Last Updated: August 2026
Published: 11 August 2026
Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla: The Nine-Goal 2015 UEFA Super Cup That Went to Extra Time
The 2015 UEFA Super Cup, played on 11 August 2015 in Tbilisi, saw Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-4 after extra time in one of the competition’s wildest finals. Barcelona, the reigning European champions, raced 4-1 clear through two Lionel Messi free-kicks, a Rafinha strike and a Luis Suárez goal, only for the Europa League holders Sevilla to fight all the way back to 4-4. Pedro settled it in the 115th minute. Despite how the night is often remembered, Suárez did not score a hat-trick; it was Messi who took the brace.
This is the story of how Barcelona, two months after completing a treble, needed extra time to see off Unai Emery’s Sevilla, the reigning Europa League winners, in a final that simply would not settle. Nine goals, a competition attendance record, and a scoreline that swung from 4-1 to 4-4: here is how it all unfolded.
Key Facts
Quick context before you watch:
- Played on 11 August 2015 at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, in front of a competition-record crowd of 51,490, according to UEFA. Barcelona (2014-15 Champions League winners) met Sevilla (2014-15 Europa League winners).
- Barcelona won 5-4 after extra time. Pedro scored the winner in the 115th minute, moments after coming on.
- Éver Banega put Sevilla ahead after just three minutes, the fastest goal in UEFA Super Cup history, according to UEFA.
- Lionel Messi scored twice, both direct free-kicks (7 and 18 minutes). ESPN noted it was the first time in his career he had scored two free-kicks in a single match. Suárez (52) and Rafinha (44) got Barcelona’s other first-half goals.
- Barcelona led 4-1 early in the second half, then Sevilla stormed back to 4-4 through José Antonio Reyes (57), a Kevin Gameiro penalty (72) and Yevhen Konoplyanka (81).
- It was Barcelona’s fourth trophy of 2015, roughly two months after their La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble. Neymar missed the match through illness, so the celebrated MSN front three did not start together.
- The referee was Scotland’s Willie Collum.
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Nine Goals in Tbilisi: How Barcelona Beat Sevilla in Extra Time
A Final That Exploded Into Life
UEFA had taken its curtain-raiser between the Champions League and Europa League winners to Tbilisi for the first time, and the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena got a final that never paused for breath. Sevilla led inside three minutes: Éver Banega bent a free-kick past Marc-André ter Stegen for what UEFA records as the fastest goal in the competition’s history. Barcelona, only two months removed from a treble-winning season, might have been forgiven a slow start. Instead they answered through the dead-ball brilliance of Lionel Messi.
Messi levelled with a free-kick on seven minutes and curled in a second on 18, and according to ESPN it was the first time he had ever scored two direct free-kicks in the same match. Rafinha, deputising in a front line missing the ill Neymar, made it 3-1 before half-time, and Suárez turned in a fourth just after the hour. At 4-1, with an hour gone, the Super Cup looked finished. The scoreline had other ideas.
| Minute | Scorer | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Éver Banega (free-kick) | Sevilla | 0-1 |
| 7 | Lionel Messi (free-kick) | Barcelona | 1-1 |
| 18 | Lionel Messi (free-kick) | Barcelona | 2-1 |
| 44 | Rafinha | Barcelona | 3-1 |
| 52 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 4-1 |
| 57 | José Antonio Reyes | Sevilla | 4-2 |
| 72 | Kevin Gameiro (penalty) | Sevilla | 4-3 |
| 81 | Yevhen Konoplyanka | Sevilla | 4-4 |
| 115 | Pedro | Barcelona | 5-4 |
Sevilla Refuse to Die
Unai Emery’s Sevilla had just won the Europa League, and they behaved like a side that had learned how to win in Europe rather than one three goals down. José Antonio Reyes pulled one back on 57 minutes, Kevin Gameiro converted a penalty on 72, and with nine minutes of normal time left the substitute Yevhen Konoplyanka drove in an equaliser to make it 4-4. In the space of 24 minutes Sevilla had turned a rout into the most improbable of level games, and a Barcelona side chasing its fourth trophy of the year was suddenly hanging on.
Extra time, when it came, was not the exhausted stalemate the previous 90 minutes had earned. Barcelona had brought on Pedro, and it was he who found the decisive touch, turning the ball home in the 115th minute for 5-4. Sevilla had no reply left in them. A final that had looked over at 4-1, then genuinely up for grabs at 4-4, ended with the European champions clinging to a one-goal lead they had made and nearly unmade themselves.
