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| Date | 8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) | ||||||
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| Venue | Philip II Arena,Skopje | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Isco(Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,421[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 32 °C (90 °F) 48%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2017 UEFA Super Cup was the 42nd edition of theUEFA Super Cup, an annualfootball match organised byUEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two mainEuropean club competitions, theUEFA Champions League and theUEFA Europa League. The match featuredSpanish sideReal Madrid, the title holders and winners of the2016–17 UEFA Champions League, andEnglish sideManchester United, the winners of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[5] The match was played at thePhilip II Arena inSkopje,Macedonia, on 8 August 2017, and was the first UEFA final staged in the country.[6]
Real Madrid won the match 2–1 for their second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA Super Cup title.[7]
| Team | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
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 Real MadridTH | Winners of the2016–17 UEFA Champions League | 5 (1998,2000,2002,2014,2016)[8] |
 Manchester United | Winners of the2016–17 UEFA Europa League | 3 (1991,1999,2008)[9] |
While the two teams had never met in the Super Cup, they had met 10 times in theEuropean Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League; Real Madrid had the advantage in the teams' previous meetings, with four wins, four draws and two losses.[10][11]
ThePhilip II Arena was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2015, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting inPrague, Czech Republic.[6][dead link]
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.[12]
Italian refereeGianluca Rocchi was announced as the referee by UEFA on 20 July 2017.[2]
In the 16th minute,Casemiro headed against the bar after a corner from the left-hand side byToni Kroos, before opening the scoring eight minutes later with a left-footed strike after a pass into the box fromDani Carvajal.[7]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 fromGareth 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 fromNemanja Matić, which was parried back into his path byKeylor Navas.[13]
The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[14]
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Isco named man of the match in Skopje
