2020 UEFA Super Cup

The 2020 UEFA Super Cup was the 45th edition of the UEFA Super Cup. The match featured Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, and Sevilla, the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on 24 September 2020.

The match was originally scheduled to be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, on 12 August 2020; however, after the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe caused the schedule to change of the previous season's club finals. The UEFA Executive Committee chose to award the rescheduled Champions League final to Portugal, and postponed and relocated the Super Cup to Budapest.

Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 after extra time to secure their second UEFA Super Cup title.

 Teams 
TeamQualificationPrevious participations (bold indicates winners) Bayern MunichWinners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League4 (1975, 1976, 2001, 2013) SevillaWinners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League5 (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016)

 Venue 
alt=|thumb|275x275px|The Puskás Aréna in Budapest hosted the match.
The Estádio do Dragão was scheduled to stage its first ever UEFA Super Cup match.

This was the first UEFA club competition final hosted at the Puskás Aréna and the second for Budapest and Hungary.

 Host selection 
An open bidding process was launched on 8 December 2017 by UEFA to select the venue of the UEFA Super Cup in 2020. Associations had until 12 January 2018 to express interest, and bid dossiers had to be submitted by 29 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Super Cup.

The UEFA Executive Committee relocated the match to Puskás Aréna in Budapest at their meeting on 17 June 2020.

 Pre-match 

 Ticketing 
Tickets were on sale for the general public until 9 September 2020. Moreover, 3,000 tickets were available for the supporters of each team. In total, 15,500 tickets were sold. Strict hygiene measures, including social distancing and wearing of face masks when social distancing could not be respected, were in place during the match. Ticket holders from overseas had to present proof of a negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test performed within three days of entry, and had to leave the country within 72 hours after their entry.

Despite Hungarian government insisting that the match would be safe to attend, there was opposition to the decision to have spectators. Hungarian politician Ildikó Borbély called the game an "unacceptable experiment", while Minister President of Bavaria Markus Söder urged Bayern fans not to travel, fearing that the match could turn into a "hotbed for COVID-19 to spread". Hungarian Medical Chamber advisor, epidemiologist András Csilek, stated that the Chamber also considered it wrong, saying that it "carries unnecessary risk adding" and "shouldn't be allowed".

 Officials 
On 15 September 2020, UEFA named English official Anthony Taylor as the referee for the match. Taylor had been a FIFA referee since 2013, and previously worked as one of the additional assistant referees in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup, 2015 UEFA Europa League Final, 2016 UEFA Champions League Final and UEFA Euro 2016 Final. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn as assistant referees, Stuart Attwell as the video assistant referee (VAR) and Paul Tierney as the assistant VAR. Israeli referee Orel Grinfeld served as the fourth official.

 Match 

 Summary 
Sevilla were awarded a penalty after 13 minutes when Ivan Rakitić was blocked and bundled over in the penalty area by David Alaba. Lucas Ocampos scored the penalty shooting to the left corner to put Sevilla ahead. Leon Goretzka made it 1–1 in the 34th minute, with a side foot finish to the left corner of the net after a take down assist from Robert Lewandowski.	The game went into extra time, with substitute Javi Martínez getting the winner for Bayern in the 104th minute with a powerful header to the top left corner of the net when the ball fell to him, after Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou had punched the ball back into play.

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

GK1 Manuel Neuer (c)RB5 Benjamin PavardCB21 Lucas HernandezCB4 Niklas SüleLB27 David AlabaCM18 Leon GoretzkaCM6 Joshua KimmichRW10 Leroy SanéAM25 Thomas MüllerLW7 Serge GnabryCF9 Robert LewandowskiSubstitutes:GK26 Sven UlreichGK35 Alexander NübelDF17 Jérôme BoatengDF41 Chris RichardsMF8 Javi MartínezMF11 Michaël CuisanceMF19 Alphonso DaviesMF24 Corentin TolissoMF30 Adrian FeinMF40 Malik TillmanMF42 Jamal MusialaFW14 Joshua ZirkzeeManager: Hansi Flick415x415pxGK13 Yassine BounouRB16 Jesús Navas (c)CB20 Diego CarlosCB12 Jules KoundéLB18 Sergio EscuderoCM8 Joan JordánCM25 FernandoCM10 Ivan RakitićRF7 SusoCF9 Luuk de JongLF5 Lucas OcamposSubstitutes:GK1 Tomáš VaclíkGK31 Javi DíazDF3 Sergi GómezMF6 Nemanja GudeljMF14 ÓscarMF19 Marcos AcuñaMF21 Óliver TorresMF22 Franco VázquezFW11 MunirFW15 Youssef En-NesyriFW24 Carlos FernándezFW29 Bryan GilManager: Julen Lopetegui
Man of the Match: 

Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)

Assistant referees: 

Gary Beswick (England) 

Adam Nunn (England) 

Fourth official: 

Orel Grinfeld (Israel) 

Video assistant referee: 

Stuart Attwell (England) 

Assistant video assistant referee: 

Paul Tierney (England)Match rules

 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 

+First half Statistic Bayern Munich SevillaGoals scored11Total shots71Shots on target21Saves01Ball possession62%38%Corner kicks20Fouls committed57Offsides11Yellow cards11Red cards00

+Second half Statistic Bayern Munich SevillaGoals scored00Total shots83Shots on target23Saves32Ball possession60%40%Corner kicks55Fouls committed76Offsides12Yellow cards12Red cards00

+Extra time Statistic Bayern Munich SevillaGoals scored10Total shots102Shots on target31Saves12Ball possession59%41%Corner kicks31Fouls committed34Offsides10Yellow cards01Red cards00

+Overall Statistic Bayern Munich SevillaGoals scored21Total shots256Shots on target75Saves45Ball possession60%40%Corner kicks106Fouls committed1517Offsides33Yellow cards24Red cards00

 Related pages 

 2020 UEFA Champions League Final
 2020 UEFA Europa League Final
 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
 FC Bayern Munich in international football
 Sevilla FC in European football

 Notes 

 References 

 Other websites 


Category:UEFA Super Cup
Category:2020 in European football
Category:2019–20 in European football
Category:2020s in Hungary
Category:Football in Hungary
Category:Sport in Budapest
Category:September 2020 events