2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League began on 14 February 2012 with the round of 32, and concluded on 9 May 2012 with the final at National Arena in Bucharest, Romania.

Times up to 24 March 2012 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+01:00), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Round and draw dates

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[1]

Round	Draw date and time	First leg	Second leg
Round of 32	16 December 2011 13:00[2]	16 February 2012	23 February 2012
Round of 16		8 March 2012	15 March 2012
Quarter-finals	16 March 2012 13:00[3]	29 March 2012	5 April 2012
Semi-finals		19 April 2012	26 April 2012
Final		9 May 2012 at Arena Națională, Bucharest

Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

The knockout phase involves 32 teams: 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.^[4]

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 has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. 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 qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout. In the final, the tie is played as a single match. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.

In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn against each other.

Qualified teams

Key to colours
Seeded in round of 32 draw
Unseeded in round of 32 draw

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	PAOK	Rubin Kazan
B	Standard Liège	Hannover 96
C	PSV Eindhoven	Legia Warsaw
D	Sporting CP	Lazio
E	Beşiktaş	Stoke City
F	Athletic Bilbao	Red Bull Salzburg
G	Metalist Kharkiv	AZ
H	Club Brugge	Braga
I	Atlético Madrid	Udinese
J	Schalke 04	Steaua București
K	Twente	Wisła Kraków
L	Anderlecht	Lokomotiv Moscow

2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage third-placed teams
Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
A	Manchester City	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
C	Manchester United	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9
F	Olympiacos	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	9
E	Valencia	6	2	2	2	12	7	+5	8
G	Porto	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
D	Ajax	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
B	Trabzonspor	6	1	4	1	3	5	−2	7
H	Viktoria Plzeň	6	1	2	3	4	11	−7	5

Bracket

Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
Lazio	1	0	1
Atlético Madrid	3	1	4			Atlético Madrid	3	3	6
Braga	0	1	1			Beşiktaş	1	0	1
Beşiktaş	2	0	2									Atlético Madrid	2	2	4
Wisła Kraków	1	0	1									Hannover 96	1	1	2
Standard Liège (a)	1	0	1			Standard Liège	2	0	2
Hannover 96	2	1	3			Hannover 96	2	4	6
Club Brugge	1	0	1															Atlético Madrid	4	1	5
AZ	1	1	2															Valencia	2	0	2
Anderlecht	0	0	0			AZ	2	1	3
Udinese	0	3	3			Udinese	0	2	2
PAOK	0	0	0									AZ	2	0	2
Stoke City	0	0	0									Valencia	1	4	5
Valencia	1	1	2			Valencia	4	1	5
Trabzonspor	1	1	2			PSV Eindhoven	2	1	3
PSV Eindhoven	2	4	6																					Atlético Madrid	3
Legia Warsaw	2	0	2																					Athletic Bilbao	0
Sporting CP	2	1	3			Sporting CP (a)	1	2	3
Porto	1	0	1			Manchester City	0	3	3
Manchester City	2	4	6									Sporting CP	2	1	3
Red Bull Salzburg	0	1	1									Metalist Kharkiv	1	1	2
Metalist Kharkiv	4	4	8			Metalist Kharkiv (a)	0	2	2
Rubin Kazan	0	0	0			Olympiacos	1	1	2
Olympiacos	1	1	2															Sporting CP	2	1	3
Steaua București	0	0	0															Athletic Bilbao	1	3	4
Twente	1	1	2			Twente	1	1	2
Viktoria Plzeň	1	1	2			Schalke 04	0	4	4
Schalke 04 (a.e.t.)	1	3	4									Schalke 04	2	2	4
Ajax	0	2	2									Athletic Bilbao	4	2	6
Manchester United	2	1	3			Manchester United	2	1	3
Lokomotiv Moscow	2	0	2			Athletic Bilbao	3	2	5
Athletic Bilbao (a)	1	1	2

