The knockout phase of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League began on 18 February, and concluded with the

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on 12 May 2010. The knockout phase involved the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the

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and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage. All times are

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/ CEST, as listed by UEFA.

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two 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, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of

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were played. If goals were 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, there would be a

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after extra time. In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time would be played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: *In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams 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, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Bracket

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 took place on 18 December 2009.

Summary

The first legs were played on 16 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 23 and 25 February 2010.

Matches

''Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rubin Kazan won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''VfL Wolfsburg won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lille won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fulham won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Hamburger SV won on away goals.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 18 December 2009, immediately after the round of 32 draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 11 March, and the second legs were played on 18 March 2010.

Matches

''Hamburger SV won 6–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''VfL Wolfsburg won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fulham won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''5–5 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.'' ---- ''Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2010.

Summary

The first legs were played on 1 April, and the second legs were played on 8 April 2010.

Matches

''Fulham won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburger SV won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2010, immediately after the quarter-final draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs were played on 29 April 2010.

Matches

''Fulham won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.''

Final

The final took place on 12 May 2010 at the

, Germany. A draw was held on 19 March 2010, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Notes

References

External links

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