2023 Supercopa de España final

The 2023 Supercopa de España final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2023 Supercopa de España, the 39th edition of the annual Spanish football super cup competition. The match was played on 15 January 2023 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The match was 'El Clásico' between the 2021–22 La Liga winners Real Madrid and its runners-up Barcelona, the eighth time both clubs played each other in the competition's decisive tie (until 2020 its format was simply a two-legged match; the teams were meeting in their first final under the four-team setup having played a semi-final in 2022).[5]

2023 Supercopa de España final
Event2022–23 Supercopa de España
Date15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the MatchGavi (Barcelona)[1]
RefereeRicardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
(Basque Country)[2]
Attendance57,340[3]
WeatherClear
14 °C (57 °F)
88% humidity[4]
2022
2024

Barcelona won the match 3–1 for their 14th Supercopa de España title.[6][7]

Teams

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Team Qualification for tournament Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Real Madrid 2021–22 La Liga
winners
17 (1982, 1988, 1989,[a] 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2022)
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga runners-up 24 (1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
  1. ^ Real Madrid won the double in 1988–89, and thus were automatically awarded the Supercopa de España title for 1989.

Route to the final

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Real Madrid Round Barcelona
Opponent Result 2022–23 Supercopa de España Opponent Result
Valencia 1–1 (a.e.t.), 4–3 (p) Semi-finals Real Betis 2–2 (a.e.t.), 4–2 (p)

Match

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Details

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Real Madrid1–3Barcelona
  • Benzema   90+3'
Report


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barcelona
GK 1   Thibaut Courtois
RB 2   Dani Carvajal   72'
CB 3   Éder Militão
CB 22   Antonio Rüdiger
LB 23   Ferland Mendy   32'
DM 8   Toni Kroos   72'
CM 10   Luka Modrić   65'
CM 12   Eduardo Camavinga   46'
RF 15   Federico Valverde   82'
CF 9   Karim Benzema (c)
LF 20   Vinícius Júnior
Substitutes:
GK 13   Andriy Lunin
GK 26   Luis López
DF 5   Jesús Vallejo
DF 6   Nacho   72'
DF 16   Álvaro Odriozola
MF 19   Dani Ceballos   65'
MF 31   Mario Martín
FW 7   Eden Hazard
FW 11   Marco Asensio   72'
FW 21   Rodrygo   46'
FW 24   Mariano
Manager:
  Carlo Ancelotti
 
GK 1   Marc-André ter Stegen
RB 4   Ronald Araújo   68'   86'
CB 23   Jules Koundé
CB 15   Andreas Christensen   49'
LB 28   Alejandro Balde
DM 5   Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 21   Frenkie de Jong   87'
CM 30   Gavi   90'
RF 7   Ousmane Dembélé   78'
CF 9   Robert Lewandowski
LF 8   Pedri   90'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Iñaki Peña
GK 36   Arnau Tenas
DF 17   Marcos Alonso
DF 18   Jordi Alba
DF 24   Eric García   86'
MF 19   Franck Kessié   87'
MF 20   Sergi Roberto   90'
FW 10   Ansu Fati   90'
FW 11   Ferran Torres
FW 14   Memphis Depay
FW 22   Raphinha   78'
Manager:
  Xavi

Man of the Match:
Gavi (Barcelona)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Basque Country)
Jon Núñez Fernández (Basque Country)
Fourth official:[2]
Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Galicia)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Diego Sánchez Rojo (Galicia)
Video assistant referee:[2]
José Luis González González (Castile and León)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Juan Luis Pulido Santana (Las Palmas)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Eleven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b Royal Spanish Football Federation [@rfef] (15 January 2023). "¡Man of the Match! Gavi ha sido elegido como el mejor jugador de la final de la Supercopa. ¡Muchas felicidades! Un trofeo que es posible gracias a Neom" [Man of the Match! Gavi has been chosen as the best player in the Super Cup final. Congratulations! A trophy that is possible thanks to Neom] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Relación de equipos arbitrales designados: Supercopa España, Final" [List of designated officials: Supercopa España, Final] (PDF). Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Real Madrid vs. Barcelona". ESPN. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Weather History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Spanish Super Cup 2022-23 final: Real Madrid vs Barcelona in first El Clasico of the year". Olympics. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Real Madrid1 Barcelona 3". BBC Sport. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Barcelona ease past Real Madrid to win Spanish Super Cup as PSG lose again". Guardian. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.