2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

The 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 9 December 2020 with the round of 32 and will end with the final on 16 May 2021 at the Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, to decide the champions of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] A total of 32 teams will compete in the knockout phase.[2]

2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
The Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg will host the final.
Tournament details
Dates9 December 2020 – 16 May 2021
Teams32 (from 21 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored98 (3.27 per match)
Attendance207 (7 per match)

Qualified teams

The knockout phase will involve 32 teams: 22 teams which received a bye, and the ten winners of the second qualifying round).

Below are the 32 teams that will participate in the knockout phase (with their 2020 UEFA women's club coefficients, which take into account their performance in European competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span).

Bye to round of 32
Team Coeff.
Lyon (Title holders) 145.680
VfL Wolfsburg 114.090
Barcelona 102.140
Paris Saint-Germain 98.680
Bayern Munich 78.090
Manchester City 69.645
Slavia Prague 65.365
Chelsea 63.645
Rosengård 59.015
Atlético Madrid 47.140
Fortuna Hjørring 46.385
Brøndby 45.385
LSK Kvinner 44.075
BIIK Kazygurt 33.570
Zürich 34.920
Sparta Prague 31.365
Fiorentina 29.365
Ajax 23.890
Kopparbergs/Göteborg 20.015
Juventus 17.065
PSV Eindhoven 10.890
Servette Chênois 7.920
Winners of second qualifying round
Team Coeff.
Glasgow City 36.590
FC Minsk 25.270
St. Pölten 23.950
Spartak Subotica 20.615
Vålerenga 9.075
Górnik Łęczna 8.285
Pomurje 6.980
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 4.800
Benfica 3.960
Lanchkhuti 0.000

Format

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 scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is played. 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 advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score remains tied.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the sixteen teams with the highest UEFA women's club coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed), and the other sixteen teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams with the highest UEFA women's club coefficients are seeded (with the title holders being the automatic top seed should they qualify), and the other eight teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the order of legs decided by draw. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the teams in the semi-finals are not known at the time of the draw. A draw is also held to determine the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round of 32 24 November 2020 9–10 December 2020 15–17 December 2020
Round of 16 16 February 2021 3–4 March 2021 10–11 March 2021
Quarter-finals 12 March 2021 23–24 March 2021 31 March – 1 April 2021
Semi-finals 24–25 April 2021 1–2 May 2021
Final 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 24 November 2020, 12:00 CET.[3]

Seeding

The 32 teams were seeded based on their UEFA women's club coefficients. Prior to the draw, they were divided into four groups of eight teams, each containing four seeded teams and four unseeded teams, based on the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other, and COVID-19 travel restrictions. The teams in each group were assigned a number, with seeded teams randomly assigned 1 to 4, and unseeded teams randomly assigned 5 to 8. Eight numbered balls were drawn, with the results applied to all Groups 1–4, such that a seeded team numbered 1 to 4 would play an unseeded team numbered 5 to 8 in each tie, with the unseeded team to be the home team of the first leg.

Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. Q Winners of the second qualifying round.

Summary

The first legs were played on 9 and 10 December, and the second legs were played on 15, 16 and 17 December 2020. The tie between Vålerenga and Brøndby will be played as a single-leg match in Brøndby on 11 February 2021 due to the quarantine restrictions imposed by the relevant Norwegian authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
St. Pölten 3–0 Zürich 2–0 1–0
Juventus 2–6 Lyon 2–3 0–3
Pomurje 2–6 Fortuna Hjørring 0–3 2–3
PSV 2–8 Barcelona 1–4 1–4
Lanchkhuti 0–17 Rosengård 0–7 0–10
Spartak Subotica 0–7 VfL Wolfsburg 0–5 0–2
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 2–2 (a) BIIK Kazygurt 2–1 0–1
FC Minsk 1–2 LSK Kvinner 0–2 1–0
Kopparbergs/Göteborg 1–5 Manchester City 1–2 0–3
Fiorentina 3–2 Slavia Prague 2–2 1–0
Vålerenga 11 Brøndby — 11 Feb
Górnik Łęczna 1–8 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 1–6
Sparta Prague 3–1 Glasgow City 2–1 1–0
Benfica 0–8 Chelsea 0–5 0–3
Ajax 1–6 Bayern Munich 1–3 0–3
Servette Chênois 2–9 Atlético Madrid 2–4 0–5

Matches
St. Pölten 2–0 Zürich
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Zürich 0–1 St. Pölten
Report Makas  84'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

St. Pölten won 3–0 on aggregate.

