2018 UEFA Champions League Final

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.

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]

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).

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

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 Spain3–1England Liverpool
Benzema Goal 51' Bale Goal 64', 83' Report Mané Goal 55'
Attendance: 61,561[3]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Real Madrid[4]
Liverpool[4]
GK1Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB2Spain Dani CarvajalSubstituted off 37'
CB5France Raphaël Varane
CB4Spain Sergio Ramos (c)
LB12Brazil Marcelo
CM10Croatia Luka Modrić
CM14Brazil Casemiro
CM8Germany Toni Kroos
AM22Spain IscoSubstituted off 61'
CF9France Karim BenzemaSubstituted off 89'
CF7Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Kiko Casilla
DF6Spain NachoSubstituted in 37'
DF15France Theo Hernández
MF20Spain Marco AsensioSubstituted in 89'
MF23Croatia Mateo Kovačić
FW11Wales Gareth BaleSubstituted in 61'
FW17Spain Lucas Vázquez
Manager:
France Zinedine Zidane
GK1Germany Loris Karius
RB66England Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB6Croatia Dejan Lovren
CB4Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
LB26Scotland Andrew Robertson
CM7England James MilnerSubstituted off 83'
CM14England Jordan Henderson (c)
CM5Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum
RF11Egypt Mohamed SalahSubstituted off 31'
CF9Brazil Roberto Firmino
LF19Senegal Sadio ManéYellow card 82'
Substitutes:
GK22Belgium Simon Mignolet
DF2England Nathaniel Clyne
DF17Estonia Ragnar Klavan
DF18Spain Alberto Moreno
MF20England Adam LallanaSubstituted in 31'
MF23Germany Emre CanSubstituted in 83'
FW29England 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

References
  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. "Milorad Mažić to referee Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Liverpool" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. "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. "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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