2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase facts for kids
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase was a knockout stage which began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the last game at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout stage.
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Round and draw dates
The schedule of the knockout phase was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
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Round of 32 | 11 December 2017 | 15 February 2018 | 22 February 2018 |
Round of 16 | 23 February 2018 | 8 March 2018 | 15 March 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 16 March 2018 | 5 April 2018 | 12 April 2018 |
Semi-finals | 13 April 2018 | 26 April 2018 | 3 May 2018 |
Final | 16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu |
Matches where also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the normal Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Qualified teams
Europa League group stage winners and runners-up
Group | Winners (seeded in round of 32 draw) |
Runners-up (unseeded in round of 32 draw) |
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A | Villarreal | Astana |
B | Dynamo Kyiv | Partizan |
C | Braga | Ludogorets Razgrad |
D | Milan | AEK Athens |
E | Atalanta | Lyon |
F | Lokomotiv Moscow | Copenhagen |
G | Viktoria Plzeň | FCSB |
H | Arsenal | Red Star Belgrade |
I | Red Bull Salzburg | Marseille |
J | Athletic Bilbao | Östersund |
K | Lazio | Nice |
L | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Real Sociedad |
Champions League group stage third-placed teams
Seed | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
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1 | A | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | Seeded in round of 32 draw |
2 | C | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | G | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | D | Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
5 | F | Napoli | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Unseeded in round of 32 draw |
6 | E | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
7 | B | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | |
8 | H | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Club coefficient (UCL Regulations Article 16.04).
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.
Summary
The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Borussia Dortmund | 4–3 | Atalanta | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Nice | 2–4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–3 | 0–1 |
Copenhagen | 1–5 | Atlético Madrid | 1–4 | 0–1 |
Spartak Moscow | 3–4 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–3 | 2–1 |
AEK Athens | 1–1 (a) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Celtic | 1–3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Napoli | 3–3 (a) | RB Leipzig | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Red Star Belgrade | 0–1 | CSKA Moscow | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Lyon | 4–1 | Villarreal | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Real Sociedad | 3–4 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Partizan | 1–3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | 0–2 |
FCSB | 2–5 | Lazio | 1–0 | 1–5 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–4 | Milan | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Astana | 4–6 | Sporting CP | 1–3 | 3–3 |
Östersund | 2–4 | Arsenal | 0–3 | 2–1 |
Marseille | 3–1 | Braga | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Matches
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Borussia Dortmund | 3–2 | Atalanta | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 62,500 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
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22 February 2018 21:05 |
Atalanta | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia Attendance: 17,492 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
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Borussia Dortmund won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Nice | 2–3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Allianz Riviera, Nice Attendance: 16,918 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
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22 February 2018 17:00 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 | Nice | RZD Arena, Moscow Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
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Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
Copenhagen | 1–4 | Atlético Madrid | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 34,912 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Copenhagen | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 44,035 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
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Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 43,145 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
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22 February 2018 21:05 |
Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Spartak Moscow | San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 36,873 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
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Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
AEK Athens | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv | Olympic Stadium, Athens Attendance: 30,518 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | AEK Athens | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 27,024 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
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1–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
Celtic | 1–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 56,743 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–0 | Celtic | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 50,492 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
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Zenit Saint Petersburg won 3–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
Napoli | 1–3 | RB Leipzig | Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 14,554 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
RB Leipzig | 0–2 | Napoli | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 36,163 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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3–3 on aggregate. RB Leipzig won on away goals.
CSKA
13 February 2018 18:00 |
Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | CSKA Moscow | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 35,642 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
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21 February 2018 18:00 |
CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade | VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 18,753 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
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CSKA Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
Lyon | 3–1 | Villarreal | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 46,846 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Villarreal | 0–1 | Lyon | Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
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Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | Anoeta, San Sebastián Attendance: 19,790 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
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22 February 2018 21:05 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 13,912 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
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Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
Partizan | 1–1 | Viktoria Plzeň | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 17,165 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | Partizan | Doosan Arena, Plzeň Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
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Viktoria Plzeň won 3–1 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 21:05 |
FCSB | 1–0 | Lazio | Arena Națională, Bucharest Attendance: 33,455 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Lazio | 5–1 | FCSB | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 27,597 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
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Lazio won 5–2 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–3 | Milan | Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Attendance: 7,887 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
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22 February 2018 21:05 |
Milan | 1–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | San Siro, Milan Attendance: 17,453 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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Milan won 4–0 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 17:00 |
Astana | 1–3 | Sporting CP | Astana Arena, Astana Attendance: 29,737 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
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22 February 2018 19:00 |
Sporting CP | 3–3 | Astana | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 30,456 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
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Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Östersund | 0–3 | Arsenal | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund Attendance: 7,665 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
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22 February 2018 21:05 |
Arsenal | 1–2 | Östersund | Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 58,405 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
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Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregate.
