Theknockout phase of the2010–11 UEFA Europa League began on 15 February and concluded on 18 May 2011 with thefinal atAviva Stadium inDublin,Ireland. The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in thegroup stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in theUEFA Champions League group stage.[1]
Times up to end of March areCET (UTC+1), thereafter times areCEST (UTC+2).
Each tie in theknockout phase, apart from the final, was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, theaway goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes ofextra time were played, divided into two halves of 15 minutes each. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie waa decided via apenalty shoot-out. In the final, the tie was played as a single match. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn with each other.
All draws held at UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland.[2]
| Phase | Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 17 December 2010 13:00CET | 17 February 2011 | 24 February 2011 |
| Round of 16 | 10 March 2011 | 17 March 2011 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 18 March 2011 13:00CET | 7 April 2011 | 14 April 2011 | |
| Semi-finals | 28 April 2011 | 5 May 2011 | ||
| Final | 18 May 2011 atAviva Stadium,Dublin | |||
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Seeded in round of 32 draw |
| Unseeded in round of 32 draw |
| Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 | Seeded in round of 32 draw | |
| 2 | H | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | G | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | A | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | Unseeded in round of 32 draw | |
| 6 | E | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 May –Dublin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Rangers | 3–3 (a) | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Anderlecht | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Lech Poznań | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Beşiktaş | 1–8 | 1–4 | 0–4 | |
| Basel | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Young Boys | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Aris | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| PAOK | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sevilla | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Rubin Kazan | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Lille | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Benfica | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| BATE Borisov | 2–2 (a) | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Villarreal | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
3–3 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Ajax | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.
Braga won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Basel | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Spartak Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 3–0 on aggregate.
| PAOK | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
CSKA Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Porto won on away goals.
Twente won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Lille | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.
Bayer Leverkusen won 6–0 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Twente | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Ajax | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Braga | 1–0[a] | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Porto | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Porto won 3–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate.
Villarreal won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Spartak Moscow | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
Braga won 1–0 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | 10–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | |
| Benfica | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Villarreal | 8–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 (a)[a] | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Porto | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Spartak Moscow | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Porto won 10–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Villarreal | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Villarreal won 8–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Braga won on away goals.
The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2–2 (a)[a] | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Porto | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 |
2–2 on aggregate; Braga won on away goals.
| Porto | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Porto won 7–4 on aggregate.
The2011 UEFA Europa League final was played on 18 May 2011 atAviva Stadium inDublin,Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".