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began on 26 February 2004 with the third round and concluded on 19 May 2004 with the

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, Sweden. The final phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified from the

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, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage. Times up to 27 March 2004 (third and fourth rounds) were

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), and thereafter (quarter-finals to final) CEST (

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Round and draw dates

The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in

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, Switzerland).

Format

Apart from the final, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the

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was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of

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(two fifteen-minute periods) was played. In the final phase the silver goal system was applied, whereby the team who leads the game at the half-time break during the extra time period would be declared the winner. If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time play would continue for a further 15 minutes. 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 advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by

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. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played. If, on completion of the first period of extra time, one of the teams had scored more goals than the other, the

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rule was applied, i.e., the match ended and that team was declared the winner. If no decisive goal was scored, the second period of the extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: *In the draws for the third and fourth rounds, teams were seeded and divided into groups containing an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams. In each group, the seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the first team drawn hosting the first leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. *In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.

Bracket

Third round

The draw for the third round was held on 12 December 2003, 13:00 CET.

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 February, and the second legs were played on 3 March 2004.

Matches

''Mallorca won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV Eindhoven won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Villarreal won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gençlerbirliği won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Auxerre won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Internazionale won on away goals.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.''

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round was held on 4 March 2004, 14:00 CET.

Summary

The first legs were played on 11 March, and the second legs were played on 25 March 2004.

Matches

''Bordeaux won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Villarreal won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 March 2004, 14:00 CET, immediately after the fourth round draw.

Summary

The first legs were played on 8 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2004.

Matches

''Valencia won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Marseille won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Villarreal won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 4 March 2004, 14:00 CET, immediately after the fourth round and quarter-final draws.

Summary

The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs were played on 6 May 2004.

Matches

''Marseille won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Final

The final was played on 19 May 2004 at the

, Sweden. A draw was held on 4 March 2004 (after the fourth round, quarter-final and semi-final draws) to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.

References

External links

Seeding information2003–04 season
at WorldFootball.net

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