The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was the 40th
UEFA Super Cup, an annual Football match organized by UEFA and contested by the
reigning champions of the two main European Club competitions, the UEFA
Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The match featured two Spanish teams
Barcelona and Sevilla, the winners of 2014-15 UEFA Champions League and 2014-15
UEFA Europa League.
It was played at the Boris
Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. This was the first time in the
tournament history that a Super Cup match is a rematch of a previous edition. The
two teams in question met before in the 2006 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco, both
qualifying under same instances, when Sevilla won 3-0.
Barcelona won the game 5-4 after
extra time to claim their fifth Super Cup Title, tying Milan’s record. Their ninth
Super Cup appearance was also a record, two ahead of Milan. Dani Alves fourth
Super Cup win and fifth appearance matched Paolo Maldini records, while Luis
Enrique became the fourth man to lift the UEFA Super Cup as coach. The nine
goals scored were also the most in any Super Cup fixture, and the attendance of
51,940 was a record for a one-off, neutral venue UEFA Super Cup.
Messi scored first two goals for
Barcelona and won man of the match award. The 2016 UEFA Super Cup final will
held on 9th August 2016 at Lerkendal Stadion in Norway. This will be
the first UEFA Super Cup hosted in Norway. The stadium has the capacity for
21,166 spectators, making it the second largest football stadium in Norway.
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