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2025–26 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2025–26 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 3 February 2026 with the round of 32 and will conclude with the final on 20 April 2026 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2025–26 UEFA Youth League. The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase.[1][2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]

Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Youth League
Phase Round Draw date Match dates
Knockout phase Round of 32 12 December 2025 3–4 February 2026
Round of 16 6 February 2026 24–25 February 2026
Quarter-finals N/a 17–18 March 2026
Semi-finals 17 April 2026 Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 20 April 2026 Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase.

Qualified teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Italy Inter Milan
Spain Real Betis
Portugal Benfica
17 April – Nyon
Netherlands AZ
Spain Atlético Madrid
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Slovakia Žilina
20 April – Nyon
Belgium Club Brugge
Spain Real Madrid
England Chelsea
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
17 April – Nyon
Portugal Sporting CP
Spain Villarreal
Poland Legia Warsaw
France Paris Saint-Germain
Finland HJK

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2025.[3]

Seeding

In the draw, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were seeded and paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, while the 10 Domestic Champions Path winners were seeded and paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th. The seeded teams will play the matches at home. In the draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. To create the ties, teams finishing 1st to 16th in the UEFA Champions League Path were automatically allocated to the tie corresponding to their position in the final standings, with their unseeded (pairings 1 to 6) or seeded (pairings 7 to 16) opponents then drawn.[4][5]

Draw pots
Pairings 1 to 6 Pairings 7 to 16
Seeded Unseeded (Bowl 1) Seeded (Bowl 2) Unseeded

Summary

The matches were played on 3 and 4 February 2026.

Round of 32
Home teamScoreAway team
Chelsea England1–1 (7–6 p)Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Benfica Portugal3–2Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Club Brugge Belgium3–2France Monaco
Real Madrid Spain5–2France Marseille
Villarreal Spain3–2Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Athletic Bilbao Spain2–2 (3–4 p)Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–6Spain Atlético Madrid
Maccabi Haifa Israel2–2 (3–1 p)Spain Barcelona
Real Betis Spain5–1England Tottenham Hotspur
HJK Finland3–3 (5–4 p)England Manchester City
AZ Netherlands4–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Puskás Akadémia Hungary1–2Portugal Sporting CP
Paris Saint-Germain France4–0Belarus Dinamo Minsk
1. FC Köln Germany1–3Italy Inter Milan
Legia Warsaw Poland2–1Netherlands Ajax
Žilina Slovakia2–1England Liverpool

