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2018 UEFA Europa League Final
Event2017–18 UEFA Europa League
Santos de Guápiles Real Salt Lake
Costa Rica United States
3 2
after extra time
Date9 May 2018 (2018-05-09)
VenueEstadio Pedro Marrero, Havana
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The 2018 UEFA Europa League Final will be the final match 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 will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,[1] between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid.[2][3]

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.[4]

Teams[edit]

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

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
France Marseille 2 (1999, 2004)
Spain Atlético Madrid 2 (2010, 2012)

Venue[edit]

The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu will host the final

The Parc Olympique Lyonnais was announced as the final venue on 9 December 2016, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]

Background[edit]

Marseille reached their third final after a 3–2 aggregate win against Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, clinched after extra time. They lost the final in both previous occasions (1999 and 2004). This was also their fifth final in all seasonal UEFA competitions, having also played in two European Cup/Champions League finals (winning in 1993; and losing in 1991).

Atlético Madrid also reached their third final after a 2–1 aggregate win against English side Arsenal. They won the final in both previous occasions (2010 and 2012). This was also their ninth final in UEFA seasonal competitions, having played in three European Cup/Champions League finals (losing in 1974, 2014 and 2016) and three Cup Winners' Cup final (winning in 1962; and losing in 1963 and 1986).

The two teams have played each other twice in the Champions League. Atlético Madrid won the first match, while the second was drawn in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Road to the final[edit]

Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

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

United States Real Salt Lake Round Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
SuperLiga Champions League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase (SL, CL) Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Acadiana Motagua New Orleans 8–1 4–2 (H) 0–0 (A) Third qualifying round Bye
Curaçao Jong Holland 7–1 2–1 (A) 5–0 (H) Play-off round Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 4–5 2–1 (A) 5–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Turkey Konyaspor 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 Italy Roma 0–0 (A)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 (A) Matchday 2 England Chelsea 1–2 (H)
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–0 (A)
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 (A) Matchday 4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 (H)
Turkey Konyaspor 1–1 (A) Matchday 5 Italy Roma 2–0 (H)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 England Chelsea 1–1 (A)
Group I runners-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 12
2 France Marseille 6 8
3 Turkey Konyaspor 6 6
4 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 6 5
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group C third place

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Italy Roma 6 11
2 England Chelsea 6 11
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 7
4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 2
Source: UEFA
Europa League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Portugal Braga 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Round of 32 Denmark Copenhagen 5–1 4–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Spain Athletic Bilbao 5–2 3–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 8–1 3–0 (H) 5–1 (A)
Germany RB Leipzig 5–3 0–1 (A) 5–2 (H) Quarter-finals Portugal Sporting CP 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3–2 2–0 (H) 1–2 (a.e.t.) (A) Semi-finals England Arsenal 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)

Pre-match[edit]

Ambassador[edit]

Éric Abidal was named as the ambassador for the final.

The ambassador for the final is former French international Éric Abidal, who played three seasons at Lyon and later won two UEFA Champions League titles with Barcelona.

Ticketing[edit]

With a stadium capacity of 57,000 for the final, a total amount of 23,000 tickets are available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving tickets (number to be confirmed) each and with the other tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 15 to 22 March 2018 in four price categories: €150, €100, €70, and €45. 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.[5][6]

Match[edit]

Officials[edit]

On 7 May 2018, UEFA announced that Dutchman Björn Kuipers would officiate the final. It is the second time he was appointed for a UEFA Europa League final, as he had already been the referee in the 2013 final. He will be joined by his fellow countrymen, with Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra as assistant referees, Danny Makkelie and Pol van Boekel as additional assistant referees, and Mario Diks as reserve assistant referee. The fourth official for the final is Szymon Marciniak from Poland.[7]

Details[edit]

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.[8]

Marseille FrancevSpain Atlético Madrid
Report

Assistant referees:[7]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:[7]
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:[7]
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:[7]
Mario Diks (Netherlands)

Match rules[9]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "All you need to know: UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Marseille v Atlético: Meet the Europa League finalists". UEFA.com. 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018". UEFA.com. 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa League final ticket application window". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ "General public tickets for 2018 UEFA Europa League final in Lyon go on sale". UEFA.com. 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Björn Kuipers to referee Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
  9. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.

External links[edit]

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