2024–25 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 11 February 2025 with the round of 32 and concluded with the final on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League. The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase.[1]

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

Qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase.

Qualified teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path

Schedule

Knockout phase schedule[2]
Phase Round Draw date Match dates
Knockout phase Round of 32 20 December 2024 11–12 February 2025
Round of 16 14 February 2025 4–5 March 2025
Quarter-finals 1–2 April 2025
Semi-finals 25 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (p)1 (4)
Scotland Celtic1 (2) Austria Red Bull Salzburg2
Austria Rapid Wien1Spain Atlético Madrid1
Spain Atlético Madrid2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg1
Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb1 (3)Greece Olympiacos0
Austria Sturm Graz (p)1 (5) Austria Sturm Graz1 (4)
Greece Olympiacos1Greece Olympiacos1 (5) 25 April – Nyon
Spain Girona0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg1
Turkey Trabzonspor1Turkey Trabzonspor2
Italy Juventus0 Turkey Trabzonspor0 (5)
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv3 (6)Italy Atalanta0 (3)
Italy Atalanta (p)3 (7) Turkey Trabzonspor1
Spain Real Betis0Italy Inter Milan0
Germany Bayern Munich1 Germany Bayern Munich1 (4)
Italy Inter Milan3Italy Inter Milan1 (5) 28 April – Nyon
France Lille1 Turkey Trabzonspor1
Spain Real Madrid2Spain Barcelona4
Germany Borussia Dortmund0 Spain Real Madrid0
Netherlands AZ (p)2 (4)Netherlands AZ2
Portugal Benfica2 (3) Netherlands AZ1
Germany TSG Hoffenheim5England Manchester City0
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk1 Germany TSG Hoffenheim1
Denmark Midtjylland2 (4)England Manchester City2 25 April – Nyon
England Manchester City (p)2 (5) Netherlands AZ0
Portugal Sporting CP4Spain Barcelona1
France Monaco0 Portugal Sporting CP2
Germany VfB Stuttgart (p)2 (5)Germany VfB Stuttgart3
England Liverpool2 (3) Germany VfB Stuttgart1
Hungary Puskás Akadémia1Spain Barcelona2
England Aston Villa2 England Aston Villa1
Spain Barcelona (p)2 (5)Spain Barcelona3
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb2 (3)

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 20 December 2024.[3]

Seeding

In the draw, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were seeded and paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, while the 10 Domestic Champions Path winners were seeded and paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th. The seeded teams will play the matches at home. In the draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. To create the ties, teams finishing 1st to 16th in the UEFA Champions League Path were automatically allocated to the tie corresponding to their position in the final standings, with their unseeded (pairings 1 to 6) or seeded (pairings 7 to 16) opponents then drawn.[4]

Draw pots
Pairings 1 to 6 Pairings 7 to 16
Seeded Unseeded (Bowl 1) Seeded (Bowl 2) Unseeded

Summary

The matches were played on 11 and 12 February 2025.

Round of 32
Home teamScoreAway team
Inter Milan Italy3–1France Lille
Sporting CP Portugal4–0France Monaco
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–1 (4–2 p)Scotland Celtic
Barcelona Spain2–2 (5–3 p)Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
VfB Stuttgart Germany2–2 (5–3 p)England Liverpool
Real Madrid Spain2–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–3 (6–7 p)Italy Atalanta
Rapid Wien Austria1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
AZ Netherlands2–2 (4–3 p)Portugal Benfica
Trabzonspor Turkey1–0Italy Juventus
Midtjylland Denmark2–2 (4–5 p)England Manchester City
Olympiacos Greece1–0Spain Girona
Real Betis Spain0–1Germany Bayern Munich
TSG Hoffenheim Germany5–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Puskás Akadémia Hungary1–2England Aston Villa
Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia1–1 (3–5 p)Austria Sturm Graz

