2021 Copa Libertadores final stages
# 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages

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

## 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 | Palmeiras | Defensa y Justicia |
| B | Internacional | Olimpia |
| C | Barcelona | Boca Juniors |
| D | Fluminense | River Plate |
| E | Racing | São Paulo |
| F | Argentinos Juniors | Universidad Católica |
| G | Flamengo | Vélez Sarsfield |
| H | Atlético Mineiro | 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 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | Pot 1 |
| 2 | A | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 15 | Pot 1 |
| 3 | E | Racing | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Pot 1 |
| 4 | C | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Pot 1 |
| 5 | G | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 | Pot 1 |
| 6 | F | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Pot 1 |
| 7 | D | Fluminense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Pot 1 |
| 8 | B | Internacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | Pot 1 |
| 9 | E | São Paulo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | Pot 2 |
| 10 | C | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 11 | G | Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 12 | H | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | Pot 2 |
| 13 | A | Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 14 | D | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 15 | F | Universidad Católica | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Pot 2 |
| 16 | B | Olimpia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 9 | Pot 2 |

## Format

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

* 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. 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).

## 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) Match A Match B Match C Match D Match E Match F Match G Match H |
| Quarter-finals | (Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match S1: Winner A vs. Winner H Match S2: Winner B vs. Winner G Match S3: Winner C vs. Winner F Match S4: Winner D vs. Winner E |
| Semi-finals | (Higher-seeded team host second leg) Match F1: Winner S1 vs. Winner S4 Match F2: Winner S2 vs. Winner S3 |
| 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 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final (27 November 2021 – Montevideo) | Final (27 November 2021 – Montevideo) | Final (27 November 2021 – Montevideo) | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | São Paulo | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Palmeiras | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Palmeiras | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Palmeiras (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 14 | River Plate | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Palmeiras (a.e.t.) | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Flamengo | 1 | |
| 16 | Olimpia (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Flamengo | 1 |
| 8 | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 16 | Olimpia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Flamengo | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Flamengo | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Flamengo | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Flamengo | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | Flamengo | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 12 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Barcelona (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Barcelona (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 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.

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

### Match A

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

### Match B

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

### Match C

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

### Match D

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

### Match E

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

### Match F

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

### Match G

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

### Match H

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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olimpia | 2–9 | Flamengo | 1–4 | 1–5 |
| River Plate | 0–4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| São Paulo | 1–4 | Palmeiras | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Fluminense | 3–3 (a) | Barcelona | 2–2 | 1–1 |

### Match S1

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

### Match S2

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

### Match S3

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

### Match S4

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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Flamengo | 4–0 | Barcelona | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Palmeiras | 1–1 (a) | Atlético Mineiro | 0–0 | 1–1 |

### Match F1

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

### Match F2

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

## Final

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

