UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off draw [Full list]

The draw for the knockout playoff round of the new-look UEFA Europa League has been made.

 

 

The 2024/25 UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off draw takes place on Friday, January 31. The clubs who finish in the top eight have advanced directly to the Round of 16 and are not involved in the draw. Meanwhile, the 16 teams that finish between 9th and 24th place will compete in the play-offs. Clubs finishing between 25th and 36th have already been eliminated.

UEFA Europa League knockout-playoff draw result: Full list of matches

The following are all the matchups in the Champions League knockout playoff round:

• Twente vs Bodø/Glimt
• Fenerbahçe vs Anderlecht
• Union SG vs Ajax
• PAOK vs FCSB
• AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray
• Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad
• Ferencváros vs Viktoria Plzeň
• Porto vs Roma

How did the Europa League knockout phase play-off draw work?

In the knockout playoff round draw, teams are paired by their final position, in order (e.g. 9 and 10, 11 and 12, etc). Eight bowls were prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of the seeded and unseeded teams placed in the corresponding marked bowls according to the league phase rankings.

The draw began with the unseeded teams, allocating each team from a pair of unseeded teams to one of the relevant pre-determined positions in the bracket, starting with the sides ranked 23/24 and finishing with those in 17/18.

One ball was taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams (i.e. the teams ranked 23 and 24) and opened to display the team. The first team drawn from this bowl was placed in their reserved spot on the silver side of the bracket. The other unseeded team of the pairing was then drawn and displayed, and allocated in the corresponding reserved spot on the orange side of the bracket.

The same procedure was carried out with the remaining unseeded teams.

Once all the pairings of unseeded teams had been drawn and assigned to an appropriate position on the bracket, the draw continued with the seeded teams, starting with the pairing ranked 15/16.

The procedure was repeated for the remaining pairings, finishing with the teams ranked 9/10 to complete the pairings for the knockout round play-offs.

The seeded clubs will play the second leg at home.

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What dates are the knockout playoff round?

The knockout phase play-offs are played over the course of two weeks:

First legs: 13 February 2025
Second legs: 20 February 2025

Who advanced to the ground of 16 with a top-eight finish?

• Lazio
• Athletic Bilbao
• Manchester United
• Tottenham
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• Lyon
• Olympiacos
• Rangers

When is the draw for the round of 16?

The round of 16 draw takes place on Friday, Feb. 21.

Europa League knockout phase

Knockout phase play-off draw: 31 January

Knockout phase play-offs: 13 & 20 February

Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final draws: 21 February

Round of 16: 6 & 13 March

Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April

Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May

Final: 21 May (Bilbao)