The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was the 64th season of Europe's premier 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 time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition from the round of 16 onward.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 26 June – 29 August 2018 Competition proper: 18 September 2018 – 1 June 2019 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 79 (from 54 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Liverpool (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 366 (2.93 per match) |
| Attendance | 6,163,044 (49,304 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Lionel Messi (12 goals) |
| Best player(s) |
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The final was played at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, in the second all-English final after Manchester United beat Chelsea in Moscow in 2008. Liverpool won the match 2–0 to claim their sixth European Cup – becoming the third ever team to do so, behind Real Madrid in 1966, and Milan in 2003. The win gave Liverpool automatic qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage 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 also reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, this was the first season to have multiple finals of major European club competitions featuring teams from a single nation.
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. Although Ajax was eliminated in the semi-finals, they had played more matches than any other team before, as they had to play six Champions League qualifying matches.
Champions League 2018 - 2019
Group stage
Matchday oneHighlights: Liverpool 3-2 Paris
Tuesday 18 September
Group A: Club Brugge 0-1 Dortmund, Monaco 1-2 Atlético
Group B: Barcelona 4-0 PSV Eindhoven, Inter 2-1 Tottenham
Group C: Liverpool 3-2 Paris, Crvena zvezda 0-0 Napoli
Group D: Galatasaray 3-0 Lokomotiv Moskva, Schalke 1-1 Porto
Wednesday 19 September
Group E: Ajax 3-0 AEK Athens, Benfica 0-2 Bayern München
Group F: Shakhtar 2-2 Hoffenheim, Manchester City 1-2 Lyon
Group G: Real Madrid 3-0 Roma, Viktoria Plzeň 2-2 CSKA Moskva
Group H: Young Boys 0-3 Manchester United, Valencia 0-2 Juventus
Matchday two
Highlights: Juventus 3-0 Young Boys
Tuesday 2 October
Group E: Bayern München 1-1 Ajax, AEK Athens 2-3 Benfica
Group F: Hoffenheim 1-2 Manchester City, Lyon 2-2 Shakhtar
Group G: CSKA Moskva 1-0 Real Madrid, Roma 5-0 Viktoria Plzeň
Group H: Juventus 3-0 Young Boys Manchester United 0-0 Valencia
Wednesday 3 October
Group A: Atlético 3-1 Club Brugge, Dortmund 3-0 Monaco
Group B: Tottenham 2-4 Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Inter
Group C: Paris 6-1 Crvena zvezda, Napoli 1-0 Liverpool
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva 0-1 Schalke, Porto 1-0 Galatasaray
Matchday three
Highlights: Dortmund 4-0 Atlético
Tuesday 23 October
Group E: AEK Athens 0-2 Bayern München, Ajax 1-0 Benfica
Group F: Hoffenheim 3-3 Lyon, Shakhtar 0-3 Manchester City
Group G: Roma 3-0 CSKA Moskva, Real Madrid 2-1 Viktoria Plzeň
Group H: Young Boys 1-1 Valencia, Manchester United 0-1 Juventus
Wednesday 24 October
Group A: Club Brugge 1-1 Monaco, Dortmund 4-0 Atlético
Group B: PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Tottenham, Barcelona 2-0 Inter
Group C: Paris 2-2 Napoli, Liverpool 4-0 Crvena zvezda
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva 1-3 Porto, Galatasaray 0-0 Schalke
Matchday four
Watch Ronaldo's volley v United from EVERY angle
Tuesday 6 November
Group A: Monaco 0-4 Club Brugge, Atlético 2-0 Dortmund
