The 2016 UEFA Super Cup was the 41st 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 Real Madrid, the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, and Sevilla, the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. It was a rematch of the 2014 UEFA Super Cup, which was won 2–0 by Real Madrid.
It was played at the Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim, Norway, on 9 August 2016. Real Madrid won the match 3–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.
Venue
The Lerkendal Stadion was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014. It was the first UEFA final hosted in Norway.
The Lerkendal Stadion opened as a multi-purpose stadium on 10 August 1947, as the main football and athletics stadium in Trondheim. It is the home stadium of Rosenborg. The stadium has a capacity for 21,166 spectators, making it the second largest football stadium in Norway.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners) Real MadridWinners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League1998, 2000, 2002, 2014 SevillaWinners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League2006, 2007, 2014, 2015
This was the third consecutive and fourth overall all-Spanish Super Cup.
Match Summary Real Madrid's starters of the 2016 Champions League Final Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo missed the match with injuries.Ronaldo to miss UEFA Super Cup In the 21st minute Marco Asensio scored the opening goal for Real Madrid with a strike from 25-yards out which flew into the top left corner of the net. Franco Vázquez got the equalizer in the 41st minute when he scored with a low left foot shot from just inside the penalty area. Sevilla were awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute when Sergio Ramos was adjudged to have fouled Vitolo by flicking back his leg inside the penalty area. Yevhen Konoplyanka scored from the resulting penalty with a low shot to his left sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. In the 93rd minute Sergio Ramos scored with a free header from two yards out after a cross from Lucas Vázquez on the right. Four minutes into extra-time Timothée Kolodziejczak was sent off for a second yellow card following a foul on Lucas Vázquez. Sergio Ramos then stooped low to score his second goal but the goal was ruled out for a pull on Sevilla defender Adil Rami. In the 119th minute Dani Carvajal got into the penalty box after a long run down the right and scored when he lifted the ball with the outside of his right foot over the goalkeeper.
Details The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
GK 13 Kiko CasillaRB 2 Dani Carvajal CB 5 Raphaël VaraneCB 4 Sergio Ramos (c)LB 12 MarceloCM 16 Mateo Kovačić CM 14 CasemiroCM 22 Isco RF 17 Lucas VázquezCF 21 Álvaro Morata LF 28 Marco Asensio Substitutes:GK 31 Rubén YáñezDF 6 NachoDF 23 DaniloMF 10 James Rodríguez MF 19 Luka Modrić MF 27 Marcos LlorenteFW 9 Karim Benzema Manager: Zinedine Zidane GK 1 Sergio RicoCB 21 Nicolás ParejaCB 6 Daniel Carriço CB 5 Timothée Kolodziejczak DM 8 Vicente Iborra (c) RM 14 Hiroshi KiyotakeLM 22 Franco VázquezAM 15 Steven NzonziRF 25 MarianoCF 9 Luciano Vietto LF 20 Vitolo Substitutes:GK 13 David SoriaDF 18 Sergio EscuderoDF 23 Adil Rami MF 4 Matías Kranevitter MF 10 Yevhen Konoplyanka MF 17 Pablo SarabiaFW 12 Wissam Ben YedderManager: Jorge Sampaoli
Man of the Match: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Assistant referees: Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia) Fourth official: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Additional assistant referees: Danilo Grujić (Serbia) Nenad Đokić (Serbia) Reserve assistant referee: Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics
+First halfStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored11Total shots43Shots on target32Saves12Ball possession36%64%Corner kicks21Fouls committed510Offsides30Yellow cards01Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored11Total shots82Shots on target31Saves02Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks61Fouls committed95Offsides21Yellow cards21Red cards00
+Extra timeStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored10Total shots102Shots on target70Saves06Ball possession50%50%Corner kicks21Fouls committed56Offsides00Yellow cards11Red cards01
+OverallStatisticReal MadridSevillaGoals scored32Total shots227Shots on target133Saves110Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks103Fouls committed1921Offsides51Yellow cards33Red cards01
See also 2014 UEFA Super Cup – contested between same teams 2016 UEFA Champions League final 2016 UEFA Europa League final 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2016–17 Real Madrid CF season 2016–17 Sevilla FC season Real Madrid CF in international football Sevilla FC in European football Spanish football clubs in international competitions
References
External links 2016 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA.com Full Time Report, UEFA.com