2018 UEFA Europa League Final

The 2018 UEFA Europa League Final was the last game of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,^[5] between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid.^[6][7]

2018 UEFA Europa League Final

The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu hosted the final
Event	2017–18 UEFA Europa League
Marseille Atlético Madrid 0 3
Date	16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
Venue	Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Man of the Match	Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)[1]
Referee	Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance	55,768[3]
Weather	Cloudy night 18 °C (64 °F) 66% humidity[4]
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Atlético Madrid won the match 3–0 for their third Europa League title.^[8] As winners, Atlético Madrid will play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.^[9]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Cup era, since 2010 were in the UEFA Europa League era.

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Marseille	2 (1999, 2004)
Atlético Madrid	2 (2010, 2012)

Road to the final

Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

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

Marseille				Round	Atlético Madrid
Europa League					Champions League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying phase	Bye
Oostende	4–2	4–2 (H)	0–0 (A)	Third qualifying round
Domžale	4–1	1–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	Play-off round
Opponent	Result			Group stage (EL, CL)	Opponent	Result
Konyaspor	1–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Roma	0–0 (A)
Red Bull Salzburg	0–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Chelsea	1–2 (H)
Vitória de Guimarães	2–1 (H)			Matchday 3	Qarabağ	0–0 (A)
Vitória de Guimarães	0–1 (A)			Matchday 4	Qarabağ	1–1 (H)
Konyaspor	1–1 (A)			Matchday 5	Roma	2–0 (H)
Red Bull Salzburg	0–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Chelsea	1–1 (A)
Group I runners-up Template:2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group I table				Final standings	Group C third place Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Roma 6 11 2 Chelsea 6 11 3 Atlético Madrid 6 7 4 Qarabağ 6 2 Source: UEFA
					Europa League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Braga	3–1	3–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Round of 32	Copenhagen	5–1	4–1 (A)	1–0 (H)
Athletic Bilbao	5–2	3–1 (H)	2–1 (A)	Round of 16	Lokomotiv Moscow	8–1	3–0 (H)	5–1 (A)
RB Leipzig	5–3	0–1 (A)	5–2 (H)	Quarter-finals	Sporting CP	2–1	2–0 (H)	0–1 (A)
Red Bull Salzburg	3–2	2–0 (H)	1–2 (aet) (A)	Semi-finals	Arsenal	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)

Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[10]

Marseille	0–3	Atlético Madrid
	Report	Griezmann  21', 49' Gabi  89'

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

20:45 CEST

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,768^[3]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Marseille[4]

Atlético Madrid[4]

GK 30 Steve Mandanda RB 17 Bouna Sarr CB 23 Adil Rami CB 19 Luiz Gustavo  75' LB 18 Jordan Amavi  38' CM 29 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa CM 8 Morgan Sanson RW 26 Florian Thauvin AM 10 Dimitri Payet (c)  32' LW 5 Lucas Ocampos  55' CF 28 Valère Germain  74' Substitutes: GK 16 Yohann Pelé DF 2 Hiroki Sakai DF 6 Rolando MF 4 Boubacar Kamara MF 27 Maxime Lopez  32' FW 11 Konstantinos Mitroglou  74' FW 14 Clinton N'Jie  78'  55' Manager: Rudi Garcia

GK 13 Jan Oblak RB 16 Šime Vrsaljko  23'  46' CB 24 José Giménez CB 2 Diego Godín LB 19 Lucas Hernández  78' RM 11 Ángel Correa  88' CM 14 Gabi (c) CM 8 Saúl Ñíguez LM 6 Koke CF 7 Antoine Griezmann  90' CF 18 Diego Costa Substitutes: GK 25 Axel Werner DF 3 Filipe Luís DF 15 Stefan Savić DF 20 Juanfran  46' MF 5 Thomas Partey  88' FW 9 Fernando Torres  90' FW 21 Kevin Gameiro Manager: Germán Burgos [note 1]

Man of the Match: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)[1] Assistant referees:[2] Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) Fourth official:[2] Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Additional assistant referees:[2] Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Reserve assistant referee:[2] Mario Diks (Netherlands)

Match rules[12] 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

First half[13] Statistic Marseille Atlético Madrid Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 6 4 Shots on target 1 1 Saves 0 1 Ball possession 61% 39% Corner kicks 0 0 Fouls committed 8 7 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half[13] Statistic Marseille Atlético Madrid Goals scored 0 2 Total shots 6 8 Shots on target 1 3 Saves 1 1 Ball possession 50% 50% Corner kicks 1 6 Fouls committed 10 2 Offsides 0 2 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0

Overall[13] Statistic Marseille Atlético Madrid Goals scored 0 3 Total shots 12 12 Shots on target 2 4 Saves 1 2 Ball possession 56% 44% Corner kicks 1 6 Fouls committed 18 9 Offsides 0 3 Yellow cards 3 2 Red cards 0 0

Related pages

• 2018 UEFA Champions League Final
• 2018 UEFA Super Cup

Notes

1. Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone was given a four-match touchline ban following the semi-final first leg. Assistant manager and compatriot Germán Burgos replaced him as manager.^[11]