2018 UEFA Champions League final

2018 UEFA Champions League Final
Real Madrid players celebrate after lifting the trophy for the 13th time.
Event2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid Liverpool
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Date26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
VenueOlimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv
Man of the MatchGareth Bale (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeMilorad Mažić (Serbia)[2]
Attendance61,561[3]
WeatherSunny
20 °C (68 °F)
37% humidity[4]

The 2018 UEFA Champions League Final was the last game of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Europe's top club football tournament run by UEFA. It was played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine on 26 May 2018.[5] The game was between reigning champions Real Madrid, and five-time winners Liverpool. Madrid opened the scoring in the second half with a goal from Karim Benzema, but Liverpool quickly equalised through Sadio Mané. Gareth Bale then scored two goals for Real Madrid to win the game, which finished 3-1.

Road to the final

Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Real Madrid Round Liverpool
Bye Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Play-off round 1899 Hoffenheim 6–3 2–1 (A) 4–2 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
APOEL 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Sevilla 2–2 (H)
Borussia Dortmund 3–1 (A) Matchday 2 Spartak Moscow 1–1 (A)
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 (H) Matchday 3 Maribor 7–0 (A)
Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 (A) Matchday 4 Maribor 3–0 (H)
APOEL 6–0 (A) Matchday 5 Sevilla 3–3 (A)
Borussia Dortmund 3–2 (H) Matchday 6 Spartak Moscow 7–0 (H)
Group H runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 6 16
2 Real Madrid 6 13
3 Borussia Dortmund 6 2
4 APOEL 6 2
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group E winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Liverpool 6 12
2 Sevilla 6 9
3 Spartak Moscow 6 6
4 Maribor 6 3
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain 5–2 3–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Porto 5–0 5–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Juventus 4–3 3–0 (A) 1–3 (H) Quarter-finals Manchester City 5–1 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
Bayern Munich 4–3 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H) Semi-finals Roma 7–6 5–2 (H) 2–4 (A)

Match

Details

The "home" team (for business reasons) was decided by an extra draw held after the semi-final draw. It was held on 13 April 2018, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6]

Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool
Benzema  51' Bale  64', 83' Report Mané  55'
Attendance: 61,561[3]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)


Real Madrid[4]
Liverpool[4]
GK 1 Keylor Navas
RB 2 Dani Carvajal  37'
CB 5 Raphaël Varane
CB 4 Sergio Ramos (c)
LB 12 Marcelo
CM 10 Luka Modrić
CM 14 Casemiro
CM 8 Toni Kroos
AM 22 Isco  61'
CF 9 Karim Benzema  89'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes:
GK 13 Kiko Casilla
DF 6 Nacho  37'
DF 15 Theo Hernández
MF 20 Marco Asensio  89'
MF 23 Mateo Kovačić
FW 11 Gareth Bale  61'
FW 17 Lucas Vázquez
Manager:
Zinedine Zidane
GK 1 Loris Karius
RB 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk
LB 26 Andrew Robertson
CM 7 James Milner  83'
CM 14 Jordan Henderson (c)
CM 5 Georginio Wijnaldum
RF 11 Mohamed Salah  31'
CF 9 Roberto Firmino
LF 19 Sadio Mané  82'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Simon Mignolet
DF 2 Nathaniel Clyne
DF 17 Ragnar Klavan
DF 18 Alberto Moreno
MF 20 Adam Lallana  31'
MF 23 Emre Can  83'
FW 29 Dominic Solanke
Manager:
Jürgen Klopp

Man of the Match:
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:[2]
Clément Turpin (France)
Additional assistant referees:[2]
Nenad Đokić (Serbia)
Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Nemanja Petrović (Serbia)

Match rules[7]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Match Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bale named Champions League final man of the match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Milorad Mažić to referee Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Liverpool" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 26 May 2018" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kyiv to host 2018 Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
  7. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 April 2017.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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