UEFA Youth League draw: Juve-Madrid & Ajax-Atleti but Barça out
by EFE- The draw for the knockout rounds took place on Friday
Juventus will host Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will travel to Ajax in the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League, with Barcelona knocked out in the group stages.
Barça finished bottom of a group which included Inter, Borussia Dortmund and Slavia Prague. Inter qualified for the last 16 as group winners but Dortmund were knocked out after a playoff against English side Derby County.
There were eight seeds for Friday's draws, the group winners (Ajax. Atalanta, Bayern Múnich, Benfica, Inter, Juventus, Liverpool, Real Madrid) and they were paired with the teams that progressed from the playoffs (Atletico Madrid, Red Star, Derby County, Dínamo Zagreb, Lyon, Midtjylland, Rennes, Salzburg).
Here is the full draw, up to and including the final:
- Last 16 (3/4 March)
Bayern Münich (GER) - Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Ajax Amsterdam (HOL) - Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Atalanta (ITA) - O. Lyon (FRA)
Inter (ITA) - Rennes (FRA)
Salzburg (AUT) - Derby County (ENG)
Benfica (POR) - Liverpool (ENG)
Red Star (SRB) - Midtjylland (DEN)
Juventus Turín (ITA) - Real Madrid (ESP)
- Quarterfinals (17/18 March)
.1. Winner of Inter/Rennes - Winner of Juventus/Real Madrid
.2. Winner of Salzburg/Derby County - Winner of del Atalanta/O. Lyon
.3. Winner of Estrella Roja/Midtjylland - Winner of Ajax/Atletico Madrid
.4. Winner of Bayern Münich/Dinamo Zagreb - Winner of Benfica/Liverpool
- Semifinals (17 April, Colovray Stadium, Nyon)
A. Winner of quarterfinal 4 - Winner of quarterfinal 3
B. Winner of quarterfinal 2 - Winner of quarterfinal 1