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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was played between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2] It was the second time that both teams faced each other in the competition's decisive match, having previously met in the 1998 final. Real Madrid, the defending champions after defeating Atlético Madrid in the 2016 final, beat Juventus 4–1 to win a record-extending 12th title. With this victory, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their title in the Champions League era, and the first to do so since Milan in 1990.
Real Madrid qualified as the UEFA representative for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa LeagueManchester United, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup.

Association team allocation

A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations were expected to participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league, and Kosovo, whose participation was not accepted in their first attempt as UEFA members). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3]
  • Associations 1–3 each had four teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each had three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–15 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–54 (except Liechtenstein) each had one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league. Because a maximum of five teams from one association can enter the Champions League, if both the Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders were from the same top three ranked association and finish outside the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association would be moved to the Europa League.[4] For this season:

Association ranking

For the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15.[5][6]
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
  • (EL) – Additional berth for Europa League title holders
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
1Spain Spain99.9994+1(EL)
2England England80.391
3Germany Germany79.415
4Italy Italy70.5103
5Portugal Portugal61.382
6France France52.416
7Russia Russia50.4982
8Ukraine Ukraine45.166
9Netherlands Netherlands40.979
10Belgium Belgium37.200
11Switzerland Switzerland34.375
12Turkey Turkey32.600
13Greece Greece31.900
14Czech Republic Czech Republic29.125
15Romania Romania26.299
16Austria Austria25.6751
17Croatia Croatia23.500
18Cyprus Cyprus22.300
19Poland Poland21.500
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
20Israel Israel21.0001
21Belarus Belarus20.750
22Denmark Denmark19.800
23Scotland Scotland17.900
24Sweden Sweden17.725
25Bulgaria Bulgaria16.750
26Norway Norway14.375
27Serbia Serbia13.875
28Slovenia Slovenia13.625
29Azerbaijan Azerbaijan12.500
30Slovakia Slovakia11.250
31Hungary Hungary11.000
32Kazakhstan Kazakhstan10.375
33Moldova Moldova10.000
34Georgia (country) Georgia9.375
35Finland Finland8.200
36Iceland Iceland8.000
37Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina7.500
RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes
38Liechtenstein Liechtenstein6.0000
39Republic of Macedonia Macedonia5.8751
40Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland5.750
41Montenegro Montenegro5.625
42Albania Albania5.375
43Luxembourg Luxembourg5.125
44Northern Ireland Northern Ireland4.875
45Lithuania Lithuania4.500
46Latvia Latvia4.250
47Malta Malta4.208
48Estonia Estonia3.500
49Faroe Islands Faroe Islands3.500
50Wales Wales2.875
51Armenia Armenia2.750
52Andorra Andorra0.833
53San Marino San Marino0.499
54Gibraltar Gibraltar0.250
55Kosovo Kosovo[Note KOS]0.0000
Notes
  1. ^ Kosovo (KOS): Kosovo became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016.[7] UEFA decided that their domestic champions could participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League only if they could meet licensing criteria under article 15 of the UEFA Club Licensing & Financial Fair Play regulations, which would be confirmed following the assessment made by the UEFA administration within the deadline of 31 May 2016.[8] However, Kosovo's entry, Feronikeli (as the champions of the 2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo), was denied by UEFA in June due to the club failing licensing requirements, and also because the club could not provide a suitable stadium and UEFA did not allow them to play their home matches in a foreign country.[9][10]

