The 2006 UEFA Super Cup was the 31st edition of the annual UEFA Super Cup, a UEFA-sponsored football club match that pitted the winners of the UEFA Champions League against the winners of the UEFA Cup. It took place at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, on 25 August 2006, and featured two Spanish clubs: Barcelona, who won the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, against Sevilla, who took the 2005–06 UEFA Cup title. Sevilla beat Barcelona by 3–0 and added its first UEFA Super Cup trophy to its maiden UEFA Cup.Report
Background For the third time, two clubs from the same country played each other in the UEFA Super Cup, after the all-Italian 1990 and 1993 editions. Barcelona guaranteed a sixth presence in the UEFA Super Cup match, following their victorious campaign in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, where they defeated first-time finalists Arsenal by 2–1, at the Stade de France in Paris. Their first three presences—as 1979, 1982 and 1989 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners—resulted in an equal number of defeats. Having won their first European Cup title in 1992, Barcelona finally claimed the Super Cup trophy in their fourth attempt by beating Werder Bremen 3–2 on aggregate. Five years later, as 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup holders they defeated another German club (Borussia Dortmund) to add a second Super Cup to their cabinet.
Spanish side Sevilla made their debut in the UEFA Super Cup by taking the 2005–06 UEFA Cup title with a 4–0 win over Middlesbrough in the final, held at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. This triumph was achieved in Sevilla's sixth participation in the UEFA Cup tournament, following participations in the 1982–83, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1995–96 and 2004–05 editions.
Before the 2006 UEFA Super Cup, the two clubs had previously met in European competition only once. It was in the third round of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup edition, and it resulted in a 4–2 aggregate win for Barcelona.
Match
Details
GK 1 Víctor ValdésRB 2 Juliano Belletti CB 4 Rafael Márquez CB 5 Carles Puyol (c)LB 16 Sylvinho CM 20 DecoCM 6 Xavi CM 3 Thiago Motta RW 19 Lionel MessiLW 10 RonaldinhoCF 9 Samuel Eto'oSubstitutes:GK 25 Albert JorqueraDF 11 Gianluca ZambrottaDF 21 Lilian Thuram DF 23 Oleguer PresasMF 8 Ludovic Giuly MF 24 Andrés Iniesta FW 7 Eiður Guðjohnsen Manager: Frank Rijkaard GK 1 Andrés Palop RB 4 Dani Alves CB 2 Javi Navarro (c) CB 14 Julien Escudé LB 3 David CastedoRM 15 Jesús Navas CM 8 Christian PoulsenCM 11 RenatoLM 6 Adriano CF 12 Frédéric Kanouté CF 10 Luís Fabiano Substitutes:GK 13 David CobeñoDF 19 Ivica Dragutinović DF 24 Andreas HinkelMF 16 Antonio Puerta MF 18 José Luis Martí MF 25 Enzo Maresca FW 7 Javier ChevantónManager: Juande Ramos
Man of the Match: Dani Alves (Sevilla)
Assistant referees: Marco Ivaldi (Italy) Alessandro Griselli (Italy) Fourth official: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)
Statistics
+First halfStatisticBarcelonaSevillaGoals scored02Total shots57Shots on target25Saves32Ball possession63%37%Corner kicks21Fouls committed913Offsides11Yellow cards00Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticBarcelonaSevillaGoals scored01Total shots105Shots on target24Saves32Ball possession57%43%Corner kicks13Fouls committed159Offsides13Yellow cards16Red cards00
+OverallStatisticBarcelonaSevillaGoals scored03Total shots1512Shots on target49Saves64Ball possession60%40%Corner kicks34Fouls committed2422Offsides24Yellow cards16Red cards00
See also 2006–07 UEFA Champions League 2006–07 UEFA Cup 2006–07 FC Barcelona season 2006–07 Sevilla FC season 2015 UEFA Super Cup – contested between same teams FC Barcelona in international football Sevilla FC in European football Spanish football clubs in international competitions
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