Round of 32

The first legs were played on 14 and 16 February, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2012.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Porto	1–6	Manchester City	1–2	0–4
Ajax	2–3	Manchester United	0–2	2–1
Lokomotiv Moscow	2–2 (a)	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	0–1
Red Bull Salzburg	1–8	Metalist Kharkiv	0–4	1–4
Stoke City	0–2	Valencia	0–1	0–1
Rubin Kazan	0–2	Olympiacos	0–1	0–1
AZ	2–0	Anderlecht	1–0	1–0
Lazio	1–4	Atlético Madrid	1–3	0–1
Steaua București	0–2	Twente	0–1	0–1
Viktoria Plzeň	2–4	Schalke 04	1–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)
Wisła Kraków	1–1 (a)	Standard Liège	1–1	0–0
Braga	1–2	Beşiktaş	0–2	1–0
Udinese	3–0	PAOK	0–0	3–0
Trabzonspor	2–6	PSV Eindhoven	1–2	1–4
Hannover 96	3–1	Club Brugge	2–1	1–0
Legia Warsaw	2–3	Sporting CP	2–2	0–1

First leg

Rubin Kazan v Olympiacos

14 February 2012 12:00

Rubin Kazan	0–1	Olympiacos
	Report	Fuster  72'

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow^1 Attendance: 1,741[5] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

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Braga v Beşiktaş

14 February 2012 18:30

Braga	0–2	Beşiktaş
	Report	Sivok  37' Simão  58'

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Attendance: 9,088[6] Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

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Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao

16 February 2012 18:00

Lokomotiv Moscow	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
Glushakov  61' (pen.) Caicedo  71'	Report	Muniain  35'

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow^2 Attendance: 13,160[7] Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

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Ajax v Manchester United

16 February 2012 19:00

Ajax	0–2	Manchester United
	Report	Young  59' Hernández  85'

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Attendance: 48,966[8] Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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Red Bull Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv

16 February 2012 19:00

Red Bull Salzburg	0–4	Metalist Kharkiv
	Report	Taison  1' Cristaldo  38', 41' Devych  90+2'

Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 8,100[9] Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

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AZ v Anderlecht

16 February 2012 19:00

AZ	1–0	Anderlecht
Maher  35'	Report

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar Attendance: 13,744[10] Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

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Lazio v Atlético Madrid

16 February 2012 19:00

Lazio	1–3	Atlético Madrid
Klose  19'	Report	Adrián  25' Falcao  37', 63'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 30,604[11] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

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Viktoria Plzeň v Schalke 04

16 February 2012 19:00

Viktoria Plzeň	1–1	Schalke 04
Darida  22'	Report	Huntelaar  75'

Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň Attendance: 11,435[12] Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

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Legia Warsaw v Sporting CP

16 February 2012 19:00

Legia Warsaw	2–2	Sporting CP
Wawrzyniak  37' Gol  79'	Report	Carriço  60' André Santos  88'

Pepsi Arena, Warsaw Attendance: 27,234[13] Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

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Porto v Manchester City

16 February 2012 21:05

Porto	1–2	Manchester City
Varela  27'	Report	Pereira  55' (o.g.) Agüero  84'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 47,417[14] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

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Stoke City v Valencia

16 February 2012 21:05

Stoke City	0–1	Valencia
	Report	Topal  36'

Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent Attendance: 24,185[15] Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

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Steaua București v Twente

16 February 2012 21:05

Steaua București	0–1	Twente
	Report	John  53'

Arena Națională, Bucharest Attendance: 49,588[16] Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

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Wisła Kraków v Standard Liège

16 February 2012 21:05

Wisła Kraków	1–1	Standard Liège
Genkov  88'	Report	Cyriac  27' (pen.)

Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Attendance: 19,000[17] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

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Udinese v PAOK

16 February 2012 21:05

Udinese	0–0	PAOK
	Report

Stadio Friuli, Udine Attendance: 11,641[18] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

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Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven

16 February 2012 21:05

Trabzonspor	1–2	PSV Eindhoven
Adın  33'	Report	Matavž  6' Toivonen  12'

Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon Attendance: 18,866[19] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

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Hannover 96 v Club Brugge

16 February 2012 21:05

Hannover 96	2–1	Club Brugge
Sobiech  73' Schlaudraff  81' (pen.)	Report	Lestienne  51'

AWD-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 42,000[20] Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Notes

• Note 1: Rubin Kazan played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow as the grass pitch at their own Central Stadium might not be in good enough condition because of the cold.^[21]

• Note 2: Lokomotiv Moscow played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow as the grass pitch at their own Lokomotiv Stadium might not be in good enough condition because of the cold.^[22]

Second leg

Manchester City v Porto

22 February 2012 18:00

Manchester City	4–0	Porto
Agüero  1' Džeko  76' Silva  84' Pizarro  86'	Report

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 39,548[23] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Manchester City won 6–1 on aggregate.

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Athletic Bilbao v Lokomotiv Moscow

23 February 2012 19:00

Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Lokomotiv Moscow
Muniain  62'	Report

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 29,532[23] Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)

2–2 on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.

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Valencia v Stoke City

23 February 2012 19:00

Valencia	1–0	Stoke City
Jonas  24'	Report

Mestalla Stadium, Valencia Attendance: 36,535[23] Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)

Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Twente v Steaua București

23 February 2012 19:00

Twente	1–0	Steaua București
Chadli  29'	Report

De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Attendance: 27,000[23] Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Twente won 2–0 aggregate.

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Standard Liège v Wisła Kraków

23 February 2012 19:00

Standard Liège	0–0	Wisła Kraków
	Report

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Attendance: 20,289[23] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

1–1 on aggregate. Standard Liège won on away goals.

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PAOK v Udinese

23 February 2012 19:00

PAOK	0–3	Udinese
	Report	Danilo  6' Floro Flores  15' Domizzi  51' (pen.)

Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 22,400[23] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Udinese won 3–0 on aggregate.

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PSV Eindhoven v Trabzonspor

23 February 2012 19:00

PSV Eindhoven	4–1	Trabzonspor
Mertens  15' (pen.) Matavž  31', 53' Strootman  38'	Report	Yılmaz  43'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 18,300[24] Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

PSV Eindhoven won 6–2 on aggregate.

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Club Brugge v Hannover 96

23 February 2012 19:00

Club Brugge	0–1	Hannover 96
	Report	Diouf  21'

Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges Attendance: 21,690[23] Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Hannover 96 won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Manchester United v Ajax

23 February 2012 21:05

Manchester United	1–2	Ajax
Hernández  6'	Report	Özbiliz  37' Alderweireld  87'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 67,328[25] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Metalist Kharkiv v Red Bull Salzburg

23 February 2012 21:05

Metalist Kharkiv	4–1	Red Bull Salzburg
Hinteregger  28' (o.g.) Cristaldo  62' Blanco  63' Marlos  87'	Report	Jantscher  56'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 30,826[26] Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Metalist Kharkiv won 8–1 on aggregate.

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Olympiacos v Rubin Kazan

23 February 2012 21:05

Olympiacos	1–0	Rubin Kazan
Djebbour  14'	Report

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 28,874[23] Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Anderlecht v AZ

23 February 2012 21:05

Anderlecht	0–1	AZ
	Report	Martens  54'

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 20,409[23] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

AZ won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Atlético Madrid v Lazio

23 February 2012 21:05

Atlético Madrid	1–0	Lazio
Godín  48'	Report

Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 26,700[23] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Schalke 04 v Viktoria Plzeň

23 February 2012 21:05

Schalke 04	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Viktoria Plzeň
Huntelaar  8', 106', 120+1'	Report	Rajtoral  88'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 54,142[23] Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Beşiktaş v Braga

23 February 2012 21:05

Beşiktaş	0–1	Braga
	Report	Lima  25'

BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 27,075[23] Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Sporting CP v Legia Warsaw

23 February 2012 21:05

Sporting CP	1–0	Legia Warsaw
Fernández  84'	Report

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 20,144[27] Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2012.

