2023 UEFA Super Cup

2023 UEFA Super Cup

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Manchester City won 5–4 on penalties
Date	16 August 2023 (2023-08-16)
Venue	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Player of the Match	Cole Palmer (Manchester City)
Referee	François Letexier
Attendance	29,207
Weather	Clear night 28 °C (82 °F) 47% humidity
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The 2023 UEFA Super Cup was the 48th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match featured English club Manchester City, winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, and Spanish club Sevilla, winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, on 16 August 2023.

The match was originally scheduled to be played at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, Russia. However, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was moved on 25 January 2023 to Piraeus. Real Madrid were previously the defending champions, but they could not defend their title after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.

Manchester City won the match 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw for their first UEFA Super Cup title.

Teams

Team	Qualification	Previous participations (bold indicates winners)
Manchester City	Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League	None
Sevilla	Winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League	6 (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020)

Venue

Original host selection

The Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, Russia, was originally selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 2 March 2020. The Albanian Football Association also had bid for the match to be hosted in Tirana, but withdrew the candidature prior to the vote.

The match would have been the first UEFA Super Cup to be held in Russia, and the second UEFA club competition final to be held in the city after the 2009 UEFA Women's Cup final. The stadium was previously a venue for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, where it hosted three group stage matches and a semi-final, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where it hosted four group stage matches, a round of 16 fixture and a quarter-final.

Relocation to Piraeus

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was uncertain whether the match would be played in Kazan. Russia was suspended from UEFA and FIFA competitions in February 2022, and the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, scheduled to take place Saint Petersburg, was also relocated to Paris. Tatarstan officials had called for UEFA to keep the competition in Kazan.

On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee stripped Kazan of hosting rights and relocated the match to the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece.

Match

Details

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

16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) 22:00 EEST	Manchester City	1–1	Sevilla	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 29,207 Referee: François Letexier (France)
	Palmer  63'	Report	En-Nesyri  25'
		Penalties
	Haaland Álvarez Kovačić Grealish Walker	5–4	Ocampos Mir Rakitić Montiel Gudelj

Manchester City

Sevilla

GK 31 Ederson RB 2 Kyle Walker (c) CB 25 Manuel Akanji CB 24 Joško Gvardiol LB 6 Nathan Aké CM 8 Mateo Kovačić CM 16 Rodri RW 80 Cole Palmer 85' AM 47 Phil Foden LW 10 Jack Grealish CF 9 Erling Haaland Substitutes: GK 18 Stefan Ortega GK 33 Scott Carson DF 3 Rúben Dias DF 5 John Stones DF 14 Aymeric Laporte DF 21 Sergio Gómez DF 82 Rico Lewis MF 4 Kalvin Phillips MF 32 Máximo Perrone MF 87 James McAtee FW 19 Julián Álvarez 85' FW 52 Oscar Bobb Manager: Pep Guardiola

GK 13 Yassine Bounou RB 16 Jesús Navas (c) 83' CB 22 Loïc Badé 33' CB 6 Nemanja Gudelj LB 19 Marcos Acuña CM 8 Joan Jordán CM 10 Ivan Rakitić RW 5 Lucas Ocampos AM 21 Óliver Torres 74' LW 17 Erik Lamela 62' 90+3' CF 15 Youssef En-Nesyri 90+3' Substitutes: GK 1 Marko Dmitrović DF 2 Federico Gattoni DF 3 Adrià Pedrosa DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel 83' DF 27 Kike Salas MF 18 Djibril Sow MF 24 Alejandro Gómez MF 26 Juanlu 90' 74' MF 28 Manu Bueno FW 7 Suso 90+3' FW 9 Rafa Mir 90+3' FW 11 Jesús Corona Manager: José Luis Mendilibar

Man of the Match: Cole Palmer (Manchester City) Assistant referees: Cyril Mugnier (France) Mehdi Rahmouni (France) Fourth official: Espen Eskås (Norway) Video assistant referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) Assistant video assistant referees: Eric Wattellier (France) Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level Twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions (on three opportunities, excluding substitutions made at half-time.)

Statistics

First half Statistic Manchester City Sevilla Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 9 4 Shots on target 3 1 Saves 0 3 Ball possession 72% 28% Corner kicks 4 0 Fouls committed 1 9 Offsides 0 3 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half Statistic Manchester City Sevilla Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 14 4 Shots on target 4 3 Saves 3 3 Ball possession 71% 29% Corner kicks 4 0 Fouls committed 4 5 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0

Overall Statistic Manchester City Sevilla Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 23 8 Shots on target 7 4 Saves 3 6 Ball possession 70% 30% Corner kicks 8 0 Fouls committed 5 14 Offsides 0 3 Yellow cards 0 3 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2023 UEFA Champions League Final
• 2023 UEFA Europa League Final
• 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League Final
• 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League Final

External links

• Official website

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