The2015–16 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 9 February 2016 and concluded on 18 April 2016 with the final atColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerland, which decided the champions of the2015–16 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.^[1]

Times up to 26 March 2016 (knockout round play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) wereCET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) wereCEST (UTC+2).

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland).^[1][2]

The knockout phase involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from theUEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from theDomestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):^[1]

• The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path entered the round of 16.
• The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path entered the knockout round play-offs. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16.

Each tie in theknockout phase was played over one match. If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played).^[1]

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, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path were drawn against the eight play-off winners. 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 draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played at a neutral venue).

Group	Winners (enterround of 16)	Runners-up (enterplay-offs as away team)
A	Paris Saint-Germain	Real Madrid
B	PSV Eindhoven	CSKA Moscow
C	Benfica	Atlético Madrid
D	Manchester City	Sevilla
E	Barcelona	Roma
F	Dinamo Zagreb	Arsenal
G	Chelsea	Dynamo Kyiv
H	Lyon	Valencia

Second round winners (enterplay-offs as home team)
Celtic
IF Elfsborg
Anderlecht
Middlesbrough
Ajax
Red Bull Salzburg
Midtjylland
Příbram

The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 15 February 2016.^[3][4]

	Knockout round play-offs					Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Real Madrid		3
	IF Elfsborg		1			Manchester City		1
											Real Madrid		2
	Real Madrid		3
											Benfica		0
						Příbram		1 (3)
																15 April –Nyon
	Příbram(p)		1 (5)			Benfica(p)		1 (5)
																Real Madrid		1
	CSKA Moscow		1 (4)
																Paris Saint-Germain		3
						Paris Saint-Germain		1
	Middlesbrough		5			Middlesbrough		0
											Paris Saint-Germain		3
	Dynamo Kyiv		0
											Roma		1
						PSV Eindhoven		2 (1)
																					18 April –Nyon
	Red Bull Salzburg		0			Roma(p)		2 (3)
																					Paris Saint-Germain		1
	Roma		4
																					Chelsea		2
						Chelsea(p)		1 (5)
	Celtic		1 (3)			Valencia		1 (3)
											Chelsea		1
	Valencia(p)		1 (4)
											Ajax		0
						Lyon		0
																15 April –Nyon
	Ajax		3			Ajax		3
																Chelsea		3
	Sevilla		1
																Anderlecht		0
						Anderlecht		3
	Anderlecht		2			Dinamo Zagreb		0
											Anderlecht		2
	Arsenal		0
											Barcelona		0
						Barcelona		3
	Midtjylland(p)		4 (5)			Midtjylland		1
	Atlético Madrid		4 (4)

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 14 December 2015.^[5][6]

The play-offs were played on 9 and 10 February 2016. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.

Home team	Score	Away team
Ajax	3–1	Sevilla
Příbram	2–2 (5–4p)	CSKA Moscow
Red Bull Salzburg	0–4	Roma
Anderlecht	2–0	Arsenal
Celtic	1–1 (3–4p)	Valencia
IF Elfsborg	1–3	Real Madrid
Middlesbrough	5–0	Dynamo Kyiv
Midtjylland	4–4 (5–4p)	Atlético Madrid

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

16:00

Ajax	3–1	Sevilla
Dekker 14' Van de Beek 49' Nouri 79'	Report	Nané 36'

Sportpark De Toekomst,Ouder-Amstel

Attendance: 1,208^[7]

Referee:Daniel Siebert (Germany)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)

17:00

Příbram	2–2	CSKA Moscow
Chaluš 13' Januška 71' (pen.)	Report	Kuchaev 46' Gordyushenko 56'
Penalties
Květ Hlavatý Chaluš Šrain Januška	5–4	Zhamaletdinov Pukhov Gordyushenko Khosonov Yusupov

Na Litavce,Příbram

Attendance: 5,237^[8]

Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)

16:00

Red Bull Salzburg	0–4	Roma
	Report	Marchizza 8' (pen.) Sadiq 17' Soleri 39' Di Livio 72'

Red Bull Arena,Wals-Siezenheim

Attendance: 1,080^[9]

Referee:Radu Petrescu (Romania)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

18:00

Anderlecht	2–0	Arsenal
Vancamp 8',28'	Report

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium,Brussels

Attendance: 5,624^[10]

Referee:Davide Massa (Italy)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)

18:00

Celtic	1–1	Valencia
Aitchison 40'	Report	I. Martínez 87'
Penalties
Hendry Murray Archibald Lafferty McIlduff Kelleher McCart	3–4	Soler Llamas Mir T. Martínez I. Martínez Gómez Lato

Celtic Park,Glasgow

Attendance: 934^[11]

Referee:Craig Pawson (England)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)

18:00

IF Elfsborg	1–3	Real Madrid
Kabashi 63'	Report	Mayoral 48',84' Febas 72'

Borås Arena,Borås

Attendance: 6,668^[12]

Referee:Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)

20:00

Middlesbrough	5–0	Dynamo Kyiv
Cooke 8' Pattison 31' Jakupovic 49' Coulson 68' Wheatley 78'	Report

Riverside Stadium,Middlesbrough

Attendance: 2,343^[13]

Referee:Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)

17:00

Midtjylland	4–4	Atlético Madrid
Thychosen 32' Anderson 43' Thomsen 56' Damkjær 67'	Report	Moreno 37' Hernandez 41' Mohedano 51' Ferni 90+1'
Penalties
Jürgensen Thychosen Olsen Anderson Hagelskjær	5–4	Ferni Moya Moreno Boulahia Montoro

MCH Arena,Herning

Attendance: 2,250^[14]

Referee:Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

The round of 16 matches were played on 23 and 24 February 2016.