Juventus 2–3 Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 0
Lyon 3–0 Juventus
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Lyon won 6–2 on aggregate.

Pomurje 0–3 Fortuna Hjørring
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Fortuna Hjørring 3–2 Pomurje
 Report
  • Hofman  66'
  • Kolbl  90+3'
Attendance: 207
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Fortuna Hjørring won 6–2 on aggregate.

PSV 1–4 Barcelona
Smits  89' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Barcelona 4–1 PSV
 Report Smits  90'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)

Barcelona won 8–2 on aggregate.

Lanchkhuti 0–7 Rosengård
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
Rosengård 10–0 Lanchkhuti
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Rosengård won 17–0 on aggregate.

Spartak Subotica 0–5 VfL Wolfsburg
Report
Attendance: 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Spartak Subotica
 Report
AOK Stadion, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 0
Referee: Petra Pavlíková (Slovakia)

VfL Wolfsburg won 7–0 on aggregate.

Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 2–1 BIIK Kazygurt
 Report
Attendance: 0
BIIK Kazygurt 1–0 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
Kulmagambetova  35' Report
Namyz Stadium, Shymkent
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate. BIIK Kazygurt won on away goals.

FC Minsk 0–2 LSK Kvinner
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sabina Bolić (Croatia)
LSK Kvinner 0–1 FC Minsk
Report Skorynina  72'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)

LSK Kvinner won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kopparbergs/Göteborg 1–2 Manchester City
Bøe Risa  2' Report
Attendance: 0
Manchester City 3–0 Kopparbergs/Göteborg
 Report
Attendance: 0

Manchester City won 5–1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina 2–2 Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
Slavia Prague 0–1 Fiorentina
Report Sabatino  90+5'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

Vålerenga Cancelled[note 1] Brøndby
Report
Brøndby v Vålerenga
Report
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
Górnik Łęczna 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)
Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Górnik Łęczna
 Report Kamczyk  62'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

Paris Saint-Germain won 8–1 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague 2–1 Glasgow City
 Report Wojcik  51'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eszter Urban (Hungary)
Glasgow City 0–1 Sparta Prague
Report L. Martínková  7'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)

Sparta Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.

Benfica 0–5 Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 0
Chelsea 3–0 Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Chelsea won 8–0 on aggregate.

Ajax 1–3 Bayern Munich
Van de Velde  79' Report
Attendance: 0
Bayern Munich 3–0 Ajax
 Report
Attendance: 0

Bayern Munich won 6–1 on aggregate.

Servette Chênois 2–4 Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
Atlético Madrid 5–0 Servette Chênois
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

Atlético Madrid won 9–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 16 February 2021.[7]

Seeding

The 16 teams are seeded based on their UEFA women's club coefficients. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In each tie, the home team of the first leg is decided by draw.

Seeded Unseeded

Summary

The first legs will be played on 3 and 4 March, and the second legs will be played on 10 and 11 March 2021.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 12 March 2021.[8] The first legs will be played on 23 and 24 March, and the second legs will be played on 31 March and 1 April 2021.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 12 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw.[8] The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 1 and 2 May 2021.

Final

Main article: 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final

The final will be played on 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg.[9] A draw will be held on 12 March 2021, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[8]

TBD v TBD

Notes
  1. The first leg between Vålerenga and Brøndby, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, 18:00 CET, was postponed following a decision taken by the Norwegian local authorities to quarantine the Brøndby delegation due to a player testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.[4] The second leg, originally scheduled for 16 December 2020, 18:00 CET, was also postponed due to another Brøndby player testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. The two matches were originally rescheduled for 7 and 14 February 2021.[5] However, due to the quarantine restrictions imposed by the relevant Norwegian authorities and absence of exemptions for elite football, both Brøndby and Vålerenga agreed to play the tie as a single-leg match in Brøndby on 11 February 2021.[6]

References
  1. "2020/21 Women's Champions League: new format, match calendar". UEFA. 20 October 2020.
  2. "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2020/21". UEFA. 20 October 2020.
  3. "Women's Champions League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com. UEFA. 24 November 2020.
  4. "Kveldens kamp mot Brøndby utgår". vif-damefotball.no. 10 December 2020.
  5. "Sesongen er over – begge kampene mot Brøndby utsettes". vif-damefotball.no. 14 December 2020.
  6. "Siste nytt om Brøndby-kampen". vif-damefotball.no. 1 February 2021.
  7. "Women's Champions League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. UEFA. 18 December 2020.
  8. "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA.com. UEFA. 12 March 2021.
  9. "2021 Women's Champions League final: Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg". UEFA.com. 9 September 2020.
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