2018 UEFA Europa League final

The 2018 UEFA Europa League Final was the last game of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018, between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid.

Atlético Madrid won the match 3–0 for their third Europa League title. As winners, Atlético Madrid will play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.

Teams
In the following table, finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Cup era, since 2010 were in the UEFA Europa League era.

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Marseille2 (1999, 2004) Atlético Madrid2 (2010, 2012)

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 MarseilleRound Atlético MadridEuropa LeagueChampions LeagueOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying phaseBye Oostende4–24–2 (H)0–0 (A)Third qualifying round Domžale4–11–1 (A)3–0 (H)Play-off roundOpponentResultGroup stage (EL, CL)OpponentResult Konyaspor1–0 (H)Matchday 1 Roma0–0 (A) Red Bull Salzburg0–1 (A)Matchday 2 Chelsea1–2 (H) Vitória de Guimarães2–1 (H)Matchday 3 Qarabağ0–0 (A) Vitória de Guimarães0–1 (A)Matchday 4 Qarabağ1–1 (H) Konyaspor1–1 (A)Matchday 5 Roma2–0 (H) Red Bull Salzburg0–0 (H)Matchday 6 Chelsea1–1 (A)Group I runners-upFinal standingsGroup C third placeEuropa LeagueOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Braga3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A)Round of 32 Copenhagen5–14–1 (A)1–0 (H) Athletic Bilbao5–23–1 (H)2–1 (A)Round of 16 Lokomotiv Moscow8–13–0 (H)5–1 (A) RB Leipzig5–30–1 (A)5–2 (H)Quarter-finals Sporting CP2–12–0 (H)0–1 (A) Red Bull Salzburg3–22–0 (H)1–2  (A)Semi-finals Arsenal2–11–1 (A)1–0 (H)

Match
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

 GK 30 Steve MandandaRB 17 Bouna SarrCB 23 Adil RamiCB 19 Luiz Gustavo  LB 18 Jordan Amavi  CM 29 André-Frank Zambo AnguissaCM 8  Morgan SansonRW 26 Florian ThauvinAM 10 Dimitri Payet (c)   LW 5  Lucas Ocampos   CF 28 Valère Germain   Substitutes:GK 16 Yohann PeléDF 2  Hiroki SakaiDF 6  RolandoMF 4  Boubacar KamaraMF 27 Maxime Lopez   FW 11 Konstantinos Mitroglou   FW 14 Clinton N'Jie    Manager: Rudi Garcia300px GK 13 Jan OblakRB 16 Šime Vrsaljko    CB 24 José GiménezCB 2  Diego GodínLB 19 Lucas Hernández  RM 11 Ángel Correa   CM 14 Gabi (c)CM 8  Saúl ÑíguezLM 6  KokeCF 7  Antoine Griezmann   CF 18 Diego CostaSubstitutes:GK 25 Axel WernerDF 3  Filipe LuísDF 15 Stefan SavićDF 20 Juanfran   MF 5  Thomas Partey   FW 9  Fernando Torres   FW 21 Kevin GameiroManager: Germán Burgos 

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mario Diks (Netherlands)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.

Statistics

+First halfStatisticMarseilleAtlético MadridGoals scored01Total shots64Shots on target11Saves01Ball possession61%39%Corner kicks00Fouls committed87Offsides01Yellow cards11Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticMarseilleAtlético MadridGoals scored02Total shots68Shots on target13Saves11Ball possession50%50%Corner kicks16Fouls committed102Offsides02Yellow cards21Red cards00

+OverallStatisticMarseilleAtlético MadridGoals scored03Total shots1212Shots on target24Saves12Ball possession56%44%Corner kicks16Fouls committed189Offsides03Yellow cards32Red cards00

Related pages

2018 UEFA Champions League Final
2018 UEFA Super Cup

Notes

References

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