The 2021–22 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 8 February 2022 with the play-off round and ended with the final on 25 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League. All matches were played across 90 minutes and penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Times are CET/CEST.
Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were 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 could not be drawn against each other. In the draw for the round of 16, there were no seedings, and the sixteen teams (eight UEFA Champions League Path group winners and eight play-off winners) were drawn into eight ties. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each round of 16 match. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other (the identity of the quarter-final winners and onwards was not known at the time of the draws). The draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and which quarter-final and semi-final winners were designated as the "home" team for each semi-final and final (for administrative purposes as they were played at a neutral venue).
Qualified teams GroupWinners(enter round of 16)Runners-up(enter play-offs as away team)A Paris Saint-Germain Club BruggeB Liverpool Atlético MadridC Sporting CP Borussia Dortmund D Real Madrid Inter MilanE Benfica Dynamo KyivF Manchester United VillarrealG Red Bull Salzburg SevillaH Juventus Chelsea
Domestic Champions Path Second round winners(enter play-offs as home team) Hajduk Split Genk Deportivo La Coruña Žilina Empoli Midtjylland AZ Rangers
Schedule +Knockout phase schedulePhaseRoundDraw dateMatch datesKnockout phaseKnockout round play-offs14 December 20218–9 February 2022Round of 1614 February 20221–2 March, 7 April 2022Quarter-finals15–16 March, 13 April 2022Semi-finals22 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, NyonFinal25 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Bracket
Knockout round play-offs Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 December 2021 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The knockout round play-offs were played over one leg on 8 and 9 February 2022.
Matches
Round of 16 Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 1 March, 2 March and 7 April 2022.
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg from 15 March to 13 April 2022.
Matches
Semi-finals Summary
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals were played over one leg on 22 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.
Matches
Final
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2022 12:00 CET at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The final was played on 25 April 2022 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.
This was a replay of the 2017 UEFA Youth League Final, which Salzburg won 2–1. Benfica won 6–0 to win their first Youth League title, and their first title in European football since the 1961–62 European Cup.
Notes
References
External links
UEFA Youth League Matches: 2021–22, UEFA.com