2021 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 13 July to 27 November 2021.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2021 Copa Libertadores,[2] with the final played in Montevideo, Uruguay at Estadio Centenario.[3]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Brazil Palmeiras Argentina Defensa y Justicia
B Brazil Internacional Paraguay Olimpia
C Ecuador Barcelona Argentina Boca Juniors
D Brazil Fluminense Argentina River Plate
E Argentina Racing Brazil São Paulo
F Argentina Argentinos Juniors Chile Universidad Católica
G Brazil Flamengo Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
H Brazil Atlético Mineiro Paraguay Cerro Porteño

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 H Brazil Atlético Mineiro 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Pot 1
2 A Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 15
3 E Argentina Racing 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14
4 C Ecuador Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
5 G Brazil Flamengo 6 3 3 0 14 9 +5 12
6 F Argentina Argentinos Juniors 6 4 0 2 7 3 +4 12
7 D Brazil Fluminense 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11
8 B Brazil Internacional 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7 10
9 E Brazil São Paulo 6 3 2 1 9 2 +7 11 Pot 2
10 C Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 6 2 +4 10
11 G Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
12 H Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 3 1 2 4 5 −1 10
13 A Argentina Defensa y Justicia 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9
14 D Argentina River Plate 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9
15 F Chile Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9
16 B Paraguay Olimpia 6 3 0 3 13 14 −1 9
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule will be used. If still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[4] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[2][5]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 1 June 2021.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (27 November 2021 – Montevideo)
                  
9 Brazil São Paulo 1 3 4
3 Argentina Racing 1 1 2
9 Brazil São Paulo 1 0 1
2 Brazil Palmeiras 1 3 4
15 Chile Universidad Católica 0 0 0
2 Brazil Palmeiras 1 1 2
2 Brazil Palmeiras (a) 0 1 1
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0 1 1
14 Argentina River Plate 1 2 3
6 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 1 0 1
14 Argentina River Plate 0 0 0
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1 3 4
10 Argentina Boca Juniors 0 0 0 (1)
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro (p) 0 0 0 (3)
2 Brazil Palmeiras (a.e.t.) 2
5 Brazil Flamengo 1
16 Paraguay Olimpia (p) 0 0 0 (5)
8 Brazil Internacional 0 0 0 (4)
16 Paraguay Olimpia 1 1 2
5 Brazil Flamengo 4 5 9
13 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 0 1 1
5 Brazil Flamengo 1 4 5
5 Brazil Flamengo 2 2 4
4 Ecuador Barcelona 0 0 0
12 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 0 0
7 Brazil Fluminense 2 1 3
7 Brazil Fluminense 2 1 3
4 Ecuador Barcelona (a) 2 1 3
11 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 1 1 2
4 Ecuador Barcelona 0 3 3

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 13–15 July, and the second legs were played on 20–22 July and 3 August 2021.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Defensa y Justicia Argentina 1–5 Brazil Flamengo 0–1 1–4
Boca Juniors Argentina 0–0 (1–3 p) Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0–0 0–0
Universidad Católica Chile 0–2 Brazil Palmeiras 0–1 0–1
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 0–3 Brazil Fluminense 0–2 0–1
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 2–3 Ecuador Barcelona 1–0 1–3
São Paulo Brazil 4–2 Argentina Racing 1–1 3–1
River Plate Argentina 3–1 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 1–1 2–0
Olimpia Paraguay 0–0 (5–4 p) Brazil Internacional 0–0 0–0

Match A

Defensa y Justicia Argentina0–1Brazil Flamengo
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Attendance: 0
Flamengo Brazil4–1Argentina Defensa y Justicia
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Attendance: 5,518
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Flamengo won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Match B

Boca Juniors Argentina0–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
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Attendance: 0

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match C

Universidad Católica Chile0–1Brazil Palmeiras
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Attendance: 0
Palmeiras Brazil1–0Chile Universidad Católica
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Attendance: 0

Palmeiras won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match D

Cerro Porteño Paraguay0–2Brazil Fluminense
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Attendance: 0
Fluminense Brazil1–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
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Attendance: 0

Fluminense won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match E

Vélez Sarsfield Argentina1–0Ecuador Barcelona
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Attendance: 0
Barcelona Ecuador3–1Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).

