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2018 UEFA Champions League Final
File:2018 UEFA Champions League Final logo.jpg
Kyiv 2018 final identity
Event2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid
Spain
Date26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
VenueNSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev
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The 2018 UEFA Champions League Final will be 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 Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It will be played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on 26 May 2018,[1] between Spanish side and two-time defending champions Real Madrid, and the winner of the second semi-final, Liverpool or Roma.

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.

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)
Spain Real Madrid 15 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017)
TBD

Venue

File:Kyiv NSC Olimpiyskyi 6.jpg
The NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev will host the final.

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.[1] This is 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, must 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 fore mentioned European Championship, hosting the final match. Its current capacity is 70,050.

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 is 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 Milan in 1995 and Juventus in 1998. They are looking to be 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.[2]

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 [[|]]
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Cyprus APOEL 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 [[|]] – ()
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 (A) Matchday 2 [[|]] – ()
England Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 (H) Matchday 3 [[|]] – ()
England Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 (A) Matchday 4 [[|]] – ()
Cyprus APOEL 6–0 (A) Matchday 5 [[|]] – ()
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–2 (H) Matchday 6 [[|]] – ()
Group H runners-up

Template:2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group H table

Final standings
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 [[|]] – – () – ()
Italy Juventus 4–3 3–0 (A) 1–3 (H) Quarter-finals [[|]] – – () – ()
Germany Bayern Munich 4–3 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H) Semi-finals [[|]] – – () – ()

Pre-match

Ambassador

Andriy Shevchenko was named as the ambassador for the final.

The ambassador for the final is 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 amount of 40,700 tickets are 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 are allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme.[3][4]

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, 13:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[5]

Real Madrid Spainv Winners of semi-final 2
Report

Match rules[6]

  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kyiv to host 2018 Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Three in a row: Real Madrid making final history". UEFA.com. 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "UEFA Champions League final ticket application window". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 UEFA Champions League final ticket sales launched". UEFA.com. 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 April 2017.

External links

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