1998 UEFA Super Cup

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.

1998 UEFA Super Cup

Match programme cover
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]
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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
Real Madrid	1997–98 UEFA Champions League winners	None
Chelsea	1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners	None

Match

Summary

Chelsea's Gus Poyet scored the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute with a right-footed finish from the edge of the penalty area to the right corner of the net after a pass from the left by Gianfranco Zola.

Details

Real Madrid	0–1	Chelsea
	Report	Poyet 83'

28 August 1998

20:45 CEST

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 Manolo 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, of which up to three may be used

See also

• 1997–98 UEFA Champions League
• 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
• 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final – contested between same teams
• Chelsea F.C. in international football competitions
• Real Madrid CF in international football competitions

References

1. "Match Press Kit (2009)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
2. "Match details / line-up: Chelsea – Real Madrid (UEFA-Supercup 1998)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 February 2014.