2018 UEFA Super Cup
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The 2018 UEFA Super Cup was the 43rd 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 two Spanish sides, Real Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and the defending champions having won the previous two editions, and Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[5] It was played at the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia, on 15 August 2018, and was the first European club final held in Estonia.[6]
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Date | 15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) | ||||||
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Venue | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn | ||||||
Man of the Match | Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Szymon Marciniak (Poland)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 12,424[3] | ||||||
Weather | Partly cloudy 18 °C (64 °F) 71% humidity[4] | ||||||
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In March 2018, UEFA announced that a fourth substitution would be allowed in extra time and that the number of substitutes had been increased from 7 to 12. The kick-off time was also changed from 20:45 CEST to 21:00 CEST.[7]
Atlético Madrid won the match 4–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.[8][9]