FC Nantes defeated FC Copenhagen on penalties (3-3 after regulation time) They will face Olympiakos in the semi-final. Nantes are only the second French club to qualify for the Youth League Final Four.

Only Paris Saint-Germain reached the Final Four in 2016. The Parisians then lost in the final against Chelsea. The French side are used to winning on penalties. Whether against Lech Poznan, against Helsinki or against Sevilla, the Canaries won each time on penalty.