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Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Metalist Kharkiv	2–2 (a)	Olympiacos	0–1	2–1
Sporting CP	3–3 (a)	Manchester City	1–0	3–2
Twente	2–4	Schalke 04	1–0	1–4
Standard Liège	2–6	Hannover 96	2–2	0–4
Valencia	5–3	PSV Eindhoven	4–2	1–1
AZ	3–2	Udinese	2–0	1–2
Atlético Madrid	6–1	Beşiktaş	3–1	3–0
Manchester United	3–5	Athletic Bilbao	2–3	1–2

First leg

Metalist Kharkiv v Olympiacos

8 March 2012 19:00

Metalist Kharkiv	0–1	Olympiacos
	Report	Fuster  50'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 35,136[28] Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

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Sporting CP v Manchester City

8 March 2012 19:00

Sporting CP	1–0	Manchester City
Xandão  51'	Report

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 34,371[29] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

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Twente v Schalke 04

8 March 2012 19:00

Twente	1–0	Schalke 04
De Jong  61' (pen.)	Report

De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Attendance: 30,000[30] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

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Atlético Madrid v Beşiktaş

8 March 2012 19:00

Atlético Madrid	3–1	Beşiktaş
Salvio  24', 27' Adrián  37'	Report	Simão  53'

Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 27,431[31] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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Standard Liège v Hannover 96

8 March 2012 21:05

Standard Liège	2–2	Hannover 96
Buyens  27' Tchité  30'	Report	Stindl  22' (pen.) Diouf  56'

Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège Attendance: 17,498[28] Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

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Valencia v PSV Eindhoven

8 March 2012 21:05

Valencia	4–2	PSV Eindhoven
Ruiz  11' Soldado  13', 43' (pen.) Piatti  56'	Report	Toivonen  83' (pen.) Wijnaldum  90'

Mestalla Stadium, Valencia Attendance: 25,495[32] Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

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AZ v Udinese

8 March 2012 21:05

AZ	2–0	Udinese
Martens  63' Falkenburg  84'	Report

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar Attendance: 12,579[33] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

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Manchester United v Athletic Bilbao

8 March 2012 21:05

Manchester United	2–3	Athletic Bilbao
Rooney  22', 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Llorente  44' De Marcos  72' Muniain  90'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 59,265[34] Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Second leg

Hannover 96 v Standard Liège

15 March 2012 19:00

Hannover 96	4–0	Standard Liège
Abdellaoue  4' Kanu  21' (o.g.), 73' (o.g.) Pinto  90+3'	Report

AWD-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 43,000[35] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Hannover 96 won 6–2 on aggregate.

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PSV Eindhoven v Valencia

15 March 2012 19:00

PSV Eindhoven	1–1	Valencia
Toivonen  64'	Report	Rami  47'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 29,500[36] Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Udinese v AZ

15 March 2012 19:00

Udinese	2–1	AZ
Di Natale  3' (pen.), 15'	Report	Falkenburg  31'

Stadio Friuli, Udine Attendance: 13,300[37] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

AZ won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Athletic Bilbao v Manchester United

15 March 2012 19:00

Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Manchester United
Llorente  23' De Marcos  66'	Report	Rooney  80'

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 36,958[38] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Athletic Bilbao won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Olympiacos v Metalist Kharkiv

15 March 2012 21:05

Olympiacos	1–2	Metalist Kharkiv
Marcano  15'	Report	Villagra  81' Devych  86'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,077[39] Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

2–2 on aggregate. Metalist Kharkiv won on away goals.

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Manchester City v Sporting CP

15 March 2012 21:05

Manchester City	3–2	Sporting CP
Agüero  60', 83' Balotelli  75' (pen.)	Report	Fernández  33' Van Wolfswinkel  40'

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 38,021[40] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

3–3 on aggregate. Sporting CP won on away goals.

