The knockout phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League began on 15 February and concluded on 18 May 2011 with the final at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Times up to end of March are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2).

Format 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 had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to 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 were played, divided into two halves of 15 minutes each. 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 waa decided via a penalty shoot-out. In the final, the tie was played as a single match. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.

In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team 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 round of 16 onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn with each other.

Round and draw dates All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

PhaseRoundDraw date and timeFirst legSecond legKnockout phaseRound of 3217 December 201013:00 CET17 February 201124 February 2011Round of 1610 March 201117 March 2011Quarter-finals18 March 201113:00 CET7 April 201114 April 2011Semi-finals28 April 20115 May 2011Final18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin

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

Qualified teams Key to coloursSeeded in round of 32 drawUnseeded in round of 32 draw

Teams advancing from group stage GroupWinnersRunners-upA Manchester City Lech PoznańB Bayer Leverkusen ArisC Sporting CP LilleD Villarreal PAOKE Dynamo Kyiv BATE BorisovF CSKA Moscow Sparta PragueG Zenit Saint Petersburg AnderlechtH VfB Stuttgart Young BoysI PSV Eindhoven Metalist KharkivJ Paris Saint-Germain SevillaK Liverpool NapoliL Porto Beşiktaş

Champions League group stage third-placed teams

Bracket

Round of 32

Summary

The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.

Matches

Villarreal won 2–1 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.

Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.

Braga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv won 8–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–3 on aggregate.

Manchester City won 3–0 on aggregate.

CSKA Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate; Porto won on away goals.

Twente won 4–2 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.

Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate; Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.

Bayer Leverkusen won 6–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.

Matches

Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.

Twente won 3–2 on aggregate.

Porto won 3–1 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate.

Villarreal won 5–3 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.

Braga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.

Matches

Porto won 10–3 on aggregate.

Benfica won 6–3 on aggregate.

Villarreal won 8–2 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate; Braga won on away goals.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.

Matches

2–2 on aggregate; Braga won on away goals.

Porto won 7–4 on aggregate.

Final

The 2011 UEFA Europa League final was played on 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".

Notes

References

External links 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com