.580 Zvezda Perm 33.715 Brescia 33.210 Slavia Praha 31.890 Sparta Praha 31.890 Linköping 30.295 Chelsea 29.490 Montpellier 26.400 Lillestrøm 26.075 St. Pölten 21.420 Atlético Madrid 20.520 Fiorentina 12.210 | Advanced from qualifying round Group Winners (or best runners-up) Coeff. 1 Gintra Universitetas 15.960 2 Olimpia Cluj 19.950 3 Ajax 8.250 4 Medyk Konin 19.600 5 Apollon Limassol 23.940 6 FC Minsk 10.800 7 Stjarnan 15.610 8 BIIK Kazygurt 24.930 9 Avaldsnes 12.075 10 PAOK 10.305 6 Zürich (Best runners-up) 43.890 |

## Bracket

The full bracket was fixed after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brescia | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brescia | 0 | 2 | 2 | Brescia | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Montpellier | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Montpellier | 0 | 2 | 2 | Montpellier | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Zvezda Perm | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zvezda Perm | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Montpellier | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Chelsea (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Bayern Munich | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayern Munich | 0 | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rosengård | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia Cluj | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rosengård | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Rosengård | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rosengård | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Fiorentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Fortuna Hjørring | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortuna Hjørring | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fiorentina | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wolfsburg | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | 0 | 2 | 2 | Wolfsburg | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Wolfsburg | 3 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wolfsburg | 3 | 12 | 15 | | | | | Wolfsburg | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Slavia Praha | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Stjarnan | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | Slavia Praha | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Rossiyanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rossiyanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | Stjarnan | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Slavia Praha | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| FC Minsk | 1 | 3 | 4 | Slavia Praha | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| FC Minsk | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 May – Kyiv | 24 May – Kyiv | 24 May – Kyiv | 24 May – Kyiv |
| Slavia Praha | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 May – Kyiv | 24 May – Kyiv | 24 May – Kyiv | 24 May – Kyiv |
| Slavia Praha | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lyon (a.e.t.) | Lyon (a.e.t.) | Lyon (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| Lillestrøm | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lyon (a.e.t.) | Lyon (a.e.t.) | Lyon (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| Brøndby | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brøndby | 0 | 1 | 1 | Lillestrøm | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Pölten | 0 | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Manchester City | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Linköping | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| PAOK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Linköping | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Sparta Praha | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sparta Praha | 5 | 3 | 8 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Linköping | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Limassol | 0 | 0 | 0 | Linköping | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Linköping | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Linköping | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Lyon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BIIK Kazygurt (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Lyon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasgow City | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Glasgow City | 0 | 4 | 4 | BIIK Kazygurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lyon | 7 | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| Medyk Konin | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lyon | 7 | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| Lyon | 5 | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyon | 5 | 9 | 14 | | | | | Lyon | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Gintra Universitetas | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Zürich | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zürich | 1 | 1 | 2 | Gintra Universitetas | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Avaldsnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 1 September 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Lyon Wolfsburg Rosengård Barcelona Fortuna Hjørring Bayern Munich Brøndby Zürich Rossiyanka Manchester City Glasgow City Zvezda Perm Brescia Slavia Praha Sparta Praha Linköping | Chelsea Montpellier Lillestrøm BIIK Kazygurt Apollon Limassol St. Pölten Atlético Madrid Olimpia Cluj Medyk Konin Gintra Universitetas Stjarnan Fiorentina Avaldsnes FC Minsk PAOK Ajax |

### Notes

* $^†$ Advanced from qualifying round.

### Overview

The first legs were played on 4 and 5 October, and the second legs on 11 and 12 October 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stjarnan | 5–1 | Rossiyanka | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Fortuna Hjørring | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 0–4 | Linköping | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Montpellier | 2–1 | Zvezda Perm | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| BIIK Kazygurt | 4–4 (a) | Glasgow City | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| Gintra Universitetas | 3–2 | Zürich | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–15 | Wolfsburg | 0–3 | 2–12 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–1 | Brøndby | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Ajax | 1–2 | Brescia | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| St. Pölten | 0–6 | Manchester City | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Chelsea | 2–2 (a) | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| FC Minsk | 4–7 | Slavia Praha | 1–3 | 3–4 |
| Medyk Konin | 0–14 | Lyon | 0–5 | 0–9 |
| PAOK | 0–8 | Sparta Praha | 0–5 | 0–3 |
| Olimpia Cluj | 0–5 | Rosengård | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Avaldsnes | 0–6 | Barcelona | 0–4 | 0–2 |

### Matches

Stjarnan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
Linköping won 4–0 on aggregate.
Montpellier won 2–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. BIIK Kazygurt won on away goals.
Gintra Universitetas won 3–2 on aggregate.
Wolfsburg won 15–2 on aggregate.
Lillestrøm won 3–1 on aggregate.
Brescia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 6–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Chelsea won on away goals.
Slavia Praha won 7–4 on aggregate.
Lyon won 14–0 on aggregate.
Sparta Praha won 8–0 on aggregate.
Rosengård won 5–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 6–0 on aggregate.

## Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 October 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Lyon Wolfsburg Rosengård Barcelona Manchester City Brescia Slavia Praha Sparta Praha | Linköping Chelsea Montpellier Lillestrøm BIIK Kazygurt Gintra Universitetas Stjarnan Fiorentina |

### Overview

The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November and the second legs on 15 and 16 November 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sparta Praha | 1–4 | Linköping | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Gintra Universitetas | 0–9 | Barcelona | 0–6 | 0–3 |
| Chelsea | 4–0 | Rosengård | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–7 | Manchester City | 0–5 | 1–2 |
| Brescia | 2–9 | Montpellier | 2–3 | 0–6 |
| BIIK Kazygurt | 0–16 | Lyon | 0–7 | 0–9 |
| Fiorentina | 3–7 | Wolfsburg | 0–4 | 3–3 |
| Stjarnan | 1–2 | Slavia Praha | 1–2 | 0–0 |

### Matches

Linköping won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 9–0 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 4–0 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 7–1 on aggregate.
Montpellier won 9–2 on aggregate.
Lyon won 16–0 on aggregate.
Wolfsburg won 7–3 on aggregate.
Slavia Praha won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 24 November 2017, 13:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

### Overview

The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs on 28 March 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Montpellier | 1–5 | Chelsea | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Wolfsburg | 6–1 | Slavia Praha | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Manchester City | 7–3 | Linköping | 2–0 | 5–3 |
| Lyon | 3–1 | Barcelona | 2–1 | 1–0 |

### Matches

Chelsea won 5–1 on aggregate.
Wolfsburg won 6–1 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 7–3 on aggregate.
Lyon won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 24 November 2017, 13:30 CET (together with the quarter-final draw), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

### Overview

The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs on 29 April 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chelsea | 1–5 | Wolfsburg | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Manchester City | 0–1 | Lyon | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### Matches

Wolfsburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
Lyon won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Final

The final was played at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv on 24 May 2018. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.