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| Date | 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) | ||||||
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| Venue | Puskás Aréna,Budapest | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Thomas Müller(Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Anthony Taylor (England)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,180[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy night 20 °C (68 °F) 60%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2020 UEFA Super Cup was the 45th edition of theUEFA Super Cup, an annualfootball match organised byUEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, theUEFA Champions League and theUEFA Europa League. The match featured German clubBayern Munich, the winners of the2019–20 UEFA Champions League, and Spanish clubSevilla, the winners of the2019–20 UEFA Europa League. It was played at thePuskás Aréna inBudapest, Hungary on 24 September 2020.[5]
The match was originally scheduled to be played at theEstádio do Dragão inPorto, Portugal, on 12 August 2020.[6][7] However, after theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe caused the postponements of the previous season's club finals, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to award the rescheduledChampions League final to Portugal, and postponed and relocated the Super Cup to Budapest.[8][9]
Following discussions with its 55 member associations on 19 August 2020,[10] the UEFA Executive Committee decided on 25 August 2020 to use the 2020 UEFA Super Cup as a pilot match for which a reduced number of spectators, up to 30% of the capacity of the stadium, can be allowed in, and it became the first official UEFA match to have spectators since their competitions were resumed in August 2020.[11]
Bayern Munich won the match 2–1after extra time to secure their second UEFA Super Cup title.[1]
| Team | Qualification | Previous participations (bold indicates winners) |
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 Bayern Munich | Winners of the2019–20 UEFA Champions League | 4 (1975,1976,2001,2013) |
 Sevilla | Winners of the2019–20 UEFA Europa League | 5 (2006,2007,2014,2015,2016) |
TheEstádio do Dragão was scheduled to stage its first ever UEFA Super Cup match. It had hosted theUEFA Euro 2004 and the2019 UEFA Nations League Final. The city ofPorto and Portugal as a whole, however, had seen one Super Cup match before in1987, as the now-demolishedEstádio das Antas hosted the second leg.
This was the first UEFA club competition final hosted at thePuskás Aréna and the second forBudapest and Hungary, having hosted the2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final at theGroupama Arena. Prior to the relocation, the stadium had been selected as one of the hosts for theUEFA Euro 2020 as well as hosting the2022 UEFA Europa League Final,[12] before being rescheduled to2023.[8][13]
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 atUEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Super Cup.
UEFA announced on 15 January 2018 that nine associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Super Cup.[14]
| Country | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
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 Albania | Arena Kombëtare | Tirana | 22,500 | |
 Belarus | Dinamo Stadium | Minsk | 22,000 | |
 Finland | Olympic Stadium | Helsinki | 36,000 | |
 France | Allianz Riviera | Nice | 35,624 | |
 Israel | Sammy Ofer Stadium | Haifa | 30,870 | |
 Kazakhstan | Central Stadium | Almaty | 23,804 | |
 Moldova | Zimbru Stadium | Chișinău | 10,400 | Withdrew, did not submit bid[15] |
 Northern Ireland | Windsor Park | Belfast | 18,434 | |
 Portugal | Estádio do Dragão | Porto | 50,033 | Also bid for2020 UEFA Europa League Final |
TheEstádio do Dragão was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inKyiv on 24 May 2018.[16][6]
As a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the previous season's club finals were postponed and relocated. This includes the2020 UEFA Champions League Final, which the UEFA Executive Committee moved to theEstádio do Dragão inPorto on 17 June 2020. At the same time, UEFA postponed and relocated the Super Cup from the Estádio do Dragão to thePuskás Aréna inBudapest.[8]
Tickets were on sale for the general public until 9 September 2020.[17] Moreover, 3,000 tickets were available for the supporters of each team. In total, 15,500 tickets were sold.[18] 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 negativeSARS-CoV-2PCR test performed within three days of entry, and had to leave the country within 72 hours after their entry.
DespiteHungarian 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", whileMinister President of BavariaMarkus Söder urged Bayern fans not to travel, fearing that the match could turn into a "hotbed forCOVID-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".[19]
On 15 September 2020, UEFA named English officialAnthony Taylor as the referee for the match. Taylor had been aFIFA referee since 2013, and previously worked as one of theadditional assistant referees in the2014 UEFA Super Cup,2015 UEFA Europa League Final,2016 UEFA Champions League Final andUEFA Euro 2016 Final. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn as assistant referees,Stuart Attwell as thevideo assistant referee (VAR) andPaul Tierney as the assistant VAR. Israeli refereeOrel Grinfeld served as the fourth official.[2]
Sevilla were awarded a penalty after 13 minutes whenIvan Rakitić was blocked and bundled over in the penalty area byDavid 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 fromRobert Lewandowski.[20]The game went intoextra time, with substituteJavi 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 goalkeeperYassine Bounou had punched the ball back into play.[21]
The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
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