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2018 UEFA Champions League final

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Event	2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid Liverpool 3 1
Date	26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
Venue	NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv
Man of the Match	Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Referee	Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Attendance	61,561
Weather	Sunny 20 °C (68 °F) 37% humidity
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The 2018 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the 63rd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine on 26 May 2018, between Spanish side and defending champions Real Madrid, who had won the competition in each of the last two seasons, and English side Liverpool, making their eighth final appearance and first since 2007. The two sides had previously met in the 1981 final.

After Liverpool's Sadio Mané cancelled out Karim Benzema's opener for Real Madrid, two goals from man of the match Gareth Bale proved the difference in a 3–1 win for the Spaniards, making them the first team to win three back-to-back titles in Champions League era and the first since Bayern Munich defeated Saint-Étienne in the 1976 European Cup final; it was additionally their fourth title in five seasons and their 13th European Cup overall. They also earned the right to play the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup and to enter the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, losing the former and winning the latter. Additionally, Real Madrid qualified to enter the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, but since they already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the champions of the 2017–18 Czech First League, the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Real Madrid	15 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Liverpool	7 (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2007)

Venue

The NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium was announced as the final venue on 15 September 2016, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Athens, Greece. This was the sixth European Cup/Champions League final hosted at an Eastern European venue following those in 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, the 1983, 1994 and 2007 finals hosted by Athens, Greece, as well as the 2008 final in Moscow, Russia.

The Olimpiyskiy Stadium was built in 1923 and it has been renovated three times, most recently in 2011 in preparation for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament. The stadium was used as a venue in the 1980 Summer Olympics for its football event and the aforementioned European Championship, including the final match, which saw Spain beat Italy by the record-breaking score of 4–0 on the way to their third title. Its current capacity is 70,050 and it is used by the Ukraine national football team, Dynamo Kyiv, and major domestic matches like the Ukrainian Cup.

Background

Defending champions Real Madrid reached a record 16th final after a 4–3 aggregate win against German side Bayern Munich, knocking them out of the competition for the second consecutive season. This was Real Madrid's third consecutive final, and fourth final in five tournaments with an opportunity to win a record 13th title. Previously they won finals in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016 and 2017; and lost in 1962, 1964 and 1981. This was also their 20th final in all seasonal UEFA competitions, having also played in two Cup Winners' Cup finals (losing in 1971 and 1983) and two UEFA Cup finals (winning in 1985 and 1986). Real Madrid are only the third team since the competition's rebranding as the Champions League to reach three consecutive finals after A.C. Milan in 1995 and Juventus in 1998. They were the first team in the Champions League era, and the fourth overall, to win three straight finals, a feat only achieved by the Real Madrid side of the 1950s, as they went on to win a record five successive finals, as well as the Ajax and Bayern Munich squads of the 1970s in 1973 and 1976, respectively.

Liverpool reached their eighth final, their first since 2007, after a 7–6 aggregate win against Italian side Roma. They had won the final on five occasions (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 2005), and lost twice (1985 and 2007). This was also their 13th final in UEFA seasonal competitions, having played in one Cup Winners' Cup final (losing in 1966) and four UEFA Cup/Europa League finals (winning in 1973, 1976 and 2001; and losing in 2016). Liverpool were the first team since Bayern Munich in 2011–12 to reach the final having qualified for the competition through the play-off round. This was also the most recent occasion the final featured an English team (Chelsea). Liverpool were the most recent team to defeat Real Madrid in a European Cup final, winning 1–0 in Paris in 1981.

Besides the 1981 final, the two teams had played each other four times in the Champions League era. Liverpool won both matches in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League round of 16 (1–0 away and 4–0 at home), while Real Madrid won both matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage (3–0 away and 1–0 at home).

