2015 UEFA Super Cup
Barcelona beat Sevilla 5–4 in the highest-scoring Super Cup.
The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was the 40th edition of the annual match between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It was contested by Spanish clubs Barcelona and Sevilla on 11 August 2015 at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. Barcelona won 5–4 after extra time to claim their fifth Super Cup title, tying Milan's record for most wins.
Quick Facts
- Details
- After extra time
- Date
- 11 August 2015
- Stadium
- Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
- City
- Tbilisi
- Referee
- Willie Collum (Scotland)
- Attendance
- 51,940
- Weather
- Clear night / 27 °C / 80.6 °F; 49% humidity
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Did You Know?
- The venue was originally announced as the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium before being changed to the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena.
- The Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena was built in 1976 and renovated in 2011.
Match
Sevilla opened the scoring in the third minute through a curling free kick from Éver Banega, awarded after Javier Mascherano fouled José Antonio Reyes. Barcelona equalised four minutes later when Lionel Messi scored from a free kick following Grzegorz Krychowiak's foul on Luis Suárez. Messi put Barcelona ahead with another free kick in the 16th minute after Banega fouled Ivan Rakitić. Rafinha made it 3–1 before half-time, sliding in from close range after Beto saved Suárez's effort.
Suárez scored early in the second half assisted by Sergio Busquets, but Reyes pulled a goal back for Sevilla five minutes later from a Vitolo cross. In the 72nd minute, Vitolo was brought down in the area by Jérémy Mathieu, and Kevin Gameiro converted the penalty to make it 4–3. With ten minutes to play, substitutes Ciro Immobile and Yevhen Konoplyanka combined for the equaliser. Messi hit the crossbar with a free kick in the 89th minute.
In extra time, Pedro scored from a rebound off another Messi free kick to put Barcelona ahead. Adil Rami missed a chance in injury time, and Barcelona won 5–4, the highest-scoring Super Cup.
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