2017 UEFA Super Cup

2017 UEFA Super Cup
Match programme cover
Real Madrid Manchester United
Spain England
2 1
Date8 August 2017 (2017-08-08)
VenuePhilip II Arena, Skopje
Man of the MatchIsco (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeGianluca Rocchi (Italy)[2]
Attendance30,421[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy
32 °C (90 °F)
48% humidity[4]
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The 2017 UEFA Super Cup was the 42nd 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 Spanish side Real Madrid, the title holders and winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, and English side Manchester United, the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[5] The match was played at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, on 8 August 2017, and was the first UEFA final staged in the country.[6]

Real Madrid won the match 2–1 for their second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA Super Cup title.[7]

  1. ^ "UEFA Super Cup – Real Madrid-Man. United". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Isco named man of the match in Skopje
  2. ^ "Rocchi to referee 2017 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Match report: Real Madrid 2 Manchester United 1". manutd.com. Manchester United F.C. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Tactical line-ups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid to face Manchester United in Super Cup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2017.
  6. ^ "FYR Macedonia to host 2017 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2015.
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