2020 UEFA Super Cup
The 2020 UEFA Super Cup was the 45th edition of the UEFA Super Cup. The match featured Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, and Sevilla, the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on 24 September 2020.[5]
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| Date | 24 September 2020 | ||||||
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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] | ||||||
The match was originally scheduled to be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, on 12 August 2020;[6][7] however, after the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe caused the schedule to change of the previous season's club finals. The UEFA Executive Committee chose to award the rescheduled Champions League final to Portugal, and postponed and relocated the Super Cup to Budapest.[8][9]
Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 after extra time to secure their second UEFA Super Cup title.[1]
Teams change
| Team | Qualification | Previous participations (bold indicates winners) |
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 Bayern Munich
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Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League | 4 (1975, 1976, 2001, 2013) |
 Sevilla
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Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League | 5 (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
Venue change
The Estádio do Dragão was scheduled to stage its first ever UEFA Super Cup match.
This was the first UEFA club competition final hosted at the Puskás Aréna and the second for Budapest and Hungary.
Host selection change
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 at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Super Cup.
The UEFA Executive Committee relocated the match to Puskás Aréna in Budapest at their meeting on 17 June 2020.[8]
Pre-match change
Ticketing change
Tickets were on sale for the general public until 9 September 2020.[10] Moreover, 3,000 tickets were available for the supporters of each team. In total, 15,500 tickets were sold.[11] 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 negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test performed within three days of entry, and had to leave the country within 72 hours after their entry.
Despite Hungarian 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", while Minister President of Bavaria Markus Söder urged Bayern fans not to travel, fearing that the match could turn into a "hotbed for COVID-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".[12]
Officials change
On 15 September 2020, UEFA named English official Anthony Taylor as the referee for the match. Taylor had been a FIFA referee since 2013, and previously worked as one of the additional assistant referees in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup, 2015 UEFA Europa League Final, 2016 UEFA Champions League Final and UEFA Euro 2016 Final. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn as assistant referees, Stuart Attwell as the video assistant referee (VAR) and Paul Tierney as the assistant VAR. Israeli referee Orel Grinfeld served as the fourth official.[2]
Match change
Summary change
Sevilla were awarded a penalty after 13 minutes when Ivan Rakitić was blocked and bundled over in the penalty area by David 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 from Robert Lewandowski.[13] The game went into extra time, with substitute Javi 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 goalkeeper Yassine Bounou had punched the ball back into play.[14]
Details change
The Champions League winners was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
| Bayern Munich | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sevilla |
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| Report |
          Bayern Munich[4]
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     Sevilla[4]
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| Man of the Match:
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)[1] Gary Beswick (England) Adam Nunn (England) |
Match rules[16]
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Statistics change
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Related pages change
Notes change
- ↑ Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić was shown a yellow card (64').[15]
- ↑ Sevilla assistant manager Pablo Sanz was shown a yellow card (90+2').[15]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bayern win Super Cup: Javi Martínez heads extra-time winner against Sevilla". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Anthony Taylor to referee 2020 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Full Time Report Final – Bayern Munich v Sevilla" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Super Cup: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "2020/21 UEFA Champions League match calendar". Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "2020 UEFA Super Cup: new date and venue". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "Super Cup tickets on sale: apply before Wednesday deadline". UEFA.com. 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Super Cup: fans must comply with special measures to protect health". UEFA.com. 24 September 2020.
- ↑ "Fans at Super Cup in Hungary 'safe'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "Javi Martínez's extra-time header wins Super Cup for Bayern against Sevilla". Guardian. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich 2 Sevilla 1". BBC Sport. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup" [Super-sub Javi Martinez heads Bayern to the Super Cup]. kicker (in German). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Super Cup: 2020" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.