2018 UEFA Europa League Final facts for kids
The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu hosted the final
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| Event | 2017–18 UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Date | 16 May 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) | ||||||
| Referee | Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,768 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy night 18 °C (64 °F) 66% humidity |
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The 2018 UEFA Europa League Final was the last game of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. This was the 47th time this big football tournament was held by UEFA. It was also the 9th time it was called the UEFA Europa League. (It used to be the UEFA Cup).
The final match was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France. The date was May 16, 2018. The two teams playing were the French team Marseille and the Spanish team Atlético Madrid.
Atlético Madrid won the game 3–0. This was their third time winning the Europa League! Because they won, Atlético Madrid got to play against Real Madrid. Real Madrid had won the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. This special match was called the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. Atlético Madrid also earned a spot in the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.
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Teams in the Final
This section shows which teams played in the final. It also shows if they had been in the final before.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold means they won!) |
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 Marseille |
2 (1999, 2004) |
 Atlético Madrid |
2 (2010, 2012) |
How They Got to the Final
This part explains the journey each team took to reach the final match. Note: In the results below, the score of the team playing in the final is always listed first. (H: home game; A: away game).
| Marseille |
Round | Atlético Madrid |
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| Opponent | Total Score | First Game | Second Game | Qualifying Rounds | Didn't play in these rounds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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 (Europa League, Champions League) | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Konyaspor |
1–0 (H) | Game 1 |  Roma |
0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Red Bull Salzburg |
0–1 (A) | Game 2 |  Chelsea |
1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Vitória de Guimarães |
2–1 (H) | Game 3 |  Qarabağ |
0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vitória de Guimarães |
0–1 (A) | Game 4 | Qarabağ |
1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Konyaspor |
1–1 (A) | Game 5 | Roma |
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| Red Bull Salzburg |
0–0 (H) | Game 6 | Chelsea |
1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group I runners-up
Source: UEFA
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Final Group Standings | Group C third place
Source: UEFA
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| Opponent | Total Score | First Game | Second Game | Knockout Stage | Opponent | Total Score | First Game | Second Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Final Match
This section gives all the details about the final game itself.
Match Details
The "home" team for the final was decided by a special drawing. This drawing happened on April 13, 2018, in Nyon, Switzerland.
| 16 May 2018 20:45 CEST |
Marseille |
0–3 | Atlético Madrid |
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 55,768 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
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Here are the uniforms the teams wore:
          Marseille
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     Atlético Madrid
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Here are the players who played in the match:
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Best Player of the Match: Other Officials: |
Rules of the Match
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Match Statistics
Here are some interesting numbers from the game, showing how each team played.
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More Football Finals
Images for kids
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The Parc Olympique Lyonnais was renamed to "Stade de Lyon" for the match.
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Eric Abidal was chosen as the special ambassador for the final.
See also
In Spanish: Final de la Liga Europa de la UEFA 2017-18 para niños