Matches

Chelsea England1–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
  • Kavuma-McQueen 36'
 Report[6]
Penalties
 7–6
  • soccer ball with check mark Bouhamdi
  • soccer ball with check mark Van Nistelrooij
  • soccer ball with red X Holseter-Karlsen
  • soccer ball with check mark Bahaty
  • soccer ball with check mark Bouhoudane
  • soccer ball with check mark Khaderi
  • soccer ball with check mark Jonkers
  • soccer ball with red X Van der Plas
Attendance: 205
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)
Benfica Portugal3–2Czech Republic Slavia Prague
 Report[7]
  • Suleiman 13', 55'
Attendance: 372
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)
Club Brugge Belgium3–2France Monaco
  • Jensen 41', 70'
  • Goemaere 50' (pen.)
 Report[8]
  • Dodo 8'
  • Nibombe 31'
Attendance: 643
Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden)
Real Madrid Spain5–2France Marseille
 Report[9]
Attendance: 639
Referee: Sam Barrott (England)
Villarreal Spain3–2Germany Bayer Leverkusen
 Report[10]
  • Owen 11'
  • Massek 18'
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Tom Owen (Wales)
Athletic Bilbao Spain2–2Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Oyana 5'
  • Oyharcabal 45+1'
 Report[11]
  • Eisele 39'
  • Džanović 81'
Penalties
  • Pérez soccer ball with check mark
  • Urzaiz soccer ball with red X
  • Quintero soccer ball with red X
  • Liceaga soccer ball with check mark
  • Gift soccer ball with check mark
 3–4
  • soccer ball with red X Iličević
  • soccer ball with check mark Džanović
  • soccer ball with check mark Oteng-Mensah
  • soccer ball with check mark Souza
  • soccer ball with check mark Dills
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–6Spain Atlético Madrid
  • Redushko 52', 90'
 Report[13]
  • Esteban 17'
  • Gil 33'
  • Gross 55'
  • Vinatea 69', 74'
  • Muñoz 79'
Maccabi Haifa Israel2–2Spain Barcelona
  • Lusky 70'
  • Karagola 81'
 Report[15]
Penalties
  • Darzi soccer ball with check mark
  • Sztejfman soccer ball with check mark
  • Lusky soccer ball with red X
  • Roach soccer ball with check mark
 3–1
Attendance: 130
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
Real Betis Spain5–1England Tottenham Hotspur
  • Morante 22'
  • Marina 26', 45', 59'
  • N'Agoran 32'
 Report[16]
Attendance: 852
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)
HJK Finland3–3England Manchester City
  • Palmula 12'
  • Nylund 39'
  • Mero 66'
 Report[17]
Penalties
  • Mero soccer ball with check mark
  • Traore soccer ball with check mark
  • De Nascimento soccer ball with check mark
  • Nylund soccer ball with check mark
  • Zaitra soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
Attendance: 9,121
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
AZ Netherlands4–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
 Report[18]
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Bastien Dechepy (France)
Puskás Akadémia Hungary1–2Portugal Sporting CP
  • Budai 66'
 Report[19]
Attendance: 650
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)
Paris Saint-Germain France4–0Belarus Dinamo Minsk
  • Cordier 18'
  • Mounguengue 28', 64'
  • Ayari 60' (pen.)
 Report[20]
Attendance: 880
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)
1. FC Köln Germany1–3Italy Inter Milan
 Report[22]
  • Bovio 49'
  • Zarate 90+7'
  • Kukulis 90+9'
Attendance: 50,000[21]
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
Legia Warsaw Poland2–1Netherlands Ajax
  • Pchełka 43'
  • Ruszkiewicz 53'
 Report[23]
  • Teuwsen 73'
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro (Italy)
Žilina Slovakia2–1England Liverpool
 Report[24]
Attendance: 10,572
Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

Round of 16

Summary

The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[25]The round of 16 will be played over one leg on 24 and 25 February 2026.

Round of 16
Home teamScoreAway team
Inter Milan Italy24 FebSpain Real Betis
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany24 FebPortugal Sporting CP
Benfica Portugal25 FebNetherlands AZ
Real Madrid Spain25 FebEngland Chelsea
Žilina Slovakia25 FebBelgium Club Brugge
Paris Saint-Germain France25 FebFinland HJK
Atlético Madrid Spain25 FebIsrael Maccabi Haifa
Villarreal Spain25 FebPoland Legia Warsaw

Matches

Inter Milan ItalyvSpain Real Betis
Report[26]
Youth Development Training Center, Milan
Eintracht Frankfurt GermanyvPortugal Sporting CP
Report[27]
Sportpark Dreieich, Dreieich
Benfica PortugalvNetherlands AZ
Report[28]
Real Madrid SpainvEngland Chelsea
Report[29]
Žilina SlovakiavBelgium Club Brugge
Report[30]
Paris Saint-Germain FrancevFinland HJK
Report[31]

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon after the round of 16 draw.[25] The quarter-finals will be played over one leg on 17 and 18 March 2026.

Quarter-finals
Home teamScoreAway team
Winner R16-117–18 MarWinner R16-3
Winner R16-717–18 MarWinner R16-5
Winner R16-417–18 MarWinner R16-2
Winner R16-817–18 MarWinner R16-6

Matches

Winner R16-1 v Winner R16-3
Winner R16-7 v Winner R16-5
Winner R16-4 v Winner R16-2
Winner R16-8 v Winner R16-6

Semi-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon after the round of 16 draw.[25] The semi-finals will be played over one leg on 17 April 2026.

Semi-finals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Winner QF117 AprWinner QF2
Winner QF317 AprWinner QF4

Matches

Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

Final

The final will be played on 20 April 2026 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

Winner SF2 v Winner SF2

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 28 March 2026 (round of 32 and round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[12]
  3. ^ Due to the Gaza war, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[14]

References

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  9. ^ "Real Madrid vs Marseille". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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  24. ^ "Žilina vs Liverpool". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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  33. ^ "Villarreal vs Legia Warsaw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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