64th season of the UEFA club football tournament

International football competition
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was the 64th season of Europe ‘s prime minister baseball club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was renamed from the european Champion Clubs ‘ Cup to the UEFA Champions League. For the first gear time, the video recording adjunct referee ( VAR ) system was used in the rival from the round of 16 ahead. [ 5 ]

The final was played at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, in the second all-English concluding after Manchester United perplex Chelsea in Moscow in 2008. [ 6 ] Liverpool won the match 2–0 to claim their sixth european Cup – becoming the third ever team to do so, behind veridical Madrid in 1966, and Milan in 2003. The succeed gave Liverpool automatic qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group phase and the right to play in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup and the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the latter two of which they won. As Chelsea and Arsenal besides reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, this was the first temper to have multiple finals of major european club competitions featuring teams from a one state. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] real Madrid, who had won four of the last five titles, including each of the last three, were eliminated by Ajax in the round of 16. [ 9 ] Although Ajax was eliminated in the semi-finals, they had played more matches than any other team ahead, as they had to play six Champions League qualifying matches .

Format changes [edit ]

On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reform design for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] As per the new regulations, the previous season ‘s UEFA Europa League winners will qualify automatically for the UEFA Champions League group stage ( previously they would qualify for the play-off round, but would be promoted to the group stage only if the Champions League claim holder berth was vacated, although this promotion to the group stage had been made in all three seasons since it was established from 2015–16 ). meanwhile, the top four teams from the leagues of the four top-ranked national associations in the UEFA state coefficients list will qualify mechanically for the group stage a well. [ 10 ] entirely six teams will qualify for the group phase via the qualification rounds, down from ten in the previous temper. [ 12 ]

Association team allotment [edit ]

79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League ( the exception being Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic league ). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each affiliation : [ 12 ] [ 13 ]

  • Associations 1–4 each had four teams qualify.
  • Associations 5–6 each had three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–15 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each had one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
    • The winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Champions League title holders was not necessary.
    • The winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Europa League title holders was not necessary.

Association rate [edit ]

For the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2017 UEFA nation coefficients, which took into report their performance in european competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17. [ 14 ] apart from the allotment based on the state coefficients, associations could have extra teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below :

  • ( UCL ) – Additional berth for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League winners
  • ( UEL ) – Additional berth for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League winners

distribution [edit ]

In the default access number, the Champions League title holders qualified for the group stage. [ 15 ] [ 12 ] however, since substantial Madrid already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league ( as one-third plaza of the 2017–18 La Liga ), the adopt changes to the access list were made : [ 16 ]

  • The champions of association 11 (Czech Republic) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round.
  • The champions of association 13 (Netherlands) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of association 15 (Austria) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 18 and 19 (Denmark and Belarus) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

In accession, the Europa League championship holders qualified for the group stage. [ 15 ] however, since Atlético Madrid, the Europa League champions, already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league ( as second place of the 2017–18 La Liga ), the following changes to the entree list were made : [ 16 ]

  • The third-placed team of association 5 (France) entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round.
  • The runners-up of association 10 and 11 (Turkey and Czech Republic) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.

Access list for 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Teams entering in this round

Teams advancing from previous round

Preliminary round
(4 teams)

  • 4 champions from associations 52–55

First qualifying round
(32 teams)

  • 31 champions from associations 20–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 1 winner from the preliminary round

Second qualifying round

Champions Path
(20 teams)

  • 4 champions from associations 16–19
  • 16 winners from the first qualifying round

League Path
(4 teams)

  • 4 runners-up from associations 12–15

Third qualifying round

Champions Path
(12 teams)

  • 2 champions from associations 14–15
  • 10 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)

League Path
(8 teams)

  • 5 runners-up from associations 7–11
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
  • 2 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)

Play-off round

Champions Path
(8 teams)

  • 2 champions from associations 12–13
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)

League Path
(4 teams)

  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)

Group stage
(32 teams)

  • 11 champions from associations 1–11
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–5
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 4 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)

Knockout phase
(16 teams)

  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams [edit ]

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses ( TH : Champions League title holders ; EL : Europa League title holders ). [ 17 ]

Notes

The schedule of the competition was as follows ( all draws were held at the UEFA headquarter in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise ). [ 19 ]

Schedule for 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Phase

Round

Draw date

First leg

Second leg

Qualifying

Preliminary round

12 June 2018

26 June 2018 (semi-final round)

29 June 2018 (final round)

First qualifying round

19 June 2018

10–11 July 2018

17–18 July 2018

Second qualifying round

24–25 July 2018

31 July – 1 August 2018

Third qualifying round

23 July 2018

7–8 August 2018

14 August 2018

Play-off

Play-off round

6 August 2018

21–22 August 2018

28–29 August 2018

Group stage

Matchday 1

30 August 2018
(Monaco)

18–19 September 2018

Matchday 2

2–3 October 2018

Matchday 3

23–24 October 2018

Matchday 4

6–7 November 2018

Matchday 5

27–28 November 2018

Matchday 6

11–12 December 2018

Knockout phase

Round of 16

17 December 2018

12–13 & 19–20 February 2019

5–6 & 12–13 March 2019

Quarter-finals

15 March 2019

9–10 April 2019

16–17 April 2019

Semi-finals

30 April – 1 May 2019

7–8 May 2019

Final

1 June 2019 at Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
From this season, there were staggered kick-off times in the group stage at 18:55 CET and 21:00 CET. Kick-off times starting from the knock-out phase were 21:00 CET. [ 15 ]

preliminary cycle [edit ]

In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients, [ 20 ] and then drawn into one-legged semi-final and final ties. The draw for the preliminary polish was held on 12 June 2018. [ 21 ] The semi-final round was played on 26 June, and the concluding round was played on 29 June 2018, both at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar. [ 22 ] The losers of both semi-final and final examination rounds entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second stipulate round .
Drita ‘s win on 26 June 2018 was the first gear prison term that a team representing Kosovo had won a game in any UEFA rival .

