2014–15 UEFA Youth League

2014–15 UEFA Youth League
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final.
Tournament details
Dates16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015
Teams32 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-upUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played111
Goals scored397 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Dominic Solanke (12 goals)

The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[1]

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996.[1]

Teams

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.

Association Teams
Spain Spain Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
England England Manchester City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Arsenal
Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04
Bayer Leverkusen
Italy Italy Juventus
Roma
Portugal Portugal Benfica
Sporting CP
Porto
France France Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Ukraine Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Russia Russia CSKA Moscow
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Netherlands Netherlands Ajax
Turkey Turkey Galatasaray
Belgium Belgium Anderlecht
Greece Greece Olympiacos
Switzerland Switzerland Basel
Cyprus Cyprus APOEL
Belarus Belarus BATE Borisov
Sweden Sweden Malmö FF
Bulgaria Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Slovenia Slovenia Maribor

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[2][3]

Phase Round Draw date Match date(s)
Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2014
(Monaco) 		16–18 September 2014
Matchday 2 30 September–2 October 2014
Matchday 3 21–23 October 2014
Matchday 4 4–6 November 2014
Matchday 5 25–27 November 2014
Matchday 6 9–11 December 2014
Knockout phase Round of 16 15 December 2014
(Nyon) 		17–18 & 24–25 February 2015
Quarter-finals 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015
Semi-finals 10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Note: Round of 16 and quarter-final matches may be played outside of the scheduled dates.

On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.[4]

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][5][6]

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 applied;
  6. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  7. higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
  8. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received during the group stage (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. drawing of lots.

Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
3 Italy Juventus 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Juventus Italy2–0Sweden Malmö FF
Soumah 24'
Udoh 90+1'		 Report
Referee: Peter Královič (Slovakia)
Olympiacos Greece1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Vergos 6' Report Fede 60'
Roberto 74'
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Atlético Madrid Spain1–0Italy Juventus
Roberto 29' Report
Malmö FF Sweden1–3Greece Olympiacos
Cederholm 18' Report Laçi 34'
Vergos 39', 43' (pen.)
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
Atlético Madrid Spain3–1Sweden Malmö FF
Roberto 45+1'
Fede 59'
Diedhiou 87'		 Report Hümmet 50'
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Olympiacos Greece1–1Italy Juventus
Laçi 7' Report Vatousiadis 65' (o.g.)
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
Juventus Italy0–3Greece Olympiacos
Report Roussos 50' (o.g.)
Garefalakis 76'
Laçi 87'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Malmö FF Sweden1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Hernandez 22' (o.g.) Report Morente 2'
Gama 79'
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Atlético Madrid Spain0–2Greece Olympiacos
Report Megaritis 59'
Garefalakis 79'
Referee: Sven Bindels (Luxembourg)
Malmö FF Sweden2–2Italy Juventus
Blixt 69'
Stojanovic-Fredin 82'		 Report Clemenza 50'
Buenacasa 66'
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
Olympiacos Greece2–0Sweden Malmö FF
Laçi 19'
Vergos 67'		 Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Juventus Italy0–3Spain Atlético Madrid
Report Mohedano 5'
Diedhiou 23'
Morente 47' (pen.)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 19 7 +12 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Liverpool 6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 12
3 Switzerland Basel 6 4 0 2 17 9 +8 12
4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 0 6 0 27 −27 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Liverpool England4–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Sinclair 30', 87'
Cleary 38'
O'Hanlon 39'		 Report
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)
Real Madrid Spain2–0Switzerland Basel
Mayoral 26'
Harper 57'		 Report
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–3Spain Real Madrid
Report Cedrés 20'
Lazo 53', 90'
Attendance: 4,230[7]
Basel Switzerland3–2England Liverpool
Itten 14', 90'
Al. Ajeti 87'		 Report Sinclair 67', 72'
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–5Switzerland Basel
Report Cani 13'
Al. Ajeti 19', 42'
Itten 64'
Pickel 65'
Attendance: 5,563[8]
Liverpool England3–2Spain Real Madrid
Brannagan 15'
Brewitt 20'
Wilson 88'		 Report Lienhart 53'
Harper 67'
Basel Switzerland6–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Al. Ajeti 51'
Weber 54'
Manzambi 57', 90+3'
Hunziker 74'
Itten 76'		 Report
Real Madrid Spain4–1England Liverpool
Cedrés 7'
Harper 73'
Mayoral 78' (pen.)
Lazo 87'		 Report Brannagan 39'
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–3England Liverpool
Report Ojo 26', 82'
Sinclair 58'
Basel Switzerland3–2Spain Real Madrid
Cani 8'
Huser 45'
Hunziker 49'		 Report Harper 40'
Mayoral 42'
Liverpool England3–0Switzerland Basel
Kent 38'
Cleary 90+4'
Sinclair 90+11'		 Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Real Madrid Spain6–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Mayoral 7', 49', 54'
Molina 41', 77'
Petrov 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Benfica 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 0 4 12 14 −2 6
4 France Monaco 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Monaco France3–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Martinez 4'
Chaïbi 45+1', 77'		 Report Brašnić 49'
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Ádám Németh (Hungary)
Benfica Portugal0–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia0–3France Monaco
Report Touré 7'
Andzouana 75'
N'Guinda 78'
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany2–3Portugal Benfica
Brašnić 21' (pen.), 90+4' Report Carvalho 54', 56'
Baldé 72'
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–4Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Brašnić 90+2' Report Dolgov 45', 58'
Yaroshenko 63'
Khodzhaniyazov 89'
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Monaco France0–1Portugal Benfica
Report Pereira 34'
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia0–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report Frey 25'
Richter 55'
Brašnić 63'
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)
Benfica Portugal3–0France Monaco
Costa 8'
Baldé 22'
Gonçalves 82'		 Report
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia5–1Portugal Benfica
Osipov 58'
Khodzhaniyazov 68'
Sheydayev 72' (pen.)
Skopintsev 86'
Pronichev 88'		 Report Pereira 4'
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany4–0France Monaco
Gemein 45'
Frey 50' (pen.)
Henrichs 62'
Rother 76'		 Report
Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
Monaco France1–3Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Cardona 88' Report Kubyshkin 3', 41'
Nazimov 53'
Stade de formation AS Monaco 1, La Turbie
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
Benfica Portugal4–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Costa 54', 79'
Sarkic 90+4'
Baldé 90+5'		 Report Frey 65'
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgium Anderlecht 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Arsenal 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 0 4 10 18 −8 6
4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Galatasaray Turkey3–0Belgium Anderlecht
Gelmen 34'
De Medina 42' (o.g.)
Faes 75' (o.g.)		 Report
Esenyurt Incirtepe Stadyumu, Istanbul
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Borussia Dortmund Germany0–2England Arsenal
Report Hinds 14', 32'
Montanhydraulik-Stadion, Holzwickede
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
Arsenal England5–1Turkey Galatasaray
Zelalem 45'
Hinds 57'
Willock 59'
Iwobi 66'
Crowley 71' (pen.)		 Report Kopuz 90+4'
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)
Anderlecht Belgium5–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Iseka 7' (pen.), 30'
Mikal 50'
Bah 75'
Bourard 90+2'		 Report
Referee: Michael Johansen (Denmark)
Anderlecht Belgium4–3England Arsenal
Iseka 2' (pen.), 23'
Mikal 36'
Kawaya 39'		 Report Crowley 11', 19', 85' (pen.)
Galatasaray Turkey3–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Çalışkan 72'
Köse 74'
Can Davas 89'		 Report Sauerland 11'
Gümüştaş 86'
Esenyurt Incirtepe Stadyumu, Istanbul
Arsenal England1–2Belgium Anderlecht
Crowley 22' Report Bastien 5'
Vancamp 74'
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Borussia Dortmund Germany5–2Turkey Galatasaray
Flores 14'
Maruoka 48'
El-Bouazzati 58'
Gümüştaş 72', 90+1'		 Report Türkmen 69'
Göksu 80'
Montanhydraulik-Stadion, Holzwickede
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Anderlecht Belgium3–0
Awarded		Turkey Galatasaray
Ademoglu 39'
Iseka 90+5'		 Report
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

The match was abandoned at the 90+5th minute, with Anderlecht leading 2–0, due to Turkish fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects. UEFA ruled the match as a forfeit by Galatasaray and awarded Anderlecht a 3–0 win.[9][10]

Arsenal England1–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Mavididi 49' Report
Galatasaray Turkey1–3England Arsenal
Çalışkan 8' Report Mavididi 40'
Robinson 42'
Eyoma 47'
Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul
Borussia Dortmund Germany1–1Belgium Anderlecht
Flores 3' Report Mikal 51'
Montanhydraulik-Stadion, Holzwickede
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 22 4 +18 18 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Roma 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
3 Germany Bayern Munich 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 6
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 1 0 5 8 15 −7 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Roma Italy3–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Calabresi 37'
Verde 43'
Adamo 55'		 Report Zhamaletdinov 7'
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
Bayern Munich Germany1–4England Manchester City
Walter 90+2' Report Byrne 26'
Pozo 43'
Angeliño 60'
Celina 66'
CSKA Moscow Russia3–1Germany Bayern Munich
Chernov 25' (pen.)
Zhamaletdinov 43'
Makarov 90+2'		 Report Scholl 56'
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Manchester City England2–1Italy Roma
Ntcham 64'
Ambrose 71'		 Report Di Mariano 54'
CSKA Moscow Russia0–2England Manchester City
Report Pozo 21', 70'
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
Roma Italy1–0Germany Bayern Munich
Adamo 5' Report
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)
Bayern Munich Germany3–2Italy Roma
Pantović 72'
Hingerl 74'
Calabresi 82' (o.g.)		 Report Sanabria 25', 69'
Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Greece)
Manchester City England4–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Byrne 8'
Barker 33', 75'
Ambrose 90+3'		 Report Golovin 31'
Zhamaletdinov 50'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
CSKA Moscow Russia0–2Italy Roma
Report Di Livio 77'
Verde 88' (pen.)
Oktyabr Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (Lithuania)
Manchester City England6–0Germany Bayern Munich
Adarabioyo 9'
Barker 25'
Celina 29', 88'
Byrne 64', 80'		 Report
Attendance: 1,462[11]
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (Northern Ireland)
Roma Italy0–4England Manchester City
Report Celina 71'
Byrne 76'
Ambrose 82'
Barker 90+3'
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Bayern Munich Germany3–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Hingerl 34'
Pantović 54' (pen.)
Martinović 56'		 Report Larionov 3'
Kasatkin 68'

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 2 0 19 7 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Barcelona 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
3 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 2 2 15 14 +1 8
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Barcelona Spain3–0Cyprus APOEL
Padilla 3'
Moha 3'
J. García 18'		 Report
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
Ajax Netherlands6–1France Paris Saint-Germain
Van de Beek 16', 55', 62'
El Idrissi 31', 40'
Riedewald 86' (pen.)		 Report Demoncy 73'
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
APOEL Cyprus0–0Netherlands Ajax
Report
Paris Saint-Germain France2–2Spain Barcelona
Meïté 19'
Augustin 59'		 Report Enguene 66'
Moha 90+8' (pen.)
Barcelona Spain2–2Netherlands Ajax
Enguene 73'
Carbonell 79'		 Report El Idrissi 3'
Van Bruggen 34' (pen.)
APOEL Cyprus0–3France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Sanogo 19', 81'
Labissière 87'
Referee: Jovan Kaludjerović (Montenegro)
Ajax Netherlands1–0Spain Barcelona
Černý 60' Report
Attendance: 3,482[12]
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)
Paris Saint-Germain France6–0Cyprus APOEL
Meïté 7', 89'
Krasniqi 42'
Augustin 49' (pen.), 52'
Nkunku 77'		 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
APOEL Cyprus2–3Spain Barcelona
G. Christodoulou 27'
Kallis 41'		 Report Padilla 19'
Natkho 76'
Corredera 82'
Paris Saint-Germain France3–6Netherlands Ajax
Meïté 49'
Augustin 56'
Goncalves 69'		 Report Černý 25'
El Azzouzi 34', 51', 63', 89'
Nouri 54'
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Ajax Netherlands4–1Cyprus APOEL
Van de Beek 7'
El Azzouzi 43', 55'
Nouri 51'		 Report D. Charalambous 21'
Barcelona Spain0–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Report