15 February 2018 19:00 |
Marseille | 3–0 | Braga | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 21,731 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
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22 February 2018 21:05 |
Braga | 1–0 | Marseille | Estádio Municipal, Braga Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
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Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.
Summary
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lazio | 4–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–2 | 2–0 |
RB Leipzig | 3–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Atlético Madrid | 8–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–0 | 5–1 |
CSKA Moscow | 3–3 (a) | Lyon | 0–1 | 3–2 |
Marseille | 5–2 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Sporting CP | 3–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | 1–2 (aet) |
Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Milan | 1–5 | Arsenal | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Matches
8 March 2018 21:05 |
Lazio | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 21,562 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
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15 March 2018 19:00 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–2 | Lazio | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 52,639 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
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Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 21:05 |
RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 19,877 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
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15 March 2018 19:00 |
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–1 | RB Leipzig | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 44,092 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
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RB Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 19:00 |
Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 40,767 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
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15 March 2018 17:00 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–5 | Atlético Madrid | RZD Arena, Moscow Attendance: 22,041 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
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Atlético Madrid won 8–1 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 19:00 |
CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | Lyon | VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 13,990 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
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15 March 2018 21:05 |
Lyon | 2–3 | CSKA Moscow | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 38,622 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
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3–3 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.
8 March 2018 21:05 |
Marseille | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 37,657 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
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15 March 2018 19:00 |
Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Marseille | San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 40,580 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 21:05 |
Sporting CP | 2–0 | Viktoria Plzeň | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 26,090 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
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15 March 2018 19:00 |
Viktoria Plzeň | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Sporting CP | Doosan Arena, Plzeň Attendance: 9,370 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
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Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 19:00 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 53,700 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
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15 March 2018 21:05 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 0–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
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Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1 on aggregate.
8 March 2018 19:00 |
Milan | 0–2 | Arsenal | San Siro, Milan Attendance: 72,821 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
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15 March 2018 21:05 |
Arsenal | 3–1 | Milan | Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 58,973 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
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Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.
For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.
Summary
The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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RB Leipzig | 3–5 | Marseille | 1–0 | 2–5 |
Arsenal | 6–3 | CSKA Moscow | 4–1 | 2–2 |
Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Sporting CP | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Lazio | 5–6 | Red Bull Salzburg | 4–2 | 1–4 |
Matches
5 April 2018 21:05 |
RB Leipzig | 1–0 | Marseille | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 34,043 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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12 April 2018 21:05 |
Marseille | 5–2 | RB Leipzig | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 61,882 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.
5 April 2018 21:05 |
Arsenal | 4–1 | CSKA Moscow | Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 58,285 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
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12 April 2018 21:05 |
CSKA Moscow | 2–2 | Arsenal | VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 29,284 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
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Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.
5 April 2018 21:05 |
Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Sporting CP | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 53,301 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
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12 April 2018 21:05 |
Sporting CP | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 28,437 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
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Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
5 April 2018 21:05 |
Lazio | 4–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 42,538 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
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12 April 2018 21:05 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 4–1 | Lazio | Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
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Red Bull Salzburg won 6–5 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.
Summary
The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Marseille | 3–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 | 1–2 (aet) |
Arsenal | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Matches
26 April 2018 21:05 |
Marseille | 2–0 | Red Bull Salzburg | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 62,312 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
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3 May 2018 21:05 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Marseille | Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
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Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
26 April 2018 21:05 |
Arsenal | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 59,066 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
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3 May 2018 21:05 |
Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 64,196 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
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Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.
16 May 2018 20:45 |
Marseille | 0–3 | Atlético Madrid | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 55,768 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Dieciseisavos de final de la Liga Europa de la UEFA 2017-18 para niños