2018 Coupe de la Ligue Final

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.

2018 Coupe de la Ligue Final

French League Cup Final
The Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux hosted the final
Event	2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain Monaco 3 0
Date	31 March 2018
Venue	Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Man of the Match	Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]
Referee	Clément Turpin[2]
Attendance	41,248
Weather	Clear 5 °C (41 °F) 76% humidity[3]

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

31 March 2018

21:05 CEST

Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Monaco
Cavani  8' (pen.), 85' Di María  21'	Report

Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 41,248

Referee: Clément Turpin

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. "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. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
2. "Première Finale pour Clément Turpin" [First final for Clément Turpin]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 21 March 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.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Official website (in French)