UEFA Youth League play-off draw made – UEFA Youth League – News

Last season’s UEFA Youth League runners-up Chelsea will host Monaco after the play-off draw was made.

• The eight teams from the Domestic Champions path have been drawn at home to the eight UEFA Champions League path group runners-up in one-off ties.
• The eight play-off winners join the eight UEFA Champions League path group winners in the round of 16.

Play-off ties (19/20 February)

PAOK (GRE) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) v Juventus (ITA)
Chelsea (ENG) v Monaco (FRA)
Montpellier (FRA) v Benfica (POR)
Hertha Berlin (GER) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Midtjylland (DEN) v Roma (ITA)
Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Lyon (FRA)

Draw notes

• Chelsea were runners-up last season after winning on their previous entries in 2014/15 and 2015/16 (they did not qualify in 2016/17)
• Benfica are two-time runners-up; Paris lost to Chelsea in the 2015/16 final
• Hertha, Lokomotiv, Montpellier and Sigma are enjoying debut campaigns
• PAOK have made it this far for the first time
• Juventus’ only previous game beyond the group stage was a 2-0 loss at Ajax in the 2016/17 play-offs
• Monaco are aiming to get through the play-offs for a third straight season
• The competition record attendance was set in last term’s play-offs: 32,510 for Krasnodar v Real Madrid

Through to round of 16: Ajax (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP, holders), Hoffenheim (GER), Liverpool (ENG), Manchester United (ENG), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP)

Knockout phase calendar

Knockout draw (round of 16 onwards): 22 February, Nyon
Round of 16: 12/13 March
Quarter-finals: 2/3 April
Semi-final: 26 April, Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final: 29 April, Colovray Stadium, Nyon