2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

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The 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 7 August to 9 December 2018.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A
Grêmio
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
B Colombia Atlético Nacional Chile Colo-Colo
C Paraguay Libertad Argentina Atlético Tucumán
D Argentina River Plate
Flamengo
E Brazil Cruzeiro Argentina Racing
F Brazil Santos Argentina Estudiantes
G Brazil Corinthians Argentina Independiente
H
Palmeiras
 Argentina Boca Juniors

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16.[3]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 H
Palmeiras
 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Pot 1
2 A
Grêmio
 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14
3 C Paraguay Libertad 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
4 D Argentina River Plate 6 3 3 0 6 3 +3 12
5 E Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 15 5 +10 11
6 G Brazil Corinthians 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10
7 B Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 1 2 9 3 +6 10
8 F Brazil Santos 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
9 A Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 4 1 1 8 8 0 13 Pot 2
10 E Argentina Racing 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
11 D
Flamengo
 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10
12 G Argentina Independiente 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
13 C Argentina Atlético Tucumán 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
14 H Argentina Boca Juniors 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9
15 F Argentina Estudiantes 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8
16 B Chile Colo-Colo 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 22.i).[2]

Format

Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 23).
  • In the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 29).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 30).

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 June 2018, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4][5] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie.[6]

Bracket

The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarterfinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semifinals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 4 June 2018.

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                    
14 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 4 6
3 Paraguay Libertad 0 2 2
14 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 1 3
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 0 1 1
11
Flamengo
0 1 1
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 0 2
14 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 2 4
1
Palmeiras
0 2 2
16 Chile Colo-Colo (a) 1 1 2
6 Brazil Corinthians 0 2 2
16 Chile Colo-Colo 0 0 0
1
Palmeiras
2 2 4
9 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
1
Palmeiras
2 0 2
14 Argentina Boca Juniors 2 1 3
4 Argentina River Plate 2 3 5
12 Argentina Independiente 3 0 3
8 Brazil Santos 0 0 0
12 Argentina Independiente 0 1 1
4 Argentina River Plate 0 3 3
10 Argentina Racing 0 0 0
4 Argentina River Plate 0 3 3
4 Argentina River Plate (a) 0 2 2
2
Grêmio
1 1 2
13 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 2 0 2
7 Colombia Atlético Nacional 0 1 1
13 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0
2
Grêmio
2 4 6
15 Argentina Estudiantes 2 1 3 (3)
2
Grêmio (p
) 		1 2 3 (5)

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 7–9 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 28–30 August 2018.[7][8]

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing Argentina 0–3 Argentina River Plate 0–0 0–3
Colo-Colo Chile 2–2 (a) Brazil Corinthians 1–0 1–2
Flamengo Brazil
 1–2 Brazil Cruzeiro 0–2 1–0
Estudiantes Argentina 3–3 (3–5 p)
Grêmio
 2–1 1–2
Atlético Tucumán Argentina 2–1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2–0 0–1
Boca Juniors Argentina 6–2 Paraguay Libertad 2–0 4–2
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 1–2
Palmeiras
 0–2 1–0
Independiente Argentina 3–0 Brazil Santos 3–0[A] 0–0[B]
Notes
  1. Carlos Sánchez. The match originally ended 0–0.[9]
  • ^
    Match abandoned after 81 minutes due to crowd trouble, with the score 0–0 at the time.[10]

    • Match A

    River Plate Argentina3–0Argentina Racing
    		 Report
    Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
    )

    River Plate won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

    Match B

    Corinthians Brazil2–1Chile Colo-Colo
    		 Report
    Attendance: 38,112

    Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Colo-Colo won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

    Match C

    Flamengo Brazil
    		0–2Brazil Cruzeiro
    Report
    Attendance: 45,967
    Flamengo
    Report

    Cruzeiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

    Match D

    Grêmio
    		 Report
    Grêmio Brazil
    		2–1Argentina Estudiantes
    		 Report
    Penalties
    		 5–3
    Attendance: 48,082

    Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Grêmio won on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

    Match E

    Atlético Tucumán won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S4).

    Match F

    Boca Juniors Argentina2–0Paraguay Libertad
    		 Report
    Libertad Paraguay2–4Argentina Boca Juniors
    		 Report

    Boca Juniors won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S3).

    Match G

    Palmeiras
    Report
    Palmeiras Brazil
    		0–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
    Report
    Attendance: 33,204

    Palmeiras won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S2).

    Match H

    Independiente Argentina3–0
    Awarded[9]    		Brazil Santos
    Report
    Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
    Santos Brazil0–0Argentina Independiente
    Report
    Attendance: 33,642

    Independiente won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals (Match S1).