Road to the final

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

Real Madrid				Round	Liverpool
				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 The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 12 September and ended on 6 December 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. Teams Below were the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They included 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route). Key to colours Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 Third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32 Pot 1 (by association rank) Team Coeff. Real Madrid[TH] 176.999 Bayern Munich 154.899 Chelsea 106.192 Juventus 140.666 Benfica 111.866 Monaco 62.333 Spartak Moscow 18.606 Shakhtar Donetsk 87.526 Pot 2 Team Coeff. Barcelona 151.999 Atlético Madrid 142.999 Paris Saint-Germain 126.333 Borussia Dortmund 124.899 Sevilla[LR] 112.999 Manchester City 100.192 Porto 98.866 Manchester United 95.192 Pot 3 Team Coeff. Napoli[LR] 88.666 Tottenham Hotspur 77.192 Basel 74.415 Olympiacos[CR] 64.580 Anderlecht 58.480 Liverpool[LR] 56.192 Roma 53.666 Beşiktaş 45.840 Pot 4 Team Coeff. Celtic[CR] 42.785 CSKA Moscow[LR] 39.606 Sporting CP[LR] 36.866 APOEL[CR] 26.210 Feyenoord 23.212 Maribor[CR] 21.125 Qarabağ[CR] 18.050 RB Leipzig 15.899 Notes View full list of citations Format In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32. Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01): Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Away goals scored in all group matches; Wins in all group matches; Away wins in all group matches; Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points); UEFA club coefficient. Groups The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017. The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET in general, except for certain matches for geographical reasons. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). Group A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Manchester United 6 5 0 1 12 3 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 2 Basel 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 3 CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 4 Benfica 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 Source: UEFA 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Benfica 1–2 CSKA Moscow Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 38,323 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Seferović  50' Report Vitinho  63' (pen.) Zhamaletdinov  71' 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United 3–0 Basel Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 73,854 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) Fellaini  35' Lukaku  53' Rashford  84' Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Basel 5–0 Benfica St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) Lang  2' Oberlin  20', 69' Van Wolfswinkel  60' (pen.) Riveros  76' Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) CSKA Moscow 1–4 Manchester United VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 29,073 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Kuchayev  90' Report Lukaku  4', 27' Martial  19' (pen.) Mkhitaryan  57' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) CSKA Moscow 0–2 Basel VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 27,996 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Report Xhaka  29' Oberlin  90' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Benfica 0–1 Manchester United Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 57,684 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Report Rashford  64' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Basel 1–2 CSKA Moscow St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 33,303 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Zuffi  32' Report Dzagoev  65' Wernbloom  79' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Manchester United 2–0 Benfica Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,437 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) Svilar  45' (o.g.) Blind  78' (pen.) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) CSKA Moscow 2–0 Benfica VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 27,709 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) Shchennikov  13' Jardel  56' (o.g.) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Basel 1–0 Manchester United St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Lang  89' Report 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Benfica 0–2 Basel Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 22,470 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Report Elyounoussi  5' Oberlin  65' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Manchester United 2–1 CSKA Moscow Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,669 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Lukaku  64' Rashford  66' Report Vitinho  45' Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 0 1 25 4 +21 15 Advance to knockout phase 2 Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 3 Celtic 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3 Transfer to Europa League 4 Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3 Source: UEFA Notes: 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Bayern Munich 3–0 Anderlecht Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Lewandowski  12' (pen.) Thiago  65' Kimmich  90' Report 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Celtic 0–5 Paris Saint-Germain Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 57,562 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Report Neymar  19' Mbappé  34' Cavani  40' (pen.), 85' Lustig  83' (o.g.) 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Bayern Munich Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 46,252 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Dani Alves  2' Cavani  31' Neymar  63' Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Anderlecht 0–3 Celtic Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 19,898 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Report Griffiths  38' Roberts  50' Sinclair  90+3' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Anderlecht 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 19,108 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Report Mbappé  3' Cavani  44' Neymar  66' Di María  88' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Bayern Munich 3–0 Celtic Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) Müller  17' Kimmich  29' Hummels  51' Report 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Anderlecht Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 46,403 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) Verratti  30' Neymar  45+4' Kurzawa  52', 72', 78' Report 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Celtic 1–2 Bayern Munich Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 58,269 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) McGregor  74' Report Coman  22' Martínez  77' 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Anderlecht 1–2 Bayern Munich Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 19,753 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) Hanni  63' Report Lewandowski  51' Tolisso  77' 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Paris Saint-Germain 7–1 Celtic Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 46,288 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Neymar  9', 22' Cavani  28', 79' Mbappé  35' Verratti  75' Dani Alves  80' Report Dembélé  1' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Bayern Munich 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Lewandowski  8' Tolisso  37', 69' Report Mbappé  50' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Celtic 0–1 Anderlecht Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 57,931 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Report Šimunović  62' (o.g.) Group C Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Roma 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 2 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11 3 Atlético Madrid 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 4 Qarabağ 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2 Source: UEFA Notes: 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea 6–0 Qarabağ Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,150 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Pedro  5' Zappacosta  30' Azpilicueta  55' Bakayoko  71' Batshuayi  76' Medvedev  82' (o.g.) Report 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Roma 0–0 Atlético Madrid Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 36,064 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Qarabağ 1–2 Roma Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 67,200 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Pedro Henrique  28' Report Manolas  7' Džeko  15' 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Atlético Madrid 1–2 Chelsea Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 60,643 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Griezmann  40' (pen.) Report Morata  60' Batshuayi  90+3' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Qarabağ 0–0 Atlético Madrid Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 47,923 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) Report 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea 3–3 Roma Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,105 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) David Luiz  11' Hazard  37', 75' Report Kolarov  40' Džeko  64', 70' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Atlético Madrid 1–1 Qarabağ Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 55,893 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) Partey  56' Report Míchel  40' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Roma 3–0 Chelsea Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 55,036 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) El Shaarawy  1', 36' Perotti  63' Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 18:00 (21:00 UTC+4) Qarabağ 0–4 Chelsea Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 67,100 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Report Hazard  21' (pen.) Willian  36', 85' Fàbregas  73' (pen.) 