The knockout phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League began on 15 February and concluded on 28 May 2011 with the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The knockout phase involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.[1]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. If aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time were played, divided into two 15-minute halves. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, the tie was played as a single match. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.
In the draw for the round of 16, each of the eight group winners was drawn against a second-place team, with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association were not allowed to be drawn against each other. There was a single draw after the round of 16 that determined the pairings for all subsequent rounds. For this draw, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn with each other.
The draw mechanism for each round is as follows:
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010.[3] The first legs of the round of 16 were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2011.
Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–2 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 1–0 on aggregate.
Schalke 04 won 4–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Internazionale won on away goals.
Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 2–0 on aggregate.
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2011.[4] The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2011.
Real Madrid won 5–0 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 6–1 on aggregate.
Schalke 04 won 7–3 on aggregate.
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2011, after the quarter-final draw.[4] The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2011.
Manchester United won 6–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. A draw was held on 18 March 2011, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[4]