2018 Copa Libertadores final stages

The 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages are scheduled to be played from 7 August to 28 November 2018.[1] A total of 16 teams compete 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 Brazil Grêmio Paraguay Cerro Porteño
B Colombia Atlético Nacional Chile Colo-Colo
C Paraguay Libertad Argentina Atlético Tucumán
D Argentina River Plate Brazil Flamengo
E Brazil Cruzeiro Argentina Racing
F Brazil Santos Argentina Estudiantes
G Brazil Corinthians Argentina Independiente
H Brazil Palmeiras Argentina Boca Juniors

Seeding

Starting from the round of 16, the teams are 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 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Pot 1
2 A Brazil 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 Brazil 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 play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie is 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 is used. If still tied, extra time is not played, and the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 29).
  • In the finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule is not used, and 30 minutes of extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out is 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 is 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 Brazil Flamengo 0 1 1
5 Brazil Cruzeiro 2 0 2  
  14 Argentina Boca Juniors  
  1 Brazil Palmeiras  
16 Chile Colo-Colo (a) 1 1 2  
6 Brazil Corinthians 0 2 2  
  16 Chile Colo-Colo 0 0 0
  1 Brazil Palmeiras 2 2 4  
9 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
1 Brazil Palmeiras 2 0 2  
  Winner F2[†]
  Winner F1[†]
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
  2 Brazil Grêmio  
13 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 2 0 2  
7 Colombia Atlético Nacional 0 1 1  
  13 Argentina Atlético Tucumán 0 0 0
  2 Brazil Grêmio 2 4 6  
15 Argentina Estudiantes 2 1 3 (3)
2 Brazil Grêmio (p) 1 2 3 (5)  
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

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. 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) Brazil 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 Brazil Palmeiras 0–2 1–0
Independiente Argentina 3–0 Brazil Santos 3–0[A] 0–0[B]
Notes
  1. ^ CONMEBOL awarded Independiente a 3–0 win as a result of Santos fielding the ineligible player Carlos Sánchez. The match originally ended 0–0.[9]
  2. ^ Match abandoned after 81 minutes due to crowd trouble, with the score 0–0 at the time.[10]

Match A

Racing Argentina 0–0 Argentina River Plate
Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
River Plate Argentina 3–0 Argentina Racing
 Report
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

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

Match B

Colo-Colo Chile 1–0 Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Corinthians Brazil 2–1 Chile 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 0–2 Brazil Cruzeiro
Report
Attendance: 45,967
Cruzeiro Brazil 0–1 Brazil Flamengo
Report

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

Match D

Grêmio Brazil 2–1 Argentina Estudiantes
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 48,082
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

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

Match E

Atlético Tucumán Argentina 2–0 Colombia Atlético Nacional
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Atlético Nacional Colombia 1–0 Argentina Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

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

Match F

Boca Juniors Argentina 2–0 Paraguay Libertad
 Report
Libertad Paraguay 2–4 Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report

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

Match G

Cerro Porteño Paraguay 0–2 Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Palmeiras Brazil 0–1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Report
Attendance: 33,204

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

Match H

Independiente Argentina 3–0
Awarded[9]		 Brazil Santos
Report
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Santos Brazil 0–0 Argentina Independiente
Report
Attendance: 33,642

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

Quarterfinals

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

Match S1

Independiente Argentina 0–0 Argentina River Plate
Report
River Plate Argentina 3–1 Argentina Independiente
 Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

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

Match S2

Colo-Colo Chile 0–2 Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras Brazil 2–0 Chile Colo-Colo
 Report
Attendance: 37,950

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

Match S3

Boca Juniors Argentina 2–0 Brazil Cruzeiro
 Report
Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)
Cruzeiro Brazil 1–1 Argentina Boca Juniors
 Report

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

Match S4

Atlético Tucumán Argentina 0–2 Brazil Grêmio
Report
Grêmio Brazil 4–0 Argentina Atlético Tucumán
 Report
Attendance: 47,304
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

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

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate Argentina F1 Brazil Grêmio 23 Oct 30 Oct
Boca Juniors Argentina F2 Brazil Palmeiras 24 Oct 31 Oct

Match F1

Grêmio Brazil v Argentina River Plate
Report

Winner advances to the finals.

Match F2

Boca Juniors Argentina v Brazil Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras Brazil v Argentina Boca Juniors
Report

Winner advances to the finals.

Finals

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

Winner F2/F1 v Winner F1/F2
Report
Winner F1/F2 v Winner F2/F1
Report

Notes

  1. ↑ Estudiantes played their home match against Grêmio at Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes, Quilmes, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata.
  2. ↑ Libertad played their home match against Boca Juniors at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, instead of their regular stadium 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.

References

  1. ↑ "EL CALENDARIO DE AMBOS TORNEOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  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. 1 2 "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.
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