1998 UEFA Super Cup

1998 UEFA Super Cup

Real Madrid Chelsea 0 1
Date	28 August 1998
Venue	Stade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the Match	Gus Poyet (Chelsea)[1]
Referee	Marc Batta (France)[2]
Attendance	11,589[1]

The 1998 UEFA Super Cup was a football match that was played on 28 August 1998 at Stade Louis II, Monaco, contested between Champions League winners Real Madrid and Cup Winners' Cup holders Chelsea. Neither team had previously won the trophy. Chelsea won the match 1–0 with a late goal from Gus Poyet.

This was the first Super Cup to be played as a one-off match at a neutral venue. Previously it was played over two legs, although on some occasions, only one match was played, due to special circumstances.

Venue

The Stade Louis II in Monaco was the venue for the UEFA Super Cup for the second time.^[1] It was built in 1985, and is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system. The 1986 European Super Cup match between Steaua București, then holders of the European Cup and Dynamo Kyiv, holders of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, took place at the same stadium, in one-leg format.

Teams

Team	Qualification	Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Real Madrid	1997–98 UEFA Champions League winners	None
Chelsea	1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners	None

Match

Details

Real Madrid v Chelsea

28 August 1998 20:45 CEST

Real Madrid	0–1	Chelsea
	Report	Poyet  83'

Stade Louis II, Monaco Attendance: 11,589[1] Referee: Marc Batta (France)[2]

Real Madrid

Chelsea

GK 1 Bodo Illgner RB 2 Christian Panucci CB 4 Fernando Hierro CB 5 Manuel Sanchís (c) LB 3 Roberto Carlos RM 22 Christian Karembeu  52'  58' CM 10 Clarence Seedorf CM 6 Fernando Redondo LM 11 Sávio CF 8 Predrag Mijatović  73' CF 7 Raúl Substitutes: GK 13 Pedro Contreras DF 12 Iván Campo DF 19 Fernando Sanz MF 14 Guti MF 16 Jaime MF 17 Robert Jarni  73' FW 15 Fernando Morientes   86'   58' Manager: Guus Hiddink

GK 1 Ed de Goey RB 17 Albert Ferrer  7' CB 6 Marcel Desailly CB 5 Frank Leboeuf LB 14 Graeme Le Saux RM 12 Michael Duberry CM 11 Dennis Wise (c) CM 16 Roberto Di Matteo  63' LM 3 Celestine Babayaro   32' CF 25 Gianfranco Zola  83' CF 10 Pierluigi Casiraghi  89' Substitutes: GK 13 Kevin Hitchcock DF 21 Bernard Lambourde MF 7 Brian Laudrup  83' MF 8 Gus Poyet  63' MF 24 Eddie Newton MF 28 Jody Morris FW 19 Tore André Flo  89' Manager: Gianluca Vialli

Man of the Match: Gus Poyet (Chelsea)[1] Assistant referees: Pierre Ufrasi (France)[2] Jacques Mas (France)[2] Fourth official: Pascal Garibian (France)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

First half Real Madrid Chelsea Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 4 3 Shots on target 2 0 Ball possession 61% 39% Corner kicks 1 2 Fouls committed 10 8 Offsides 2 2 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0

References

1. "Match Press Kit (2009)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). p. 18. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
2. "Match details / line-up: Chelsea – Real Madrid (UEFA-Supercup 1998)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

See also

• 1997–98 UEFA Champions League
• 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup