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.
Event	2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid Liverpool 3 1
Date	26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
Venue	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv
Man of the Match	Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)[1]
Referee	Milorad Mažić (Serbia)[2]
Attendance	61,561[3]
Weather	Sunny 20 °C (68 °F) 37% humidity[4]
← 2017 2019 →

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 v t e 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 v t e 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'

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)

21:45 EEST

NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv

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[broken anchor]:[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

First half[8] Statistic Real Madrid Liverpool Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 5 9 Shots on target 0 1 Saves 1 0 Ball possession 65% 35% Corner kicks 2 2 Fouls committed 2 10 Offsides 4 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half[8] Statistic Real Madrid Liverpool Goals scored 3 1 Total shots 7 3 Shots on target 5 1 Saves 0 2 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 7 3 Fouls committed 3 8 Offsides 3 2 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Overall[8] Statistic Real Madrid Liverpool Goals scored 3 1 Total shots 12 12 Shots on target 5 2 Saves 1 2 Ball possession 62% 38% Corner kicks 9 5 Fouls committed 5 18 Offsides 7 3 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Related pages

• 2018 UEFA Europa League Final
• 2018 UEFA Super Cup