2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 15 February with the round of 16 and ended on 28 May 2022 with the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.[2]

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

Qualified teams

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

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw)
Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A   Manchester City   Paris Saint-Germain
B   Liverpool   Atlético Madrid
C   Ajax   Sporting CP
D   Real Madrid   Inter Milan
E   Bayern Munich   Benfica
F   Manchester United   Villarreal
G   Lille   Red Bull Salzburg
H   Juventus   Chelsea

Format

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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, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals onwards were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round of 16 13 December 2021, 15:00 15–16 & 22–23 February 2022 8–9 & 15–16 March 2022
Quarter-finals 18 March 2022, 12:00 5–6 April 2022 12–13 April 2022
Semi-finals 26–27 April 2022 3–4 May 2022
Final 28 May 2022 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Benfica213
 
 
 
  Ajax202
 
  Benfica134
 
 
 
  Liverpool336
 
  Inter Milan011
 
 
 
  Liverpool202
 
  Liverpool235
 
 
 
  Villarreal022
 
  Villarreal134
 
 
 
  Juventus101
 
  Villarreal112
 
 
 
  Bayern Munich011
 
  Red Bull Salzburg112
 
28 May – Saint-Denis
 
  Bayern Munich178
 
  Liverpool0
 
 
 
  Real Madrid1
 
  Sporting CP000
 
 
 
  Manchester City505
 
  Manchester City101
 
 
 
  Atlético Madrid000
 
  Atlético Madrid112
 
 
 
  Manchester United101
 
  Manchester City415
 
 
 
  Real Madrid (a.e.t.)336
 
  Chelsea224
 
 
 
  Lille011
 
  Chelsea134
 
 
 
  Real Madrid (a.e.t.)325
 
  Paris Saint-Germain112
 
 
  Real Madrid033
 

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021, originally at 12:00 CET.[3] The draw featured multiple irregularities: Manchester United were mistakenly included in the draw for Villarreal's opponent (both were in Group F), and subsequently were selected; another ball was then drawn, with Manchester City chosen instead. In the following tie, Liverpool were mistakenly included in the draw for Atlético Madrid's opponent (both were in Group B), while Manchester United were incorrectly excluded.[4] Later that day, UEFA voided the original draw due to a "technical problem" with the draw computer, and it was entirely redone at 15:00 CET.[5]

The round of 16 ties were initially drawn (and later voided) as follows:[6]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Red Bull Salzburg   2–8   Bayern Munich 1–1 1–7
Sporting CP   0–5   Manchester City 0–5 0–0
Benfica   3–2   Ajax 2–2 1–0
Chelsea   4–1   Lille 2–0 2–1
Atlético Madrid   2–1   Manchester United 1–1 1–0
Villarreal   4–1   Juventus 1–1 3–0
Inter Milan   1–2   Liverpool 0–2 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain   2–3   Real Madrid 1–0 1–3

Matches

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Red Bull Salzburg  1–1  Bayern Munich
  • Adamu   21'
Report
Bayern Munich  7–1  Red Bull Salzburg
Report
Attendance: 25,000[8]

Bayern Munich won 8–2 on aggregate.


Sporting CP  0–5  Manchester City
Report
Manchester City  0–0  Sporting CP
Report

Manchester City won 5–0 on aggregate.


Benfica  2–2  Ajax
Report
Attendance: 54,760[11]
Ajax  0–1  Benfica
Report

Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.


Chelsea  2–0  Lille
Report
Attendance: 38,832[13]
Lille  1–2  Chelsea
Report

Chelsea won 4–1 on aggregate.


Atlético Madrid  1–1  Manchester United
Report
Manchester United  0–1  Atlético Madrid
Report

Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.


Villarreal  1–1  Juventus
Report
Juventus  0–3  Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 30,385[18]

Villarreal won 4–1 on aggregate.


Inter Milan  0–2  Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 37,918[19]
Liverpool  0–1  Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 51,747[20]

Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.


Paris Saint-Germain  1–0  Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 47,443[21]
Real Madrid  3–1  Paris Saint-Germain
Report

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET.[23]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea   4–5   Real Madrid 1–3 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Manchester City   1–0   Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–0
Villarreal   2–1   Bayern Munich 1–0 1–1
Benfica   4–6   Liverpool 1–3 3–3

Matches

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Chelsea  1–3  Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 38,689[24]
Real Madrid  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Chelsea
Report

Real Madrid won 5–4 on aggregate.


Manchester City  1–0  Atlético Madrid
Report
Atlético Madrid  0–0  Manchester City
Report

Manchester City won 1–0 on aggregate.


Villarreal  1–0  Bayern Munich
Report
Bayern Munich  1–1  Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 70,000[29]

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.


Benfica  1–3  Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 59,633[30]
Liverpool  3–3  Benfica
Report

Liverpool won 6–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[23]

Summary

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The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City   5–6   Real Madrid 4–3 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Liverpool   5–2   Villarreal 2–0 3–2

Matches

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Manchester City  4–3  Real Madrid
Report
Real Madrid  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 61,416[33]

Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate.


Liverpool  2–0  Villarreal
Report
Attendance: 51,586[34]
Villarreal  2–3  Liverpool
Report

Liverpool won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was played on 28 May 2022 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. A draw was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[23]

Liverpool  0–1  Real Madrid
Report

Notes

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  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2021 (round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ The final, originally scheduled for 21:00 CEST, was delayed 36 minutes due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.

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