    Quarter-finals

    The first legs were played on 18–20 September, and the second legs were played on 2–4 October 2018.[11][12]

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score     		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Independiente Argentina 1–3 Argentina River Plate 0–0 1–3
    Colo-Colo Chile 0–4
    Palmeiras
    		 0–2 0–2
    Boca Juniors Argentina 3–1 Brazil Cruzeiro 2–0 1–1
    Atlético Tucumán Argentina 0–6
    Grêmio
    		 0–2 0–4

    Match S1

    River Plate Argentina3–1Argentina Independiente
    		 Report
    Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
    )

    River Plate won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

    Match S2

    Palmeiras
    Report
    • Bruno Henrique
      2'
    • Dudu 77'
    Palmeiras Brazil
    		2–0Chile Colo-Colo
    		 Report
    Attendance: 37,950

    Palmeiras won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

    Match S3

    Boca Juniors Argentina2–0Brazil Cruzeiro
    		 Report
    Cruzeiro Brazil1–1Argentina Boca Juniors
    • Sassá
      57'
    		 Report
    Attendance: 56,791

    Boca Juniors won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F2).

    Match S4

    Grêmio
    Report
    Grêmio Brazil
    		4–0Argentina Atlético Tucumán
    		 Report
    Attendance: 47,304
    Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

    Grêmio won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals (Match F1).

    Semi-finals

    The first legs were played on 23–24 October, and the second legs were played on 30–31 October 2018.[13][14]

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score     		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    River Plate Argentina 2–2 (a)
    Grêmio
    		 0–1 2–1
    Boca Juniors Argentina 4–2
    Palmeiras
    		 2–0 2–2

    Match F1

    Grêmio
    Report
    • Michel
      61'
    Víctor Carrillo (Peru
    )

    Tied 2–2 on aggregate, River Plate won on away goals and advanced to the finals.

    Match F2

    Palmeiras
    		 Report
    Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
    Palmeiras Brazil
    		2–2Argentina Boca Juniors
    		 Report
    Attendance: 40,299

    Boca Juniors won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

    Finals

    Main article:
    2018 Copa Libertadores Finals

    In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 30).[2]

    The first leg was played on 11 November (originally scheduled on 10 November, but postponed due to rain), and the second leg was played on 9 December 2018 (originally scheduled on 24 November, but postponed due to safety concerns following

    an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus prior to the original scheduled match).[15][16]

    11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)[note 4]
    16:00 UTC−3
    Boca Juniors Argentina2–2Argentina River Plate
    		 Report
    Attendance: 49,000
    Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
    River Plate Argentina3–1 (a.e.t.)Argentina Boca Juniors
    		 Report
    Attendance: 62,282

    River Plate won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Notes

    1. Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
      .
    2. Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción
      .
    3. ^ Santos played their home match against Independiente at Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, instead of their regular stadium Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos.
    4. ^ The Boca Juniors v River Plate match, originally scheduled on 10 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to the following day due to a waterlogged pitch.[17]
    5. ^ The River Plate v Boca Juniors match, originally scheduled on 24 November 2018, 17:00 UTC−3, was postponed to 9 December 2018 due to an attack on the Boca Juniors team bus when several players were injured.[18]
    6. Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, took place in Spain at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid due to safety concerns.[19]

    References

    1. ^ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
    2. ^ a b c d "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
    3. ^ "CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018, SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Octavos de Final". CONMEBOL.com. 31 May 2018.
    4. ^ "El 4 de junio se sortean los Octavos de la Libertadores y Segunda Fase de la Sudamericana". CONMEBOL.com. 19 April 2018.
    5. ^ "Cruces estelares tras el sorteo de los Octavos de Final". CONMEBOL.com. 4 June 2018.
    6. ^ "CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018, SISTEMA DE SORTEO – Octavos de Final" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
    7. ^ "Calendario de partidos de los octavos de final". CONMEBOL.com. 5 June 2018.
    8. ^ "Fixture de partidos - Octavos de Final - Ida y Vuelta" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
    9. ^ a b "El Tribunal de Disciplina emite Fallo ante reclamo presentado por el Club Atlético Independiente" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 28 August 2018.
    10. ^ "Copa Libertadores game abandoned after Santos fans protest against 3-0 penalty imposed just before match". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018.
    11. ^ "Programación de Cuartos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores". CONMEBOL.com. 31 August 2018.
    12. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - CUARTOS DE FINAL" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
    13. ^ "Las semfinales tienen calendario definido". CONMEBOL.com. 5 October 2018.
    14. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - SEMIFINALES" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
    15. ^ "Las finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores se disputarán el 10 y 24 de noviembre". CONMEBOL.com. 1 November 2018.
    16. ^ "Confirmados los horarios y fechas de los partidos finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 5 November 2018.
    17. ^ "Boca Juniors vs River Plate: titanic Copa Liberadores final postponed by 24 hours due to heavy rain". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
    18. ^ "Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors against River Plate match postponed again". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
    19. ^ "Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018 se jugará el domingo 9 de diciembre en el Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid" [Final of the 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores will be played on Sunday, 9 December at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid]. CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Luque. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

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