2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League began on 18 February, and concluded with the final at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany on 12 May 2010.[1] The knockout phase involved 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.[1]
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 team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If goals were 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, there would be a penalty shootout after extra time.
In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time would be played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.
Qualified teams
    
| Key to colours | 
|---|
| Seeded in round of 32 draw | 
| Unseeded in round of 32 draw | 
Teams advancing from group stage
    
Teams relegated from Champions League group stage
    
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 | |
| B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| E | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| F | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |
| H | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 
Bracket
    
Round of 32
    
The draw for the round of 32 took place on 18 December 2009, and featured the top two teams from each group in the group stage and the eight third-place finishers from the UEFA Champions League group stage.
The first legs of the first knockout round were played on 18 February 2010, while the second legs were played on 25 February.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin Kazan  | 
3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Athletic Bilbao  | 
1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Copenhagen  | 
2–6 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Panathinaikos  | 
6–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Atlético Madrid  | 
3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Ajax  | 
1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Club Brugge  | 
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Fulham  | 
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Liverpool  | 
4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Hamburger SV  | 
3–3 (a) | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Villarreal  | 
3–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Standard Liège  | 
3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Twente  | 
2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Lille  | 
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Everton  | 
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Hertha BSC  | 
1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 
First leg
    
| Rubin Kazan  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bukharov  Semak  | 
Report | 
| Villarreal  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Senna  Ruben  | 
Report | Grafite  | 
| Standard Liège  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Witsel  De Camargo  | 
Report | Janko  | 
| Twente  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen  | 
Report | 
| Lille  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balmont  Frau  | 
Report | Gökçek Vederson  | 
| Club Brugge  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kouemaha  | 
Report | 
| Fulham  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gera  Zamora  | 
Report | Luiz Adriano  | 
| Liverpool  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| N'Gog  | 
Report | 
| Hamburger SV  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jansen  | 
Report | 
| Athletic Bilbao  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| San José  | 
Report | Biglia  | 
| Panathinaikos  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salpingidis  Christodoulopoulos Cissé  | 
Report | Vučinić  Pizarro  | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes  | 
Report | Keïta  | 
Second leg
    
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lukaku  San José Juhász Legear  | 
Report | 
Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 6–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Keïta  | 
Report | Simão  Forlán  | 
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jádson  | 
Report | Hangeland  | 
Fulham won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Unirea Urziceni  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernandes  | 
Report | Mascherano  Babel Gerrard  | 
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Toivonen  Dzsudzsák Koevermans  | 
Report | Petrić  Trochowski  | 
3–3 on aggregate; Hamburger SV won on away goals.
| VfL Wolfsburg  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko  Ángel Gentner Grafite  | 
Report | Capdevila  | 
VfL Wolfsburg won 6–3 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Belözoğlu  | 
Report | Rami  | 
Lille won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.
Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rubin Kazan won 3–0 on aggregate.
- Notes
 
- Note 1: Unirea Urziceni played their only knockout phase match at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest as their Stadionul Tineretului did not meet UEFA criteria.[2]
 
Round of 16
    
The draw for the round of 16 took place on 18 December 2009, after the round of 32 draw.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV  | 
6–5 | 3–1 | 3–4 | |
| Rubin Kazan  | 
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Atlético Madrid  | 
2–2 (a) | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Benfica  | 
3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Panathinaikos  | 
1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Lille  | 
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Juventus  | 
4–5 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |
| Valencia  | 
5–5 (a) | 1–1 | 4–4 | 
First leg
    
| Hamburger SV  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mathijsen  Van Nistelrooy Jarolím  | 
Report | Legear  | 
| Rubin Kazan  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Noboa  | 
Report | Misimović  | 
| Juventus  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Legrottaglie  Zebina Salihamidžić  | 
Report | Etuhu  | 
| Panathinaikos  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vyntra  | 
Report | Witsel  Jovanović De Camargo  | 
Second leg
    
Fulham won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Werder Bremen  | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Almeida  Frings Marin Pizarro  | 
Report | Villa  Mata  | 
5–5 on aggregate; Valencia won on away goals.
Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mbokani  | 
Report | 
Standard Liège won 4–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Liédson  Polga  | 
Report | Agüero  | 
2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
| Anderlecht  | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lukaku  Suárez Biglia Boussoufa  | 
Report | Boateng  Jansen Petrić  | 
Hamburger SV won 6–5 on aggregate.
| VfL Wolfsburg  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Martins  Gentner  | 
Report | Kasaev  | 
VfL Wolfsburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
    
The eight winners from the first knockout round were drawn into four pairs of home-and-away matches. The first legs were played on 1 April 2010, and the second legs were played on 8 April 2010.[3] The draw was made regardless of association or previous group status.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham  | 
3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Hamburger SV  | 
5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Valencia  | 
2–2 (a) | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica  | 
3–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 
First leg
    
| Fulham  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zamora  Duff  | 
Report | Madlung  | 
| Hamburger SV  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petrić  Van Nistelrooy  | 
Report | Mbokani  | 
Second leg
    
| VfL Wolfsburg  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zamora  | 
Fulham won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| De Camargo  | 
Report | Petrić  Guerrero  | 
Hamburger SV won 5–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Atlético Madrid won on away goals.
Liverpool won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
    
The four quarter-final winners were drawn into two pairs of home-and-away matches. The first legs were played on 22 April 2010, with the second legs on 29 April 2010.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV  | 
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Atlético Madrid  | 
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 
Final
    
The final took place on 12 May 2010 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany.
References
    
- "Format". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
 - Hodgart, Kenny (20 October 2009). "Unirea Urziceni: expect the unexpected?". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
 - "UEFA Europa League - Fixtures & Results". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
 - "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Association. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
 
External links
    
- 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com