2018 Coupe de la Ligue final

2018 Coupe de la Ligue final
French League Cup Final
The Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux hosted the final
Event2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue
Date31 March 2018 (2018-03-31)
VenueNouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Man of the MatchKylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]
RefereeClément Turpin[2]
Attendance41,248
WeatherClear
5 °C (41 °F)
76% humidity[3]

The 2018 Coupe de la Ligue final decided the winner of the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, the 24th season of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 31 March 2018 at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux and was contested by reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, a rematch of the previous final.

Paris Saint-Germain won the final 3–0 for their 5th consecutive and 8th overall Coupe de la Ligue title.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Paris Saint-Germain Round Monaco
Opponent Result 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result
Strasbourg (A) 4–2 Round of 16 Caen (H) 2–0
Amiens (A) 2–0 Quarter-finals Nice (A) 2–1
Rennes (A) 3–2 Semi-finals Montpellier (H) 2–0

Match

Details

Paris Saint-Germain3–0Monaco
  • Cavani 8' (pen.), 85'
  • Di María 21'
Report
Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
GK 1 Kevin Trapp
RB 32 Dani Alves
CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 3 Presnel Kimpembe
LB 17 Yuri Berchiche
CM 6 Marco Verratti  70'
CM 25 Adrien Rabiot
CM 23 Julian Draxler  81'
RW 29 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Edinson Cavani
LW 11 Ángel Di María  52'
Substitutes:
GK 16 Alphonse Areola
DF 5 Marquinhos
DF 12 Thomas Meunier
DF 20 Layvin Kurzawa
MF 18 Giovani Lo Celso  70'
MF 19 Lassana Diarra  81'
MF 27 Javier Pastore  52'
Manager:
Unai Emery
GK 1 Danijel Subašić
RB 19 Djibril Sidibé
CB 25 Kamil Glik  31'
CB 5 Jemerson
LB 24 Andrea Raggi  75'
CM 2 Fabinho
CM 17 Youri Tielemans  46'
RW 20 Rony Lopes  73'
AM 8 João Moutinho  79'
LW 27 Thomas Lemar
CF 9 Radamel Falcao (c)  65'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Seydou Sy
DF 6 Jorge
DF 38 Almamy Touré
MF 7 Rachid Ghezzal  79'
MF 35 Kévin N'Doram
FW 10 Stevan Jovetić  46'
FW 15 Adama Diakhaby  73'
Manager:
Leonardo Jardim

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Nicolas Danos
Cyril Gringore
Fourth official:[2]
Mikael Lesage
Video assistant referee:[2]
Amaury Delerue
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Nicolas Rainville

Match rules[4]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

  1. ^ a b "PSG : Mbappé l'homme de la Finale" [PSG: Mbappé the man of the final]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Première Finale pour Clément Turpin" [First final for Clément Turpin]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Weather History for Bordeaux, France". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Règlement de la Coupe de la Ligue" [Regulations of the Coupe de la Ligue] (PDF). LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 3 April 2018.