Distribution

In the default access list, the Champions League title holders enter the group stage.[3][11] However, since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage (as the runners-up of the 2015–16 La Liga), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage is given to the Europa League title holders, Sevilla.[12][13][14]
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(8 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 47–54
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 30 champions from associations 16–46 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 4 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying roundChampions Route
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 13–15
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off roundChampions Route
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Route)
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4–5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (League Route)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 1–12
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • Europa League title holders
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (League Route)
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses, except Sevilla which qualified as Europa League title holders (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).[15][16][17]
Group stage
Spain Real MadridTH (2nd)Germany Bayern Munich (1st)Portugal Sporting CP (2nd)Belgium Club Brugge (1st)
Spain Barcelona (1st)Germany Borussia Dortmund (2nd)France Paris Saint-Germain (1st)Switzerland Basel (1st)
Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd)Germany Bayer Leverkusen (3rd)France Lyon (2nd)Turkey Beşiktaş (1st)
England Leicester City (1st)Italy Juventus (1st)Russia CSKA Moscow (1st)Spain Sevilla (EL)
England Arsenal (2nd)Italy Napoli (2nd)Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
England Tottenham Hotspur (3rd)Portugal Benfica (1st)Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st)
Play-off round
Champions RouteLeague Route
Spain Villarreal (4th)Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (4th)Portugal Porto (3rd)
England Manchester City (4th)Italy Roma (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions RouteLeague Route
Greece Olympiacos (1st)France Monaco (3rd)[Note FRA]Belgium Anderlecht (2nd)Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd)
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (1st)Russia Rostov (2nd)Switzerland Young Boys (2nd)Romania Steaua București (2nd)
Romania Astra Giurgiu (1st)Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd)Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd)
Netherlands Ajax (2nd)Greece PAOK (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (1st)Sweden IFK Norrköping (1st)Kazakhstan Astana (1st)Montenegro Mladost Podgorica (1st)
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st)Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (1st)Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)Albania Partizani Tirana (2nd)[Note ALB]
Cyprus APOEL (1st)Norway Rosenborg (1st)Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Poland Legia Warsaw (1st)Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st)Finland SJK (1st)Northern Ireland Crusaders (1st)
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1st)Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (1st)Iceland FH (1st)Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius (1st)
Belarus BATE Borisov (1st)Azerbaijan Qarabağ (1st)Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (1st)Latvia Liepāja (1st)
Denmark Copenhagen (1st)Slovakia Trenčín (1st)Republic of Macedonia Vardar (1st)
Scotland Celtic (1st)Hungary Ferencváros (1st)Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1st)
First qualifying round
Malta Valletta (1st)Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn (1st)Armenia Alashkert (1st)San Marino Tre Penne (1st)
Estonia Flora Tallinn (1st)Wales The New Saints (1st)Andorra FC Santa Coloma (1st)Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (1st)
Notes
  1. ^ Albania (ALB): Skënderbeu Korçë would have qualified for the Champions League second qualifying round as the champions of the 2015–16 Albanian Superliga, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for match-fixing.[18][19] They appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and UEFA agreed to suspend the exclusion and Skënderbeu Korçë were included in the second qualifying round draw.[20] The final decision to exclude Skënderbeu Korçë was made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 6 July 2016, before the second qualifying round was played.[21][22] As a result, the berth was given to the runners-up Partizani Tirana.[23]
  2. ^ France (FRA): Monaco are a club based in Monaco (which is not a UEFA member), but participate in the Champions League through one of the berths for France as they finished third in the 2015–16 Ligue 1 (any coefficient points they earn count toward France).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in NyonSwitzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3][24][25]
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingFirst qualifying round20 June 201628–29 June 20165–6 July 2016
Second qualifying round12–13 July 201619–20 July 2016
Third qualifying round15 July 201626–27 July 20162–3 August 2016
Play-offPlay-off round5 August 201616–17 August 201623–24 August 2016
Group stageMatchday 125 August 2016
(Monaco)
13–14 September 2016
Matchday 227–28 September 2016
Matchday 318–19 October 2016
Matchday 41–2 November 2016
Matchday 522–23 November 2016
Matchday 66–7 December 2016
Knockout phaseRound of 1612 December 201614–15 & 21–22 February 20177–8 & 14–15 March 2017
Quarter-finals17 March 201711–12 April 201718–19 April 2017
Semi-finals21 April 20172–3 May 20179–10 May 2017
Final3 June 2017 at Millennium StadiumCardiff

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients,[26][27][28] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

The draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held on 20 June 2016.[29][30] The first legs were played on 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 July 2016.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Flora Tallinn Estonia2–3Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps2–10–2
The New Saints Wales5–1San Marino Tre Penne2–13–0
Valletta Malta2–2 (a)Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn1–01–2
FC Santa Coloma Andorra0–3Armenia Alashkert0–00–3

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2016.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Qarabağ Azerbaijan3–1Luxembourg F91 Dudelange2–01–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel3–2Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol3–20–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia6–6 (a)Slovakia Trenčín3–43–2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria3–0Latvia Liepāja1–02–0
Vardar Republic of Macedonia3–5Croatia Dinamo Zagreb1–22–3
The New Saints Wales0–3Cyprus APOEL0–00–3
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina1–3Poland Legia Warsaw1–10–2
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria5–0Montenegro Mladost Podgorica2–03–0
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)3–1Armenia Alashkert2–01–1
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania1–2Kazakhstan Astana0–01–2
Partizani Tirana Albania2–2 (3–1 p)Hungary Ferencváros1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
BATE Borisov Belarus4–2Finland SJK2–02–2
Valletta Malta2–4Serbia Red Star Belgrade1–21–2
Rosenborg Norway5–4Sweden IFK Norrköping3–12–3
Dundalk Republic of Ireland3–3 (a)Iceland FH1–12–2
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar1–3Scotland Celtic1–00–3
Crusaders Northern Ireland0–9Denmark Copenhagen0–30–6