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Atlético Madrid 2–0 Roma Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 56,253 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Griezmann  69' Gameiro  85' Report 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Chelsea 1–1 Atlético Madrid Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Savić  75' (o.g.) Report Saúl  56' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Roma 1–0 Qarabağ Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 34,258 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) Perotti  53' Report Group D Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase 2 Juventus 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 3 Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 4 Olympiacos 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 Source: UEFA 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Barcelona 3–0 Juventus Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 78,656 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Messi  45', 69' Rakitić  56' Report 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Olympiacos 2–3 Sporting CP Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,168 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Pardo  89', 90+3' Report Doumbia  2' Gelson M.  13' Fernandes  43' 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Sporting CP 0–1 Barcelona Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 48,575 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Report Coates  49' (o.g.) 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Juventus 2–0 Olympiacos Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 33,460 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) Higuaín  69' Mandžukić  80' Report 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Juventus 2–1 Sporting CP Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 36,288 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Pjanić  29' Mandžukić  84' Report Alex Sandro  12' (o.g.) 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Barcelona 3–1 Olympiacos Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 55,026 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Nikolaou  18' (o.g.) Messi  61' Digne  64' Report Nikolaou  90' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Sporting CP 1–1 Juventus Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 48,442 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Bruno César  20' Report Higuaín  79' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Olympiacos 0–0 Barcelona Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 31,600 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Juventus 0–0 Barcelona Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 40,876 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Sporting CP 3–1 Olympiacos Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 42,528 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Dost  40', 66' Bruno César  43' Report Odjidja-Ofoe  86' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Barcelona 2–0 Sporting CP Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 48,336 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) Alcácer  59' Mathieu  90+1' (o.g.) Report 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Olympiacos 0–2 Juventus Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 29,567 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) Report Cuadrado  15' Bernardeschi  90' Group E Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Liverpool 6 3 3 0 23 6 +17 12 Advance to knockout phase 2 Sevilla 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 3 Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 4 Maribor 6 0 3 3 3 16 −13 3 Source: UEFA 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Maribor 1–1 Spartak Moscow Ljudski vrt, Maribor Attendance: 12,566 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) Bohar  85' Report Samedov  59' 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool 2–2 Sevilla Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 52,332 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Firmino  21' Salah  37' Report Ben Yedder  5' Correa  72' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Sevilla 3–0 Maribor Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 34,705 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Ben Yedder  27', 38', 83' (pen.) Report 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow 1–1 Liverpool Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 43,376 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Fernando  23' Report Coutinho  31' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow 5–1 Sevilla Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 44,307 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Promes  18', 90' Melgarejo  58' Glushakov  67' Luiz Adriano  74' Report Kjær  30' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Maribor 0–7 Liverpool Ljudski vrt, Maribor Attendance: 12,506 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Report Firmino  4', 54' Coutinho  13' Salah  19', 40' Oxlade-Chamberlain  86' Alexander-Arnold  90' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Sevilla 2–1 Spartak Moscow Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 38,002 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Lenglet  30' Banega  59' Report Zé Luís  78' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Liverpool 3–0 Maribor Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 47,957 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) Salah  49' Can  64' Sturridge  90' Report 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow 1–1 Maribor Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 42,920 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Zé Luís  82' Report Mešanović  90+2' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Sevilla 3–3 Liverpool Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 39,495 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Ben Yedder  51', 60' (pen.) Pizarro  90+3' Report Firmino  2', 30' Mané  22' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Maribor 1–1 Sevilla Ljudski vrt, Maribor Attendance: 11,976 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Tavares  10' Report Ganso  75' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Liverpool 7–0 Spartak Moscow Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 48,779 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Coutinho  4' (pen.), 15', 50' Firmino  19' Mané  47', 76' Salah  86' Report Group F Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Manchester City 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12 3 Napoli 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 4 Feyenoord 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 Source: UEFA 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Feyenoord 0–4 Manchester City De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Report Stones  2', 63' Agüero  10' Gabriel Jesus  25' 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Napoli Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 32,679 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Taison  15' Ferreyra  58' Report Milik  72' (pen.) 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Napoli 3–1 Feyenoord Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 22,577 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Insigne  7' Mertens  49' Callejón  70' Report Amrabat  90+3' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester City 2–0 Shakhtar Donetsk City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 45,310 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) De Bruyne  48' Sterling  90' Report 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester City 2–1 Napoli City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 48,520 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Sterling  9' Gabriel Jesus  13' Report Diawara  73' (pen.) 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Feyenoord 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Berghuis  8' Report Bernard  24', 54' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Napoli 2–4 Manchester City Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 44,483 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Insigne  21' Jorginho  62' (pen.) Report Otamendi  34' Stones  48' Agüero  69' Sterling  90+2' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Feyenoord Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 24,570 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Ferreyra  14' Marlos  17', 68' Report Jørgensen  12' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Manchester City 1–0 Feyenoord City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 43,548 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) Sterling  88' Report 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Napoli 3–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 10,573 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Insigne  56' Zieliński  81' Mertens  83' Report 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Feyenoord 2–1 Napoli De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Jørgensen  33' St. Juste  90+1' Report Zieliński  2' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Manchester City Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 33,154 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) Bernard  26' Ismaily  32' Report Agüero  90+2' (pen.) Group G Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Beşiktaş 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 2 Porto 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10 3 RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 4 Monaco 6 0 2 4 6 16 −10 2 Source: UEFA 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) RB Leipzig 1–1 Monaco Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 40,068 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Forsberg  33' Report Tielemans  34' 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Porto 1–3 Beşiktaş Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 42,429 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) Tošić  21' (o.g.) Report Talisca  13' Tosun  28' Babel  86' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Beşiktaş 2–0 RB Leipzig Vodafone Park, Istanbul Attendance: 36,641 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) Babel  11' Talisca  43' Report 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Monaco 0–3 Porto Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 11,703 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Report Aboubakar  31', 69' Layún  89' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Monaco 1–2 Beşiktaş Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Falcao  30' Report Tosun  34', 54' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) RB Leipzig 3–2 Porto Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 41,496 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Orban  8' Forsberg  38' Augustin  41' Report Aboubakar  18' Marcano  44' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) Beşiktaş 1–1 Monaco Vodafone Park, Istanbul Attendance: 39,346 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Tosun  54' (pen.) Report Lopes  45+1' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Porto 3–1 RB Leipzig Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 41,616 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Herrera  13' Danilo  61' Pereira  90+3' Report Werner  48' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) Beşiktaş 1–1 Porto Vodafone Park, Istanbul Attendance: 36,919 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Talisca  41' Report Felipe  29' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Monaco 1–4 RB Leipzig Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 9,029 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Falcao  43' Report Jemerson  6' (o.g.) Werner  9', 31' (pen.) Keïta  45' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) RB Leipzig 1–2 Beşiktaş Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Keïta  87' Report Negredo  10' (pen.) Talisca  90' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Porto 5–2 Monaco Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 42,509 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Aboubakar  9', 33' Brahimi  45' Alex Telles  65' Soares  88' Report Glik  61' (pen.) Falcao  78' Group H Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tottenham Hotspur 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16 Advance to knockout phase 2 Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 17 7 +10 13 3 Borussia Dortmund 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2 Transfer to Europa League 4 APOEL 6 0 2 4 2 17 −15 2 Source: UEFA Notes: 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Real Madrid 3–0 APOEL Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 71,060 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) Ronaldo  12', 51' (pen.) Ramos  61' Report 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Borussia Dortmund Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 67,343 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Son Heung-min  4' Kane  15', 60' Report Yarmolenko  11' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Borussia Dortmund 1–3 Real Madrid Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 65,849 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Aubameyang  54' Report Bale  18' Ronaldo  50', 79' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) APOEL 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Report Kane  39', 62', 67' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 15,604 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Poté  62' Report Papastathopoulos  67' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Real Madrid 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 76,589 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Ronaldo  43' (pen.) Report Varane  28' (o.g.) 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 64,500 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Guerreiro  29' Report Poté  51' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Real Madrid Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 83,782 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Alli  27', 56' Eriksen  65' Report Ronaldo  80' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) APOEL 0–6 Real Madrid GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 19,705 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Report Modrić  23' Benzema  39', 45+1' Nacho  41' Ronaldo  49', 54' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 65,849 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Aubameyang  31' Report Kane  49' Son Heung-min  76' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Real Madrid 3–2 Borussia Dortmund Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 73,323 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Mayoral  8' Ronaldo  12' Vázquez  81' Report Aubameyang  43', 49' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 APOEL Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 42,679 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Llorente  20' Son Heung-min  37' N'Koudou  80' Report				Final standings	Group E winners The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 12 September and ended on 6 December 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. Teams Below were the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They included 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route). Key to colours Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 Third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32 Pot 1 (by association rank) Team Coeff. Real Madrid[TH] 176.999 Bayern Munich 154.899 Chelsea 106.192 Juventus 140.666 Benfica 111.866 Monaco 62.333 Spartak Moscow 18.606 Shakhtar Donetsk 87.526 Pot 2 Team Coeff. Barcelona 151.999 Atlético Madrid 142.999 Paris Saint-Germain 126.333 Borussia Dortmund 124.899 Sevilla[LR] 112.999 Manchester City 100.192 Porto 98.866 Manchester United 95.192 Pot 3 Team Coeff. Napoli[LR] 88.666 Tottenham Hotspur 77.192 Basel 74.415 Olympiacos[CR] 64.580 Anderlecht 58.480 Liverpool[LR] 56.192 Roma 53.666 Beşiktaş 45.840 Pot 4 Team Coeff. Celtic[CR] 42.785 CSKA Moscow[LR] 39.606 Sporting CP[LR] 36.866 APOEL[CR] 26.210 Feyenoord 23.212 Maribor[CR] 21.125 Qarabağ[CR] 18.050 RB Leipzig 15.899 Notes View full list of citations Format In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32. Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01): Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Away goals scored in all group matches; Wins in all group matches; Away wins in all group matches; Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points); UEFA club coefficient. Groups The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017. The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET in general, except for certain matches for geographical reasons. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). Group A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Manchester United 6 5 0 1 12 3 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 2 Basel 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 3 CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 4 Benfica 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 Source: UEFA 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Benfica 1–2 CSKA Moscow Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 38,323 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Seferović  50' Report Vitinho  63' (pen.) Zhamaletdinov  71' 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United 3–0 Basel Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 73,854 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) Fellaini  35' Lukaku  53' Rashford  84' Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Basel 5–0 Benfica St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) Lang  2' Oberlin  20', 69' Van Wolfswinkel  60' (pen.) Riveros  76' Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) CSKA Moscow 1–4 Manchester United VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 29,073 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Kuchayev  90' Report Lukaku  4', 27' Martial  19' (pen.) Mkhitaryan  57' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) CSKA Moscow 0–2 Basel VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 27,996 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Report Xhaka  29' Oberlin  90' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Benfica 0–1 Manchester United Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 57,684 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Report Rashford  64' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Basel 1–2 CSKA Moscow St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 33,303 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Zuffi  32' Report Dzagoev  65' Wernbloom  79' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Manchester United 2–0 Benfica Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,437 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) Svilar  45' (o.g.) Blind  78' (pen.) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) CSKA Moscow 2–0 Benfica VEB Arena, Moscow Attendance: 27,709 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) Shchennikov  13' Jardel  56' (o.g.) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Basel 1–0 Manchester United St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Lang  89' Report 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Benfica 0–2 Basel Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 22,470 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Report Elyounoussi  5' Oberlin  65' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Manchester United 2–1 CSKA Moscow Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,669 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Lukaku  64' Rashford  66' Report Vitinho  45' Group B Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 0 1 25 4 +21 15 Advance to knockout phase 2 Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 3 Celtic 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3 Transfer to Europa League 4 Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3 Source: UEFA Notes: 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Bayern Munich 3–0 Anderlecht Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Lewandowski  12' (pen.) Thiago  65' Kimmich  90' Report 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Celtic 0–5 Paris Saint-Germain Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 57,562 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Report Neymar  19' Mbappé  34' Cavani  40' (pen.), 85' Lustig  83' (o.g.) 