Match F

São Paulo Brazil1–1Argentina Racing
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Attendance: 0
Racing Argentina1–3Brazil São Paulo
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Attendance: 0

São Paulo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).

Match G

Argentinos Juniors Argentina0–2Argentina River Plate
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Attendance: 0

River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).

Match H

Olimpia Paraguay0–0Brazil Internacional
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Attendance: 0

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Olimpia won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 10–12 August, and the second legs were played on 17–19 August 2021.[12][13]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia Paraguay 2–9 Brazil Flamengo 1–4 1–5
River Plate Argentina 0–4 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0–1 0–3
São Paulo Brazil 1–4 Brazil Palmeiras 1–1 0–3
Fluminense Brazil 3–3 (a) Ecuador Barcelona 2–2 1–1

Match S1

Olimpia Paraguay1–4Brazil Flamengo
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Attendance: 1,200
Flamengo Brazil5–1Paraguay Olimpia
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Attendance: 11,211

Flamengo won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Match S2

Atlético Mineiro Brazil3–0Argentina River Plate
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Attendance: 17,030
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Atlético Mineiro won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S3

São Paulo Brazil1–1Brazil Palmeiras
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Attendance: 0
Palmeiras Brazil3–0Brazil São Paulo
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Attendance: 0

Palmeiras won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).

Match S4

Fluminense Brazil2–2Ecuador Barcelona
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Attendance: 0
Barcelona Ecuador1–1Brazil Fluminense
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Attendance: 0

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Barcelona won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 21 and 22 September, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 September 2021.[14][15]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo Brazil 4–0 Ecuador Barcelona 2–0 2–0
Palmeiras Brazil 1–1 (a) Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0–0 1–1

Match F1

Flamengo Brazil2–0Ecuador Barcelona
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Attendance: 22,193
Barcelona Ecuador0–2Brazil Flamengo
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Attendance: 11,642
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Match F2

Palmeiras Brazil0–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
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Attendance: 0
Atlético Mineiro Brazil1–1Brazil Palmeiras
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Attendance: 18,350

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Palmeiras won on away goals and advanced to the final.

Final

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores Final

The final was played on 27 November 2021 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

Palmeiras Brazil2–1 (a.e.t.)Brazil Flamengo
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Attendance: 55,023

Notes

  1. ^ a b Flamengo played their round of 16 and quarter-final home matches at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, instead of their regular stadium Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.[8][9]
  2. ^ The Universidad Católica v Palmeiras match, originally scheduled at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago,[7] was re-scheduled at Universidad Católica's regular stadium Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago.[10]
  3. ^ The Fluminense v Cerro Porteño match, originally scheduled for 20 July 2021, was rescheduled for 3 August 2021 due to the passing of Alexandro Javier Arce, son of Cerro Porteño manager Francisco Arce.[11]
  4. ^ The Flamengo v Barcelona match, originally scheduled at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília,[15] was re-scheduled at Flamengo's regular stadium Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro.[16]

References

  1. ^ "CALENDÁRIO 2021: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  3. ^ "Montevideo será la sede de las finales únicas de la CONMEBOL" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Pautas del sorteo de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ "SORTEO 2021 OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Calendario de partidos de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - OCTAVOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Cambio de escenario en partido entre Flamengo vs. Defensa y Justicia" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido Flamengo vs. Olimpia" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Cambio de escenario en partido entre Universidad Católica vs. Palmeiras" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Postergación del partido Fluminense vs. Cerro Porteño" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Fixture de los Cuartos de Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 July 2021.
  13. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Fixture de las Semifinales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 20 August 2021.
  15. ^ a b "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - SEMIFINALES" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 20 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido Flamengo vs. Barcelona" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 8 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Árbitros designados para la Final Única de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021". CONMEBOL.com. 27 October 2021.