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| Event | UEFA Super Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 27 August 2004 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Louis II,Monaco | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rubén Baraja (Valencia)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Terje Hauge (Norway)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,292[3] | ||||||
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The2004 UEFA Super Cup was the 29thUEFA Super Cup, an annualassociation football match contested by the winners of the previous season'sUEFA Champions League andUEFA Cup competitions. The match was played at theStade Louis II inMonaco on 27 August 2004 and contested byPorto of Portugal andValencia of Spain.
Porto qualified as winners of the2003–04 UEFA Champions League, having defeatedMonaco of the French league 3–0 in thefinal, and were appearing in the Super Cup for the third time, following victory in1987 and defeat in2003. Meanwhile, Valencia were appearing as winners of the2003–04 UEFA Cup, following victory over another French team,Marseille. It was their second Super Cup, having won in their only previous appearance in1980.
Watched by a crowd of 17,292, a goal fromRubén Baraja gave Valencia the lead after half an hour, beforeMarco Di Vaio doubled their lead midway through the second half.Ricardo Quaresma scored for Porto in the 78th minute, but they were unable to find an equaliser and Valencia won the match 2–1 to win their second Super Cup.
Porto qualified for the Super Cup as the reigningUEFA Champions League winners. They had won the2003–04 UEFA Champions League beatingMonaco3–0 to win the competition for the second time.[4] It would be Porto's third appearance in the competition was contesting the Super Cup for the third time. They won the competition in1987 beatingAjax, while they lost in2003, toMilan.[5]
Valencia had qualified for the competition as a result of winning the2003–04 UEFA Cup. They had beatenMarseille 2–0 in thefinal.[6] Valencia's only previous appearance in1980 resulted in victory, beatingNottingham Forest.[7] Porto and Valencia had previously met each other in two European competition matches. In the second round of the1989–90 UEFA Cup, Porto eliminated the Spanish team with a 5–4 aggregate score, as result of a 3–1 home win and a 2–3 away loss.[8]
Soon after their European victories, Porto managerJosé Mourinho and Valencia managerRafael Benítez parted with their clubs—Mourinho was hired byChelsea, while Benitez tookLiverpool's helm[9]—and were therefore not able to lead their teams into the 2004 UEFA Super Cup. To replace them, Porto had hiredVictor Fernández, and Valencia brought backClaudio Ranieri for a second spell.[9] Besides the manager position, both clubs also went through significant squad changes. Porto sold Portuguese international playmakerDeco toBarcelona, and Portuguese defendersRicardo Carvalho andPaulo Ferreira accompanied Mourinho to Chelsea.[10] Relevant signings included Portuguese internationalsRicardo Quaresma,Hélder Postiga andRaul Meireles; Greek international and newly crownedUEFA Euro 2004 championGiourkas Seitaridis; and Brazilian international and2004 Copa América winnerDiego.[10] Ranieri brought to Valencia three Italian internationals: formerJuventus strikerMarco Di Vaio, andLazio playersBernardo Corradi andStefano Fiore.[11]
Coming into the match after their previous week loss at theSupercopa de España, Valencia captainDavid Albelda admitted the team was "not at 100 per cent" and was still "hurt by the defeat", but this setback should help them "go into the match fully concentrated and go all out to win".[12]On the other hand, Porto were coming from anotherSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira victory. The team's midfielder and captainCostinha assured that Valencia would be "an even tougher match" as it is "a very experienced team with good players". Remembering the Super Cup defeat against Milan in the previous year, Costinha showed no doubts: "... this time things are going to be different. I'm confident we can win".[13]Nonetheless, Porto had two key players ruled out due to injuries. Brazilian strikerDerlei suffered a right knee ligament lesion during a friendly match on 15 August with city rivalsBoavista,[14] whereas Diego suffered a thigh injury during the Portuguese Super Cup match.[15]
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