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Bayern Munich Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 46,252 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Dani Alves  2' Cavani  31' Neymar  63' Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Anderlecht 0–3 Celtic Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 19,898 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Report Griffiths  38' Roberts  50' Sinclair  90+3' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Anderlecht 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 19,108 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Report Mbappé  3' Cavani  44' Neymar  66' Di María  88' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Bayern Munich 3–0 Celtic Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) Müller  17' Kimmich  29' Hummels  51' Report 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Anderlecht Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 46,403 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) Verratti  30' Neymar  45+4' Kurzawa  52', 72', 78' Report 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Celtic 1–2 Bayern Munich Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 58,269 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) McGregor  74' Report Coman  22' Martínez  77' 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Anderlecht 1–2 Bayern Munich Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht Attendance: 19,753 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) Hanni  63' Report Lewandowski  51' Tolisso  77' 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Paris Saint-Germain 7–1 Celtic Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 46,288 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Neymar  9', 22' Cavani  28', 79' Mbappé  35' Verratti  75' Dani Alves  80' Report Dembélé  1' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Bayern Munich 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Lewandowski  8' Tolisso  37', 69' Report Mbappé  50' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Celtic 0–1 Anderlecht Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 57,931 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Report Šimunović  62' (o.g.) Group C Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Roma 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 2 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11 3 Atlético Madrid 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 4 Qarabağ 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2 Source: UEFA Notes: 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea 6–0 Qarabağ Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,150 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Pedro  5' Zappacosta  30' Azpilicueta  55' Bakayoko  71' Batshuayi  76' Medvedev  82' (o.g.) Report 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Roma 0–0 Atlético Madrid Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 36,064 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Report 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Qarabağ 1–2 Roma Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 67,200 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Pedro Henrique  28' Report Manolas  7' Džeko  15' 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Atlético Madrid 1–2 Chelsea Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 60,643 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Griezmann  40' (pen.) Report Morata  60' Batshuayi  90+3' 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Qarabağ 0–0 Atlético Madrid Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 47,923 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) Report 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea 3–3 Roma Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,105 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) David Luiz  11' Hazard  37', 75' Report Kolarov  40' Džeko  64', 70' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Atlético Madrid 1–1 Qarabağ Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 55,893 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) Partey  56' Report Míchel  40' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Roma 3–0 Chelsea Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 55,036 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) El Shaarawy  1', 36' Perotti  63' Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 18:00 (21:00 UTC+4) Qarabağ 0–4 Chelsea Olympic Stadium, Baku Attendance: 67,100 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Report Hazard  21' (pen.) Willian  36', 85' Fàbregas  73' (pen.) 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Atlético Madrid 2–0 Roma Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 56,253 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Griezmann  69' Gameiro  85' Report 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Chelsea 1–1 Atlético Madrid Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Savić  75' (o.g.) Report Saúl  56' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Roma 1–0 Qarabağ Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 34,258 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) Perotti  53' Report Group D Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase 2 Juventus 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 3 Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 4 Olympiacos 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 Source: UEFA 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Barcelona 3–0 Juventus Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 78,656 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Messi  45', 69' Rakitić  56' Report 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Olympiacos 2–3 Sporting CP Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,168 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Pardo  89', 90+3' Report Doumbia  2' Gelson M.  13' Fernandes  43' 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Sporting CP 0–1 Barcelona Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 48,575 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Report Coates  49' (o.g.) 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Juventus 2–0 Olympiacos Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 33,460 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) Higuaín  69' Mandžukić  80' Report 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Juventus 2–1 Sporting CP Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 36,288 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Pjanić  29' Mandžukić  84' Report Alex Sandro  12' (o.g.) 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Barcelona 3–1 Olympiacos Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 55,026 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Nikolaou  18' (o.g.) Messi  61' Digne  64' Report Nikolaou  90' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Sporting CP 1–1 Juventus Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 48,442 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Bruno César  20' Report Higuaín  79' 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Olympiacos 0–0 Barcelona Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 31,600 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Juventus 0–0 Barcelona Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 40,876 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Report 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Sporting CP 3–1 Olympiacos Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 42,528 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Dost  40', 66' Bruno César  43' Report Odjidja-Ofoe  86' 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Barcelona 2–0 Sporting CP Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 48,336 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) Alcácer  59' Mathieu  90+1' (o.g.) Report 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Olympiacos 0–2 Juventus Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 29,567 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) Report Cuadrado  15' Bernardeschi  90' Group E Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Liverpool 6 3 3 0 23 6 +17 12 Advance to knockout phase 2 Sevilla 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 3 Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 4 Maribor 6 0 3 3 3 16 −13 3 Source: UEFA 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Maribor 1–1 Spartak Moscow Ljudski vrt, Maribor Attendance: 12,566 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) Bohar  85' Report Samedov  59' 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool 2–2 Sevilla Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 52,332 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Firmino  21' Salah  37' Report Ben Yedder  5' Correa  72' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Sevilla 3–0 Maribor Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 34,705 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Ben Yedder  27', 38', 83' (pen.) Report 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow 1–1 Liverpool Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 43,376 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Fernando  23' Report Coutinho  31' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow 5–1 Sevilla Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 44,307 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Promes  18', 90' Melgarejo  58' Glushakov  67' Luiz Adriano  74' Report Kjær  30' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Maribor 0–7 Liverpool Ljudski vrt, Maribor Attendance: 12,506 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Report Firmino  4', 54' Coutinho  13' Salah  19', 40' Oxlade-Chamberlain  86' Alexander-Arnold  90' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Sevilla 