2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Europe premier club football tournament

The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 15 February with the round of 16 and ended on 28 May 2022 with the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw) 		Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A England Manchester City France Paris Saint-Germain
B England Liverpool Spain Atlético Madrid
C Netherlands Ajax Portugal Sporting CP
D Spain Real Madrid Italy Inter Milan
E Germany Bayern Munich Portugal Benfica
F England Manchester United Spain Villarreal
G France Lille Austria Red Bull Salzburg
H Italy Juventus England Chelsea

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 scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up 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 quarter-finals onwards, 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 onwards 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).

Schedule

The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round of 16 13 December 2021, 15:00 15–16 & 22–23 February 2022 8–9 & 15–16 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022, 12:00 5–6 April 2022 12–13 April 2022
Semi-finals 26–27 April 2022 3–4 May 2022
Final 28 May 2022 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Portugal Benfica213
 
 
 
Netherlands Ajax202
 
Portugal Benfica134
 
 
 
England Liverpool336
 
Italy Inter Milan011
 
 
 
England Liverpool202
 
England Liverpool235
 
 
 
Spain Villarreal022
 
Spain Villarreal134
 
 
 
Italy Juventus101
 
Spain Villarreal112
 
 
 
Germany Bayern Munich011
 
Austria Red Bull Salzburg112
 
28 May – Saint-Denis
 
Germany Bayern Munich178
 
England Liverpool0
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid1
 
Portugal Sporting CP000
 
 
 
England Manchester City505
 
England Manchester City101
 
 
 
Spain Atlético Madrid000
 
Spain Atlético Madrid112
 
 
 
England Manchester United101
 
England Manchester City415
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid (a.e.t.)336
 
England Chelsea224
 
 
 
France Lille011
 
England Chelsea134
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid (a.e.t.)325
 
France Paris Saint-Germain112
 
 
Spain Real Madrid033
 

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021, originally at 12:00 CET.[3] The draw featured multiple irregularities: Manchester United were mistakenly included in the draw for Villarreal's opponent (both were in Group F), and subsequently were selected; another ball was then drawn, with Manchester City chosen instead. In the following tie, Liverpool were mistakenly included in the draw for Atlético Madrid's opponent (both were in Group B), while Manchester United were incorrectly excluded.[4] Later that day, UEFA voided the original draw due to a "technical problem" with the draw computer, and it was entirely redone at 15:00 CET.[5]

The round of 16 ties were initially drawn (and later voided) as follows:[6]

Summary

The first legs were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–8 Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 1–7
Sporting CP Portugal 0–5 England Manchester City 0–5 0–0
Benfica Portugal 3–2 Netherlands Ajax 2–2 1–0
Chelsea England 4–1 France Lille 2–0 2–1
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 England Manchester United 1–1 1–0
Villarreal Spain 4–1 Italy Juventus 1–1 3–0
Inter Milan Italy 1–2 England Liverpool 0–2 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 2–3 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 1–3

Matches

Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–1Germany Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 29,520[7]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Bayern Munich Germany7–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 25,000[8]

Bayern Munich won 8–2 on aggregate.

Sporting CP Portugal0–5England Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 48,129[9]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Manchester City England0–0Portugal Sporting CP
Report

Manchester City won 5–0 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal2–2Netherlands Ajax
 Report
Attendance: 54,760[11]
Ajax Netherlands0–1Portugal Benfica
Report

Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.

Chelsea England2–0France Lille
Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 38,832[13]
Lille France1–2England Chelsea
 Report

Chelsea won 4–1 on aggregate.

Atlético Madrid Spain1–1England Manchester United
 Report
Manchester United England0–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Report

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

Villarreal Spain1–1Italy Juventus
 Report
Attendance: 17,686[17]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Juventus Italy0–3Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 30,385[18]

Villarreal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Inter Milan Italy0–2England Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 37,918[19]
Liverpool England0–1Italy Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 51,747[20]

Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain France1–0Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 47,443[21]
Real Madrid Spain3–1France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET.[23]

Summary

The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 4–5 Spain Real Madrid 1–3 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Manchester City England 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–0
Villarreal Spain 2–1 Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 1–1
Benfica Portugal 4–6 England Liverpool 1–3 3–3

Matches

Chelsea England1–3Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 38,689[24]
Real Madrid Spain2–3 (a.e.t.)England Chelsea
 Report

Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.

Manchester City England1–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Report
Attendance: 52,018[26]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Atlético Madrid Spain0–0England Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 65,675[27]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Manchester City won 1–0 on aggregate.

Villarreal Spain1–0Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 21,626[28]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Bayern Munich Germany1–1Spain Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 70,000[29]

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Benfica Portugal1–3England Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 59,633[30]
Liverpool England3–3Portugal Benfica
 Report

Liverpool won 6–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[23]

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City England 5–6 Spain Real Madrid 4–3 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Liverpool England 5–2 Spain Villarreal 2–0 3–2

Matches

Manchester City England4–3Spain Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 52,217[32]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Real Madrid Spain3–1 (a.e.t.)England Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 61,416[33]

Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate.

Liverpool England2–0Spain Villarreal
 Report
Attendance: 51,586[34]
Villarreal Spain2–3England Liverpool
 Report
  • Fabinho 62'
  • Díaz 67'
  • Mané 74'

Liverpool won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

The final was played on 28 May 2022 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. A draw was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[23]

Liverpool England0–1Spain Real Madrid
Report

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2021 (round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ The final, originally scheduled for 21:00 CEST, was delayed 36 minutes due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.

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