2018 UEFA Super Cup

The 2018 UEFA Super Cup was the 43rd 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 two Spanish sides, Real Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and the defending champions having won the previous two editions, and Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia, on 15 August 2018, and was the first European club final held in Estonia.

2018 UEFA Super Cup
Match programme cover
After extra time
Date15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
VenueLilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
Man of the MatchDiego Costa (Atlético Madrid)
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)
Attendance12,424
WeatherPartly cloudy
18 °C (64 °F)
71% humidity

In March 2018, UEFA announced that a fourth substitution would be allowed in extra time and that the number of substitutes had been increased from 7 to 12. The kick-off time was also changed from 20:45 CEST to 21:00 CEST.

Atlético Madrid won the match 4–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.

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