2–1 Spartak Moscow Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 38,002 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Lenglet  30' Banega  59' Report Zé Luís  78' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Liverpool 3–0 Maribor Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 47,957 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) Salah  49' Can  64' Sturridge  90' Report 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) Spartak Moscow 1–1 Maribor Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance: 42,920 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Zé Luís  82' Report Mešanović  90+2' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Sevilla 3–3 Liverpool Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville Attendance: 39,495 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Ben Yedder  51', 60' (pen.) Pizarro  90+3' Report Firmino  2', 30' Mané  22' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Maribor 1–1 Sevilla Ljudski vrt, Maribor Attendance: 11,976 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Tavares  10' Report Ganso  75' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Liverpool 7–0 Spartak Moscow Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 48,779 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Coutinho  4' (pen.), 15', 50' Firmino  19' Mané  47', 76' Salah  86' Report Group F Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Manchester City 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12 3 Napoli 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 4 Feyenoord 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 Source: UEFA 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Feyenoord 0–4 Manchester City De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Report Stones  2', 63' Agüero  10' Gabriel Jesus  25' 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Napoli Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 32,679 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Taison  15' Ferreyra  58' Report Milik  72' (pen.) 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Napoli 3–1 Feyenoord Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 22,577 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) Insigne  7' Mertens  49' Callejón  70' Report Amrabat  90+3' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester City 2–0 Shakhtar Donetsk City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 45,310 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) De Bruyne  48' Sterling  90' Report 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester City 2–1 Napoli City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 48,520 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Sterling  9' Gabriel Jesus  13' Report Diawara  73' (pen.) 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Feyenoord 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Berghuis  8' Report Bernard  24', 54' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Napoli 2–4 Manchester City Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 44,483 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Insigne  21' Jorginho  62' (pen.) Report Otamendi  34' Stones  48' Agüero  69' Sterling  90+2' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Feyenoord Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 24,570 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Ferreyra  14' Marlos  17', 68' Report Jørgensen  12' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Manchester City 1–0 Feyenoord City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 43,548 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) Sterling  88' Report 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Napoli 3–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Stadio San Paolo, Naples Attendance: 10,573 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Insigne  56' Zieliński  81' Mertens  83' Report 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Feyenoord 2–1 Napoli De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Jørgensen  33' St. Juste  90+1' Report Zieliński  2' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Manchester City Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Attendance: 33,154 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) Bernard  26' Ismaily  32' Report Agüero  90+2' (pen.) Group G Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Beşiktaş 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 2 Porto 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10 3 RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 4 Monaco 6 0 2 4 6 16 −10 2 Source: UEFA 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) RB Leipzig 1–1 Monaco Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 40,068 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Forsberg  33' Report Tielemans  34' 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Porto 1–3 Beşiktaş Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 42,429 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) Tošić  21' (o.g.) Report Talisca  13' Tosun  28' Babel  86' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Beşiktaş 2–0 RB Leipzig Vodafone Park, Istanbul Attendance: 36,641 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) Babel  11' Talisca  43' Report 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Monaco 0–3 Porto Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 11,703 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Report Aboubakar  31', 69' Layún  89' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Monaco 1–2 Beşiktaş Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Falcao  30' Report Tosun  34', 54' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) RB Leipzig 3–2 Porto Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 41,496 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Orban  8' Forsberg  38' Augustin  41' Report Aboubakar  18' Marcano  44' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) Beşiktaş 1–1 Monaco Vodafone Park, Istanbul Attendance: 39,346 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Tosun  54' (pen.) Report Lopes  45+1' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Porto 3–1 RB Leipzig Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 41,616 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Herrera  13' Danilo  61' Pereira  90+3' Report Werner  48' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) Beşiktaş 1–1 Porto Vodafone Park, Istanbul Attendance: 36,919 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Talisca  41' Report Felipe  29' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Monaco 1–4 RB Leipzig Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 9,029 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Falcao  43' Report Jemerson  6' (o.g.) Werner  9', 31' (pen.) Keïta  45' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) RB Leipzig 1–2 Beşiktaş Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Keïta  87' Report Negredo  10' (pen.) Talisca  90' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Porto 5–2 Monaco Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 42,509 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Aboubakar  9', 33' Brahimi  45' Alex Telles  65' Soares  88' Report Glik  61' (pen.) Falcao  78' Group H Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tottenham Hotspur 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16 Advance to knockout phase 2 Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 17 7 +10 13 3 Borussia Dortmund 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2 Transfer to Europa League 4 APOEL 6 0 2 4 2 17 −15 2 Source: UEFA Notes: 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Real Madrid 3–0 APOEL Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 71,060 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) Ronaldo  12', 51' (pen.) Ramos  61' Report 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Borussia Dortmund Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 67,343 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Son Heung-min  4' Kane  15', 60' Report Yarmolenko  11' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Borussia Dortmund 1–3 Real Madrid Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 65,849 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Aubameyang  54' Report Bale  18' Ronaldo  50', 79' 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) APOEL 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Report Kane  39', 62', 67' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 15,604 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) Poté  62' Report Papastathopoulos  67' 17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) Real Madrid 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 76,589 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Ronaldo  43' (pen.) Report Varane  28' (o.g.) 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 64,500 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Guerreiro  29' Report Poté  51' 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Real Madrid Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 83,782 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Alli  27', 56' Eriksen  65' Report Ronaldo  80' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) APOEL 0–6 Real Madrid GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 19,705 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Report Modrić  23' Benzema  39', 45+1' Nacho  41' Ronaldo  49', 54' 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Attendance: 65,849 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Aubameyang  31' Report Kane  49' Son Heung-min  76' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) Real Madrid 3–2 Borussia Dortmund Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 73,323 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Mayoral  8' Ronaldo  12' Vázquez  81' Report Aubameyang  43', 49' 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 APOEL Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 42,679 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Llorente  20' Son Heung-min  37' N'Koudou  80' Report
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)

