As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other.Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded.The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was played. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs would advance to the next round. The knockout phase involves the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.Įach tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was to be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.
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