2017 UEFA Super Cup

The 2017 UEFA Super Cup was the 42nd 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 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, Macedonia, on 8 August 2017, and was the first UEFA final staged in the country.

Real Madrid won the match 2–1 for their fourth 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 have the advantage in the teams' previous meetings, with four wins, four draws and two losses.

Match
Details
The Champions League winners were called 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 Theo HernándezMF 20 Marco Asensio   MF 23 Mateo KovačićFW 7  Cristiano Ronaldo   FW 17 Lucas Vázquez   Manager: Zinedine Zidane300px 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 MkhitaryanCF 9  Romelu LukakuLW 14 Jesse Lingard    Substitutes: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

Related pages
2017 UEFA Champions League Final
2017 UEFA Europa League Final

References

2017
Category:2017 in European football
Category:Football in North Macedonia
Category:Skopje