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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationMUBSLCSKABEN
1 Manchester United6501123+915Advance to knockout phase3–02–12–0
2 Basel6402115+6121–01–25–0
3 CSKA Moscow6303810−29Transfer to Europa League1–40–22–0
4 Benfica6006114−1300–10–21–2
Source: UEFA

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationPARBAYCELAND
1 Paris Saint-Germain6501254+2115[a]Advance to knockout phase3–07–15–0
2 Bayern Munich6501136+715[a]3–13–03–0
3 Celtic6105518−133[b]Transfer to Europa League0–51–20–1
4 Anderlecht6105217−153[b]0–41–20–3
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationROMCHLATLQRB
1 Roma632196+311[a]Advance to knockout phase3–00–01–0
2 Chelsea6321168+811[a]3–31–16–0
3 Atlético Madrid614154+17Transfer to Europa League2–01–21–1
4 Qarabağ6024214−1221–20–40–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBARJUVSPOOLY
1 Barcelona642091+814Advance to knockout phase3–02–03–1
2 Juventus632175+2110–02–12–0
3 Sporting CP621389−17Transfer to Europa League0–11–13–1
4 Olympiacos6015413−910–00–22–3
Source: UEFA

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationLIVSEVSPMMRB
1 Liverpool6330236+1712Advance to knockout phase2–27–03–0
2 Sevilla62311212093–32–13–0
3 Spartak Moscow6132913−46Transfer to Europa League1–15–11–1
4 Maribor6033316−1330–71–11–1
Source: UEFA

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationMCSHKNAPFEY
1 Manchester City6501145+915Advance to knockout phase2–02–11–0
2 Shakhtar Donetsk6402990122–12–13–1
3 Napoli6204111106Transfer to Europa League2–43–03–1
4 Feyenoord6105514−930–41–22–1
Source: UEFA

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBESPORRBLMON
1 Beşiktaş6420115+614Advance to knockout phase1–12–01–1
2 Porto63121510+5101–33–15–2
3 RB Leipzig62131011−17Transfer to Europa League1–23–21–1
4 Monaco6024616−1021–20–31–4
Source: UEFA

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationTOTRMDORAPO
1 Tottenham Hotspur6510154+1116Advance to knockout phase3–13–13–0
2 Real Madrid6411177+10131–13–23–0
3 Borussia Dortmund6024713−62[a]Transfer to Europa League1–21–31–1
4 APOEL6024217−152[a]0–30–61–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

GroupWinners
(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

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 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd legJuventus 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur2–22–1
Basel 2–5 Manchester City0–42–1
Porto 0–5 Liverpool0–50–0
Sevilla 2–1 Manchester United0–02–1
Real Madrid 5–2 Paris Saint-Germain3–12–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 (a) Roma2–10–1
Chelsea 1–4 Barcelona1–10–3
Bayern Munich 8–1 Beşiktaş5–03–1

Quarter-finals

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

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd legBarcelona 4–4 (a) Roma4–10–3
Sevilla 1–2 Bayern Munich1–20–0
Juventus 3–4 Real Madrid0–33–1
Liverpool 5–1 Manchester City3–02–1

Semi-finals

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

Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd legBayern Munich 3–4 Real Madrid1–22–2
Liverpool 7–6 Roma5–22–4

Final

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'ReportMané  55'
Attendance: 61,561[1]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)


Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid151170
2 Mohamed Salah Liverpool10930
Sadio Mané Liverpool940
Roberto Firmino Liverpool1056
5 Wissam Ben Yedder Sevilla8651
Edin Džeko Roma1078
7 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur7597
Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain680
9 Neymar Paris Saint-Germain6630
Lionel Messi Barcelona783

Source:[2]

Top assists

RankPlayerTeamAssistsMinutes played
1 James Milner Liverpool9[4]874
2 Roberto Firmino Liverpool81056
3 Luis Suárez Barcelona5884
4 Eden Hazard Chelsea4611
Neymar Paris Saint-Germain630
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City667
Mohamed Salah Liverpool930
816 players3

Source:[5]

Squad of the Season

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

Pos.PlayerTeam
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

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