Pre-match

Ambassador

The ambassador for the final was former Ukrainian international Andriy Shevchenko, who won the UEFA Champions League with Milan in 2003.

Ticketing

With a stadium capacity of 63,000 for the final, a total of 40,700 tickets were available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 17,000 tickets each and with 6,700 tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 15 to 22 March 2018 in four price categories: €450, €320, €160, and €70. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme.

Opening ceremony

English singer Dua Lipa performed at the opening ceremony preceding the final. Jamaican rapper Sean Paul joined her as a special guest to perform their collaborative song, "No Lie". The UEFA Champions League Anthem was performed by Croatian cello duo 2Cellos.

Related events

The 2018 UEFA Women's Champions League final was held two days earlier, on 24 May 2018, at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium between Wolfsburg and Lyon, Lyon emerging victorious 4–1. This was also the last time that the host city for the men's Champions League final was also automatically assigned the Women's Champions League final.

The annual UEFA Champions Festival was held between 24–27 May 2018 in the Kyiv city centre.

Incidents

In late May, The New York Times reported that some fans with allocated tickets had returned them after having trouble finding flights to and accommodation in Kyiv. Locals in Kyiv began offering free accommodation for fans affected by cancelled hotel and apartment arrangements. Several charter flights arranged for Liverpool fans were cancelled, leaving fans with tickets stranded and leading to an unsuccessful search for alternative solutions by the club and city government. Other airlines offered flights to Kyiv from airports in Liverpool and Manchester, using assigned slots at Kyiv's airports.

On 24 May, a group of Liverpool fans were attacked in a restaurant by 20 masked hooligans.

