2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round explained

See main article: article and 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs qualified for the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied; i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played, divided into two 15-minute halves. 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 qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shootout.

All times are CEST (UTC+2)

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]

Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Play-off round

Seeding

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded
valign=top CSKA Moscow
Bayer Leverkusen
Paris Saint-Germain
Unirea Urziceni
Feyenoord
valign=top Anorthosis
Tavriya Simferopol
Gent
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hajduk Split
valign=top Porto
Galatasaray
Palermo
Austria Wien
Litex Lovech
valign=top Aris
Genk
Karpaty Lviv
Debrecen
Maribor
valign=top Sporting CP
Lille
Club Brugge
Metalist Kharkiv
Napoli
valign=top Brøndby
Vaslui
Elfsborg
Omonia
Dinamo Minsk
valign=top Liverpool
Steaua București
Celtic
Levski Sofia
Borussia Dortmund
valign=top Grasshopper
Trabzonspor
Utrecht
AIK
Qarabağ
Group 5Group 6Group 7 
SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded
valign=top Juventus
AZ
Getafe
AEK Athens
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
valign=top APOEL
Lech Poznań
Sturm Graz
Dundee United
Aktobe
valign=top PSV Eindhoven
Stuttgart
Beşiktaş
Aston Villa
CSKA Sofia
BATE Borisov
valign=top Rapid Wien
Sibir Novosibirsk
Marítimo
Slovan Bratislava
HJK Helsinki
The New Saints
valign=top Villarreal
Fenerbahçe
Manchester City
Lokomotiv Moscow
Odense
Dinamo Zagreb
valign=top Timișoara
PAOK
Motherwell
Lausanne-Sport
Dnepr Mogilev
Győri ETO

Matches

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Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.

First leg

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Notes

Note 2: Played in Bratislava at Štadión Pasienky as Slovan Bratislava's Tehelné pole is undergoing extensive renovative work.Note 3: Played in Nyíregyháza at Városi Stadion as Debrecen's Stadion Oláh Gábor Út did not meet UEFA criteria.Note 4: Played in Sofia at Vasil Levski National Stadium as CSKA Sofia's Balgarska Armiya Stadium was closed at the end of the previous season because it didn't meet the BFU and UEFA criteria.

Second leg

CSKA Moscow won 6 - 1 on aggregate.----Club Brugge won 5 - 3 on aggregate.----Borussia Dortmund won 5 - 0 on aggregate.----AZ won 3 - 2 on aggregate.----BATE won 5 - 1 on aggregate.----2 - 2 on aggregate. Lausanne-Sport won 4 - 3 on penalties.----Villarreal won 7 - 1 on aggregate.----Beşiktaş won 6 - 0 on aggregate.----Aris won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----Metalist Kharkiv won 3 - 2 on aggregate.----Sporting CP won 3 - 2 on aggregate.----Getafe won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----Hajduk Split won 5 - 2 on aggregate.----Debrecen won 4 - 1 on aggregate.----1 - 1 on aggregate. Steaua București won 4 - 3 on penalties.----Liverpool won 3 - 1 on aggregate.----Levski Sofia won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----PSV Eindhoven won 5 - 1 on aggregate.----Paris Saint-Germain won 5 - 4 on aggregate.----Bayer Leverkusen won 6 - 1 on aggregate.----Gent won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----AEK Athens won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----Stuttgart won 3 - 2 on aggregate.----Lech Poznań won 1 - 0 on aggregate.----Utrecht won 4 - 2 on aggregate.----CSKA Sofia won 5 - 2 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate. Karpaty Lviv won on away goals.----Palermo won 5 - 3 on aggregate.----Lille won 2 - 0 on aggregate.----Napoli won 3 - 0 on aggregate.----Juventus won 3 - 1 on aggregate.----Rapid Wien won 4 - 3 on aggregate.----Odense won 3 - 1 on aggregate.----PAOK won 2 - 1 on aggregate.----Manchester City won 3 - 0 on aggregate.----Dinamo Zagreb won 4 - 1 on aggregate.----Porto won 7 - 2 on aggregate.

Notes

Note 5: Played in Baku at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium as Qarabağ's Guzanli Olympic Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.Note 6: Played in Bucharest at Stadionul Steaua as Unirea Urziceni's Stadionul Tineretului did not meet UEFA criteria.Note 7: Played in Piraeus at Karaiskakis Stadium as AEK Athens's Olympic Stadium was deemed unsuitable due to the quality of the playing surface.[2] Initially, it would be played in Athens at Nea Smyrni Stadium but it was vandalised by Panionios ultras who have a fierce violent rivalry with AEK Athens's ultras. As a result of this, UEFA decreed that no AEK fans would be allowed to watch the match inside the stadium.[3] Note 8: Played in Wrexham at Racecourse Ground as The New Saints chose to move the match from their Park Hall ground to increase revenue.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://en.uefa.com/uefa/management/newsid=1478141.html 2010/11 draw and match calendar
  2. Web site: New venue confirmed for AEK-Dundee United . 26 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101031144609/http://en.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/newsid=1518544.html . 31 October 2010 . dead .
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/8937645.stm AEK Athens face Dundee United without Greek fans