Home team	Score	Away team
PSV Eindhoven	2–2 (1–3p)	Roma
Příbram	1–1 (3–5p)	Benfica
Anderlecht	3–0[a]	Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon	0–3	Ajax
Chelsea	1–1 (5–3p)	Valencia
Real Madrid	3–1	Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Middlesbrough
Barcelona	3–1	Midtjylland

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)

14:00

PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Roma
Bergwijn 14' Verreth 73'	Report	Marchizza 49' (pen.) Soleri 68'
Penalties
Bergwijn Rigo Lammers Abels	1–3	Vasco Sadiq Bordin Grossi

De Herdgang,Eindhoven

Attendance: 1,102^[16]

Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)

17:00

Příbram	1–1	Benfica
Ayong 85'	Report	Sarkic 34'
Penalties
Holý Hlavatý Chaluš Květ	3–5	Sarkic Gonçalves Ferro J. Pereira Rodrigues

Na Litavce,Příbram

Attendance: 6,732^[17]

Referee:Sergei Ivanov (Russia)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)

19:00

Anderlecht	3–0 Awarded[note 1]	Dinamo Zagreb
	Report	Gojak 47' Brekalo 57'

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium,Brussels

Attendance: 3,209^[18]

Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)

17:00

Lyon	0–3	Ajax
	Report	Van de Beek 18' Nouri 25' Bergsma 51'

Plaine des Jeux de Gerland,Lyon

Attendance: 2,150^[19]

Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)

16:00

Chelsea	1–1	Valencia
Dasilva 44'	Report	Soler 45+1' (pen.)
Penalties
Colkett Mount Scott Palmer Abraham	5–3	Soler Gil Villar Mir

Cobham Training Centre,Stoke d'Abernon

Attendance: 250^[20]

Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)

18:00

Real Madrid	3–1	Manchester City
Mayoral 36',41' Hakimi 87'	Report	Buckley-Ricketts 63'

Alfredo di Stéfano,Madrid

Attendance: 1,150^[21]

Referee:Marco Guida (Italy)

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)

16:00

Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Middlesbrough
Augustin 41'	Report

Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre,Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Attendance: 420^[22]

Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)

14:00

Barcelona	3–1	Midtjylland
Chendri 51' Lee Seung-woo 90' Aleñá 90+2'	Report	Montes 34' (o.g.)

Mini Estadi,Barcelona

Attendance: 643^[23]

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

The quarter-finals were played on 8, 9 and 15 March 2016.

Home team	Score	Away team
Chelsea	1–0	Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Roma
Anderlecht	2–0	Barcelona
Real Madrid	2–0	Benfica

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)

17:00

Chelsea	1–0	Ajax
Scott 44'	Report

Cobham Training Centre,Stoke d'Abernon

Attendance: 228^[24]

Referee:Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)

16:00

Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Roma
Ballo-Touré 26' Meïté 39' Nkunku 90'	Report	Tumminello 75'

Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre,Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Attendance: 452^[25]

Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)

18:00

Anderlecht	2–0	Barcelona
Vancamp 53' Bernier 88'	Report

Van Roy Stadium,Denderleeuw

Attendance: 4,250^[26]

Referee:Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)

16:00

Real Madrid	2–0	Benfica
Febas 66' Salto 77'	Report

Alfredo di Stéfano,Madrid

Attendance: 1,012^[27]

Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

The semi-finals were played on 15 April 2016 atColovray Stadium,Nyon.^[28]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Real Madrid	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea	3–0	Anderlecht

15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)

17:00

Real Madrid	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain
Mayoral 33' (pen.)	Report	Hakimi 5' (o.g.) Kanga 84' Augustin 90'

Colovray Stadium,Nyon

Attendance: 4,000^[29]

Referee:Davide Massa (Italy)

15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)

13:00

Chelsea	3–0	Anderlecht
Palmer 21' Colkett 56' Abraham 75'	Report

Colovray Stadium,Nyon

Attendance: 3,280^[30]

Referee:Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

The final was played on 18 April 2016 atColovray Stadium,Nyon.^[28]

18 April 2016 (2016-04-18)

17:00

Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Chelsea
Meïté 58'	Report	Tomori 10' Palmer 61'

Colovray Stadium,Nyon

Attendance: 4,000^[31]

Referee:Daniel Siebert (Germany)

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