2017–18 UEFA Champions League

63rd season of the UEFA club football tournament

The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League was the 63rd season of Europe's top club football tournament run by UEFA. It is the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 June – 23 August 2017
Competition proper:
12 September 2017 – 26 May 2018
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 79 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (13th title)
Runners-upEngland Liverpool
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored401 (3.21 per match)
Attendance5,821,673 (46,573 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (15 goals)
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2018.

Group stage change

Group A change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU BSL CSKA BEN
1   Manchester United 6 5 0 1 12 3 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 2–1 2–0
2   Basel 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 1–0 1–2 5–0
3   CSKA Moscow 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–4 0–2 2–0
4   Benfica 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: UEFA

Group B change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR BAY CEL AND
1   Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 0 1 25 4 +21 15[a] Advance to knockout phase 3–0 7–1 5–0
2   Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15[a] 3–1 3–0 3–0
3   Celtic 6 1 0 5 5 18 −13 3[b] Transfer to Europa League 0–5 1–2 0–1
4   Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3[b] 0–4 1–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head results: Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Head-to-head results: Anderlecht 0–3 Celtic, Celtic 0–1 Anderlecht.

Group C change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM CHL ATL QRB
1   Roma 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11[a] Advance to knockout phase 3–0 0–0 1–0
2   Chelsea 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11[a] 3–3 1–1 6–0
3   Atlético Madrid 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–2 1–1
4   Qarabağ 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2 1–2 0–4 0–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head results: Chelsea 3–3 Roma, Roma 3–0 Chelsea.

Group D change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR JUV SPO OLY
1   Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 2–0 3–1
2   Juventus 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 0–0 2–1 2–0
3   Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 1–1 3–1
4   Olympiacos 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 0–0 0–2 2–3
Source: UEFA

Group E change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV SEV SPM MRB
1   Liverpool 6 3 3 0 23 6 +17 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 7–0 3–0
2   Sevilla 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 3–3 2–1 3–0
3   Spartak Moscow 6 1 3 2 9 13 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 5–1 1–1
4   Maribor 6 0 3 3 3 16 −13 3 0–7 1–1 1–1
Source: UEFA

Group F change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MC SHK NAP FEY
1   Manchester City 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–1 1–0
2   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12 2–1 2–1 3–1
3   Napoli 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–4 3–0 3–1
4   Feyenoord 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 0–4 1–2 2–1
Source: UEFA

Group G change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BES POR RBL MON
1   Beşiktaş 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 2–0 1–1
2   Porto 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10 1–3 3–1 5–2
3   RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 3–2 1–1
4   Monaco 6 0 2 4 6 16 −10 2 1–2 0–3 1–4
Source: UEFA

Group H change

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT RM DOR APO
1   Tottenham Hotspur 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–1 3–0
2   Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 17 7 +10 13 1–1 3–2 3–0
3   Borussia Dortmund 6 0 2 4 7 13 −6 2[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–3 1–1
4   APOEL 6 0 2 4 2 17 −15 2[a] 0–3 0–6 1–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).

Knockout stage change

Qualified teams change

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw)
Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A   Manchester United   Basel
B   Paris Saint-Germain   Bayern Munich
C   Roma   Chelsea
D   Barcelona   Juventus
E   Liverpool   Sevilla
F   Manchester City   Shakhtar Donetsk
G   Beşiktaş   Porto
H   Tottenham Hotspur   Real Madrid

Round of 16 change

The first legs were played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second legs were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Juventus   4–3   Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 2–1
Basel   2–5   Manchester City 0–4 2–1
Porto   0–5   Liverpool 0–5 0–0
Sevilla   2–1   Manchester United 0–0 2–1
Real Madrid   5–2   Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk   2–2 (a)   Roma 2–1 0–1
Chelsea   1–4   Barcelona 1–1 0–3
Bayern Munich   8–1   Beşiktaş 5–0 3–1

Quarter-finals change

The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Barcelona   4–4 (a)   Roma 4–1 0–3
Sevilla   1–2   Bayern Munich 1–2 0–0
Juventus   3–4   Real Madrid 0–3 3–1
Liverpool   5–1   Manchester City 3–0 2–1

Semi-finals change

The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 May 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Bayern Munich   3–4   Real Madrid 1–2 2–2
Liverpool   7–6   Roma 5–2 2–4

Final change

The final was played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev on 26 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

Real Madrid  3–1  Liverpool
Benzema   51' Bale   64'83' Report Mané   55'


Statistics change

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers change

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1   Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid 15 1170
2   Mohamed Salah   Liverpool 10 930
  Sadio Mané   Liverpool 940
  Roberto Firmino   Liverpool 1056
5   Wissam Ben Yedder   Sevilla 8 651
  Edin Džeko   Roma 1078
7   Harry Kane   Tottenham Hotspur 7 597
  Edinson Cavani   Paris Saint-Germain 680
9   Neymar   Paris Saint-Germain 6 630
  Lionel Messi   Barcelona 783

Source:[2]

Top assists change

Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1   James Milner   Liverpool 9[4] 874
2   Roberto Firmino   Liverpool 8 1056
3   Luis Suárez   Barcelona 5 884
4   Eden Hazard   Chelsea 4 611
  Neymar   Paris Saint-Germain 630
  Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City 667
  Mohamed Salah   Liverpool 930
8 16 players 3

Source:[5]

Squad of the Season change

The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.[6]

Pos. Player Team
GK   Keylor Navas   Real Madrid
  Alisson   Roma
DF   Joshua Kimmich   Bayern Munich
  Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid
  Marcelo   Real Madrid
  Giorgio Chiellini   Juventus
  Virgil van Dijk   Liverpool
  Raphaël Varane   Real Madrid
MF   Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City
  Casemiro   Real Madrid
  Luka Modrić   Real Madrid
  Toni Kroos   Real Madrid
  James Rodríguez   Bayern Munich
FW   Edin Džeko   Roma
  Roberto Firmino   Liverpool
  Lionel Messi   Barcelona
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid
  Mohamed Salah   Liverpool

References change

  1. "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Liverpool" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. "Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. "Milner beats Champions League assists record". UEFA. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. This total beats the record for the most assists in the Champions League.[3]
  5. "Statistics — Tournament phase — Players — Goals (Assists)". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 27 May 2018.

Other websites change