1999–2000 UEFA Champions League knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League began on 4 April 2000 and ended with the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 24 May 2000. The top two teams from each of the four groups in the second group stage competed in the knockout stage. For the quarter-finals, each group winner was randomly drawn against the runner-up from another group, with the group winner hosting the second leg. The four quarter-final winners were then drawn together for the semi-finals, the winners of which contested the final.

Qualified teams

Key to colours
Seeded in quarterfinal draw
Unseeded in quarterfinal draw
Groupwidth=175Winners (seeded in quarterfinal draw)width=175Runners-up (unseeded in quarterfinal draw)
A Barcelona Porto
B Manchester United Valencia
C Bayern Munich Real Madrid
D Lazio Chelsea

Format

Each quarter-final and semi-final was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home; the team that scored the most goals over the two legs qualified for the following round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs, the team that scored more goals away from home qualified for the next round; if both teams scored the same number of away goals, matches would go to golden goal extra time and then penalties if the teams could not be separated after extra time.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Barcelona won 6–4 on aggregate.----Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.----Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.----Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.----Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2000 UEFA Champions League Final.