The 2014 UEFA Super Cup was the 39th 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 teams Real Madrid and Sevilla, the winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively. It was played at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on 12 August 2014. The date was moved from Friday in late August in previous years, to mid-August starting this year, following the removal of the August international friendly date in the new FIFA International Match Calendar.
Real Madrid won 2–0 to win their second UEFA Super Cup, with both goals by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Venue
The Cardiff City Stadium was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 30 June 2012. This was the first UEFA Super Cup hosted in Wales.
The Cardiff City Stadium opened in July 2009 on the site of the Cardiff Athletics Stadium. It is the home stadium of Cardiff City. The stadium had a capacity of 33,000 after expansion work.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners) Real MadridWinners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League1998, 2000, 2002 SevillaWinners of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League2006, 2007
Pre-match Ticketing The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 5 to 27 June 2014. Tickets were available in three price categories: £110, £75, and £40.
Officials England's Mark Clattenburg was appointed by UEFA as the referee of the match, accompanied by an all-English team of officials: assistant referees Simon Beck and Stuart Burt, fourth official Darren England, and additional assistant referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor.
The match was the first in a UEFA club competition to use vanishing spray.
Match
Team selection Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso was suspended for the match, due to breaches of conduct in the Champions League Final, for which he was also suspended.
New signings Toni Kroos and James Rodríguez made their competitive debuts for Real Madrid; another new signing, Keylor Navas, was an unused substitute. Sevilla gave competitive debuts to Denis Suárez, Aleix Vidal and Grzegorz Krychowiak, as well as substitute Iago Aspas. Nicolás Pareja and Daniel Carriço represented Sevilla for the first time since their loans were made permanent.
Details
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)RB 15 Dani Carvajal CB 4 Sergio RamosCB 3 PepeLB 5 Fábio Coentrão CM 8 Toni Kroos CM 19 Luka Modrić AM 10 James Rodríguez RW 11 Gareth BaleCF 9 Karim BenzemaLW 7 Cristiano RonaldoSubstitutes:GK 13 Keylor NavasDF 2 Raphaël VaraneDF 12 Marcelo DF 17 Álvaro ArbeloaMF 22 Ángel Di MaríaMF 23 Isco MF 24 Asier Illarramendi Manager: Carlo Ancelotti GK 13 BetoRB 23 Coke CB 21 Nicolás ParejaCB 2 Federico Fazio (c)LB 3 Fernando Navarro DM 4 Grzegorz KrychowiakDM 6 Daniel CarriçoRW 22 Aleix Vidal AM 17 Denis Suárez LW 20 Vitolo CF 9 Carlos BaccaSubstitutes:GK 25 Mariano BarbosaDF 5 Diogo Figueiras MF 10 José Antonio Reyes MF 11 Jairo SamperioMF 12 Vicente IborraMF 26 LuismiFW 14 Iago Aspas Manager: Unai Emery
Man of the Match: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Assistant referees: Simon Beck (England) Stuart Burt (England) Fourth official: Darren England (England) Additional assistant referees: Michael Oliver (England) Anthony Taylor (England)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics
+First halfStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored10Total shots104Shots on target32Saves22Ball possession58%42%Corner kicks93Fouls committed98Offsides21Yellow cards11Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored10Total shots87Shots on target41Saves13Ball possession48%52%Corner kicks35Fouls committed86Offsides10Yellow cards11Red cards00
+OverallStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored20Total shots1811Shots on target73Saves35Ball possession53%47%Corner kicks128Fouls committed1714Offsides31Yellow cards22Red cards00
See also 2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2014–15 Real Madrid CF season 2014–15 Sevilla FC season 2016 UEFA Super Cup – contested between same teams Real Madrid CF in international football Sevilla FC in European football Spanish football clubs in international competitions
References
External links
2014 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA.com