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2007 UEFA Super Cup

Match programme cover
Milan Sevilla Italy Spain 3 1
Date 31 August 2007
Venue Stade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the Match Andrea Pirlo (Milan)[1]
Referee Konrad Plautz (Austria)[2]
Attendance 17,822[3]
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The 2007 UEFA Super Cup was the 32nd UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions. The match was held at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 31 August 2007 and contested by Milan, who won the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, and Sevilla, winners of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Sevilla were looking to become only the second team to defend the trophy in its history, the first being Milan, who had previously won the trophy four times. This was Milan's seventh appearance in the Super Cup, putting them one ahead of the previous season's runners-up, Barcelona.

The death of Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta raised a possibility that the match would be cancelled, but the game was still played, and all players wore the name "PUERTA" on their shirt, below their number.[4]

Milan won the match 3–1, with goals from Filippo Inzaghi, Marek Jankulovski and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, Kaká. All three of Milan's goals came in the second half after Renato had put Sevilla 1–0 up after only 14 minutes. This was Milan's fifth Super Cup title, a new record.

Sevilla had an opportunity to open the scoring early on, when Renato pounced on Massimo Oddo's fluffed clearance, but he sent his shot wide. Two minutes later, Milan had a chance to score after Filippo Inzaghi's shot was deflected onto the post by Kaká. Sevilla went 1–0 up on 14 minutes when Renato headed in from Duda's corner. The Sevilla players celebrated the goal by pointing towards the sky.[5] Sevilla almost scored a second goal on 25 minutes, after Gennaro Gattuso's attempt to intercept a Sevilla counter only resulted in him sliding the ball to Frédéric Kanouté, who rounded Dida but played his pass behind Renato. The Brazilian was able to get the ball under control and get a shot off, but saw his shot blocked by Alessandro Nesta. However, Inzaghi tied the score after the break after scoring a free header from Gennaro Gattuso's cross from the right side. Marek Jankulovski found the winner soon afterwards through a lovely left-footed volley to hit a low diagonal shot to the keeper's left. Kaká capped off the fine overall display when he headed home the rebound after his initial shot from a penalty was saved.

GK 1 Brazil Dida RB 44 Italy Massimo Oddo CB 4 Georgia (country) Kakha Kaladze CB 13 Italy Alessandro Nesta LB 18 Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski RM 23 Italy Massimo Ambrosini (c) CM 21 Italy Andrea Pirlo LM 8 Italy Gennaro Gattuso Yellow card 7' downward-facing red arrow 73' AM 22 Brazil Kaká AM 10 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf downward-facing red arrow 89' CF 9 Italy Filippo Inzaghi downward-facing red arrow 88' Substitutes: GK 16 Australia Zeljko Kalac DF 2 Brazil Cafu DF 19 Italy Giuseppe Favalli DF 25 Italy Daniele Bonera MF 5 Brazil Emerson upward-facing green arrow 73' MF 32 Italy Cristian Brocchi upward-facing green arrow 89' FW 11 Italy Alberto Gilardino upward-facing green arrow 88' Manager: Italy Carlo Ancelotti GK 1 Spain Andrés Palop RB 4 Brazil Dani Alves CB 14 France Julien Escudé downward-facing red arrow 83' CB 18 Spain José Luis Martí (c) downward-facing red arrow 65' LB 3 Serbia Ivica Dragutinović DM 8 Denmark Christian Poulsen Yellow card 70' RM 7 Spain Jesús Navas LM 5 Portugal Duda Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 74' AM 11 Brazil Renato CF 21 Mali Seydou Keita CF 12 Mali Frédéric Kanouté Substitutes: GK 13 Italy Morgan De Sanctis DF 15 Colombia Aquivaldo Mosquera MF 17 Spain Diego Capel MF 25 Italy Enzo Maresca upward-facing green arrow 74' FW 9 Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov upward-facing green arrow 65' FW 10 Brazil Luís Fabiano upward-facing green arrow 83' FW 20 Belgium Tom De Mul Manager: Spain Juande Ramos
Man of the Match: Andrea Pirlo (Milan)[1] Assistant referees:[2] Egon Bereuter (Austria)Markus Mayr (Austria)Fourth official:[2] Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) Match rules[8] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
First half[6] Statistic Milan Sevilla Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 5 8 Shots on target 2 2 Saves 1 1 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 3 3 Fouls committed 10 12 Offsides 3 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0 Second half[6] Statistic Milan Sevilla Goals scored 3 0 Total shots 5 5 Shots on target 4 0 Saves 0 0 Ball possession 50% 50% Corner kicks 1 5 Fouls committed 8 13 Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0 Overall[6] Statistic Milan Sevilla Goals scored 3 1 Total shots 10 13 Shots on target 6 2 Saves 1 1 Ball possession 54% 46% Corner kicks 4 8 Fouls committed 18 25 Offsides 4 2 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0
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  8. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Super Cup 2007" (PDF). UEFA.