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 Decines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout stage.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the knockout phase was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
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
Champions League group stage third-placed teams
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.
Summary
The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.
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Matches
Borussia Dortmund won 4-3 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 4-2 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid won 5-1 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 4-3 on aggregate.
1-1 on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3-1 on aggregate.
3-3 on aggregate. RB Leipzig won on away goals.
CSKA
CSKA Moscow won 1-0 on aggregate.
Lyon won 4-1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 4-3 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzen won 3-1 on aggregate.
Lazio won 5-2 on aggregate.
Milan won 4-0 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 6-4 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 4-2 on aggregate.
Marseille won 3-1 on aggregate.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.
Summary
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.
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Matches
Lazio won 4-2 on aggregate.
RB Leipzig won 3-2 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid won 8-1 on aggregate.
3-3 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.
Marseille won 5-2 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 3-2 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 2-1 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5-1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.
For the first time since the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.
Summary
The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.
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Matches
Marseille won 5-3 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 6-3 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid won 2-1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 6-5 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.
Summary
The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.
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Matches
Marseille won 3-2 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid won 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Decines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.
Notes
References
Other websites
UEFA Europa League (official website)
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