2013–14 UEFA Champions League knockout phase explained

The knockout phase of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League began on 18 February and concluded on 24 May 2014 with the final at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.[1]

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]

RoundDraw date and timeFirst legSecond leg
Round of 1616 December 2013, 12:00[3] 18–19 & 25–26 February 201411–12 & 18–19 March 2014
Quarter-finals21 March 2014, 12:00[4] 1–2 April 20148–9 April 2014
Semi-finals11 April 2014, 12:00[5] 22–23 April 201429–30 April 2014
Final24 May 2014 at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Format

The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.[1]

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, the away goals rule 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 30 minutes of extra time 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 penalty shoot-out. 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:

Qualified teams

Groupwidth=220Winners
(Seeded in round of 16 draw)
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(Unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A Manchester United Bayer Leverkusen
B Real Madrid Galatasaray
C Paris Saint-Germain Olympiacos
D Bayern Munich Manchester City
E Chelsea Schalke 04
F Borussia Dortmund Arsenal
G Atlético Madrid Zenit Saint Petersburg
H Barcelona Milan

Round of 16

The draw was held on 16 December 2013.[6] The first legs were played on 18, 19, 25 and 26 February, and the second legs were played on 11, 12, 18 and 19 March 2014.[7]

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Matches

Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.----Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.----Atlético Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.----Paris Saint-Germain won 6–1 on aggregate.----Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate.----Real Madrid won 9–2 on aggregate.----Borussia Dortmund won 5–4 on aggregate.----Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 21 March 2014.[8] The first legs were played on 1 and 2 April, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2014.[9]

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Matches

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.----Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate; Chelsea won on away goals.----Bayern Munich won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 11 April 2014.[10] The first legs were played on 22 and 23 April, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 April 2014.[11]

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Matches

Real Madrid won 5–0 on aggregate.----Atlético Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2014 UEFA Champions League Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2013/14 . UEFA. Nyon. PDF. 1 May 2013 . March 2013.
  2. Web site: 2013/14 UEFA Champions League access list. UEFA.com.
  3. Web site: Last 16 all set for draw. UEFA.com. 12 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Quarter-final draw next Friday: accreditation. UEFA.com. 14 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Date and time set for semi-final draws. UEFA.com. 1 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Draws — Round of 16. UEFA.com. 16 December 2013.
  7. Web site: Definitive result of the draw – Round of 16. UEFA.com.
  8. Web site: Draws — Quarter-finals. UEFA.com. 21 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Result of the draw – Quarter-finals. UEFA.com.
  10. Web site: Draws — Semi-finals. UEFA.com. 11 April 2014.
  11. Web site: Result of the draw – Semi-finals. UEFA.com.