2014 UEFA Super Cup
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 2–0 in Cardiff.
The 2014 UEFA Super Cup was the 39th edition of the annual match between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It featured two Spanish clubs, Real Madrid and Sevilla, and was played at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on 12 August 2014. Real Madrid won 2–0, with both goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, to claim their second UEFA Super Cup.
Quick Facts
- Date
- 12 August 2014
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium
- City
- Cardiff
- Referee
- Mark Clattenburg (England)
- Attendance
- 30,854
- Weather
- Cloudy night / 20 °C / 68 °F; 75% humidity
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The Cardiff City Stadium was announced as the venue at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 30 June 2012.
- The stadium opened in July 2009 on the site of the Cardiff Athletics Stadium and had a capacity of 33,000 after expansion.
Pre-match
International ticket sales for the general public ran from 5 to 27 June 2014, with prices set at £110, £75, and £40. Mark Clattenburg of England was appointed referee, supported by an all-English officiating team including assistant referees Simon Beck and Stuart Burt, fourth official Darren England, and additional assistant referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor. The match was the first in a UEFA club competition to use vanishing spray.
Match
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso was suspended due to conduct breaches in the Champions League Final. New signings Toni Kroos and James Rodríguez made competitive debuts for Real Madrid, while Keylor Navas was an unused substitute. Sevilla gave competitive debuts to Denis Suárez, Aleix Vidal, Grzegorz Krychowiak, and substitute Iago Aspas; Nicolás Pareja and Daniel Carriço appeared for Sevilla for the first time since their loans were made permanent.
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