2018 UEFA Super Cup

The 2018 UEFA Super Cup will be the 43rd UEFA Super Cup final, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match will be contested by two Spanish sides, Real Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and the defending champions having won the previous two finals, and Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[5] It will be played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia, on 15 August 2018, and it will be the first European club final held in Estonia.[6]

2018 UEFA Super Cup
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The A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn hosted the match
After extra time
Date15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
VenueA. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
Man of the MatchDiego Costa (Atlético Madrid)[1]
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)[2]
Attendance12,424[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy
18 °C (64 °F)
71% humidity[4]
2017
2019

Atlético Madrid won the match 4–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.[7][8]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
  Real Madrid Winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 6 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017)
  Atlético Madrid Winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League 2 (2010, 2012)

Match

Details

The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.


15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
22:00 EEST
Real Madrid   2–4
(a.e.t.)
  Atlético Madrid A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 12,424[3]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlético Madrid[4]
GK 1   Keylor Navas
RB 2   Dani Carvajal
CB 4   Sergio Ramos (c)   112'
CB 5   Raphaël Varane
LB 12   Marcelo   54'
DM 14   Casemiro   76'
CM 8   Toni Kroos   102'
CM 22   Isco   83'
RF 11   Gareth Bale
CF 9   Karim Benzema
LF 20   Marco Asensio   35'   57'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Kiko Casilla
GK 26   Andriy Lunin
DF 6   Nacho
DF 29   Sergio Reguilón
DF 31   Javier Sánchez
MF 10   Luka Modrić   101'   57'
MF 18   Marcos Llorente
MF 24   Dani Ceballos   90+1'   76'
MF 27   Federico Valverde
FW 17   Lucas Vázquez   83'
FW 21   Borja Mayoral   102'
FW 28   Vinícius Júnior
Manager:
  Julen Lopetegui
 
GK 13   Jan Oblak
RB 20   Juanfran
CB 15   Stefan Savić
CB 2   Diego Godín (c)
LB 21   Lucas Hernández
RM 11   Thomas Lemar   90+1'
CM 14   Rodri   71'
CM 8   Saúl Ñíguez
LM 6   Koke
CF 19   Diego Costa   62'   109'
CF 7   Antoine Griezmann   57'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Antonio Adán
GK 37   Álex dos Santos
DF 3   Filipe Luís
DF 4   Santiago Arias
DF 24   José Giménez   109'
MF 5   Thomas Partey   90+1'
MF 18   Gelson Martins
MF 23   Vitolo   105+3'   71'
MF 30   Roberto Olabe
FW 9   Nikola Kalinić
FW 10   Ángel Correa   60'   57'
Manager:
  Germán Burgos[note 1]

Man of the Match:
Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:[2]
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Additional assistant referees:[2]
Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Radosław Siejka (Poland)

Match rules[10]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

First half[11]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 6 3
Shots on target 2 2
Saves 1 1
Ball possession 58% 42%
Corner kicks 2 3
Fouls committed 7 6
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Second half[12]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 5 2
Shots on target 2 1
Saves 0 1
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 3 0
Fouls committed 10 8
Offsides 1 2
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0
Extra time[12]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 3 3
Shots on target 2 2
Saves 0 1
Ball possession 59% 41%
Corner kicks 7 1
Fouls committed 8 3
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0
Overall[12]
Statistic Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Goals scored 2 4
Total shots 14 8
Shots on target 6 5
Saves 1 3
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 12 4
Fouls committed 25 17
Offsides 1 2
Yellow cards 5 3
Red cards 0 0

2018 UEFA Super Cup Media

Related pages

Notes

  1. Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone was given a four-match touchline ban in UEFA competitions following the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg. Assistant manager and compatriot Germán Burgos filled in as manager.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "UEFA Super Cup – Real Madrid-Atlético". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018. Costa is all smiles as he receives his man of the match award
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Szymon Marciniak to referee 2018 UEFA Super Cup. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2018. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/news/newsid=2565020.html. Retrieved 2 August 2018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 (in nl) Atletico Madrid is de ploeg van 't stad én van Europa. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 15 August 2018. https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/eur/uefa-super-cup/2018/finale/01/real-madrid-atletico-madrid/. Retrieved 16 August 2018. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. "Real Madrid and Atlético bound for UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. 26 May 2018.
  6. "Tallinn to stage 2018 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. UEFA Super Cup roll of honour: Atlético make it three. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/newsid=2566515.html. Retrieved 16 August 2018. 
  9. Diego Simeone handed Europa League final touchline ban. ESPN. 4 May 2018. http://www.espn.com/soccer/atletico-madrid/story/3483214/diego-simeone-handed-europa-league-final-touchline-ban. Retrieved 15 August 2018. 
  10. "2018 UEFA Super Cup regulations" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  11. "Half-time report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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