The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League began on 14 February 2012 with the round of 32, and concluded on 9 May 2012 with the final at National Arena in Bucharest, Romania.
Times up to 24 March 2012 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+01:00), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+02:00).
Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 16 December 2011[2] | 16 February 2012 | 23 February 2012 | 
| Round of 16 | 8 March 2012 | 15 March 2012 | |
| Quarter-finals | 16 March 2012[3] | 29 March 2012 | 5 April 2012 | 
| Semi-finals | 19 April 2012 | 26 April 2012 | |
| Final | 9 May 2012 at Arena Națională, Bucharest | ||
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Format
The knockout phase involves 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.[4]
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time are played, divided into two 15-minute halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout. In the final, the tie is played as a single match. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four best third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn against each other.
Qualified teams
| Key to colours | 
|---|
| Seeded in round of 32 draw | 
| Unseeded in round of 32 draw | 
Europa League group stage winners and runners-up
Champions League group stage third-placed teams
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 
| C |  Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 
| F |  Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 
| E |  Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 
| G |  Porto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 
| D |  Ajax | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 
| B |  Trabzonspor | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | 
| H |  Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | 
Bracket
Round of 32
The first legs were played on 14 and 16 February 2012, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto  | 1–6 |  Manchester City | 1–2 | 0–4 | 
| Ajax  | 2–3 |  Manchester United | 0–2 | 2–1 | 
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 2–2 (a) |  Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
| Red Bull Salzburg  | 1–8 |  Metalist Kharkiv | 0–4 | 1–4 | 
| Stoke City  | 0–2 |  Valencia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 
| Rubin Kazan  | 0–2 |  Olympiacos | 0–1 | 0–1 | 
| AZ  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 1–0 | 1–0 | 
| Lazio  | 1–4 |  Atlético Madrid | 1–3 | 0–1 | 
| Steaua București  | 0–2 |  Twente | 0–1 | 0–1 | 
| Viktoria Plzeň  | 2–4 |  Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 
| Wisła Kraków  | 1–1 (a) | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | 1–1 | 0–0 | 
| Braga  | 1–2 |  Beşiktaş | 0–2 | 1–0 | 
| Udinese  | 3–0 |  PAOK | 0–0 | 3–0 | 
| Trabzonspor  | 2–6 |  PSV Eindhoven | 1–2 | 1–4 | 
| Hannover 96  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Club Brugge | 2–1 | 1–0 | 
| Legia Warsaw  | 2–3 |  Sporting CP | 2–2 | 0–1 | 
First leg
| Rubin Kazan  | 0–1 |  Olympiacos | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fuster  72' | 
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 2–1 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Glushakov  61' (pen.) Caicedo  71' | Report | Muniain  35' | 
| Ajax  | 0–2 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Young  59' Hernández  85' | 
| Red Bull Salzburg  | 0–4 |  Metalist Kharkiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Taison  1' Cristaldo  38', 41' Devych  90+2' | 
| AZ  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Maher  35' | Report | 
| Viktoria Plzeň  | 1–1 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Darida  22' | Report | Huntelaar  75' | 
| Legia Warsaw  | 2–2 |  Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Wawrzyniak  37' Gol  79' | Report | Carriço  60' Santos  88' | 
| Stoke City  | 0–1 |  Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Topal  36' | 
| Steaua București  | 0–1 |  Twente | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | John  53' | 
| Wisła Kraków  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | 
|---|---|---|
| Genkov  88' | Report | Cyriac  27' (pen.) | 
| Trabzonspor  | 1–2 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Adın  33' | Report | Matavž  6' Toivonen  12' | 
| Hannover 96  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Club Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Sobiech  73' Schlaudraff  81' (pen.) | Report | Lestienne  51' | 
- Notes
- Note 1: Rubin Kazan played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow as the grass pitch at their own Central Stadium might not be in good enough condition because of the cold.[21]
- Note 2: Lokomotiv Moscow played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow as the grass pitch at their own Lokomotiv Stadium might not be in good enough condition because of the cold.[22]
Second leg
Manchester City won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 1–0 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Muniain  62' | Report | 
2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
| Valencia  | 1–0 |  Stoke City | 
|---|---|---|
| Jonas  24' | Report | 
Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Twente  | 1–0 |  Steaua București | 
|---|---|---|
| Chadli  29' | Report | 
Twente won 2–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Standard Liège won on away goals.