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League play-off round.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2016.[31][32] The first legs were played on 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2016.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Route
Rosenborg Norway2–4Cyprus APOEL2–10–3
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–0Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi2–01–0
Olympiacos Greece0–1Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva0–00–1
Astana Kazakhstan2–3Scotland Celtic1–11–2
Trenčín Slovakia0–1Poland Legia Warsaw0–10–0
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic1–1 (a)Azerbaijan Qarabağ0–01–1
Astra Giurgiu Romania1–4Denmark Copenhagen1–10–3
BATE Borisov Belarus1–3Republic of Ireland Dundalk1–00–3
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria6–4Serbia Red Star Belgrade2–24–2 (a.e.t.)
Partizani Tirana Albania0–3Austria Red Bull Salzburg0–10–2
League Route
Ajax Netherlands3–2Greece PAOK1–12–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–3Romania Steaua București1–10–2
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–2 (2–4 p)Switzerland Young Boys2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Rostov Russia4–2Belgium Anderlecht2–22–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey3–4France Monaco2–11–3

Play-off round

The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2016.[33][34] The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 August 2016.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Route
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria4–2Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň2–02–2
Celtic Scotland5–4Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva5–20–2
Copenhagen Denmark2–1Cyprus APOEL1–01–1
Dundalk Republic of Ireland1–3Poland Legia Warsaw0–21–1
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–2Austria Red Bull Salzburg1–12–1 (a.e.t.)
League Route
Steaua București Romania0–6England Manchester City0–50–1
Porto Portugal4–1Italy Roma1–13–0
Ajax Netherlands2–5Russia Rostov1–11–4
Young Boys Switzerland2–9Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach1–31–6
Villarreal Spain1–3France Monaco1–20–1

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
Green pog.svg Green: Group E; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2016, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[35] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):[36][37]
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2016.
The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also play in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they compete in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the knockout phase).
A total of 17 national associations are represented in the group stage. Leicester City and Rostov made their debut appearances in the group stage.[38]

Group A

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationARSPSGLUDBAS
1England Arsenal6420186+1214Advance to knockout phase2–26–02–0
2France Paris Saint-Germain6330137+6121–12–23–0
3Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad6033615−93Transfer to Europa League2–31–30–0
4Switzerland Basel6024312−921–41–21–1
Source: UEFA

Group B

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationNAPBENBESDK
1Italy Napoli6321118+311Advance to knockout phase4–22–30–0
2Portugal Benfica62221010081–21–11–0
3Turkey Beşiktaş6141914−57Transfer to Europa League1–13–31–1
4Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv612386+251–20–26–0
Source: UEFA

Group C

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBARMCMGLCEL
1Spain Barcelona6501204+1615Advance to knockout phase4–04–07–0
2England Manchester City62311210+293–14–01–1
3Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach6123512−75Transfer to Europa League1–21–11–1
4Scotland Celtic6033516−1130–23–30–2
Source: UEFA

Group D

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationATLBAYROSPSV
1Spain Atlético Madrid650172+515Advance to knockout phase1–02–12–0
2Germany Bayern Munich6402146+8121–05–04–1
3Russia Rostov6123612−65Transfer to Europa League0–13–22–2
4Netherlands PSV Eindhoven6024411−720–11–20–0
Source: UEFA

Group E

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationMONBLTOTCSM
1France Monaco632197+211Advance to knockout phase1–12–13–0
2Germany Bayer Leverkusen624084+4103–00–02–2
3England Tottenham Hotspur62136607Transfer to Europa League1–20–13–1
4Russia CSKA Moscow6033511−631–11–10–1
Source: UEFA

Group F

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationDORRMLEGSCP
1Germany Borussia Dortmund6420219+1214Advance to knockout phase2–28–41–0
2Spain Real Madrid63301610+6122–25–12–1
3Poland Legia Warsaw6114924−154Transfer to Europa League0–63–31–0
4Portugal Sporting CP610558−331–21–22–0
Source: UEFA

Group G

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationLEIPORCOPCLU
1England Leicester City641176+113Advance to knockout phase1–01–02–1
2Portugal Porto632193+6115–01–11–0
3Denmark Copenhagen623172+59Transfer to Europa League0–00–04–0
4Belgium Club Brugge6006214−1200–31–20–2
Source: UEFA

Group H

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationJUVSEVOLDZ
1Italy Juventus6420112+914Advance to knockout phase0–01–12–0
2Spain Sevilla632173+4111–31–04–0
3France Lyon622253+28Transfer to Europa League0–10–03–0
4Croatia Dinamo Zagreb6006015−1500–40–10–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