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 5 0 1 24 3 +21 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 19 7 +12 15
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 0 4 8 20 −12 6
4 Slovenia Maribor 6 0 0 6 4 25 −21 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Maribor Slovenia1–3Portugal Sporting CP
Lorbek 80' (pen.) Report Postiga 30'
Zé Turbo 76'
Elói 90+2'
Referee: Edin Jakupović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Chelsea England4–1Germany Schalke 04
Brown 9', 55'
Solanke 30'
Aina 67'		 Report Multhaup 14'
Schalke 04 Germany5–0Slovenia Maribor
Multhaup 20'
Boyamba 26', 41'
Platte 69', 83'		 Report
Sporting CP Portugal0–5England Chelsea
Report Colkett 3' (pen.)
Musonda 8'
Abraham 25', 46'
Solanke 27'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Schalke 04 Germany3–0Portugal Sporting CP
Schröter 4'
Sané 28'
Lohmar 87'		 Report
Referee: Barış Şimşek (Turkey)
Chelsea England2–0Slovenia Maribor
Boga 13', 45' Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
Maribor Slovenia0–7England Chelsea
Report Solanke 6', 40'
Colkett 11' (pen.), 36'
Musonda 25'
Kiwomya 81'
Abraham 90+3'
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Bulgaria)
Sporting CP Portugal2–3Germany Schalke 04
Djaló 5'
Postiga 45'		 Report Sané 53', 90+1'
Platte 65'
Sporting CP Portugal3–2Slovenia Maribor
Zé Turbo 20', 34'
Elói 65'		 Report Kramarič 14', 43'
Schalke 04 Germany2–0England Chelsea
Multhaup 61', 76' Report
Maribor Slovenia1–5Germany Schalke 04
Karič 85' Report Schröter 39', 57'
Čorić 41', 48'
Platte 78'
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
Chelsea England6–0Portugal Sporting CP
Boga 18', 45'
Solanke 23', 56', 71'
Musonda 79'		 Report
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Republic of Ireland)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 2 0 15 3 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Portugal Porto 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9
3 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 3 0 3 9 12 −3 9
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Porto Portugal2–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Macedo 19' (pen.)
Leonardo 76' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Chris Reisch (Luxembourg)
Athletic Bilbao Spain0–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Zubkov 25'
Shtander 61'
Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber (Austria)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–1Portugal Porto
Vachiberadze 2' (pen.) Report Rui Pedro 16' (pen.)
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
BATE Borisov Belarus1–2Spain Athletic Bilbao
Tsishko 70' Report Guruzeta 33'
Villalibre 87'
Attendance: 3,583[13]
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Porto Portugal2–0Spain Athletic Bilbao
Leonardo 39'
Costa 80'		 Report
BATE Borisov Belarus1–4Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Dzhigero 34' Report Zubkov 29', 86'
Shtander 31'
Arendaruk 55'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Athletic Bilbao Spain3–1Portugal Porto
Villalibre 57'
Vicente 68' (pen.), 70'		 Report Leonardo 21' (pen.)
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Vachiberadze 37' Report
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
BATE Borisov Belarus0–0Portugal Porto
Report
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine6–0Spain Athletic Bilbao
Matviyenko 7'
Boryachuk 9', 65'
Shtander 18'
Kovalenko 44'
Sahutkin 81'		 Report
Medyk Stadium, Morshyn
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
Porto Portugal1–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Leonardo 90+4' (pen.) Report Boryachuk 47'
Athletic Bilbao Spain4–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Cordoba 74' (pen.)
Vicente 79'
Parra 86'
Garai 89'		 Report
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1] 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 match. 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. The draw also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played on neutral ground).

Bracket

The draw for the knockout phase was held on 15 December 2014, 14:00 CET, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][14][15]

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[16] Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Belgium Anderlecht 1
Spain Barcelona 0
Belgium Anderlecht 5
Portugal Porto 0
Spain Real Madrid 1(1)
Portugal Porto (p) 1(3)
Belgium Anderlecht 1
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3
Portugal Benfica 2
England Liverpool 1
Portugal Benfica 1(4)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (p) 1(5)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (p) 1(5)
Greece Olympiacos 1(4)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2
England Chelsea 3
Netherlands Ajax 0(5)
Italy Roma (p) 0(6)
Italy Roma 2
England Manchester City 1
England Manchester City (p) 1(3)
Germany Schalke 04 1(1)
Italy Roma 0
England Chelsea 4
England Chelsea 3
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1
England Chelsea 2
Spain Atlético Madrid 0
Spain Atlético Madrid 1
England Arsenal 0

Times up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (semi-finals and final) times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015.

