2018-19 Champions League season guide: results and reports
Lucas Moura’s hat-trick against Ajax sent Tottenham Hotspur through to the final against Liverpool in Madrid
The 2019 Uefa Champions League final will be an all-English affair with Tottenham Hotspur taking on Liverpool in Madrid on 1 June.
Brazilian forward Lucas Moura was the Spurs hero after scoring a hat-trick - including an injury-time winner - in a dramatic 3-2 victory against Ajax in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday 8 May.
With the tie finishing 3-3 on aggregate the north London club progress to the final on away goals.
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After Liverpool’s miraculous comeback against Barcelona Spurs also had to achieve a miracle. They were 2-0 down at half-time in Amsterdam but Moura’s treble saw them over the line.
Liverpool lost 3-0 away in Barcelona but the Anfield club hit back to win the semi-final second leg 4-0 at Anfield.
Champions League semi-finals
First leg results and reports
Semi-final second leg results and reports
- Liverpool 4 Barcelona 0 (4-3 on aggregate)
- Ajax 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 (3-3 on aggregate, Spurs win on away goals)
When is the Champions League final?
The 2018-19 Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool will be played at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday 1 June (8pm kick-off UK time).
Final ‘home team’
Uefa has confirmed which team will be at “home” for the final in Madrid. Tottenham will be the designated home team, with Liverpool being the away team.
Uefa Champions League final: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool
- When: Saturday 1 June
- Where: Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
- Kick-off time: 8pm (BST)
- TV channel: BT Sport 2 and live streamed on YouTube
- Match preview: predictions and team news
How to watch the Champions League on TV
BT Sport has exclusive rights to show Uefa Champions League football in the UK. All Champions League matches are live on the BT Sport network.
Champions League 2018-2019 season guide
When and where is the 2019 Champions League final?
The final is on Saturday 1 June at the Estadio Metropolitano, home of Uefa Super Cup winners Atletico Madrid.
2018-19 Champions League results
Group stage draw
- Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge
- Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan
- Group C: Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade
- Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray
- Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
- Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
- Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen
- Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
Group stage matchday one
- Group A: Club Brugge 0 Borussia Dortmund 1; Monaco 1 Atletico Madrid 2
- Group B: Barcelona 4 PSV Eindhoven 0; Inter Milan 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
- Group C: Red Star Belgrade 0 Napoli 0; Liverpool 3 Paris Saint-Germain 2
- Group D: Schalke 1 Porto 1; Galatasaray 3 Lokomotiv Moscow 0
- Group E: Ajax 3 AEK Athens 0; Benfica 0 Bayern Munich 2
- Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Hoffenheim 2; Manchester City 1 Lyon 2
- Group G: Real Madrid 3 Roma 0; Viktoria Plzen 2 CSKA Moscow 2
- Group H: Valencia 0 Juventus 2; Young Boys 0 Manchester United 3
Group stage matchday two
- Group A: Atletico Madrid 3 Club Brugge 1; Borussia Dortmund 3 Monaco 0
- Group B: PSV Eindhoven 1 Inter Milan 2; Tottenham Hotspur 2 Barcelona 4
- Group C: Paris Saint-Germain 6 Red Star Belgrade 1; Napoli 1 Liverpool 0
- Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow 0 Schalke 1; Porto 1 Galatasaray 0
- Group E: AEK Athens 2 Benfica 3; Bayern Munich 1 Ajax 1
- Group F: Hoffenheim 1 Manchester City 2; Lyon 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 2
- Group G: CSKA Moscow 1 Real Madrid 0; Roma 5 Viktoria Plzen 0
- Group H: Juventus 3 Young Boys 0; Manchester United 0 Valencia 0
