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| Date | 27 August 2010 | ||||||
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| Venue | Stade Louis II,Monaco | ||||||
| Man of the Match | José Antonio Reyes(Atlético Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,265[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy night 26 °C (79 °F) 83%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2010 UEFA Super Cup was the 35thUEFA Super Cup, between the reigning champions of the two club competitions organised by the Europeanfootball governing bodyUEFA: theUEFA Champions League and theUEFA Europa League. It took place at theStade Louis II inMonaco on 27 August 2010. It was contested byInter Milan, who won the2009–10 UEFA Champions League, andAtlético Madrid, who won the2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Neither side had previously competed in the UEFA Super Cup. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one on each goal line – were used in this match.[5]
For the first time sinceChelsea playedReal Madrid in1998, both teams were playing in their first UEFA Super Cup. Inter Milan reached the Super Cup as winners of the2009–10 UEFA Champions League, having beatenBayern Munich 2–0 in thefinal at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, while Atlético Madrid beatFulham 2–1 in the2010 UEFA Europa League Final at theHSH Nordbank Arena inHamburg to claim their first major European honour since the1962 Cup Winners' Cup and their place in the Super Cup. Although the 2009–10 Champions League was not Inter's first European title, the Super Cup was not established until eight years after their last European Cup win in1965 and theUEFA Cup winners did not qualify for the Super Cup until after theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup was disestablished in 1999 (Inter last won the UEFA Cup in1998); they have never won the Cup Winners' Cup. Atlético's 1962 Cup Winners' Cup win also came before the establishment of the Super Cup.[6]
Inter and Atlético Madrid had never played against each other in European competition, and both teams had exact 50% records against teams from the other's country: in 37 matches against Spanish opposition, Inter had both won and lost 13 matches, with the remaining 11 ending as draws, while Atlético had won six, lost six and drawn two matches against Italian opposition.[6]
TheStade Louis II inMonaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home ofAS Monaco, who play in the French league system.
Approximately 30% of the 18,500 seats in the stadium were reserved for fans of each of the two teams involved; these tickets were available from the two clubs.[7] Approximately 1,500 of the remaining tickets went on sale to the general public via the UEFA website on 5 July 2010; applications closed on 16 July. If the number of applications exceeds the number of tickets available, a random ballot will occur to determine ticket allocation.[8]
Inter Milan | 0–2 |  Atlético Madrid |
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| Report | Reyes 62'Agüero 83' |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[9]
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Named as the official man of the match, Reyes spoke with enthusiasm about the influence of coach Quique Sánchez Flores...
