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| Date | 10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) | ||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium,Helsinki | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Casemiro(Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Michael Oliver (England)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 31,042[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy 18 °C (64 °F) 78%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2022 UEFA Super Cup was the 47th edition of theUEFA Super Cup, an annualfootball match organised byUEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, theUEFA Champions League and theUEFA Europa League. The match featured Spanish clubReal Madrid, winners of the2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and German clubEintracht Frankfurt, winners of the2021–22 UEFA Europa League.[5] It was played at theOlympic Stadium inHelsinki, Finland on 10 August 2022.[6][7] The match was also a repeat of the1960 European Cup final between both clubs, which was won 7–3 by Real Madrid. The match was the first European club competition fixture featuring the Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT).[2]
Real Madrid won the match 2–0 for their fifth UEFA Super Cup title, acompetition record shared withBarcelona andMilan.[1]
| Team | Qualification | Previous participations (bold indicates winners) |
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 Real Madrid | Winners of the2021–22 UEFA Champions League | 7 (1998,2000,2002,2014,2016,2017,2018) |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | Winners of the2021–22 UEFA Europa League | None |
This wasReal Madrid's eighth participation in the UEFA Super Cup, winning it four times previously and finishing as runners-up on three previous occasions. It wasEintracht Frankfurt's first UEFA Super Cup appearance.
TheHelsinki Olympic Stadium was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inAmsterdam, Netherlands on 2 March 2020.[8] TheAlbanian Football Association also had bid for the match to be hosted inTirana, but withdrew prior to the vote, instead focusing on securing the2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final.[7]
The match was the first UEFA club competition final to be held in Finland. The stadium was previously used as a venue for theUEFA Women's Euro 2009, where it hosted four group stage matches and thefinal.[9]
On 3 August 2022, UEFA named English officialMichael Oliver as the referee for the match. Oliver had been aFIFA referee since 2012, officiated atUEFA Euro 2020 and was the referee for the2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup final. He was joined by fellow countrymen Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett as assistant referees, while Donatas Rumšas of Lithuania served as the fourth official. Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland was selected as thevideo assistant referee (VAR), with compatriotBartosz Frankowski andTiago Martins of Portugal serving as the assistant VAR officials.[2]
Eintracht Frankfurt had the first chance in the match in the 14th minute withThibaut Courtois saving in a one-on-one fromDaichi Kamada. In the 36th minuteKevin Trapp got down to his left to save a low shot fromVinícius Júnior. From the resulting cornerReal Madrid went in front whenCasemiro headed back from the end line on the right toDavid Alaba who tapped into the net from close range.[10] Trapp made another save in the 55th minute before Casemiro hit the crossbar from the edge of the box two minutes later. In the 65th minute Vinícius played the ball in from the left toKarim Benzema who made it 2–0 with a shot which goalkeeperKevin Trapp failed to keep out.[11]
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[12]
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