Match

Officials

On 7 May 2018, UEFA announced that Serbian Milorad Mažić would officiate the final. Mažić has been a FIFA referee since 2009, and gained UEFA's elite referee status in 2013. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Milovan Ristić and Dalibor Đurđević as assistant referees, Nenad Đokić and Danilo Grujić as additional assistant referees, and Nemanja Petrović as reserve assistant referee. The fourth official for the final was Frenchman Clément Turpin.

Summary

The match began with Liverpool's kickoff and the team's successive attacks to counter Madrid's slower, possession-based buildup. In the 23rd minute, a low shot by Trent Alexander-Arnold went through a defender's legs and forced a late save by Keylor Navas. Two minutes later, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was injured competing for the ball with Sergio Ramos, who had locked Salah's arm resulting in a fall. Due to a dislocated shoulder, Salah was substituted four minutes later for Adam Lallana. Madrid's Dani Carvajal was substituted in the 37th minute with a hamstring injury after an unsuccessful backheel. Minutes later, Karim Benzema appeared to score by finishing a shot started by a Cristiano Ronaldo header. His goal was disallowed however because he was judged to have been in an offside position. The first half ended scoreless, with Madrid dominating possession but Liverpool having more chances to score.

The first chance of the second half fell to Isco, who hit the crossbar. In the 51st minute, Benzema scored the match's first goal by deflecting a throw by Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius back into the net. Liverpool equalised four minutes later with a tap-in by Sadio Mané, who finished a header by Dejan Lovren after a corner kick by James Milner from the right. Gareth Bale was substituted in for Isco in the 61st minute and scored Madrid's second goal two minutes later, using an acrobatic bicycle kick to finish a cross by Marcelo from the left. Liverpool pressed for a second equalising goal, with a shot by Mané that hit the goal post and calls for a penalty for an alleged handball, but were also losing possession to Madrid. Ronaldo had a chance to score his first goal of the match during a counter-attack in the 73rd minute, but was tackled by Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson in the penalty box. Bale scored his second goal of the match in the 83rd minute on a 40-yard (37 m) shot that swerved in front of Karius and went through his hands and into the net. A second chance on goal for Ronaldo in the 93rd minute of play was interrupted by a pitch invader, who was captured by stadium stewards.

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, 13:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 20:45 CEST	Real Madrid	3–1	Liverpool	NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv Attendance: 61,561 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
	Benzema  51' Bale  63', 83'	https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000885/match=2021711/index.html	Mané  55'

Real Madrid

Liverpool

GK 1 Keylor Navas RB 2 Dani Carvajal 37' CB 5 Raphaël Varane CB 4 Sergio Ramos (c) LB 12 Marcelo DM 14 Casemiro CM 10 Luka Modrić 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 Hernandez 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) 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.

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Post-match

Real Madrid became the first team since Bayern Munich in 1974–76 to win three consecutive UEFA Champions Leagues or European Cups. The title was Madrid's 13th, another Champions League record, and their fourth in five years. Real Madrid's victory was the fifth consecutive title for a Spanish side in the Champions League, becoming the longest run for the trophy to be held by teams from the same country since English sides won six consecutive titles between 1977 and 1982.

Manager Zinedine Zidane became the first to win three consecutive Champions League titles and matched Carlo Ancelotti's record of Champions League era wins. Five days after the final, Zidane announced that he would step down as manager in favour of a "different voice". Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to win the Champions League five times, surpassing the record set by Clarence Seedorf in 2007 and by Andrés Iniesta in 2015. The match also served as the last game for Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, as he subsequently moved to Juventus.

Gareth Bale became the first substitute to score two goals in a Champions League final and was named man of the match. His first goal received acclaim as one of the best in Champions League history and was compared to Ronaldo's bicycle kick goal against Juventus in the quarter-final and manager Zinedine Zidane's goal in the 2002 final.

Sergio Ramos's tackle on Mohamed Salah received mixed reactions from the press and fans on whether the injury was the result of a deliberate blow or an accident. Egyptian fans responded with anger on social media, including insults that became trending topics on Twitter. A Change.org petition calling on UEFA and FIFA to punish Ramos for the challenge received 400,000 signatures within two days. A separate incident involving Ramos and Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius raised questions after a video showed him allegedly elbowing Karius in the face prior to his first goalkeeping error. UEFA declined to take action against Ramos for the incident with Karius. After an examination, on 4 June 2018, physiatrist Ross Zafonte at the Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement that Karius suffered a concussion during the match and that, according to him, it was possible the concussion could have affected the player's performance.

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp lost his sixth of seven major finals, including Champions League and league cups. After the match, Loris Karius tearfully apologised to Liverpool supporters who remained in the stands and stated that his mistakes "lost the team the final". After the match, he received online death threats and hate messages directed at him and his family. The game would end up being Karius's last for Liverpool, as he went on loans to Beşiktaş and Union Berlin before departing for Newcastle United in 2022.

See also

In Spanish: Final de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA 2017-18 para niños

• 1981 European Cup final – contested between same teams
• 2022 UEFA Champions League final – contested between same teams
• 2018 UEFA Europa League final
• 2018 UEFA Super Cup
• Liverpool F.C. in international football
• Real Madrid CF in international football competitions