Qualifying rounds [edit ]

In the qualify and play-off rounds, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients, [ 20 ] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties .

foremost qualifying round [edit ]

The draw for the first qualify round was held on 19 June 2018. [ 23 ] The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2018. The losers entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second passing rung, except one team were drawn to receive a adieu to the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying rung .
Notes

second qualify round [edit ]

The irregular qualify polish was split into two separate sections : Champions Path ( for league champions ) and League Path ( for league non-champions ). The draw for the second qualify attack was held on 19 June 2018. [ 23 ] The first legs were played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 31 July and 1 August 2018. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round .

third qualifying round [edit ]

The third stipulate attack was split into two separate sections : Champions Path ( for league champions ) and League Path ( for league non-champions ). The trace for the third stipulate round was held on 23 July 2018. [ 24 ] The first legs were played on 7 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 14 August 2018. The losers from Champions Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League play-off round, while the losers from League Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage .

Play-off round [edit ]

The play-off round was split into two divide sections : Champions Path ( for league champions ) and League Path ( for league non-champions ). The absorb for the play-off cycle was held on 6 August 2018. [ 25 ] The inaugural legs were played on 21 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 August. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage .

Group stage [edit ]

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. [ 26 ] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the lapp association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the be principles ( introduced starting this season ) : [ 13 ]

  • Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2017 UEFA country coefficients. If either or both title holders were one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association(s) are also seeded into Pot 1.
  • Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients.[20]

In each group, teams played against each early home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runner-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League round off of 32. The matchdays were 18–19 September, 2–3 October, 23–24 October, 6–7 November, 27–28 November, and 11–12 December 2018.

The youth teams of the clubs that qualified for the group stagecoach besides participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they competed in the UEFA Champions League Path ( the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations competed in a classify domestic Champions Path until the play-offs ). A entire of fifteen national associations were represented in the group stage. 1899 Hoffenheim, Red Star Belgrade ( 1991 European champions ) and Young Boys made their debut appearances in the group stage ( although Red Star Belgrade had appeared in the european Cup group stage ) .

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points ( 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss ), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the decree given, to determine the rankings ( Regulations Articles 17.01 ) : [ 13 ]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above was reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Wins in all group matches;
  10. Away wins in all group matches;
  11. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  12. UEFA club coefficient.

Group A [edit ]

  1. a b tete-a-tete goal difference : Borussia Dortmund +2, Atlético Madrid –2 .

Group B [edit ]

  1. a b neck and neck away goals : Tottenham Hotspur 1, Inter Milan 0 .

Group C [edit ]

  1. a b Goals in all group matches : Liverpool 9, Napoli 7 .

Group D [edit ]

Group E [edit ]

Group F [edit ]

Group G [edit ]

  1. a b tete-a-tete points : Viktoria Plzeň 4, CSKA Moscow 1 .

Group H [edit ]

Knockout phase [edit ]

In the hard phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match concluding. The mechanism of the withdraw for each round was as follows :

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the “home” team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

bracket [edit ]

Round of 16 [edit ]

The draw for the attack of 16 was held on 17 December 2018. [ 27 ] The first legs were played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second base legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019 .
The pull for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019. [ 28 ] The first legs were played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2019 .
Notes

  1. ^ club of legs reversed after original draw, in club to avoid a schedule conflict with the Manchester City vanadium Tottenham Hotspur match in the same city .

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2019 ( after the quarter-final draw ). [ 28 ] The first legs were played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second gear legs were played on 7 and 8 May 2019. Liverpool ‘s improbable 4–0 rejoinder winnings against Barcelona in a return leg fixture at Anfield, having lost the first stage to the spanish side 3–0 at the Camp Nou, is considered one of the greatest Champions League comebacks of all time. [ 29 ]

final [edit ]

The final was played on 1 June 2019 at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. The “ home ” team ( for administrative purposes ) was determined by an extra draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draw. [ 28 ]

Statistics [edit ]

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off beat .

lead goalscorers [edit ]

exceed assists [edit ]

Squad of the season [edit ]

On 2 June 2019, the UEFA technical survey group selected the be 20 players as the team of the tournament. [ 32 ]

Players of the season [edit ]

Votes were cast for players of the season by coaches of the 32 teams in the group stagecoach, together with 55 journalists selected by the european Sports Media ( ESM ) group, representing each of UEFA ‘s extremity associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their circus tent three players, with the first experience five points, the second three and the third base one. The short list of the top three players was announced on 8 August 2019. [ 33 ] The award winners were announced and presented during the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 29 August 2019 .

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

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