2000 UEFA Super Cup
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The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 between Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 of Spain and Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

 of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...

 in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final
2000 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2000 UEFA Champions League Final took place at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on 24 May 2000. The match pitted Spanish rivals Real Madrid and Valencia...

, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final
2000 UEFA Cup Final
The 2000 UEFA Cup Final was a football match contested between Galatasaray of Turkey and Arsenal of England on 17 May 2000 at Parken in Copenhagen...

. Galatasaray won the match 2–1.

This was the first Super Cup contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League). Until 1999, it was contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 and the winners of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

, but the Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued after the 1998–99 season.

Match report

Two goals from new signing Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"...

, including a 103rd minute golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...

 winner, provided Galatasaray with their second UEFA trophy in three months as the Turkish side captured the UEFA Super Cup by defeating Real Madrid 2-1 at the Stade Louis II
Stade Louis II
The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team, as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match...

 stadium in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

.

Spot-kick success

Until Jardel's winning strike, the match had been a tale of two penalties as Jardel and Raúl
Raúl González
Raúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04....

 both fired spot-kicks home for either side. The Turks took the lead in the 41st minute when Jardel beat Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas
Íker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both...

 after Iván Campo
Iván Campo
Iván Campo Ramos is a retired Spanish footballer.Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years...


was adjudged to have bundled over Hakan Ünsal
Hakan Ünsal
Hakan Ünsal is a Turkish former international footballer.Hakan Ünsal is remembered by many for his rocket left foot and his pinpoint passing as well as his nonstop desire for victory. He played most of his career at Galatasaray after joining from Karabükspor in 1993/94...

 inside the penalty area. But Real replied 11 minutes from full time when Raúl drilled the ball past Claudio Taffarel
Cláudio Taffarel
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent....

 after Suat Kaya
Suat Kaya
Suat Kaya is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:Suat started playing professionally with Turkish first division powerhouse Galatasaray SK, making his first-team debuts at age 19...

 was ruled to have handled Sávio
Sávio
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel , simply Sávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí Futebol Clube as a winger....

's attempted cross. However, Jardel, signed from FC Porto to replace the departed Hakan Şükür
Hakan Sükür
Hakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a...

, enhanced his reputation even further when he turned home substitute Fatih Akyel
Fatih Akyel
Fatih Akyel is a Turkish international footballer. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career...

's low cross from the right past Casillas from eight metres in extra-time much to the delight of the assembled Turkish contingent.

Surprise lead

Real Madrid, last season's UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 winners, had the majority of both possession and scoring chances, but were unable to fashion a goal despite several attempts on goal by recent signing Luís Figo
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...

. The Spaniards, for whom Iván Helguera joined Iván Campo at the centre of their defence, offered more attacking threat from the kick-off, with Figo shooting narrowly over Claudio Taffarel's crossbar from 16 metres after Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n official Günter Benkö
Günter Benkö
Günter Benkö is a retired football referee from Austria, best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also led two matches at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and Holland...

 decided to play advantage, despite the raised flag
of his assistant in the 12th minute. Moments later, Figo again shot over from a free-kick after Guti had been upended 20 metres from goal. Galatasaray responded with a quick counter when Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...

 nodded Taffarel's hurried clearance towards Jardel, but Campo hurried across to avert any danger.

Bad miss

Raúl then squandered Real's best chance of the half in the 16th minute with virtually his first touch of the match. Roberto Carlos swung in a low cross from midway inside the Galatasaray half that threaded its way to Raúl at the far post, but the Spanish international blazed over from close range. By now, Real were beginning to assume control, with Figo again lofting the ball over from a free-kick, Sávio testing Taffarel with a shot from an acute angle on the left, and Geremi
Geremi Njitap
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...

 heading a ball into the arms of Taffarel from Figo's corner, all in the space of three minutes.

Turkish revival

The Turks, contesting the match as UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 holders, broke the siege in the 25th minute when Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...

's cross from the left found the head of Ümit Davala
Ümit Davala
Ümit Davala is a Turkish former international footballer who is currently an assistant manager of Galatasaray.-Club career:...

, but his effort sailed across goal without unduly troubling Iker Casillas. The move seemed to signal a Turkish revival with Hagi's rasping 25-metre drive palmed behind by Casillas in the 38th minute after the Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n
international was given the time and space to tee up his goal attempt from a worked free-kick. Hagi and Jardel then combined inside the penalty area to play in Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk is a Turkish former international footballer who played in the midfielder position. He played for Galatasaray, Internazionale, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor...

, but his shot was charged down, as was Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan ....

's effort from the rebound before the Turkish side finally found the target.

Real handed lifeline

Real's first goal attempt of the second half fell to Roberto Carlos, who swerved the ball into the arms of the waiting Claudio Taffarel from 30 metres after Okan was penalised for fouling Sávio. However, Galatasaray should have extended their lead in the 58th minute when Bülent volleyed the ball over the angle of post and bar from five metres when well-placed. Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis Álvarez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander usually as a forward, although he can also operate as winger....

, substituted in for the disappointing Guti, then helped to set up Raúl in the 63rd minute, but like Bülent moments before him, was guilty of a dreadful miss from seven metres as his effort failed to test Taffarel.

The Spaniards began to look more desperate to score as the match developed, with Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...

 unable to find the target after sidestepping a half-hearted challenge to shoot wide from 12 metres out, shortly before they were thrown a lifeline when Austrian
official Benkö pointed to the spot. Raúl left nothing to chance as he drilled the ball past Taffarel for the equaliser.