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Schalke 04 v Twente

15 March 2012 21:05

Schalke 04	4–1	Twente
Huntelaar  29', 57' (pen.), 81' Jones  71'	Report	Janssen  14'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 54,142[41] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Beşiktaş v Atlético Madrid

15 March 2012 21:05

Beşiktaş	0–3	Atlético Madrid
	Report	Adrián  26' Falcao  83' Salvio  90+4'

BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 24,824[42] Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Atlético Madrid won 6–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2012.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AZ	2–5	Valencia	2–1	0–4
Schalke 04	4–6	Athletic Bilbao	2–4	2–2
Sporting CP	3–2	Metalist Kharkiv	2–1	1–1
Atlético Madrid	4–2	Hannover 96	2–1	2–1

First leg

AZ v Valencia

29 March 2012 21:05

AZ	2–1	Valencia
Holman  45+1' Martens  79'	Report	Topal  52'

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar Attendance: 16,100[43] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

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Schalke 04 v Athletic Bilbao

29 March 2012 21:05

Schalke 04	2–4	Athletic Bilbao
Raúl  22', 60'	Report	Llorente  20', 73' de Marcos  81' Muniain  90+3'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 53,883[44] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

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Sporting CP v Metalist Kharkiv

29 March 2012 21:05

Sporting CP	2–1	Metalist Kharkiv
Izmailov  51' Insúa  64'	Report	Xavier  90+1' (pen.)

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 40,512[45] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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Atlético Madrid v Hannover 96

29 March 2012 21:05

Atlético Madrid	2–1	Hannover 96
Falcao  9' Salvio  89'	Report	Diouf  38'

Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 29,223[46] Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Second leg

Valencia v AZ

5 April 2012 21:05

Valencia	4–0	AZ
Rami  15', 17' Alba  56' Pablo  80'	Report

Mestalla Stadium, Valencia Attendance: 27,738[23] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Valencia won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Athletic Bilbao v Schalke 04

5 April 2012 21:05

Athletic Bilbao	2–2	Schalke 04
Gómez  41' Susaeta  55'	Report	Huntelaar  29' Raúl  52'

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 37,048[23] Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Athletic Bilbao won 6–4 on aggregate.

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Metalist Kharkiv v Sporting CP

5 April 2012 21:05

Metalist Kharkiv	1–1	Sporting CP
Cristaldo  57'	Report	Van Wolfswinkel  44'

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 38,633[23] Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Hannover 96 v Atlético Madrid

5 April 2012 21:05

Hannover 96	1–2	Atlético Madrid
Diouf  81'	Report	Adrián  63' Falcao  87'

AWD-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 44,000[47] Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Atlético Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 19 April, and the second legs were played on 26 April 2012.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Madrid	5–2	Valencia	4–2	1–0
Sporting CP	3–4	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	1–3

First leg

Atlético Madrid v Valencia

19 April 2012 21:05

Atlético Madrid	4–2	Valencia
Falcao  18', 78' Miranda  49' Adrián  54'	Report	Jonas  45+3' R. Costa  90+4'

Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 40,899[23] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

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Sporting CP v Athletic Bilbao

19 April 2012 21:05

Sporting CP	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
Insúa  76' Capel  80'	Report	Aurtenetxe  54'

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 37,286[23] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Second leg

Valencia v Atlético Madrid

26 April 2012 21:05

Valencia	0–1	Atlético Madrid
	Report	Adrián  60'

Mestalla Stadium, Valencia Attendance: 43,711[23] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Athletic Bilbao v Sporting CP

26 April 2012 21:05

Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Sporting CP
Susaeta  17' Ibai  45+1' Llorente  88'	Report	Van Wolfswinkel  44'

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 37,598[23] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

9 May 2012 20:45

Atlético Madrid	3–0	Athletic Bilbao
Falcao  7', 34' Diego  85'	Report

Arena Națională, Bucharest Attendance: 52,347[48] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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External links

• 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com