Group stage matchday three
- Group A: Club Brugge 1 Monaco 1; Borussia Dortmund 4 Atletico Madrid 0
- Group B: PSV Eindhoven 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2; Barcelona 2 Inter Milan 0
- Group C: Liverpool 4 Red Star Belgrade 0; Paris Saint-Germain 2 Napoli 2
- Group D: Galatasaray 0 Schalke 0; Lokomotiv Moscow 1 Porto 3
- Group E: AEK Athens 0 Bayern Munich 2; Ajax 1 Benfica 0
- Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Manchester City 3; Hoffenheim 3 Lyon 3
- Group G: Real Madrid 2 Viktoria Plzen 1; Roma 3 CSKA Moscow 0
- Group H: Young Boys 1 Valencia 1; Manchester United 0 Juventus 1
Group stage matchday four
- Group A: Monaco 0 Club Brugge 4; Atlético Madrid 2 Borussia Dortmund 0
- Group B: Inter Milan 1 Barcelona 1; Tottenham Hotspur 2 PSV Eindhoven 1
- Group C: Red Star Belgrade 2 Liverpool 0; Napoli 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1
- Group D: FC Porto 4 Lokomotiv Moscow 1; FC Schalke 04 2 Galatasaray 0
- Group E: Benfica 1 Ajax 1; Bayern Munich 2 AEK Athens 0
- Group F: Lyon 2 1899 Hoffenheim 2; Manchester City 6 Shakhtar Donetsk 0
- Group G: CSKA Moscow 1 Roma 2; Viktoria Plzen 0 Real Madrid 5
- Group H: Valencia 3 Young Boys 1; Juventus 1 Manchester United 2
Group stage matchday five
- Group A: Atlético Madrid 2 Monaco 0; Borussia Dortmund 0 Club Brugge 0
- Group B: PSV Eindhoven 1 Barcelona 2; Tottenham Hotspur 1 Inter Milan 0
- Group C: Napoli 3 Red Star Belgrade 1; Paris Saint Germain 2 Liverpool 1
- Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow 2 Galatasaray 0; FC Porto 3 FC Schalke 04 1
- Group E: AEK Athens 0 Ajax 2; Bayern Munich 5 Benfica 1
- Group F: Lyon 2 Manchester City 2; 1899 Hoffenheim 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 3
- Group G: CSKA Moscow 1 Viktoria Plzen 2; Roma 0 Real Madrid 2
- Group H: Juventus 1 Valencia 0; Manchester United 1 Young Boys 0
Group stage matchday six
- Group A: Club Brugge 0 Atlético Madrid 0; Monaco 0 Borussia Dortmund 2
- Group B: Barcelona 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1; Inter Milan 1 PSV Eindhoven 1
- Group C: Red Star Belgrade 1 Paris Saint-Germain 4; Liverpool 1 Napoli 0
- Group D: FC Schalke 04 1 Lokomotiv Moscow 0; Galatasaray 2 FC Porto 3
- Group E: Ajax 3 Bayern Munich 3; Benfica 1 AEK Athens 0
- Group F: Manchester City 2 1899 Hoffenheim 1; Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Lyon 1
- Group G: Real Madrid 0 CSKA Moscow 3; Viktoria Plzen 2 Roma 1
- Group H: Valencia 2 Manchester United 1; Young Boys 2 Juventus 1
Round of 16 first-leg results
- Manchester United 0 Paris Saint-Germain 2
- AS Roma 2 FC Porto 1
- Ajax 1 Real Madrid 2
- Tottenham Hotspur 3 Borussia Dortmund 0
- Liverpool 0 Bayern Munich 0
- Lyon 0 Barcelona 0
- Atlético Madrid 2 Juventus 0
- FC Schalke 04 2 Manchester City 3
Round of 16 second-leg results
- Borussia Dortmund 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0-4 on aggregate)
- Real Madrid 1 Ajax 4 (3-5 on aggregate)
- FC Porto 3 Roma 1 (4-3 on aggregate)
- Paris Saint-Germain 1 Manchester United 3 (3-3 on aggregate; Man Utd win on away goals)
- Juventus 3 Atletico Madrid 0 (3-2 on aggregate)
- Manchester City 7 FC Schalke 04 0 (7-0 on aggregate)
- Barcelona 5 Lyon 1 (5-1 on aggregate)
- Bayern Munich 1 Liverpool 3 (1-3 on aggregate)
Quarter-final first-leg results and reports
- Liverpool 2 FC Porto 0
- Tottenham Hotspur 1 Manchester City 0
- Manchester United 0 Barcelona 1
- Ajax 1 Juventus 1
Quarter-final second-leg results and reports
- Barcelona 3 Manchester United 0 (4-0 on aggregate)
- Juventus 1 Ajax 2 (2-3 on aggregate)
- Manchester City 4 Tottenham 3 (4-4 on aggregate; Tottenham win on away goals)
- FC Porto 1 Liverpool 4 (1-6 on aggregate)
Champions League semi-finals First leg results and reports
Semi-final second leg results and reports
- Liverpool 4 Barcelona 0 (4-3 on aggregate)
- Ajax 2 Tottenham 3 (3-3 on aggregate, Spurs win on away goals)
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