Late attacks

Both sides attempted to avoid extra-time by throwing attackers forward in the final minutes with Suat Kaya and substitute Hasan Şaş
Hasan Sas
Hasan Gökhan Şaş is a former Turkish international football player, most commonly known for his time at Galatasaray.-Galatasaray:...

 close for Galatasaray, while at the other end, Taffarel had to dive smartly to his left three minutes from time to turn Albert Celades
Albert Celades
Albert Celades López is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.A tactically astute player with a strong defensive mentality, he is best known for his stints with FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, and was part of the Spanish squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-Club...

' six-metre shot around the post following some good work by Pedro Munitis.

Match details


|
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> REAL MADRID:
GK 25   Iker Casillas
Íker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both...

RB 21   Geremi
Geremi Njitap
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...

CB 12   Iván Campo
Iván Campo
Iván Campo Ramos is a retired Spanish footballer.Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years...

 
CB 6   Iván Helguera 
LB 3   Roberto Carlos
DM 20   Albert Celades
Albert Celades
Albert Celades López is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.A tactically astute player with a strong defensive mentality, he is best known for his stints with FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, and was part of the Spanish squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-Club...

 
DM 16   Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélelé Sinda is a retired football player who used to play as a defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes, Olympique de Marseille, Celta Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea...

 
RM 10   Luís Figo
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...

 
LM 11   Sávio
Sávio
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel , simply Sávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí Futebol Clube as a winger....

AM 14   Guti 
CF 7   Raúl
Raúl González
Raúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04....

 (c)
Substitutes:
GK 13   César Sánchez
César Sánchez
César Sánchez Domínguez , known as César or Sánchez, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a goalkeeper.-Valladolid / Real Madrid:...

DF 2   Michel Salgado
Míchel Salgado
Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández is a Spanish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, as a right defender.Nicknamed Il Due , he is known for his combative tackling and attacking play...

 
DF 18   Aitor Karanka
MF 19   Santiago Solari
Santiago Solari
Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio is a retired Argentine professional football player.-Career:El Indiecito. Solari played for Newell's Old Boys, local amateur Renato Cesarini and attended Richard Stockton College playing one season before moving to Buenos Aires' CA River Plate in 1996...

MF 17   Flavio Conceição
Flávio Conceição
Flávio da Conceição is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder....

 
CF 22   Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis Álvarez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander usually as a forward, although he can also operate as winger....

 
Manager:
  Vicente del Bosque
Vicente Del Bosque
Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquis of Del Bosque is a former Spanish footballer He is currently the manager of the Spanish national football team. After taking over from Luis Aragonés who had led Spain to European success in Euro 2008, Del Bosque went on to manage the national team to the...



Man of the Match:

  Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk is a Turkish former international footballer who played in the midfielder position. He played for Galatasaray, Internazionale, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor...

 (Galatasaray)

Assistant referees:

  Egon Bereuter

  Markus Mayr

Fourth official:

  Fritz Stuchlik
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> GALATASARAY: | GK 1   Claudio Taffarel
Cláudio Taffarel
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent....

CB 3   Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan ....

 (c) CB 4   Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe Popescu
Gheorghe Gică Popescu is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours...

RB 35   Capone  LB 57   Hakan Ünsal
Hakan Ünsal
Hakan Ünsal is a Turkish former international footballer.Hakan Ünsal is remembered by many for his rocket left foot and his pinpoint passing as well as his nonstop desire for victory. He played most of his career at Galatasaray after joining from Karabükspor in 1993/94...

RM 7   Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk
Okan Buruk is a Turkish former international footballer who played in the midfielder position. He played for Galatasaray, Internazionale, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor...

  DM 5   Emre Belözoğlu
Emre Belözoglu
Emre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments...

AM 10   Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...

  DF 8   Suat Kaya
Suat Kaya
Suat Kaya is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:Suat started playing professionally with Turkish first division powerhouse Galatasaray SK, making his first-team debuts at age 19...

  LM 22   Ümit Davala
Ümit Davala
Ümit Davala is a Turkish former international footballer who is currently an assistant manager of Galatasaray.-Club career:...

  CF 9   Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"...

Substitutes: GK 16   Kerem Inan
Kerem İnan
Kerem İnan is a Turkish professional football goalkeeper. He most recently played for Mersin İdmanyurdu.-Career statistics:-Honours: Galatasaray** Turkish League: 3...

DF 6   Ahmet Yıldırım
Ahmet Yildirim
Ahmet Yıldırım was a Turkish professional footballer who played lastly as a defender for Adanaspor in the TFF First League before finishing 2008-2009 season. He is currently sports director of Mersin İdmanyurdu.-Club career:...

DF 14   Fatih Akyel
Fatih Akyel
Fatih Akyel is a Turkish international footballer. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career...

  DM 28   Bülent Akın
Bülent Akin
Bülent Akın is a Belgian born-Turkish footballer who is currently playing at Yeni Malatyaspor, which is in TFF 2. League.He won the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 with Galatasaray....

  MF 11   Hasan Şaş
Hasan Sas
Hasan Gökhan Şaş is a former Turkish international football player, most commonly known for his time at Galatasaray.-Galatasaray:...

  FW 20   Serkan Aykut
Serkan Aykut
Serkan Aykut is a former Turkish footballer. He plays in the striker position.Aykut started to play at Samsunspor. After becoming top scorer with 30 goals in the season 1999-2000, he transferred to Galatasaray SK for $ 5.9 million...

Manager:   Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu...


UEFA Super Cup 2000
 
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....


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See also

  • 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
  • 1999–2000 UEFA Cup
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