The 2016 Supercopa de España was a two-legged football match-up played in August 2016 between the champions of 2015–16 La Liga and 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, and the runners-up of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Sevilla, making it a rematch of the 2016 Copa del Rey Final.
Match details All times are local (UTC+2).
First leg The opening goal of the match came in the 54th minute when Denis Suárez chipped the ball into the penalty area for Arda Turan to chest back into the path of Luis Suárez, who finished with a low, right-footed bouncing shot from ten yards out. Munir scored the second in the 81st minute with a left-footed strike from the top of the penalty area following a low pass from Lionel Messi.
GK 1 Sergio RicoRB 25 MarianoCB 23 Adil RamiCB 24 Gabriel Mercado LB 18 Sergio Escudero DM 4 Matías Kranevitter RM 20 Vitolo (c)CM 14 Hiroshi KiyotakeCM 22 Franco Vázquez LM 15 Steven Nzonzi CF 9 Luciano Vietto Substitutes:GK 31 José Antonio CaroMF 8 Vicente IborraMF 10 Yevhen KonoplyankaMF 11 Joaquín CorreaMF 17 Pablo Sarabia MF 19 Ganso FW 12 Wissam Ben Yedder Manager: Jorge Sampaoli GK 13 Claudio BravoRB 20 Sergi RobertoCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 14 Javier MascheranoLB 24 Jérémy Mathieu CM 4 Ivan RakitićCM 5 Sergio Busquets CM 8 Andrés Iniesta (c) RW 10 Lionel MessiLW 7 Arda Turan CF 9 Luis Suárez Substitutes:GK 25 Jordi MasipDF 19 Lucas Digne DF 22 Aleix VidalDF 23 Samuel UmtitiMF 6 Denis Suárez MF 21 André GomesFW 17 Munir Manager: Luis Enrique
Assistant referees: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez José Manuel Fernández Miranda Fourth official: Hugo José López Puerta
Second leg Arda Turan opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a low shot into the bottom right corner from six yards out after a pass from Messi. At the half-hour mark, Claudio Bravo saved a penalty from Vicente Iborra after Samuel Umtiti had blocked a shot that was ruled a handball. A minute before halftime, Sevilla almost got their first goal of the series with Gabriel Mercado's header hitting the crossbar. Turan then got his second one-minute into the second half with a lobbed right foot finish from outside the penalty area. Barcelona's third goal came in the 55th minute with a header scored by Messi after a cross from the left by Lucas Digne.
GK 13 Claudio BravoRB 22 Aleix VidalCB 14 Javier MascheranoCB 23 Samuel Umtiti LB 19 Lucas Digne CM 6 Denis Suárez CM 5 Sergio Busquets CM 21 André GomesRW 10 Lionel Messi (c)LW 7 Arda TuranCF 17 MunirSubstitutes:GK 25 Jordi MasipDF 3 Gerard PiquéDF 18 Jordi Alba MF 4 Ivan Rakitić MF 16 Sergi Samper MF 20 Sergi RobertoFW 9 Luis SuárezManager: Luis Enrique GK 1 Sergio RicoCB 32 Diego GonzálezCB 8 Vicente Iborra (c)CB 24 Gabriel MercadoRM 25 MarianoCM 19 Ganso CM 4 Matías KranevitterCM 17 Pablo Sarabia LM 10 Yevhen KonoplyankaCF 11 Joaquín Correa CF 12 Wissam Ben Yedder Substitutes:GK 31 José Antonio CaroMF 14 Hiroshi KiyotakeMF 15 Steven NzonziMF 20 Vitolo MF 22 Franco Vázquez FW 9 Luciano Vietto FW 36 Juan MuñozManager: Jorge Sampaoli
Assistant referees: Teodoro Sobrino Magán José Enrique Naranjo Pérez Fourth official: Alexandre Alemán Pérez
See also 2016–17 La Liga 2016–17 Copa del Rey 2016–17 FC Barcelona season 2016–17 Sevilla FC season
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