Bracket

 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                     
 Portugal Benfica101 
 Germany Borussia Dortmund044 
  Germany Borussia Dortmund213 
  France Monaco336 
 England Manchester City516
 France Monaco (a)336 
  France Monaco011 
  Italy Juventus224 
 Portugal Porto000 
 Italy Juventus213 
  Italy Juventus303
  Spain Barcelona000 
 France Paris Saint-Germain415
 Spain Barcelona066 
  Italy Juventus1
  Spain Real Madrid4
 Germany Bayern Munich5510 
 England Arsenal112 
  Germany Bayern Munich123
  Spain Real Madrid (a.e.t.)246 
 Spain Real Madrid336
 Italy Napoli112 
  Spain Real Madrid314
  Spain Atlético Madrid022 
 Germany Bayer Leverkusen202 
 Spain Atlético Madrid404 
  Spain Atlético Madrid112
  England Leicester City011 
 Spain Sevilla202
 England Leicester City123 

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 12 December 2016.[39] The first legs were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 7, 8, 14 and 15 March 2017.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Manchester City England6–6 (a)France Monaco5–31–3
Real Madrid Spain6–2Italy Napoli3–13–1
Benfica Portugal1–4Germany Borussia Dortmund1–00–4
Bayern Munich Germany10–2England Arsenal5–15–1
Porto Portugal0–3Italy Juventus0–20–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany2–4Spain Atlético Madrid2–40–0
Paris Saint-Germain France5–6Spain Barcelona4–01–6
Sevilla Spain2–3England Leicester City2–10–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2017.[40] The first legs were played on 11 and 12 April, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 April 2017.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Madrid Spain2–1England Leicester City1–01–1
Borussia Dortmund Germany3–6France Monaco2–31–3
Bayern Munich Germany3–6Spain Real Madrid1–22–4 (a.e.t.)
Juventus Italy3–0Spain Barcelona3–00–0

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 21 April 2017.[41] The first legs were played on 2 and 3 May, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 May 2017.
Team 1Agg.Team 21st leg2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain4–2Spain Atlético Madrid3–01–2
Monaco France1–4Italy Juventus0–21–2

Final

The final was played on 3 June 2017 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2][42] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.
3 June 2017
19:45 BST
Juventus Italy1–4Spain Real Madrid
Mandžukić Goal 27'Report
Millennium StadiumCardiff
Attendance: 65,842[43]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
RankPlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSpain Real Madrid121200
2Argentina Lionel MessiSpain Barcelona11810
3Uruguay Edinson CavaniFrance Paris Saint-Germain8720
Poland Robert LewandowskiGermany Bayern Munich794
5Gabon Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGermany Borussia Dortmund7708
6France Kylian MbappéFrance Monaco6536
France Antoine GriezmannSpain Atlético Madrid1068
8Argentina Sergio AgüeroEngland Manchester City5541
Belgium Dries MertensItaly Napoli571
Colombia Radamel FalcaoFrance Monaco666
France Karim BenzemaSpain Real Madrid954
Argentina Gonzalo HiguaínItaly Juventus1039
Source:[44]

Top assists

RankPlayerTeamAssistsMinutes played
1Brazil NeymarSpain Barcelona8797
2Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSpain Real Madrid61200
3France Ousmane DembéléGermany Borussia Dortmund5769
Spain Dani CarvajalSpain Real Madrid975
5France Benjamin MendyFrance AS Monaco4525
England Raheem SterlingEngland Manchester City577
Argentina Eduardo SalvioPortugal Benfica628
France Thomas LemarFrance AS Monaco895
Source:[45]

Squad of the season

The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.[46]
Pos.NameTeam
GKItaly Gianluigi BuffonItaly Juventus
Slovenia Jan OblakSpain Atlético Madrid
DFUruguay Diego GodínSpain Atlético Madrid
Italy Leonardo BonucciItaly Juventus
Spain Dani CarvajalSpain Real Madrid
Spain Sergio RamosSpain Real Madrid
Brazil MarceloSpain Real Madrid
MFBrazil CasemiroSpain Real Madrid
Germany Toni KroosSpain Real Madrid
Croatia Luka ModrićSpain Real Madrid
Spain IscoSpain Real Madrid
Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem PjanićItaly Juventus
France Tiemoué BakayokoFrance Monaco
FWFrance Antoine GriezmannSpain Atlético Madrid
Argentina Lionel MessiSpain Barcelona
Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSpain Real Madrid
Poland Robert LewandowskiGermany Bayern Munich
France Kylian MbappéFrance Monaco