Group B: Tottenham 2-1 PSV Eindhoven, Inter 1-1 Barcelona
Group C: Crvena zvezda 2-0 Liverpool, Napoli 1-1 Paris
Group D: Porto 4-1 Lokomotiv Moskva, Schalke 2-0 Galatasaray
Wednesday 7 November
Group E: Bayern München 2-0 AEK Athens, Benfica 1-1 Ajax
Group F: Lyon 2-2 Hoffenheim, Manchester City 6-0 Shakhtar
Group G: CSKA Moskva 1-2 Roma, Viktoria Plzeň 0-5 Real Madrid
Group H: Valencia 3-1 Young Boys, Juventus 1-2 Manchester United
Matchday five
Highlights: Lyon 2-2 Man. City
Tuesday 27 November
Group E: AEK Athens 0-2 Ajax, Bayern München 5-1 Benfica
Group F: Hoffenheim 2-3 Shakhtar, Lyon 2-2 Manchester City
Group G: CSKA Moskva 1-2 Viktoria Plzeň, Roma 0-2 Real Madrid
Group H: Manchester United 1-0 Young Boys, Juventus 1-0 Valencia
Wednesday 28 November
Group A: Atlético 2-0 Monaco, Dortmund 0-0 Club Brugge
Group B: PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Barcelona, Tottenham 1-0 Inter
Group C: Paris 2-1 Liverpool, Napoli 3-1 Crvena zvezda
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva 2-0 Galatasaray, Porto 3-1 Schalke
Matchday six
Highlights: Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham
Tuesday 11 December
Group A: Club Brugge 0-0 Atlético, Monaco 0-2 Dortmund
Group B: Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham, Inter 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
Group C: Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, Crvena zvezda 1-4 Paris
Group D: Galatasaray 2-3 Porto, Schalke 1-0 Lokomotiv Moskva
Wednesday 12 December
Group E: Ajax 3-3 Bayern München, Benfica 1-0 AEK Athens
Group F: Shakhtar 1-1 Lyon, Manchester City 2-1 Hoffenheim
Group G: Real Madrid 0-3 CSKA Moskva, Viktoria Plzeň 2-1 Roma
Group H: Young Boys 2-1 Juventus, Valencia 2-1 Manchester United
Knockout phase
Round of 16 first legs
Tuesday 12 February
Manchester United 0-2 Paris
Roma 2-1 Porto
Highlights: Tottenham 3-0 Dortmund
Wednesday 13 February
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Borussia Dortmund
Ajax 1-2 Real Madrid
Tuesday 19 February
Lyon 0-0 Barcelona
Liverpool 0-0 Bayern München
Wednesday 20 February
Schalke 2-3 Manchester City
Atlético Madrid 2-0 Juventus
Round of 16 second legs
Tuesday 5 MarchBorussia Dortmund 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur (agg: 0-4)
Real Madrid 1-4 Ajax (agg: 3-5)
Watch United's memorable comeback in Paris
Wednesday 6 March
Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Manchester United (agg: 3-3, United win on away goals)
Porto 3-1 Roma (aet, agg: 4-3)
Tuesday 12 March
Manchester City 7-0 Schalke (agg: 10-2)
Juventus 3-0 Atlético Madrid (agg: 3-2)
Wednesday 13 March
Barcelona 5-1 Lyon (agg: 5-1)
Bayern München 1-3 Liverpool (agg: 1-3)
Quarter-final first legs
Highlights: Liverpool 2-0 Porto
Tuesday 9 April
Liverpool 2-0 Porto
Tottenham 1-0 Manchester City
Wednesday 10 April
Ajax 1-1 Juventus
Manchester United 0-1 Barcelona
Quarter-final second legs
Tuesday 16 AprilBarcelona 3-0 Manchester United (agg: 4-0)
Juventus 1-2 Ajax (agg: 2-3)
Wednesday 17 April
Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham (agg: 4-4, Tottenham win on away goals)
Porto 1-4 Liverpool (agg: 1-6)
Semi-final first legs
Highlights: Liverpool 4-0 BarcelonaTuesday 30 April
Tottenham 0-1 Ajax
Wednesday 1 May
Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool
Semi-final second legs
Tuesday 7 MayLiverpool 4-0 Barcelona (agg: 4-3)
Wednesday 8 May
Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (agg: 3-3, Tottenham win on away goals)
Highlights: Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
Final
1 June: Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool