2019 UEFA Super Cup

2019 UEFA Super Cup

Match programme cover
Liverpool Chelsea 2 2
After extra time Liverpool won 5–4 on penalties
Date	14 August 2019 (2019-08-14)
Venue	Vodafone Park, Istanbul
Man of the Match	Sadio Mané (Liverpool) [1]
Referee	Stéphanie Frappart (France) [2]
Attendance	38,434 [3]
Weather	Cloudy night 26 °C (79 °F) 73% humidity [4]
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The 2019 UEFA Super Cup was the 44th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match featured two English sides, Liverpool, the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and Chelsea, the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. ^[5] The match was played at Vodafone Park in Istanbul, Turkey on 14 August 2019. ^[6] The match was the first all-English UEFA Super Cup, and the eighth overall Super Cup to feature two teams from the same country. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition. ^[7]

Liverpool won the match 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time for their fourth UEFA Super Cup title. ^{[1] [8]} As winners, Liverpool were rewarded £4 million in prize money. ^[9]

Teams

Team	Qualification	Previous participations (bold indicates winners)
Liverpool	Winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League	5 ( 1977 , 1978, 1984, 2001 , 2005 )
Chelsea	Winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League	3 ( 1998 , 2012, 2013)

Venue

The Vodafone Park in Istanbul hosted the match.

This was the first UEFA Super Cup held in Turkey, and the third time a UEFA club competition final was held in the country, after the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium and the 2009 UEFA Cup Final at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, both also in Istanbul. ^[10]

The stadium is the home ground of Turkish club Beşiktaş. UEFA regulations regarding naming rights of non-tournament sponsors required that the stadium be referred to as Beşiktaş Park in all UEFA materials. ^[10]

Host selection

For the first time ever, an open bidding process was launched on 9 December 2016 by UEFA to select the venues of the club competition finals (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Women's Champions League, and UEFA Super Cup). ^{[11] [12]} Associations had until 27 January 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers had to be submitted by 6 June 2017.

UEFA announced on 3 February 2017 that nine associations expressed interest in hosting, ^[13] and confirmed on 7 June 2017 that seven associations submitted bids for the 2019 UEFA Super Cup: ^[14]

Bidding associations for 2019 UEFA Super Cup

Country	Stadium	City	Capacity	Notes
Albania	Arena Kombëtare	Tirana	22,500
France	Stadium Municipal	Toulouse	33,150
Israel	Sammy Ofer Stadium	Haifa	30,870
Kazakhstan	Astana Arena	Astana	30,244	Also bid for 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Northern Ireland	Windsor Park	Belfast	18,434
Poland	Stadion Energa Gdańsk	Gdańsk	41,160 [15]	Preferred over National Stadium, Warsaw
Turkey	Vodafone Park	Istanbul	41,188 [16]	Also bid for 2019 UEFA Europa League Final

The following associations expressed interest in hosting but eventually did not submit bids:

• Hungary: Groupama Arena, Budapest
• Scotland: Hampden Park, Glasgow

The bid evaluation report was published by UEFA on 14 September 2017. ^[17] Vodafone Park was selected as the venue by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 2017. ^{[18] [6]}

Background

The match was the first UEFA Super Cup to feature two English teams, after all-English finals in both of UEFA's seasonal tournaments; Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League and Chelsea beat Arsenal in the Europa League. The match was the eighth overall Super Cup to feature two teams from the same country, previously achieved five times by Spanish teams (2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018) and twice by Italian teams (1990 and 1993). This also ensured that it would be the first Super Cup to be won by an English team since Liverpool in 2005. ^[19]

This was the eleventh meeting between both clubs in UEFA competition. ^[20] Liverpool and Chelsea were drawn against each other in five successive Champions League seasons between 2004–05 and 2008–09. ^[21] Chelsea had won three of these meetings (including one after extra time) to Liverpool's two, with the other five ending in draws (including one decided on penalties in Liverpool's favour). Each side had advanced against the other two times apiece, with the other tie coming in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage as Liverpool's unique qualifying situation that season did not grant them association protection. ^{[22] [23]}

The teams have met twice previously in domestic cup finals, which Chelsea have triumphed on both occasions. First was in the 2005 Football League Cup Final, played outside England at the Millennium Stadium in Wales while Wembley Stadium was being rebuilt, where they won 3–2 after extra time, and more recently in the 2012 FA Cup Final at Wembley, winning 2–1. ^[22] They both also contested the English super cup, the FA Community Shield, in 2006 and Liverpool won 2–1 on that occasion at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. ^[24]

Officials

Stéphanie Frappart, the referee for the match.

On 2 August 2019, UEFA named French official Stéphanie Frappart as the referee for the match, marking the first time in history a woman would referee the final of a UEFA men's competition. Frappart has been a FIFA referee since 2009, ^[25] and had officiated at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in the month prior, where she was appointed as the referee for the final. ^[26] She also previously officiated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2016 Summer Olympics and UEFA Women's Euro 2017, ^[27] and became the first woman to referee in Ligue 1 in April 2019. ^[28] Her compatriot Manuela Nicolosi was chosen as one of the assistant referees, along with Irish official Michelle O'Neill, while Cüneyt Çakır of Turkey was chosen as the fourth official. French referee Clément Turpin was named the video assistant referee, presiding over the first use of the technology in the UEFA Super Cup. His fellow countryman François Letexier was named as one of the assistant video assistant referees for the match, along with Massimiliano Irrati of Italy, while Mark Borsch of Germany offside VAR. ^[2]

Match

Summary

Liverpool winger Sadio Mané lifting the UEFA Super Cup after scoring twice against Chelsea in the final.

