The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 8 October 2014 and concluded on 14 May 2015 with the

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. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase. Times from 26 October 2014 up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16, quarter-finals first legs and first day of second legs) are

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Round and draw dates

UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows. In contrast to previous seasons, quarter-finals and semi-finals are now played on weekends.

Format

The knockout phase involves 32 teams: 22 teams which qualified directly, and 10 teams which qualified from the

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, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the

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was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of

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was played. 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 advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by

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. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: *In the draw for the round of 32, 16 teams were seeded and 16 teams were unseeded, based on their

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s at the beginning of the season. 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 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.

Qualified teams

Below were the 32 teams which qualified for the knockout phase (with their 2014 UEFA club coefficients). ;Notes

Bracket

Round of 32

The draw was held on 22 August 2014. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 October, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 October 2014. ''Frankfurt won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rosengård won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Glasgow City won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Gintra Universitetas won 5–4 on penalties. '' ---- ''Neulengbach won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zürich won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wolfsburg won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torres won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Paris Saint-Germain won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Linköping won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fortuna Hjørring won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zvezda Perm won 8–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bristol Academy won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 14–0 on aggregate.''

Round of 16

The draw was held on 22 August 2014. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 November 2014. ;Notes ''Rosengård won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Linköping won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bristol Academy won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Frankfurt won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Wolfsburg won 11–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Glasgow City won 5–4 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 19 November 2014. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 March 2015. ;Notes ''Frankfurt won 12–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate. Wolfsburg won on

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Semi-finals

The draw was held on 19 November 2014. The first legs were played on 18 and 19 April and the second legs on 25 and 26 April 2015. ''Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Frankfurt won 13–0 on aggregate.''

Final

The final was played on 14 May 2015 at

, Germany. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

References

External links

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
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