2014 Copa Libertadores knockout stage
The knockout stages of the 2014 Copa Libertadores de América were played from April 16 to August 13, 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stages. Qualified teams. The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the second stage qualified for the knockout stages. Seeding. The qualified teams were seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16. Format. In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament , with the following rules: Bracket. The bracket of the knockout stages was determined by the seeding as follows: Round of 16. The first legs were played on April 16–17 and 23–24, and the second legs were played on April 22–23, 29–30, and May 1, 2014. Match A. "Nacional won 3–2 on aggregate." Match B. "Tied 1–1 on aggregate, San Lorenzo won on penalties." Match C. "Lanús won 4–1 on aggregate." Match D. "Atlético Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate." Match E. "Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Defensor Sporting won on penalties." Match F. "Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Bolívar won on away goals ." Match G. "Cruzeiro won 3–1 on aggregate." Match H. "Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate." Quarterfinals. The first legs were played on May 7–8, and the second legs were played on May 14–15, 2014. Match S1. "Nacional won 1–0 on aggregate." Match S2. "San Lorenzo won 2–1 on aggregate." Match S3. "Bolívar won 2–1 on aggregate." Match S4. "Defensor Sporting won 3–0 on aggregate." Semifinals. The first legs were played on July 22–23, and the second legs were played on July 29–30, 2014. Match F1. "Nacional won 2–1 on aggregate." Match F2. "San Lorenzo won 5–1 on aggregate." Finals. The finals  were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner. The first leg was played on August 6, and the second leg was played on August 13, 2014. "San Lorenzo won 2–1 on aggregate."