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| Date | 28 August 1998 | ||||||
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| Venue | Stade Louis II,Monaco | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Gus Poyet (Chelsea)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Marc Batta (France)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 11,589[1] | ||||||
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The1998 UEFA Super Cup was afootball match that was played on 28 August 1998 atStade Louis II,Monaco, contested betweenChampions League winnersReal Madrid andCup Winners' Cup holdersChelsea. Neither team had previously won the trophy. Chelsea won the match 1–0 with a late goal fromGus Poyet.
This was the firstSuper Cup to be played as a one-off match at a neutral venue. Previously it was played over two legs, although on some occasions, only one match was played, due to special circumstances.
TheStade Louis II inMonaco was the venue for the UEFA Super Cup for the second time.[1] It was built in 1985, and is also the home ofAS Monaco, who play in the French league system. The1986 European Super Cup match between Steaua București, then holders of the European Cup and Dynamo Kyiv, holders of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, took place at the same stadium, in one-leg format.
| Team | Qualification | Previous participation |
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 Real Madrid | 1997–98 UEFA Champions League winners | None |
 Chelsea | 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners | None |
Chelsea'sGus Poyet scored the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute with a right-footed finish from the edge of the penalty area to the right corner of the net after a pass from the left byGianfranco Zola.
         Real Madrid |     Chelsea |
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