The 2017 UEFA Super Cup was the 42nd 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 Spanish side Real Madrid, the title holders and winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, and English side Manchester United, the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. The match was played at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, FYR Macedonia, on 8 August 2017, and was the first UEFA final staged in the country.
Real Madrid won the match 2–1 for their second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA Super Cup title.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners) Real MadridWinners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016) Manchester UnitedWinners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League3 (1991, 1999, 2008)
While the two teams had never met in the Super Cup, they had met 10 times in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League; Real Madrid had the advantage in the teams' previous meetings, with four wins, four draws and two losses.
Venue
The Philip II Arena was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2015, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Prague, Czech Republic.
Pre-match
Ticketing With a stadium capacity of 30,500 for the match, a total number of 23,000 tickets were available to fans and the general public, being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 13 June to 4 July 2017 in three price categories: €50, €30, and €15. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters.
Officials Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi was announced as the referee by UEFA on 20 July 2017.
Match
Summary In the 16th minute, Casemiro headed against the bar after a corner from the left-hand side by Toni Kroos, before opening the scoring eight minutes later with a left-footed strike after a pass into the box from Dani Carvajal. Isco made it 2–0 in the 52nd minute when he side-footed the ball into the bottom corner of the net from six yards after a pass from Gareth Bale. In the 61st minute, Bale hit the bar with a shot from the right of the penalty area. Romelu Lukaku pulled a goal back for Manchester United a minute later when he followed up on an initial shot from Nemanja Matić, which was parried back into his path by Keylor Navas.
Details The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
GK 1 Keylor NavasRB 2 Dani Carvajal CB 5 Raphaël VaraneCB 4 Sergio Ramos (c) LB 12 MarceloCM 10 Luka ModrićCM 14 CasemiroCM 8 Toni KroosRF 11 Gareth Bale CF 9 Karim Benzema LF 22 Isco Substitutes:GK 13 Kiko CasillaDF 6 NachoDF 15 Théo HernandezMF 20 Marco Asensio MF 23 Mateo KovačićFW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo FW 17 Lucas Vázquez Manager: Zinedine Zidane GK 1 David de GeaRB 25 Antonio Valencia (c)CB 2 Victor LindelöfCB 12 Chris SmallingLB 36 Matteo DarmianCM 21 Ander Herrera CM 31 Nemanja MatićCM 6 Paul PogbaRW 22 Henrikh MkhitaryanLW 14 Jesse Lingard CF 9 Romelu LukakuSubstitutes:GK 20 Sergio RomeroDF 17 Daley BlindMF 8 Juan MataMF 16 Michael CarrickMF 27 Marouane Fellaini FW 11 Anthony MartialFW 19 Marcus Rashford Manager: José Mourinho
Man of the Match: Isco (Real Madrid)
Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Mauro Tonolini (Italy) Fourth official: Clément Turpin (France) Additional assistant referees: Davide Massa (Italy) Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Reserve assistant referee: Riccardo Di Fiore (Italy)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 MadridManchester UnitedGoals scored10Total shots74Shots on target21Saves11Ball possession60%40%Corner kicks30Fouls committed39Offsides11Yellow cards01Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticReal MadridManchester UnitedGoals scored11Total shots99Shots on target45Saves43Ball possession59%41%Corner kicks52Fouls committed78Offsides01Yellow cards21Red cards00
+OverallStatisticReal MadridManchester UnitedGoals scored21Total shots1613Shots on target66Saves54Ball possession59%41%Corner kicks82Fouls committed1017Offsides12Yellow cards22Red cards00
See also 2017 UEFA Champions League final 2017 UEFA Europa League final 2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2017–18 UEFA Europa League 2017–18 Manchester United F.C. season 2017–18 Real Madrid CF season Manchester United F.C. in international football Real Madrid CF in international football
References
External links
2017 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA.com Full Time Report, UEFA.com