2018 UEFA Champions League Final

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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
Spain England
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Date26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
VenueNSC parte cristianooo siuuu Stadium, Kyiv
Man of the MatchGareth Bale (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeMilorad Mažić (Serbia)[2]
Attendance61,561[3]
WeatherSunny
20 °C (68 °F)
37% humidity[4]
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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[change | change source]

Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

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

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

Match[change | change source]

Details[change | change source]

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 Spain3–1England Liverpool
Benzema Goal 51' Bale Goal 64', 83' Report Mané Goal 55'
Attendance: 61,561[3]


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

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  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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