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What the Night Said About Both Clubs
For Barcelona, the Super Cup was the fourth piece of silverware in a remarkable run. Having swept La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League months earlier, Luis Enrique’s side added the European Super Cup to the pile, the club’s fifth in the competition. Their 2015 haul, trophy by trophy, ran like this:
- La Liga (2014-15)
- Copa del Rey (2014-15)
- UEFA Champions League (2014-15)
- UEFA Super Cup (2015)
Yet the night carried a quiet asterisk. The front three that defined this Barcelona team, Messi, Suárez and Neymar, did not start together, because Neymar was ruled out ill. What looked from the outside like MSN at their peak was, on the pitch, Messi and Suárez plus a deputy in Rafinha. That Barcelona still scored five, with Messi bending in two free-kicks, said as much about the depth of the squad as the brilliance of the trident. It was another entry in a club that has turned single-name genius into silverware for decades, from Diego Maradona‘s brief spell in the early 1980s to Ronaldinho reviving Barcelona in the 2000s, with Messi and Suárez now writing the latest chapter.
For Sevilla, the scoreline was almost a mission statement. This was a club that had made the Europa League its own under Emery, and even in defeat it refused to treat a Super Cup as a lap of honour for the bigger side. Coming back from 4-1 down against the European champions, and forcing extra time, was the sort of stubbornness that defined the era’s most reliable cup team. The nine goals were not an accident of two open sides; they were the product of one team that could not stop scoring and another that would not stop chasing.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the 2015 UEFA Super Cup
Who won the 2015 UEFA Super Cup?
Barcelona won the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, beating Sevilla 5-4 after extra time. Pedro scored the winning goal in the 115th minute. The match was played on 11 August 2015 at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. Barcelona took part as 2014-15 Champions League winners and Sevilla as 2014-15 Europa League winners.
What was the final score of the 2015 UEFA Super Cup?
The final score was Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla, with the winner arriving in extra time. Barça had led 4-1 early in the second half, Sevilla fought back to 4-4 by the 81st minute, and Pedro settled it in the 115th. The nine goals made it one of the most dramatic finals in the competition’s history.
Did Luis Suárez score a hat-trick in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup?
No. Luis Suárez scored one goal in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, on 52 minutes, to make it 4-1. The player who scored twice was Lionel Messi, with two direct free-kicks on 7 and 18 minutes. Rafinha scored Barcelona’s other first-half goal and Pedro added the extra-time winner. The idea that Suárez scored a hat-trick is a common misremembering of the match.
Who scored for Barcelona in the 2015 Super Cup?
Barcelona’s goals came from Lionel Messi (two free-kicks, on 7 and 18 minutes), Rafinha (44), Luis Suárez (52) and Pedro (115, the extra-time winner). Messi’s pair of direct free-kicks were, according to ESPN, the first time he had scored two free-kicks in the same match.
Who scored the winning goal?
Pedro scored the winning goal for Barcelona in the 115th minute of extra time, turning the ball home for 5-4. He had come on as a substitute, and his goal settled a match that Sevilla had dragged back from 4-1 down to 4-4 in normal time.
Where was the 2015 UEFA Super Cup played?
The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 11 August 2015. It was the first time the fixture had been staged in Georgia. The attendance was 51,490, which UEFA recorded as a competition record.
How did Sevilla qualify for the 2015 UEFA Super Cup?
Sevilla qualified for the 2015 UEFA Super Cup as winners of the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League. Under manager Unai Emery, Sevilla had established themselves as the era’s leading Europa League side. They faced Barcelona, who qualified as winners of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League.
Who scored the fastest goal in the match?
Éver Banega scored after just three minutes for Sevilla, a free-kick that UEFA records as the fastest goal in UEFA Super Cup history. It gave Sevilla an early lead, though Barcelona responded with two Lionel Messi free-kicks inside the opening 18 minutes.
Was this Barcelona’s MSN front three at their peak?
Not quite, because the full MSN trio did not start. Neymar missed the 2015 UEFA Super Cup through illness, so Barcelona’s celebrated front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar did not play together, with Rafinha deputising. Barcelona still scored five, which spoke to the strength of the wider squad in that era.
How many trophies had Barcelona won in 2015?
The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was Barcelona’s fourth trophy of the year. They had already won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League to complete a treble months earlier, and the Super Cup followed weeks later. It was also Barcelona’s fifth UEFA Super Cup win overall.
Who refereed the 2015 UEFA Super Cup?
The referee was Willie Collum of Scotland. He took charge of a nine-goal final that included a penalty for Sevilla, converted by Kevin Gameiro on 72 minutes, as part of their comeback from 4-1 down to 4-4.
Why is the 2015 UEFA Super Cup remembered?
The 2015 UEFA Super Cup is remembered for its nine goals and its swings: Barcelona led 4-1, Sevilla clawed back to 4-4, and Pedro won it in extra time for 5-4. It featured a Lionel Messi free-kick brace, the fastest goal in the competition’s history from Éver Banega, and a Sevilla comeback that turned a routine-looking final into a classic. It remains one of the most entertaining showpieces the fixture has produced.
The 2015 UEFA Super Cup
This was a treble-winning side made to sweat for a fourth trophy by a Europa League team that would not accept the script, settled only by a Pedro goal deep into extra time. For more moments like this, from the game’s greatest rivalries to its most dramatic finals, keep exploring our On This Day series and the channel.
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