2017–18 UEFA Champions League facts for kids

{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = UEFA Champions League | year = 2017–18 | image = | size = 275 | caption = The NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev hosted the final | dates = Qualifying:
27 June – 23 August 2017
Competition proper:
12 September 2017 – 26 May 2018 | num_teams = Competition proper: 32
Total: 79 | associations = 54 | champion_other = Real Madrid | count = 13 | second_other = Liverpool | matches = 125 | goals = 401 | attendance =

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.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MU	BSL	CSKA	BEN
1	Manchester United	6	5	0	1	12	3	+9	15	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	2–1	2–0
2	Basel	6	4	0	2	11	5	+6	12			1–0	—	1–2	5–0
3	CSKA Moscow	6	3	0	3	8	10	−2	9	Transfer to Europa League		1–4	0–2	—	2–0
4	Benfica	6	0	0	6	1	14	−13	0			0–1	0–2	1–2	—

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAR	BAY	CEL	AND
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	5	0	1	25	4	+21	15	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	7–1	5–0
2	Bayern Munich	6	5	0	1	13	6	+7	15			3–1	—	3–0	3–0
3	Celtic	6	1	0	5	5	18	−13	3	Transfer to Europa League		0–5	1–2	—	0–1
4	Anderlecht	6	1	0	5	2	17	−15	3			0–4	1–2	0–3	—

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ROM	CHL	ATL	QRB
1	Roma	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	0–0	1–0
2	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	16	8	+8	11			3–3	—	1–1	6–0
3	Atlético Madrid	6	1	4	1	5	4	+1	7	Transfer to Europa League		2–0	1–2	—	1–1
4	Qarabağ	6	0	2	4	2	14	−12	2			1–2	0–4	0–0	—

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAR	JUV	SPO	OLY
1	Barcelona	6	4	2	0	9	1	+8	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	2–0	3–1
2	Juventus	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2	11			0–0	—	2–1	2–0
3	Sporting CP	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	7	Transfer to Europa League		0–1	1–1	—	3–1
4	Olympiacos	6	0	1	5	4	13	−9	1			0–0	0–2	2–3	—

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIV	SEV	SPM	MRB
1	Liverpool	6	3	3	0	23	6	+17	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–2	7–0	3–0
2	Sevilla	6	2	3	1	12	12	0	9			3–3	—	2–1	3–0
3	Spartak Moscow	6	1	3	2	9	13	−4	6	Transfer to Europa League		1–1	5–1	—	1–1
4	Maribor	6	0	3	3	3	16	−13	3			0–7	1–1	1–1	—

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MC	SHK	NAP	FEY
1	Manchester City	6	5	0	1	14	5	+9	15	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–0	2–1	1–0
2	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	4	0	2	9	9	0	12			2–1	—	2–1	3–1
3	Napoli	6	2	0	4	11	11	0	6	Transfer to Europa League		2–4	3–0	—	3–1
4	Feyenoord	6	1	0	5	5	14	−9	3			0–4	1–2	2–1	—

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BES	POR	RBL	MON
1	Beşiktaş	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	2–0	1–1
2	Porto	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10			1–3	—	3–1	5–2
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	3–2	—	1–1
4	Monaco	6	0	2	4	6	16	−10	2			1–2	0–3	1–4	—

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOT	RM	DOR	APO
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	5	1	0	15	4	+11	16	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–1	3–1	3–0
2	Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	17	7	+10	13			1–1	—	3–2	3–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	0	2	4	7	13	−6	2	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	1–3	—	1–1
4	APOEL	6	0	2	4	2	17	−15	2			0–3	0–6	1–1	—

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

Group	Winners (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 #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Juventus	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	2–1
Basel	2–5	Manchester City	0–4	2–1
Porto	0–5	Liverpool	0–5	0–0
Sevilla	2–1	Manchester United	0–0	2–1
Real Madrid	5–2	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk	2–2 (a)	Roma	2–1	0–1
Chelsea	1–4	Barcelona	1–1	0–3
Bayern Munich	8–1	Beşiktaş	5–0	3–1

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 #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Barcelona	4–4 (a)	Roma	4–1	0–3
Sevilla	1–2	Bayern Munich	1–2	0–0
Juventus	3–4	Real Madrid	0–3	3–1
Liverpool	5–1	Manchester City	3–0	2–1

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 #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	3–4	Real Madrid	1–2	2–2
Liverpool	7–6	Roma	5–2	2–4

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.

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 21:45 EEST	Real Madrid	3–1	Liverpool	NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 61,561 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
	Benzema  51' Bale  64', 83'	Report	Mané  55'

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Minutes played
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	15	1170
2	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	10	930
	Sadio Mané	Liverpool		940
	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool		1056
5	Wissam Ben Yedder	Sevilla	8	651
	Edin Džeko	Roma		1078
7	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	7	597
	Edinson Cavani	Paris Saint-Germain		680
9	Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain	6	630
	Lionel Messi	Barcelona		783

Source:

Top assists

Rank	Player	Team	Assists	Minutes played
1	James Milner	Liverpool	9	874
2	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool	8	1056
3	Luis Suárez	Barcelona	5	884
4	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	4	611
	Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain		630
	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City		667
	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool		930
8	16 players		3	N/A

Source:

Squad of the Season

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

Pos.	Player	Team
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

See also

In Spanish: Liga de Campeones de la UEFA 2017-18 para niños