2020 Trophée des Champions

2020 Trophée des Champions
The Stade Bollaert-Delelis, in Lens, hosted the match.
EventTrophée des Champions
Date13 January 2021
VenueStade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France
Man of the MatchMauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]
RefereeRuddy Buquet[2]
Attendance0[note 1]

The 2020 Trophée des Champions (transl. 2020 Champions Trophy) was the 25th edition of the French super cup. The match was contested by the 2019–20 Ligue 1 champions and 2019–20 Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain, and the Ligue 1 runners-up Marseille.[3][4]

The match marked the 99th time Classique rivals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille played against each other and the second time in the Trophée des Champions, after their first meeting in 2010.

Paris Saint-Germain were the seven-time defending champions. They won the match 2–1 for their tenth Trophée des Champions title.[5]

The match was televised live on the new French joint venture TF1-Mediapro's football channel Téléfoot and other international broadcasters throughout several countries as the part of the four-year LFP broadcasting rights package contracts.[6]

Host selection

In February 2020, the LFP evokes three venues for hosting the 2020 Champions Trophy to take place originally on 1 August 2020, such as: both venues at the outside France (Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire and Minneapolis in USA) and Bordeaux in France.[7]

For the first time since 2008, a French Super Cup match was held in France.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

The decision for host venue was originally to be taken in the spring but the three cities were not chosen due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the match was postponed to January 2021.[8]

Match

Summary

Mauro Icardi opened the scoring in the 39th minute when his header from a cross from the right was initially saved and pushed onto the post by goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, he followed up to tap in the rebound from a yard out.[9] Neymar made it 2–0 in the 85th minute with a penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way to shoot into the right corner of the net after Mauro Icardi had been brought down by Yohann Pelé.[10] Dimitri Payet got a goal back for Marseille in the 89th minute when he finished to the left corner of the net from six yards out after a low cross from the right.[11]

Details

Paris Saint-Germain2–1Marseille
Report
Paris Saint-Germain
Marseille
GK1Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB24Italy Alessandro Florenzi
CB5Brazil Marquinhos (c)
CB22France Abdou Diallo
LB20France Layvin Kurzawadownward-facing red arrow 65'
CM21Spain Ander Herreradownward-facing red arrow 90'
CM8Argentina Leandro Paredesdownward-facing red arrow 88'
RW11Argentina Ángel Di Maríadownward-facing red arrow 65'
AM6Italy Marco Verratti
LW7France Kylian MbappéYellow card 90+4'
CF9Argentina Mauro Icardidownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK16Spain Sergio Rico
DF3France Presnel Kimpembeupward-facing green arrow 65'
DF25Netherlands Mitchel Bakker
DF32France Timothée Pembélé
MF15Portugal Danilo Pereiraupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF19Spain Pablo Sarabiaupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF23Germany Julian Draxler
FW10Brazil Neymarupward-facing green arrow 65'
FW18Italy Moise Keanupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino
GK30France Steve Mandanda (c)downward-facing red arrow 46'
RB2Japan Hiroki Sakai
CB3Spain ÁlvaroYellow card 77'
CB15Croatia Duje Ćaleta-Car
LB25Japan Yuto NagatomoYellow card 26'downward-facing red arrow 66'
DM4France Boubacar Kamara
CM21France Valentin Rongierdownward-facing red arrow 80'
CM22France Pape Gueyedownward-facing red arrow 56'
RW26France Florian Thauvin
CF10France Dimitri Payet
LW7Serbia Nemanja RadonjićYellow card 17'downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutes:
GK16France Yohann Peléupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF5Argentina Leonardo Balerdi
DF29Spain Pol LirolaYellow card 72'upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF8France Morgan Sansonupward-facing green arrow 56'
MF17France Michaël Cuisance
MF24Tunisia Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
FW9Argentina Darío Benedettoupward-facing green arrow 56'
FW23France Marley Aké
FW28France Valère Germainupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Portugal André Villas-Boas

Man of the Match:
Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Guillaume Debart
Benjamin Pages
Fourth official:[2]
Mikaël Lesage
Video assistant referee:[2]
Willy Delajod
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Alexandre Castro

Match rules

Notes

  1. 1 2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  2. ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mauro Icardi MVP du Trophée des Champions" [Icardi elected MVP of Trophée des Champions]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Coudert, Valentin (7 January 2021). "Trophée des Champions: Buquet pour la finale" [Trophée des Champions: Buquet for the final]. FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Paris récupère sa Coupe de France après un match plus haché que sexy". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Le Trophée des champions PSG - OM en… janvier ?". Eurosport (in French). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mediapro s'offre les multiplex de Ligue 1, le Trophée des champions et les barrages - Foot - L1". L'Équipe (in French). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Trois pistes pour le Trophée des champions 2020 : Abidjan, Minneapolis ou... la France - Foot - T. champions". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ↑ SPORT, RMC. "PSG: vers un Trophée des champions contre l'OM en janvier 2021". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Marseille: Icardi and Neymar deliver Pochettino's first managerial trophy". Goal.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "With Neymar back in action, PSG defeats Marseille to win French Champions Trophy". France 24. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Neymar on the spot as PSG beat Marseille to give Pochettino first trophy". ESPN. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.