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)
Spain Real Madrid Winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 6 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Spain 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 Spain 2–4
(a.e.t.)
Spain Atlético Madrid A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 12,424[3]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Report
Real Madrid[4]
Atlético Madrid[4]
GK 1 Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB 2 Spain Dani Carvajal
CB 4 Spain Sergio Ramos (c) Booked in the 112th minute 112'
CB 5 France Raphaël Varane
LB 12 Brazil Marcelo Booked in the 54th minute 54'
DM 14 Brazil Casemiro Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
CM 8 Germany Toni Kroos Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
CM 22 Spain Isco Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
RF 11 Wales Gareth Bale
CF 9 France Karim Benzema
LF 20 Spain Marco Asensio Booked in the 35th minute 35' Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Kiko Casilla
GK 26 Ukraine Andriy Lunin
DF 6 Spain Nacho
DF 29 Spain Sergio Reguilón
DF 31 Spain Javier Sánchez
MF 10 Croatia Luka Modrić Booked in the 101st minute 101' Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
MF 18 Spain Marcos Llorente
MF 24 Spain Dani Ceballos Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
MF 27 Uruguay Federico Valverde
FW 17 Spain Lucas Vázquez Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 21 Spain Borja Mayoral Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
FW 28 Brazil Vinícius Júnior
Manager:
Spain Julen Lopetegui
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GK 13 Slovenia Jan Oblak
RB 20 Spain Juanfran
CB 15 Montenegro Stefan Savić
CB 2 Uruguay Diego Godín (c)
LB 21 France Lucas Hernández
RM 11 France Thomas Lemar Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
CM 14 Spain Rodri Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 8 Spain Saúl Ñíguez
LM 6 Spain Koke
CF 19 Spain Diego Costa Booked in the 62nd minute 62' Substituted off in the 109th minute 109'
CF 7 France Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain Antonio Adán
GK 37 Spain Álex dos Santos
DF 3 Brazil Filipe Luís
DF 4 Colombia Santiago Arias
DF 24 Uruguay José Giménez Substituted on in the 109th minute 109'
MF 5 Ghana Thomas Partey Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
MF 18 Portugal Gelson Martins
MF 23 Spain Vitolo Booked in the 105+3th minute 105+3' Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 30 Spain Roberto Olabe
FW 9 Croatia Nikola Kalinić
FW 10 Argentina Ángel Correa Booked in the 60th minute 60' Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
Manager:
Argentina 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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