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. 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

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 Real MadridRound LiverpoolByeQualifying phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legPlay-off round 1899 Hoffenheim6–32–1 (A)4–2 (H)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult APOEL3–0 (H)Matchday 1 Sevilla2–2 (H) Borussia Dortmund3–1 (A)Matchday 2 Spartak Moscow1–1 (A) Tottenham Hotspur1–1 (H)Matchday 3 Maribor7–0 (A) Tottenham Hotspur1–3 (A)Matchday 4 Maribor3–0 (H) APOEL6–0 (A)Matchday 5 Sevilla3–3 (A) Borussia Dortmund3–2 (H)Matchday 6 Spartak Moscow7–0 (H)Group H runners-upFinal standingsGroup E winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Paris Saint-Germain5–23–1 (H)2–1 (A)Round of 16 Porto5–05–0 (A)0–0 (H) Juventus4–33–0 (A)1–3 (H)Quarter-finals Manchester City5–13–0 (H)2–1 (A) Bayern Munich4–32–1 (A)2–2 (H)Semi-finals Roma7–65–2 (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.

 GK 1  Keylor NavasRB 2  Dani Carvajal   CB 5  Raphaël VaraneCB 4  Sergio Ramos (c)LB 12 MarceloCM 10 Luka ModrićCM 14 CasemiroCM 8  Toni KroosAM 22 Isco   CF 9  Karim Benzema   CF 7  Cristiano RonaldoSubstitutes:GK 13 Kiko CasillaDF 6  Nacho   DF 15 Theo HernándezMF 20 Marco Asensio   MF 23 Mateo KovačićFW 11 Gareth Bale   FW 17 Lucas VázquezManager: Zinedine Zidane300px GK 1  Loris KariusRB 66 Trent Alexander-ArnoldCB 6  Dejan LovrenCB 4  Virgil van DijkLB 26 Andrew RobertsonCM 7  James Milner   CM 14 Jordan Henderson (c)CM 5  Georginio WijnaldumRF 11 Mohamed Salah   CF 9  Roberto FirminoLF 19 Sadio Mané  Substitutes:GK 22 Simon MignoletDF 2  Nathaniel ClyneDF 17 Ragnar KlavanDF 18 Alberto MorenoMF 20 Adam Lallana   MF 23 Emre Can   FW 29 Dominic SolankeManager: Jürgen Klopp

Man of the Match:
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

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

+First halfStatisticReal MadridLiverpoolGoals scored00Total shots59Shots on target01Saves10Ball possession65%35%Corner kicks22Fouls committed210Offsides41Yellow cards00Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticReal MadridLiverpoolGoals scored31Total shots73Shots on target51Saves02Ball possession58%42%Corner kicks73Fouls committed38Offsides32Yellow cards01Red cards00

+OverallStatisticReal MadridLiverpoolGoals scored31Total shots1212Shots on target52Saves12Ball possession62%38%Corner kicks95Fouls committed518Offsides73Yellow cards01Red cards00

Related pages
2018 UEFA Europa League Final
2018 UEFA Super Cup

References

Uefa Champions League Final
Category:UEFA Champions League finals