2018 UEFA Youth League Final

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2018 UEFA Youth League Final
Event2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Chelsea Barcelona
England Spain
0 3
Date23 April 2018 (2018-04-23)
VenueColovray Stadium, Nyon
RefereeAndreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Attendance7,200
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The 2018 UEFA Youth League Final was the final match of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, the fifth season of the tournament. It was played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland on 23 April 2018, between English side Chelsea and Spanish side Barcelona.[1] Barcelona won the match 3–0 to claim their second Youth League title.

Teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
England Chelsea 2 (, 2016)
Spain Barcelona 1 (2014)

Venue[]

The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the final.

Road to the final[]

Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Youth League

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

England Chelsea Round Spain Barcelona
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Azerbaijan Qarabag 5–0 (H) Matchday 1 Italy Juventus 1–0 (H)
Spain Atlético Madrid 3–1 (A) Matchday 2 Portugal Sporting CP 1–0 (A)
Italy Roma 0–2 (H) Matchday 3 Greece Olympiacos 5–0 (H)
Italy Roma 2–1 (A) Matchday 4 Greece Olympiacos 3–0 (A)
Azerbaijan Qarabag 3–1 (A) Matchday 5 Italy Juventus 1–0 (A)
Spain Atlético Madrid 4–2 (H) Matchday 6 Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 (H)
Group C winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 England Chelsea 6 15
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 9
3 Italy Roma 6 9
4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 3
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Spain Barcelona 6 16
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 9
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 5
4 Italy Juventus 6 3
Source: UEFA
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
Netherlands Feyenoord 5–2 (H) Round of 16 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 4–2 (A) Quarter-finals Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 (H)
Portugal Porto 2–2 (5–4 p) (H) Semi-finals England Manchester City 5–4 (A)

Match[]

Details[]

Chelsea England0–3Spain Barcelona
Report
  • Marqués Goal 33', 52'
  • Ruiz Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Chelsea
Barcelona
GK 1 England Jamie Cumming
CB 3 England Dujon Sterling Yellow card 29'
CB 4 England Marc Guéhi Substituted off 58'
CB 5 England Josh Grant (c)
RM 2 England Reece James Yellow card 42'
CM 7 Scotland Harvey St Clair
CM 6 England Jacob Maddox Substituted off 73'
CM 8 England Luke McCormick
LM 11 Netherlands Juan Castillo
CF 9 Netherlands Daishawn Redan Substituted off 67'
CF 10 England Callum Hudson-Odoi
Substitutes:
GK 13 Poland Marcin Bułka
DF 14 Sweden Joseph Colley
DF 18 England Tariq Lamptey Substituted in 73'
MF 12 England Conor Gallagher
MF 15 England George McEachran Substituted in 58'
MF 17 England Tariq Uwakwe
FW 16 England Charlie Brown Substituted in 67'
Manager:
England Joe Edwards
GK 1 Spain Iñaki Peña Yellow card 82'
RB 22 Spain Mateu Morey Yellow card 90+1'
CB 3 Spain Óscar Mingueza (c) Yellow card 35'
CB 4 Spain Chumi
LB 19 Spain Juan Miranda Yellow card 87'
CM 14 Spain Riqui Puig Substituted off 90+3'
CM 6 Spain Jandro Orellana Yellow card 60' Substituted off 74'
CM 10 Spain Álex Collado
RF 9 Spain Abel Ruiz
CF 17 Spain Alejandro Marqués Substituted off 80'
LF 11 Spain Carles Pérez
Substitutes:
GK 13 Montenegro Lazar Carević
DF 2 Spain Guillem Jaime Substituted in 90+3'
DF 5 Spain Martí Vilà Substituted in 80'
DF 7 Spain Dani Morer Substituted in 74'
DF 12 Spain Arnau Comas
DF 15 Russia Roman Tugarinov
FW 20 Spain Nils Mortimer
Manager:
Spain García Pimienta

Assistant referees:
Mehmet Culum (Sweden)
Stefan Hallberg (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)

Match rules

  • 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[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "UEFA Youth League: All you need to know about Nyon 2018". 23 April 2018.
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