2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 6 February 2018 and concluded on 23 April 2018 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.^[1]

Times up to 24 March 2018 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

Round	Draw	Match dates
Play-offs	11 December 2017	6–7 February 2018
Round of 16	9 February 2018	20–21 February 2018
Quarter-finals		13–14 March 2018
Semi-finals		20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon^[2]
Final		23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon^[2]

Format

The knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards), played as a single-elimination tournament, involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):^[1]

The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path entered the round of 16.
The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path entered the play-offs. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16.

Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).^[1]

Qualified teams

UEFA Champions League Path

Group	Winners (enter round of 16)	Runners-up (enter play-offs as away team)
A	Basel	Manchester United
B	Bayern Munich	Paris Saint-Germain
C	Chelsea	Atlético Madrid
D	Barcelona	Sporting CP
E	Liverpool	Spartak Moscow
F	Manchester City	Feyenoord
G	Porto	Monaco
H	Tottenham Hotspur	Real Madrid

Domestic Champions Path

Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team)
Molde
Željezničar
Internazionale
Ajax
Brodarac
Nitra
Krasnodar
Red Bull Salzburg

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 11 December 2017, 14:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[3]^[4] The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.

The play-offs were played on 6 and 7 February 2018.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Molde	2–2 (2–4 p)	Monaco
Internazionale	3–3 (3–1 p)	Spartak Moscow
Ajax	0–0 (2–4 p)	Paris Saint-Germain
Red Bull Salzburg	5–2	Sporting CP
Brodarac	0–2	Manchester United
Nitra	2–3	Feyenoord
Željezničar	1–3	Atlético Madrid
Krasnodar	0–0 (0–3 p)	Real Madrid

7 February 2018

18:00

Molde	2–2	Monaco
Gussiås 45+1' T. Svendsen 56'	Report	Byttingsvik 12' (o.g.) Zerkane 50'
Penalties
Østigård Markovic Dahl Mordal	2–4	Alioui Serrano Antonucci Sylla

Aker Stadion, Molde

Attendance: 615^[5]

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

6 February 2018