Matches

Inter Milan Italy3–1France Lille
  • Spinaccè 32', 35'
  • Mosconi 58'
 Report
Attendance: 281[5]
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)
Sporting CP Portugal4–0France Monaco
  • Silva 8'
  • Gonçalves 29', 83'
  • Mendonça 46'
 Report
Stadium Aurélio Pereira, Alcochete
Attendance: 408[6]
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–1Scotland Celtic
  • Moser 57'
 Report
  • Ure 69'
Penalties
  • Hussauf soccer ball with check mark
  • Camara soccer ball with check mark
  • Moser soccer ball with check mark
  • Aguilar soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
Red Bull Akademie, Salzburg
Attendance: 450[7]
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)
Barcelona Spain2–2Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Vlahović
  • soccer ball with red X Baković
  • soccer ball with check mark Zebić
  • soccer ball with check mark Šutalo
Attendance: 618[8]
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
VfB Stuttgart Germany2–2England Liverpool
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 4,150[9]
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)
Real Madrid Spain2–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
 Report
Attendance: 845[10]
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–3Italy Atalanta
 Report
  • Bonsignori 12'
  • Damiano 63'
  • Fiogbé 70'
Penalties
 6–7
  • soccer ball with check mark Simonetto
  • soccer ball with check mark Camara
  • soccer ball with check mark Tavanti
  • soccer ball with red X Damiano
  • soccer ball with red X Fiogbé
  • soccer ball with check mark Steffanoni
  • soccer ball with check mark Arrigoni
  • soccer ball with check mark Gobbo
  • soccer ball with check mark Idele
Attendance: 135[12]
Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)
Rapid Wien Austria1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 3,343[13]
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
AZ Netherlands2–2Portugal Benfica
  • Bouziane 46'
  • Smits 52'
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 1,125[14]
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)
Trabzonspor Turkey1–0Italy Juventus
  • Turan 61'
 Report
Attendance: 10,575[15]
Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden)
Midtjylland Denmark2–2England Manchester City
  • Emefile 41'
  • J. Heskey 79' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Samuel 51'
  • Warhurst 81'
Penalties
  • Bjerge soccer ball with check mark
  • Overgaard soccer ball with check mark
  • Pimpong soccer ball with red X
  • Lodberg soccer ball with check mark
  • Johannesen soccer ball with check mark
 4–5
Attendance: 1,412[16]
Referee: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira (Portugal)
Olympiacos Greece1–0Spain Girona
 Report
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,255[17]
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Real Betis Spain0–1Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 1,300[18]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
TSG Hoffenheim Germany5–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Dağdeviren 5'
  • Onos 44' (pen.)
  • Micheler 55' (pen.)
  • Wähling 82', 90+4' (pen.)
 Report
  • Smetana 74'
Attendance: 1,556[19]
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
Puskás Akadémia Hungary1–2England Aston Villa
  • Mondovics 80'
 Report
Attendance: 581[20]
Referee: Zorbay Küçük (Turkey)
Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia1–1Austria Sturm Graz
  • Đurković 72'
 Report
  • Osayantin 35'
Penalties
  • Reić soccer ball with check mark
  • Katić soccer ball with red X
  • Đurković soccer ball with check mark
  • Canjuga soccer ball with check mark
 3–5
Sport Centre Rudes, Zagreb
Attendance: 350[21]
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)

Round of 16

Summary

The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 4 and 5 March 2025.

Round of 16
Home teamScoreAway team
Trabzonspor Turkey0–0 (5–3 p)Italy Atalanta
Sturm Graz Austria1–1 (4–5 p)Greece Olympiacos
Bayern Munich Germany1–1 (4–5 p)Italy Inter Milan
Red Bull Salzburg Austria2–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid Spain0–2Netherlands AZ
Sporting CP Portugal2–3Germany VfB Stuttgart
TSG Hoffenheim Germany1–2England Manchester City
Aston Villa England1–3Spain Barcelona

Matches

Trabzonspor Turkey0–0Italy Atalanta
Report
Penalties
  • Malkoçoğlu soccer ball with check mark
  • Çakıroğlu soccer ball with check mark
  • Terzi soccer ball with check mark
  • Karahan soccer ball with check mark
  • Tibukoğlu soccer ball with check mark
 5–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Simonetto
  • soccer ball with check mark Bono
  • soccer ball with red X Cakolli
  • soccer ball with check mark Comi
Attendance: 13,102[22]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
Sturm Graz Austria1–1Greece Olympiacos
  • Koita 90+3'
 Report
  • Papakanellos 61'
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 5,531[23]
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland)
Bayern Munich Germany1–1Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 1,643[24]
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria2–1Spain Atlético Madrid
 Report
  • Hueso 66'
Red Bull Akademie, Salzburg
Attendance: 320[25]
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)
Real Madrid Spain0–2Netherlands AZ
Report
  • Bouziane 29'
  • Smits 87'
Attendance: 849[26]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
Sporting CP Portugal2–3Germany VfB Stuttgart
  • Gonçalves 2'
  • Nel 90+6'
 Report
  • Boakye 34'
  • Korkut 43'
  • Lüers 76'
Stadium Aurélio Pereira, Alcochete
Attendance: 655[27]
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)
TSG Hoffenheim Germany1–2England Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 3,365[28]
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Aston Villa England1–3Spain Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 1,013[29]
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 1 and 2 April 2025.

Quarter-finals
Home teamScoreAway team
AZ Netherlands1–0England Manchester City
VfB Stuttgart Germany1–2Spain Barcelona
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–0Greece Olympiacos
Trabzonspor Turkey1–0Italy Inter Milan

Matches

AZ Netherlands1–0England Manchester City
  • van der Klaauw 90+4'
 Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 2,000[30]
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
VfB Stuttgart Germany1–2Spain Barcelona
  • Tsigkas 29'
 Report
Attendance: 9,500[31]
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–0Greece Olympiacos
  • Aguilar 11'
 Report
Red Bull Akademie, Salzburg
Attendance: 425[32]
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
Trabzonspor Turkey1–0Italy Inter Milan
  • Terzi 77'
 Report
Attendance: 40,368[33]
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

Semi-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals will be played over one leg on 25 April 2025.

Semi-finals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
AZ Netherlands0–1Spain Barcelona
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–2Turkey Trabzonspor

Matches

AZ Netherlands0–1Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 1,899
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–2Turkey Trabzonspor
 Report
  • Turan 73'
  • Başkan 89'
Attendance: 2,485
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

Final

The final was played on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

Trabzonspor Turkey1–4Spain Barcelona
  • Tibukoğlu 88'
 Report
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 30 March 2025 (up to round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[11]

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