2011 UEFA Super Cup

2011 UEFA Super Cup
Match programme cover
Date26 August 2011
VenueStade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the MatchAndrés Iniesta (Barcelona)[1]
RefereeBjörn Kuipers (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance18,048[3]
WeatherClear night
27 °C (81 °F)
67% humidity[4]

The 2011 UEFA Super Cup was the 36th UEFA Super Cup, between the reigning champions of the two club competitions organised by the European football governing body UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It took place at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 26 August 2011.[5][6] It was contested by the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona of Spain and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League winners Porto of Portugal.[7] Barcelona won the title defeating Porto 2–0.[8][9]

Venue

The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Barcelona 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners 1979, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2006, 2009
Porto 2010–11 UEFA Europa League winners 1987, 2003, 2004

Match

Details

Barcelona 2–0 Porto
Messi 39'
Fàbregas 88'
Report
Barcelona[4]
Porto[4]
GK 1 Víctor Valdés
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 14 Javier Mascherano
CB 22 Eric Abidal
LB 21 Adriano  63'
DM 15 Seydou Keita
CM 6 Xavi (c)
CM 8 Andrés Iniesta  51'
SS 10 Lionel Messi
RF 17 Pedro  80'
LF 7 David Villa  61'
Substitutes:
GK 36 Oier
DF 24 Andreu Fontàs
MF 4 Cesc Fàbregas  80'
MF 11 Thiago
MF 16 Sergio Busquets  63'
MF 28 Jonathan dos Santos
FW 9 Alexis Sánchez  61'
Manager:
Pep Guardiola
GK 1 Helton (c)
RB 21 Cristian Săpunaru
CB 14 Rolando  65'  86'
CB 30 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 13 Jorge Fucile
DM 23 Souza  77'
CM 6 Fredy Guarín  82'  90'
CM 8 João Moutinho
RW 12 Hulk
LW 10 Cristian Rodríguez  30'  69'
CF 11 Kléber  77'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Rafael Bracalli
DF 4 Maicon
MF 7 Fernando Belluschi  77'
MF 25 Fernando  77'
MF 35 Steven Defour
FW 17 Silvestre Varela  69'
FW 20 Djalma
Manager:
Vítor Pereira

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)[1]

Assistant referees:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)[3]
Berry Simons (Netherlands)[3]
Fourth official:
Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)[3]
Additional assistant referees:
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)[3]
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)[3]

Match rules[10]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ashby, Kevin (26 August 2011). "Barcelona beat Porto for fourth UEFA Super Cup". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 August 2011. It would have been 3-0 had Helton not denied man of the match Iniesta in added time, leaving Porto to ponder a third UEFA Super Cup defeat since 2003.
  2. ^ a b "Referee Kuipers appointed for UEFA Super Cup". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Tactical Line-ups" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Rahmenterminkalender 2011/2012". DFB.de (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Calendrier Général des Compétitions 2011/2012" (PDF). LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 31 March 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Barcelona and Porto to contest Super Cup". UEFA. 29 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Cesc seals Super Cup win for Barca". ESPN Soccernet. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Cesc Fábregas scores first Barcelona goal in Uefa Super Cup triumph". The Guardian. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Super Cup 2011" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011.
  11. ^ a b c "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.