The 2022 UEFA Super Cup was the 47th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match featured Spanish club Real Madrid, winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and German club Eintracht Frankfurt, winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.[5] It was played at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on 10 August 2022.[6][7] The match was also a repeat of the 1960 European Cup final between both clubs, which was won 7–3 by Real Madrid. The match was the first European club competition fixture featuring the Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT).[2]
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| Date | 10 August 2022 | ||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Casemiro (Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Michael Oliver (England)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 31,042[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy 18 °C (64 °F) 78% humidity[4] | ||||||
Real Madrid won the match 2–0 for their fifth UEFA Super Cup title, a competition record shared with Barcelona and Milan.[1]
Teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Previous participations (bold indicates winners) |
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 Real Madrid
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Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League | 7 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
 Eintracht Frankfurt
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Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League | None |
This was Real Madrid's eighth participation in the UEFA Super Cup, winning it four times previously and finishing as runners-up on three previous occasions. It was Eintracht Frankfurt's first UEFA Super Cup appearance.
Venue
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The Helsinki Olympic Stadium was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2 March 2020.[8] The Albanian Football Association also had bid for the match to be hosted in Tirana, but withdrew prior to the vote, instead focusing on securing the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final.[7]
The match was the first UEFA club competition final to be held in Finland. The stadium was previously used as a venue for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, where it hosted four group stage matches and the final.[9]
Pre-match
editOfficials
editOn 3 August 2022, UEFA named English official Michael Oliver as the referee for the match. Oliver had been a FIFA referee since 2012, officiated at UEFA Euro 2020 and was the referee for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup final. He was joined by fellow countrymen Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett as assistant referees, while Donatas Rumšas of Lithuania served as the fourth official. Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland was selected as the video assistant referee (VAR), with compatriot Bartosz Frankowski and Tiago Martins of Portugal serving as the assistant VAR officials.[2]
Match
editSummary
editEintracht Frankfurt had the first chance in the match in the 14th minute with Thibaut Courtois saving in a one-on-one from Daichi Kamada. In the 36th minute Kevin Trapp got down to his left to save a low shot from Vinícius Júnior. From the resulting corner Real Madrid went in front when Casemiro headed back from the end line on the right to David Alaba who tapped into the net from close range.[10] Trapp made another save in the 55th minute before Casemiro hit the crossbar from the edge of the box two minutes later. In the 65th minute Vinícius played the ball in from the left to Karim Benzema who made it 2–0 with a shot which goalkeeper Kevin Trapp failed to keep out.[11]
Details
editThe Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
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Match rules[12]
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Statistics
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Real Madrid 2–0 Frankfurt: Five-star Madrid triumph in Helsinki". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Michael Oliver to referee 2022 UEFA Super Cup with Semi-Automated Offside Technology to be introduced". UEFA. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Full Time Report Final – Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tactical line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Real Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki: All you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "International match calendar and access list for 2022/23". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 51/2021. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Super Cup bound for Helsinki and Kazan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Real Madrid lift Super Cup after Alaba and Benzema sink Eintracht Frankfurt". The Guardian. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Real Madrid 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0". BBC Sport. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Super Cup, 2022". UEFA. 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.