2020 UEFA Youth League Final
# 2020 UEFA Youth League Final

The 2020 UEFA Youth League Final was the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, the seventh season of the tournament. It was originally to be played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland on 20 April 2020, but on 18 March 2020 was officially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and rescheduled to 25 August 2020. The match was played between Portuguese side Benfica and Spanish side Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the match 3–2 for their first Youth League title.

## Teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - |
| Benfica | 2 (2014, 2017) |
| Real Madrid | 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; N: neutral).

| Benfica | Benfica | Benfica | Benfica | Round | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| RB Leipzig | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 7–1 (A) | 7–1 (A) | 7–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Club Brugge | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) |
| Lyon | 0–2 (H) | 0–2 (H) | 0–2 (H) | Matchday 3 | Galatasaray | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) |
| Lyon | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) | Matchday 4 | Galatasaray | 2–4 (H) | 2–4 (H) | 2–4 (H) |
| RB Leipzig | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6–3 (H) | 6–3 (H) | 6–3 (H) |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Club Brugge | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) | 2–2 (A) |
| Group G winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Benfica 6 15 2 Lyon 6 12 3 RB Leipzig 6 4 4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group G winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Benfica 6 15 2 Lyon 6 12 3 RB Leipzig 6 4 4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group G winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Benfica 6 15 2 Lyon 6 12 3 RB Leipzig 6 4 4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 4 Source: UEFA | Group G winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Benfica 6 15 2 Lyon 6 12 3 RB Leipzig 6 4 4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 4 Source: UEFA | Final standings | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Real Madrid 6 13 2 Club Brugge 6 10 3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 6 4 Galatasaray 6 6 Source: UEFA | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Real Madrid 6 13 2 Club Brugge 6 10 3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 6 4 Galatasaray 6 6 Source: UEFA | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Real Madrid 6 13 2 Club Brugge 6 10 3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 6 4 Galatasaray 6 6 Source: UEFA | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Real Madrid 6 13 2 Club Brugge 6 10 3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 6 4 Galatasaray 6 6 Source: UEFA |
| Opponent | Opponent | Opponent | Result | Knockout phase | Opponent | Opponent | Opponent | Result |
| Liverpool | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Juventus | 3–1 (N) | 3–1 (N) | 3–1 (N) |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–2 (N) | 4–2 (N) | 4–2 (N) | Quarter-finals | Inter Milan | 3–0 (N) | 3–0 (N) | 3–0 (N) |
| Ajax | 3–0 (N) | 3–0 (N) | 3–0 (N) | Semi-finals | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 (N) | 2–1 (N) | 2–1 (N) |

## Match

### Details

| Benfica | Real Madrid |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Leo Kokubo | 75' | |
| RB | 2 | Filipe Cruz | | 46' |
| CB | 4 | Morato | | |
| CB | 3 | Tomás Araújo | | |
| LB | 5 | João Ferreira | | |
| CM | 10 | Tiago Dantas (c) | | |
| DM | 6 | Henrique Jocú | | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Henrique Araújo | | |
| RF | 11 | Tiago Araújo | | 90+1' |
| CF | 9 | Gonçalo Ramos | | |
| LF | 7 | Úmaro Embaló | 62' | 63' |
| Substitutes: | Substitutes: | Substitutes: | | |
| GK | 12 | Samuel Soares | | |
| DF | 14 | Adrian Bajrami | | |
| DF | 13 | Fábio Baptista | | |
| MF | 15 | Rafael Brito | 88' | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Ronaldo Camará | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Martim Neto | | 90+1' |
| FW | 18 | Luís Lopes | | 63' |
| Manager: | Manager: | Manager: | | |
| Luís Castro | Luís Castro | Luís Castro | | |
| GK | 25 | Luis López | | |
| RB | 2 | Sergio Santos | | |
| CB | 4 | Pablo Ramón | 22' | |
| CB | 5 | Victor Chust (c) | | |
| LB | 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez | | 66' |
| DM | 6 | Antonio Blanco | 45+3' | |
| RM | 7 | Marvin Park | | 65' |
| CM | 22 | Sergio Arribas | 76' | |
| CM | 23 | Iván Morante | | 73' |
| LM | 8 | Carlos Dotor | | 73' |
| CF | 26 | Pablo Rodríguez | | 30' |
| Substitutes: | Substitutes: | Substitutes: | | |
| GK | 1 | Toni Fuidias | | |
| DF | 12 | Álvaro Carrillo | 90+1' | 66' |
| MF | 14 | Xavi Sintes | | 65' |
| MF | 20 | Óscar Aranda | | 73' |
| MF | 27 | Peter González | | 73' |
| MF | 11 | Jordi Martín | | 30' |
| FW | 18 | Isra Salazar | | |
| Manager: | Manager: | Manager: | | |
| Raúl | Raúl | Raúl | | |
| Assistant referees: Daniel Cook (England) Sian Massey-Ellis (England) Fourth official: David Coote (England) | 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 five may be used, with an extra substitute allowed in extra time |
