2017 UEFA Youth League Final
# 2017 UEFA Youth League Final

The 2017 UEFA Youth League Final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, the 4th season of the youth club football tournament. It was played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 April 2017, between Portuguese side Benfica and Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Benfica | 1 (2014) |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 0 (debut) |

## Venue

The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the final.

## Road to the final

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

| Round | Benfica | Benfica | Benfica | Benfica |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Matchday 1 | Beşiktaş | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) |
| Matchday 2 | Napoli | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) |
| Matchday 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) |
| Matchday 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 (H) | 1–2 (H) | 1–2 (H) |
| Matchday 5 | Beşiktaş | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) |
| Matchday 6 | Napoli | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Final standings | Group B runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 16 2 Benfica 6 10 3 Napoli 6 4 4 Beşiktaş 6 3 Source: UEFA | Group B runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 16 2 Benfica 6 10 3 Napoli 6 4 4 Beşiktaş 6 3 Source: UEFA | Group B runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 16 2 Benfica 6 10 3 Napoli 6 4 4 Beşiktaş 6 3 Source: UEFA | Group B runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 16 2 Benfica 6 10 3 Napoli 6 4 4 Beşiktaş 6 3 Source: UEFA |
| Knockout phase | Opponent | Opponent | Opponent | Result |
| Play-Off | Midtjylland | 1–1 (5–6p) (A) | 1–1 (5–6p) (A) | 1–1 (5–6p) (A) |
| Round of 16 | PSV | 1–1 (5–4p) (A) | 1–1 (5–4p) (A) | 1–1 (5–4p) (A) |
| Quarter-finals | CSKA Moscow | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) |
| Semi-finals | Real Madrid | 4–2 (A) | 4–2 (A) | 4–2 (A) |
| Round | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Domestic path | Opponent | Agg. | 1st Leg | 1st Leg | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| 1st Round | Vardar | 8-0 | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) |
| 2nd Round | Kairat | 9-1 | 8–1 (H) | 8–1 (H) | 8–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) |
| Knockout phase | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Play-Off | Manchester City | 1–1 (4–3p) (H) | 1–1 (4–3p) (H) | 1–1 (4–3p) (H) |
| Round of 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) |
| Quarter-finals | Atletico Madrid | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Semi-finals | Barcelona | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) |

## Match

### Details

| Benfica | Red Bull Salzburg |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Fábio Duarte |
| RB | 2 | Aurélio Buta | 66' |
| CB | 4 | Branimir Kalaica |
| CB | 3 | Ruben Dias (c) |
| LB | 5 | Jorginho | | 87' |
| DM | 8 | Gedson Fernandes |
| DM | 6 | Florentino | 88' |
| AM | 7 | Jota | | 82' |
| AM | 10 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| CF | 11 | João Félix | | 73' |
| CF | 9 | José Gomes | 90+1' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Daniel Azevedo |
| DF | 14 | Ricardo Mangas |
| DF | 13 | Pedro Álvaro |
| MF | 15 | Diogo Mendes |
| MF | 16 | David Tavares | | 73' |
| FW | 17 | Vinícius Jaú | | 82' |
| FW | 18 | Mesaque Djú | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| João Tralhão ||
| GK | 1 | Bartlomiej Zynel |
| RB | 22 | Sandro Ingolitsch (c) | 89' 90+4' |
| CB | 3 | Luca Meisl |
| CB | 44 | Igor |
| LB | 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| DM | 8 | Nico Gorzel | | 74' |
| CM | 18 | Amadou Haidara | 61' |
| CM | 12 | Philipp Sturm | | 90+3' |
| AM | 11 | Hannes Wolf |
| CF | 10 | Mërgim Berisha | | 80' |
| CF | 19 | Nicolas Meister |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Daniel Antosch |
| DF | 28 | Alexander Burgstaller |
| DF | 5 | Bojan Lugonja | | 90+5' |
| DF | 27 | Maximilian Mayer |
| MF | 13 | Kenan Kirim |
| FW | 7 | Alexander Schmidt | | 68' |
| FW | 35 | Patson Daka | | 55' |
| Manager: ||
| Marco Rose ||
| Assistant referees: Çem Satman (Turkey) Kerem Ersoy (Turkey) Fourth official: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey) | Match rules 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 |

### Statistics

Overall :

| Statistic | Benfica | RB Salzburg |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 2 |
| Total shots | 8 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 5 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 6 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 21 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