Atlético Madrid Spain1–0England Arsenal
Diedhiou 1' Report
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
Real Madrid Spain1–1Portugal Porto
Mayoral 60' Report Leonardo 81' (pen.)
Penalties
Cedrés soccer ball with red X
Mayoral soccer ball with check mark
Febas soccer ball with red X
Lienhart soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Johansen
soccer ball with check mark Cardoso
soccer ball with check mark Leonardo
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–1Greece Olympiacos
Vachiberadze 27' (pen.) Report Vergos 12'
Penalties
Zubkov soccer ball with check mark
Boryachuk soccer ball with check mark
Shtander soccer ball with check mark
Kovalenko soccer ball with check mark
Vachiberadze soccer ball with red X
Arendaruk soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Vergos
soccer ball with check mark Vatousiadis
soccer ball with check mark Saliakas
soccer ball with check mark Laçi
soccer ball with red X Ignatidis
soccer ball with red X Toli
Anderlecht Belgium1–0Spain Barcelona
Iseka 53' Report
Attendance: 12,871[17]
Benfica Portugal2–1England Liverpool
Pereira 6'
Gonçalves 75'		 Report Canós 9'
Manchester City England1–1Germany Schalke 04
Byrne 33' Report Sivodedov 90+1'
Penalties
Byrne soccer ball with check mark
Celina soccer ball with check mark
Pozo soccer ball with check mark
Angeliño soccer ball with red X		 3–1 soccer ball with red X Multhaup
soccer ball with red X Neubauer
soccer ball with check mark Sané
soccer ball with red X Sivodedov
Ajax Netherlands0–0Italy Roma
Report
Penalties
Murić soccer ball with check mark
Dankerlui soccer ball with check mark
El Azzouzi soccer ball with check mark
El Mahdioui soccer ball with check mark
Van De Beek soccer ball with check mark
Eiting soccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with check mark Vestenický
soccer ball with check mark Marchizza
soccer ball with check mark Di Mariano
soccer ball with check mark Adamo
soccer ball with check mark Pellegrini
soccer ball with check mark Paolelli
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Chelsea England3–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Solanke 21'
Palmer 49'
Colkett 72' (pen.)		 Report Kubyshkin 13'

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 10, 17 and 18 March 2015.

Chelsea England2–0Spain Atlético Madrid
Manzanara 38' (o.g.)
Solanke 89'		 Report
Attendance: 628[18]
Benfica Portugal1–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Carvalho 42' Report Shtander 64'
Penalties
Gonçalves soccer ball with red X
Dias soccer ball with check mark
Sanches soccer ball with check mark
Carvalho soccer ball with check mark
Rodrigues soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Zubkov
soccer ball with check mark Boryachuk
soccer ball with check mark Shtander
soccer ball with check mark Arendaruk
soccer ball with check mark Vachiberadze
Attendance: 1,320[19]
Roma Italy2–1England Manchester City
Vestenický 62'
Pellegrini 86'		 Report Ambrose 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,200[20]
Anderlecht Belgium5–0Portugal Porto
Iseka 4', 16' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Bourard 25'
Lumor 62' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 13,162[21]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 10 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

Anderlecht Belgium1–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Bourard 55' Report Kovalenko 76', 87'
Arendaruk 80'
Attendance: 3,000[22]
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)
Roma Italy0–4England Chelsea
Report Colkett 47'
Solanke 49', 56'
Abraham 83'
Attendance: 4,000[23]

Final

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–3England Chelsea
Christensen 37' (o.g.)
Kovalenko 90+2'		 Report Brown 7', 55'
Solanke 47'
Attendance: 4,000[24]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 England Dominic Solanke England Chelsea 12 765
2 Belgium Aaron Leya Iseka Belgium Anderlecht 9 650
3 Spain Borja Mayoral Spain Real Madrid 7 552
4 Morocco Zakaria El Azzouzi Netherlands Ajax 6 188
England Jerome Sinclair England Liverpool 6 604
Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne England Manchester City 6 653
7 Greece Nikos Vergos Greece Olympiacos 5 408
Colombia Leonardo Acevedo Portugal Porto 5 418
Germany Marc Brašnić Germany Bayer Leverkusen 5 450
England Daniel Crowley England Arsenal 5 630
England Charlie Colkett England Chelsea 5 889

Source: UEFA.com[25]

Top assists

Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Belgium Andy Kawaya Belgium Anderlecht 6 520
2 Switzerland Arxhend Cani Switzerland Basel 5 502
France Yakou Meïté France Paris Saint-Germain 5 540
Portugal João Carvalho Portugal Benfica 5 654
England Izzy Brown England Chelsea 5 744
Denmark Andreas Christensen England Chelsea 5 900
7 Portugal Renato Sanches Portugal Benfica 4 438
France Thierry Ambrose England Manchester City 4 703
England Dominic Solanke England Chelsea 4 765
Ukraine Denys Arendaruk Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 815
England Charlie Colkett England Chelsea 4 889
Ukraine Oleksandr Zubkov Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 897

Source: UEFA.com[26]

References

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