2018 UEFA Super Cup

The 2018 UEFA Super Cup was the 43rd edition of the UEFA Super Cup, 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 featured two Spanish sides, Real Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and the defending champions having won the previous two editions, and Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[5] It was played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia, on 15 August 2018, and was the first European club final held in Estonia.[6]

2018 UEFA Super Cup
Match programme cover
Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
2 4
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]

In March 2018, UEFA announced that a fourth substitution would be allowed in extra time and that the number of substitutes had been increased from 7 to 12. The kick-off time was also changed from 20:45 CEST to 21:00 CEST.[7]

Atlético Madrid won the match 4–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.[8][9]

Teams
Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Real MadridTH 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)

This was the fifth all-Spanish Super Cup, and the fourth in the last five years. This was also the first Super Cup to be played by two teams from the same city. A Spanish side has appeared in the Super Cup for nine of the previous ten years. Additionally, as both teams are from Spain, the Super Cup was guaranteed to be won by a Spanish team for the ninth time in ten seasons and for five consecutive years.

Real Madrid were aiming to win their fifth Super Cup, which would tie them with record-holders Barcelona and Milan, while having won the last two editions, have the chance to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Cups. On the other hand, Atlético Madrid, having won the previous two Super Cups they played in, had the chance to become the first team to win their first three Super Cups.[10]

This was the tenth Madrid Derby match in European competitions, with all previous nine matches having been in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid held the advantage with 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, and have never been knocked out by Atlético Madrid either over two legs or in a one-match decider.

Venue
The A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn

The A. Le Coq Arena was announced as the final venue on 15 September 2016, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Athens, Greece. The stadium was known as the "Lilleküla Arena" due to UEFA's sponsorship regulations.[6]

Pre-match

Ticketing

With a stadium capacity of 13,000 for the match, around 70% of the tickets were available to fans and the general public, available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 5 to 26 June 2018 in three price categories: €130, €90, and €50. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters.[11]

Match
The match

Officials

On 2 August 2018, UEFA announced that Szymon Marciniak of Poland would officiate the match. Marciniak has been a FIFA referee since 2011, and officiated at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Paweł Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz as assistant referees, Paweł Raczkowski and Tomasz Musiał as additional assistant referees, and Radosław Siejka as reserve assistant referee. The fourth official for the match was Romanian Ovidiu Hațegan.[2]

Details

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

Real Madrid 2–4 (a.e.t.) Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 12,424[3]
Real Madrid[4]
Atlético Madrid[4]
GK1 Keylor Navas
RB2 Dani Carvajal
CB4 Sergio Ramos (c) 112'
CB5 Raphaël Varane
LB12 Marcelo 54'
DM14 Casemiro 76'
CM8 Toni Kroos 102'
CM22 Isco 83'
RF11 Gareth Bale
CF9 Karim Benzema
LF20 Marco Asensio 35' 57'
Substitutes:
GK13 Kiko Casilla
GK26 Andriy Lunin
DF6 Nacho
DF29 Sergio Reguilón
DF31 Javi Sánchez
MF10 Luka Modrić 101' 57'
MF18 Marcos Llorente
MF24 Dani Ceballos 90+1' 76'
MF27 Federico Valverde
FW17 Lucas Vázquez 83'
FW21 Borja Mayoral 102'
FW28 Vinícius Júnior
Manager:
Julen Lopetegui
GK13 Jan Oblak
RB20 Juanfran
CB15 Stefan Savić
CB2 Diego Godín (c)
LB21 Lucas Hernandez
RM11 Thomas Lemar 90+1'
CM14 Rodri 71'
CM8 Saúl
LM6 Koke
CF19 Diego Costa 62' 109'
CF7 Antoine Griezmann 57'
Substitutes:
GK1 Antonio Adán
GK37 Álex dos Santos
DF3 Filipe Luís
DF4 Santiago Arias
DF24 José Giménez 109'
MF5 Thomas Partey 90+1'
MF18 Gelson Martins
MF23 Vitolo 105+3' 71'
MF30 Roberto Olabe
FW9 Nikola Kalinić
FW10 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[13]

  • 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

See also

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.[12]

References
  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. "Szymon Marciniak to referee 2018 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid – 15 August 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. "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. "Additional fine-tuning of club competition regulations for 2018/19 onwards". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. "UEFA Super Cup roll of honour: Atlético make it three". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. "UEFA Super Cup – 2018 season: Match Press Kits" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. "Apply for UEFA Super Cup tickets now". UEFA.com. 5 June 2018.
  12. "Diego Simeone handed Europa League final touchline ban". ESPN. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  13. "2018 UEFA Super Cup regulations" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  14. "Half-time report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  15. "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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