2018 UEFA Youth League Final

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.

2018 UEFA Youth League Final
Event2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Chelsea Barcelona
0 3
Date23 April 2018 (2018-04-23)
VenueColovray Stadium, Nyon
RefereeAndreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Attendance7,200

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Chelsea 2 (2015, 2016)
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).

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

Match

Details
Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona
Report
  • Marqués 33', 52'
  • Ruiz 90+2'
Attendance: 7,200
Chelsea
Barcelona
GK1 Jamie Cumming
CB3 Dujon Sterling 29'
CB4 Marc Guéhi 58'
CB5 Josh Grant (c)
RM2 Reece James 42'
CM7 Harvey St Clair
CM6 Jacob Maddox 73'
CM8 Luke McCormick
LM11 Juan Castillo
CF9 Daishawn Redan 67'
CF10 Callum Hudson-Odoi
Substitutes:
GK13 Marcin Bułka
DF14 Joseph Colley
DF18 Tariq Lamptey 73'
MF12 Conor Gallagher
MF15 George McEachran 58'
MF17 Tariq Uwakwe
FW16 Charlie Brown 67'
Manager:
Joe Edwards
GK1 Iñaki Peña 82'
RB22 Mateu Morey 90+1'
CB3 Óscar Mingueza (c) 35'
CB4 Chumi
LB19 Juan Miranda 87'
CM14 Riqui Puig 90+3'
CM6 Jandro Orellana 60' 74'
CM10 Álex Collado
RF9 Abel Ruiz
CF17 Alejandro Marqués 80'
LF11 Carles Pérez
Substitutes:
GK13 Lazar Carević
DF2 Guillem Jaime 90+3'
DF5 Martí Vilà 80'
DF7 Dani Morer 74'
DF12 Arnau Comas
DF15 Roman Tugarinov
FW20 Nils Mortimer
Manager:
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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