2018 Trophée des Champions

The 2018 Trophée des Champions (transl. 2018 Champions Trophy) was the 23rd edition of the French super cup. The match was contested by the 2017–18 Ligue 1 and Coupe de France champions Paris Saint-Germain, and the runners-up of Ligue 1, Monaco. The match was played at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.[3]

2018 Trophée des Champions
The Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, in Shenzhen, hosted the match.
EventTrophée des Champions
Date4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)
VenueShenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China
Man of the MatchÁngel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]
RefereeRuddy Buquet[2]
Attendance41,237
2017
2019

The match was a rematch of the previous edition, in which PSG defeated Monaco 2–1.

Paris Saint-Germain won the match 4–0 for their sixth consecutive and eighth overall Trophée des Champions title.[4]

Match edit

Details edit

Paris Saint-Germain4–0Monaco
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paris Saint-Germain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monaco
GK 1   Gianluigi Buffon
CB 19   Lassana Diarra   64'
CB 2   Thiago Silva (c)   74'
CB 37   Kévin Rimane
RM 34   Colin Dagba
CM 25   Adrien Rabiot
CM 6   Marco Verratti   75'
LM 36   Stanley N'Soki
RW 24   Christopher Nkunku
CF 21   Timothy Weah
LW 11   Ángel Di María
Substitutes:
GK 30   Kevin Trapp
DF 5   Marquinhos   64'
DF 20   Layvin Kurzawa
MF 18   Giovani Lo Celso
MF 33   Antoine Bernède   74'
MF 35   Moussa Diaby
FW 10   Neymar   75'
Manager:
  Thomas Tuchel
 
GK 16   Diego Benaglio
RB 24   Andrea Raggi (c)   90+2'
CB 25   Kamil Glik
CB 5   Jemerson   5'
LB 21   Julien Serrano
CM 8   Youri Tielemans
CM 4   Jean-Eudes Aholou
CM 28   Pelé   46'
RW 20   Rony Lopes   64'
CF 10   Stevan Jovetić
LW 29   Samuel Grandsir   46'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Seydou Sy
DF 3   Antonio Barreca
DF 18   Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
MF 35   Kévin N'Doram
MF 36   Sofiane Diop   46'
FW 14   Keita Baldé   46'
FW 22   Jordi Mboula   64'
Manager:
  Leonardo Jardim

Man of the Match:
Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Guillaume Debart
Julien Pacelli
Fourth official:[2]
Jérôme Miguelgorry

Match rules[5]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "PSG : Di María reçu 2 sur 2" [PSG : Di María received 2 of 2]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Trophées des Champions: Un quatuor d'arbitres français" [Trophée des Champions: A quartet of French referees]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Shenzhen accueillera les deux prochaines éditions du Trophée des champions". www.lfp.fr (in French). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Premier trophée pour un PSG sans pitié" [First trophy for a merciless PSG]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 4 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Règlement du Trophée des Champions" [Regulations of the Trophée des Champions] (PDF). LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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