2018 Supercopa de España explained

2018 Supercopa de España
Event:Supercopa de España
Team1:Sevilla
Team1association:Copa del Rey
Team1score:1
Team2:Barcelona
Team2association:La Liga
Team2score:2
Stadium:Ibn Batouta Stadium
City:Tangier, Morocco
Man Of The Match1aname:Man of the match
Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande
Attendance:40,000
Previous:2017
Next:2020

The 2018 Supercopa de España was the 35th edition of the Supercopa de España, an annual football super cup contested by the winners of the previous season's La Liga and Copa del Rey competitions.

The match was played between the Copa del Rey runners-up, Sevilla, and the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey and 2017–18 La Liga, Barcelona, making it a rematch of the 2018 Copa del Rey Final.[1] [2]

Unlike all the previous editions, it was a single match hosted at a neutral venue.[3] This year's venue was Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier, Morocco.[4]

The match was broadcast on Spanish RTVE public television network La 1, earning an average 36.5% share and 4,785,000 viewers.[5]

Match

Details

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GK 13 Tomáš Vaclík
CB 25
CB 4 Simon Kjær
CB 3 Sergi Gómez
RM 16 Jesús Navas
CM 10 Éver Banega
CM 7
CM 17
LM 18 Sergio Escudero (c)
CF 22 Franco Vázquez
CF 14
Substitutes:
GK 32 Juan Soriano
DF 6 Daniel Carriço
DF 11 Aleix Vidal
MF 5 Ibrahim Amadou
FW 8 Nolito
FW 9
FW 12
Manager:
Pablo Machín
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GK 1
RB 2 Nélson Semedo
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
CB 15
LB 18 Jordi Alba
DM 5
CM 12
CM 8
RW 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Luis Suárez
LW 11
Substitutes:
GK 13 Jasper Cillessen
DF 23 Samuel Umtiti
DF 27 Juan Miranda
MF 4
MF 7
MF 22
FW 19 Munir
Manager:
Ernesto Valverde

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Game FC Barcelona – Sevilla FC . La Liga . 24 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724062520/http://www.laliga.es/en/other-competitions-live/temporada-2018-2019/supercopa-de-espana/1/barcelona_sevilla . 24 July 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Ousmane Dembélé's wondergoal seals Spanish Super Cup for Barcelona. 12 August 2018. Guardian. 16 August 2018.
  3. Web site: It's official: The Supercopa de Espana will be a one-legged match on August 12 . McTear . Euan . 9 July 2018 . . 24 July 2018.
  4. Web site: OFFICIAL: The Spanish Super Cup will be played in Tangier, Morocco . Fuentes . Ramón . 22 July 2018 . . 24 July 2018 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033233/https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/official-the-spanish-super-cup-will-be-played-in-tangier-morocco-6955818 . dead .
  5. http://vertele.eldiario.es/audiencias-canales/analisis-espana/audiencias-domingo12agosto-supercopa-espana-barcelona-sevilla-tve-la1_0_2039496032.html Audiencias domingo 12/08/18: El Barça, supercampeón de España y de audiencias en La 1: 4,7 millones y 36.5%