Chelsea took the lead after 36 minutes when a pass from Christian Pulisic played in Olivier Giroud on the left and his first-time left-foot shot found the right corner of the net. Pulisic had a second goal ruled out shortly after for offside after confirmation from VAR. Sadio Mané made it 1–1 after 48 minutes when he scored from close range at the second attempt after a flick past the goalkeeper from substitute Roberto Firmino. The match went to extra time and Sadio Mané got his second goal of the match in the 95th minute with a side-foot into the top right-hand corner of the net after Roberto Firmino found him with a cut-back from the left. ^[29]

Chelsea were awarded a penalty six minutes later when Adrián was adjudged to have brought down Tammy Abraham when he ran onto a pass in the penalty area. Jorginho scored to make it 2–2 with a low shot to the right corner. The match went to a penalty shoot-out and with the score at 5–4 Tammy Abraham saw his low shot saved by Adrián with his right leg to win the game for Liverpool. ^[30]

Details

The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

14 August 2019 (2019-08-14)

22:00 TRT

Liverpool	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea
Mané 48', 95'	Report	Giroud 36' Jorginho 101' (pen.)
Penalties
Firmino Fabinho Origi Alexander-Arnold Salah	5–4	Jorginho Barkley Mount Emerson Abraham

Vodafone Park, Istanbul

Attendance: 38,434 ^[3]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Liverpool [4]

Chelsea [4]

GK 13 Adrián RB 12 Joe Gomez CB 32 Joël Matip CB 4 Virgil van Dijk LB 26 Andrew Robertson  91' CM 7 James Milner  64' CM 3 Fabinho CM 14 Jordan Henderson (c)  85' RF 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  46' CF 11 Mohamed Salah LF 10 Sadio Mané  103' Substitutes: GK 22 Andy Lonergan GK 62 Caoimhín Kelleher DF 51 Ki-Jana Hoever DF 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold  107'  91' MF 5 Georginio Wijnaldum  64' MF 20 Adam Lallana MF 23 Xherdan Shaqiri MF 67 Harvey Elliott FW 9 Roberto Firmino  46' FW 24 Rhian Brewster FW 27 Divock Origi  103' Manager: Jürgen Klopp

GK 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga RB 28 César Azpilicueta (c)  79' CB 15 Kurt Zouma CB 4 Andreas Christensen  85' LB 33 Emerson Palmieri DM 5 Jorginho CM 7 N'Golo Kanté CM 17 Mateo Kovačić  101' RF 22 Christian Pulisic  74' CF 18 Olivier Giroud  74' LF 11 Pedro Substitutes: GK 13 Willy Caballero DF 2 Antonio Rüdiger DF 3 Marcos Alonso DF 21 Davide Zappacosta DF 29 Fikayo Tomori  85' MF 8 Ross Barkley  101' MF 19 Mason Mount  74' MF 47 Billy Gilmour FW 9 Tammy Abraham  74' FW 10 Willian FW 16 Kenedy FW 23 Michy Batshuayi Manager: Frank Lampard

Man of the Match: Sadio Mané (Liverpool) [1] Assistant referees: [2] Manuela Nicolosi (France) Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Fourth official: [2] Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Video assistant referee: [2] Clément Turpin (France) Assistant video assistant referees: [2] François Letexier (France) Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Offside video assistant referee: [2] Mark Borsch (Germany)

Match rules [31] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

Statistics

First half [32] Statistic Liverpool Chelsea Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 9 7 Shots on target 4 2 Saves 1 4 Ball possession 51% 49% Corner kicks 4 2 Fouls committed 1 4 Offsides 1 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half [32] Statistic Liverpool Chelsea Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 9 6 Shots on target 5 0 Saves 0 4 Ball possession 53% 47% Corner kicks 3 4 Fouls committed 4 5 Offsides 1 6 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

Extra time [32] Statistic Liverpool Chelsea Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 2 7 Shots on target 2 4 Saves 3 1 Ball possession 51% 49% Corner kicks 1 1 Fouls committed 5 3 Offsides 0 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0

Overall [32] Statistic Liverpool Chelsea Goals scored 2 2 Total shots 20 20 Shots on target 11 6 Saves 4 9 Ball possession 52% 48% Corner kicks 8 7 Fouls committed 10 12 Offsides 2 11 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2019 UEFA Champions League Final
• 2019 UEFA Europa League Final
• Chelsea F.C. in international football
• English football clubs in international competitions
• List of football matches between British clubs in UEFA competitions
• Liverpool F.C. in international football

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External links

• Official website
• 2019 UEFA Super Cup: Istanbul, UEFA.com
• Full Time Report, UEFA.com