The 2022 UEFA Super Cup was the 47th edition of the

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, an annual

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match organised by

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and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, the

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and the

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. The match featured Spanish club

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, winners of the

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, and German club

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, winners of the

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. It was played at the

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, Finland on 10 August 2022. The match was also a repeat of the

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between both clubs, which was won 7–3 by Real Madrid. The match was the first European club competition fixture featuring the Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT). Real Madrid won the match 2–0 for their fifth UEFA Super Cup title, a competition record shared with

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and

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Teams

This was

's eighth participation in the UEFA Super Cup, winning it four times previously and finishing as runners-up on three previous occasions. It was also

's first UEFA Super Cup appearance as they attempted to win it for the first time.

Venue

The

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was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in

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, Netherlands on 2 March 2020. The

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also had bid for the match to be hosted in

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, but withdrew prior to the vote, instead focusing on securing the

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. The match was the first UEFA club competition final to be held in Finland. The stadium was previously used as a venue for the

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, where it hosted four group stage matches and the

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Pre-match

Officials

On 3 August 2022, UEFA named English official Michael Oliver as the referee for the match. Oliver had been a

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since 2012, officiated at

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and was the referee for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup final. He was joined by fellow countrymen Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett as assistant referees, while Donatas Rumšas of Lithuania served as the fourth official. Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland was selected as the

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(VAR), with compatriot Bartosz Frankowski and Tiago Martins of Portugal serving as the assistant VAR officials.

Match

Summary

had the first chance in the match in the 14th minute with

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saving in a one-on-one from

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. In the 36th minute

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got down to his left to save a low shot from

Vinícius Júnior Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr. (), is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), winger for La Liga ...

. From the resulting corner

went in front when

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headed back from the end line on the right to

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who tapped into the net from close range. Trapp made another save in the 55th minute before Casemiro hit the crossbar from the edge of the box two minutes later. In the 65th minute Vinícius played the ball in from the left to

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who made it 2–0 with a shot which the goalkeeper failed to keep out.

Details

The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Statistics

Notes

References

External links

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