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,[5] between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid.[6][7]

2018 UEFA Europa League Final
The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu hosted the final
Event2017–18 UEFA Europa League
Marseille Atlético Madrid
0 3
Date16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
VenueParc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Man of the MatchAntoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)[1]
RefereeBjörn Kuipers (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance55,768[3]
WeatherCloudy night
18 °C (64 °F)
66% humidity[4]

Atlético Madrid won the match 3–0 for their third Europa League title.[8] 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.[9]

Teams

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)
Marseille 2 (1999, 2004)
Atlético Madrid 2 (2010, 2012)

Road to the final
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).

Marseille Round Atlético Madrid
Europa League Champions League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Bye
Oostende 4–2 4–2 (H) 0–0 (A) Third qualifying round
Domžale 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Play-off round
Opponent Result Group stage (EL, CL) Opponent Result
Konyaspor 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 Roma 0–0 (A)
Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 (A) Matchday 2 Chelsea 1–2 (H)
Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Qarabağ 0–0 (A)
Vitória de Guimarães 0–1 (A) Matchday 4 Qarabağ 1–1 (H)
Konyaspor 1–1 (A) Matchday 5 Roma 2–0 (H)
Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 Chelsea 1–1 (A)
Group I runners-up
Template:2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group I table
 Final standings Group C third place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Roma 6 11
2 Chelsea 6 11
3 Atlético Madrid 6 7
4 Qarabağ 6 2
Source: UEFA
Europa League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Braga 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Round of 32 Copenhagen 5–1 4–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Athletic Bilbao 5–2 3–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Lokomotiv Moscow 8–1 3–0 (H) 5–1 (A)
RB Leipzig 5–3 0–1 (A) 5–2 (H) Quarter-finals Sporting CP 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Red Bull Salzburg 3–2 2–0 (H) 1–2 (aet) (A) Semi-finals Arsenal 2–1 1–1 (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.[10]

Marseille 0–3 Atlético Madrid
Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,768[3]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Marseille[4]
Atlético Madrid[4]
GK30 Steve Mandanda
RB17 Bouna Sarr
CB23 Adil Rami
CB19 Luiz Gustavo 75'
LB18 Jordan Amavi 38'
CM29 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
CM8 Morgan Sanson
RW26 Florian Thauvin
AM10 Dimitri Payet (c) 32'
LW5 Lucas Ocampos 55'
CF28 Valère Germain 74'
Substitutes:
GK16 Yohann Pelé
DF2 Hiroki Sakai
DF6 Rolando
MF4 Boubacar Kamara
MF27 Maxime Lopez 32'
FW11 Konstantinos Mitroglou 74'
FW14 Clinton N'Jie 78' 55'
Manager:
Rudi Garcia
GK13 Jan Oblak
RB16 Šime Vrsaljko 23' 46'
CB24 José Giménez
CB2 Diego Godín
LB19 Lucas Hernández 78'
RM11 Ángel Correa 88'
CM14 Gabi (c)
CM8 Saúl Ñíguez
LM6 Koke
CF7 Antoine Griezmann 90'
CF18 Diego Costa
Substitutes:
GK25 Axel Werner
DF3 Filipe Luís
DF15 Stefan Savić
DF20 Juanfran 46'
MF5 Thomas Partey 88'
FW9 Fernando Torres 90'
FW21 Kevin Gameiro
Manager:
Germán Burgos [note 1]

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:[2]
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Additional assistant referees:[2]
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Mario Diks (Netherlands)

Match rules[12]

  • 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

Notes
  1. Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone was given a four-match touchline ban following the semi-final first leg. Assistant manager and compatriot Germán Burgos replaced him as manager.[11]

References
  1. "Griezmann named official man of the match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "Björn Kuipers to referee Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "Full Time Summary Final – Marseille v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "Tactical Lineups – Final – Wednesday 16 May 2018" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. "All you need to know: UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. 3 May 2018.
  7. "Marseille v Atlético: Meet the Europa League finalists". UEFA.com. 3 May 2018.
  8. "Griezmann inspires Atlético to Europa League glory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018". UEFA.com. 26 August 2016.
  10. "Semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com.
  11. "Diego Simeone handed Europa League final touchline ban". ESPN. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  13. "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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