The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 16 February and ended on 24 May 2017 with the

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, Sweden, to decide the champions of the

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. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase. Times up to 25 March 2017 (round of 32 and round of 16) were CET (

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), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (

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Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in

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, unless stated otherwise). Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the

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, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage. Each tie in 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 thirty 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, 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 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.

Qualified teams

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Bracket

Round of 32

The draw was held on 12 December 2016. The first legs were played on 16 February, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2017.

Summary

Matches

''APOEL won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.'' ---- ''Genk won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celta Vigo won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gent won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rostov won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Krasnodar won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 11–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beşiktaş won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Schalke 04 won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Round of 16

The draw was held on 24 February 2017. The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 16 March 2017.

Summary

Matches

''Celta Vigo won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Schalke 04 won on away goals.'' ---- ''Lyon won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beşiktaş won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Genk won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 17 March 2017. The first legs were played on 13 April, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2017.

Summary

Matches

''Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celta Vigo won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Lyon won 7–6 on penalties.''

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 21 April 2017. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 May, and the second legs were played on 11 May 2017.

Summary

Matches

''Ajax won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

The final was played on 24 May 2017 at

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

Notes

References

External links

2016–17 UEFA Europa League
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Uefa Europa League Knockout Phase *3 UEFA Europa League knockout phases