2020 UEFA Youth League Final

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2020 UEFA Youth League Final
Event2019–20 UEFA Youth League
Benfica Real Madrid
Portugal Spain
2 3
Date25 August 2020 (2020-08-25)
VenueColovray Stadium, Nyon
RefereeChris Kavanagh (England)
Attendance0[note 1]
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The 2020 UEFA Youth League Final was the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, the seventh season of the tournament. It was originally to be played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland on 20 April 2020, but on 18 March 2020 was officially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and rescheduled to 25 August 2020. The match was played between Portuguese side Benfica and Spanish side Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the match 3–2 for their first Youth League title.

Teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Portugal Benfica 2 (2014, 2017)
Spain Real Madrid 0 (debut)

Venue[]

The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the final.

Road to the final[]

Further information: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League

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

Portugal Benfica Round Spain Real Madrid
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Germany RB Leipzig 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 (A)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 7–1 (A) Matchday 2 Belgium Club Brugge 3–0 (H)
France Lyon 0–2 (H) Matchday 3 Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 (A)
France Lyon 3–2 (A) Matchday 4 Turkey Galatasaray 2–4 (H)
Germany RB Leipzig 3–0 (A) Matchday 5 France Paris Saint-Germain 6–3 (H)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Belgium Club Brugge 2–2 (A)
Group G winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Portugal Benfica 6 15
2 France Lyon 6 12
3 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4
4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 4
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group A winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 13
2 Belgium Club Brugge 6 10
3 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 6
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 6
Source: UEFA
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
England Liverpool 4–1 (H) Round of 16 Italy Juventus 3–1 (N)
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4–2 (N) Quarter-finals Italy Inter Milan 3–0 (N)
Netherlands Ajax 3–0 (N) Semi-finals Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 (N)

Match[]

Details[]

Benfica Portugal2–3Spain Real Madrid
  • Ramos Goal 49', 57'
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
Benfica
Real Madrid
GK 1 Japan Yellow card 75'
RB 2 Portugal Filipe Cruz Substituted off 46'
CB 4 Brazil Morato
CB 3 Portugal Tomás Araújo
LB 5 Portugal João Ferreira
CM 10 Portugal Tiago Dantas (c)
DM 6 Portugal Henrique Jocú Substituted off 46'
CM 8 Portugal Henrique Araújo
RF 11 Portugal Tiago Araújo Substituted off 90+1'
CF 9 Portugal Gonçalo Ramos
LF 7 Portugal Úmaro Embaló Yellow card 62' Substituted off 63'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Portugal Samuel Soares
DF 14 Switzerland
DF 13 Portugal Fábio Baptista
MF 15 Portugal Rafael Brito Yellow card 88' Substituted in 46'
MF 17 Portugal Ronaldo Camará Substituted in 46'
MF 16 Portugal Martim Neto Substituted in 90+1'
FW 18 Portugal Luís Lopes Substituted in 63'
Manager:
Portugal Luís Castro[2]
Benfica vs Real Madrid, 2020 UEFA Youth League Final.png
GK 25 Spain
RB 2 Spain Sergio Santos
CB 4 Spain Pablo Ramón Yellow card 22'
CB 5 Spain Victor Chust (c)
LB 3 Spain Miguel Gutiérrez Substituted off 66'
DM 6 Spain Antonio Blanco Yellow card 45+3'
RM 8 Spain Substituted off 73'
CM 22 Spain Sergio Arribas Yellow card 76'
CM 23 Spain Substituted off 73'
LM 7 Spain Marvin Park Substituted off 65'
CF 26 Spain Pablo Rodríguez Substituted off 30'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain
DF 12 Spain Yellow card 90+1' Substituted in 66'
MF 14 Spain Substituted in 65'
MF 20 Spain Substituted in 73'
MF 27 Spain Peter González Substituted in 73'
MF 11 Spain Substituted in 30'
FW 18 Spain
Manager:
Spain Raúl

Assistant referees:
Daniel Cook (England)
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)
Fourth official:
David Coote (England)

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 five may be used, with an extra substitute allowed in extra time

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Luís Castro: «Fomos uma equipa à Benfica». maisfutebol.iol.pt. 25 August 2020
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