Udinese won 3–0 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven  | 4–1 |  Trabzonspor | 
|---|---|---|
| Mertens  15' (pen.) Matavž  31', 53' Strootman  38' | Report | Yılmaz  43' | 
PSV Eindhoven won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  Hannover 96 | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Diouf  21' | 
Hannover 96 won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Manchester United  | 1–2 |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Hernández  6' | Report | Özbiliz  37' Alderweireld  87' | 
Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Metalist Kharkiv  | 4–1 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Hinteregger  28' (o.g.) Cristaldo  62' Blanco  63' Marlos  87' | Report | Jantscher  56' | 
Metalist Kharkiv won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos  | 1–0 |  Rubin Kazan | 
|---|---|---|
| Djebbour  14' | Report | 
Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 0–1 |  AZ | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Martens  54' | 
AZ won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Atlético Madrid  | 1–0 |  Lazio | 
|---|---|---|
| Godín  48' | Report | 
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Schalke 04  | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |  Viktoria Plzeň | 
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar  8', 106', 120+1' | Report | Rajtoral  88' | 
Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP  | 1–0 |  Legia Warsaw | 
|---|---|---|
| Fernández  84' | Report | 
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2012.
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalist Kharkiv  | 2–2 (a) |  Olympiacos | 0–1 | 2–1 | 
| Sporting CP  | 3–3 (a) |  Manchester City | 1–0 | 2–3 | 
| Twente  | 2–4 |  Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 
| Standard Liège .svg.png.webp) | 2–6 |  Hannover 96 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 
| Valencia  | 5–3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 4–2 | 1–1 | 
| AZ  | 3–2 |  Udinese | 2–0 | 1–2 | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 6–1 |  Beşiktaş | 3–1 | 3–0 | 
| Manchester United  | 3–5 |  Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | 1–2 | 
First leg
| Metalist Kharkiv  | 0–1 |  Olympiacos | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fuster  50' | 
| Sporting CP  | 1–0 |  Manchester City | 
|---|---|---|
| Xandão  51' | Report | 
| Twente  | 1–0 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| De Jong  61' (pen.) | Report | 
| Standard Liège .svg.png.webp) | 2–2 |  Hannover 96 | 
|---|---|---|
| Buyens  27' Tchité  30' | Report | Stindl  22' (pen.) Diouf  56' | 
| Valencia  | 4–2 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Ruiz  11' Soldado  13', 43' (pen.) Piatti  56' | Report | Toivonen  83' (pen.) Wijnaldum  90' | 
| AZ  | 2–0 |  Udinese | 
|---|---|---|
| Martens  63' Falkenburg  84' | Report | 
| Manchester United  | 2–3 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Rooney  22', 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Llorente  44' De Marcos  72' Muniain  90' | 
Second leg
| Hannover 96  | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdellaoue  4' Kanu  21' (o.g.), 73' (o.g.) Pinto  90+3' | Report | 
Hannover 96 won 6–2 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven  | 1–1 |  Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| Toivonen  64' | Report | Rami  47' | 
Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.
AZ won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 2–1 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Llorente  23' De Marcos  66' | Report | Rooney  80' | 
Athletic Bilbao won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos  | 1–2 |  Metalist Kharkiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Marcano  15' | Report | Villagra  81' Devych  86' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Metalist Kharkiv won on away goals.
| Manchester City  | 3–2 |  Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Agüero  60', 83' Balotelli  75' (pen.) | Report | Fernández  33' Van Wolfswinkel  40' | 
3–3 on aggregate; Sporting CP won on away goals.
Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 6–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ  | 2–5 |  Valencia | 2–1 | 0–4 | 
| Schalke 04  | 4–6 |  Athletic Bilbao | 2–4 | 2–2 | 
| Sporting CP  | 3–2 |  Metalist Kharkiv | 2–1 | 1–1 | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 4–2 |  Hannover 96 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 
First leg
| Schalke 04  | 2–4 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Raúl  22', 60' | Report | Llorente  20', 73' De Marcos  81' Muniain  90+3' | 
| Sporting CP  | 2–1 |  Metalist Kharkiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Izmailov  51' Insúa  64' | Report | Xavier  90+1' (pen.) | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 2–1 |  Hannover 96 | 
|---|---|---|
| Falcao  9' Salvio  89' | Report | Diouf  38' | 
Second leg
Valencia won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 2–2 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ibai  41' Susaeta  55' | Report | Huntelaar  29' Raúl  52' | 
Athletic Bilbao won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Metalist Kharkiv  | 1–1 |  Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Cristaldo  57' | Report | Van Wolfswinkel  44' | 
Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hannover 96  | 1–2 |  Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Diouf  81' | Report | Adrián  63' Falcao  87' | 
Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 19 April, and the second legs were played on 26 April 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid  | 5–2 |  Valencia | 4–2 | 1–0 | 
| Sporting CP  | 3–4 |  Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 1–3 | 
First leg
| Sporting CP  | 2–1 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Insúa  76' Capel  80' | Report | Aurtenetxe  54' | 
Second leg
| Valencia  | 0–1 |  Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adrián  60' | 
Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 3–1 |  Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Susaeta  17' Ibai  45+1' Llorente  88' | Report | Van Wolfswinkel  44' | 
Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
| Atlético Madrid  | 3–0 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Falcao  7', 34' Diego  85' | Report | 
References
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External links
- 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com