Real Madrid claimed a record fifth UEFA Super Cup title while the match debuted Semi-Automated Offside Technology in European club competition.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 47th UEFA Super Cup
- Final score
- Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Real Madrid Super Cup titles
- 5 (competition record, shared)
- Venue
- Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
- First use of SAOT
- Semi-Automated Offside Technology debuted
- Historical echo
- Repeat of 1960 European Cup final (won 7–3 by Real Madrid)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Real Madrid qualified as winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, while Eintracht Frankfurt qualified as winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, entitling both clubs to contest the annual UEFA Super Cup against each other.
On 10 August 2022, Real Madrid faced Eintracht Frankfurt at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki in the 47th UEFA Super Cup. Real Madrid won 2–0 in a match that also marked the first deployment of Semi-Automated Offside Technology in a European club competition fixture.
Real Madrid's victory gave them a record fifth UEFA Super Cup title, a mark shared with Barcelona and Milan. The successful use of SAOT in the match set a precedent for its broader adoption in elite European football competitions.