CHELSEA 1-1 VILLARREAL (6-5 ON PENALTIES): KEPA ARRIZABALAGA IS SUPER CUP HERO AS CHELSEA SIDE WIN ON PENALTIES

Report as Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Villarreal in Belfast; Hakim Ziyech and Gerard Moreno scored in normal time; Kepa Arrizabalaga came on as a substitute late in extra-time before saving two spot-kicks.

Chelsea won the Super Cup in dramatic circumstances as Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to be the penalty hero against Villarreal.

With the teams locked at 1-1 after extra-time it took a 6-5 win on penalties at Windsor Park in Belfast for Thomas Tuchel's side to win it thanks to their substitute goalkeeper.

Kepa only came on for Edouard Mendy with seconds remaining but after saving from Aissa Mendy to cancel out Kai Havertz's miss, he won the trophy by denying Raul Albiol.

Chelsea had taken a deserved lead after 27 minutes thanks to Hakim.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said Edouard Mendy was happy to stand down in favour of Kepa Arrizabalaga, who came off the bench to help Chelsea win the UEFA Super Cup in a penalty shootout victory over Villarreal.

Tuchel's decision proved to be a wise one, as the Spanish goalkeeper saved two penalties - including the decisive stop from Raul Albiol - to help Chelsea bring home early-season silverware.

What was said?

"It was not spontaneous," Tuchel told BT Sport after the game of his decision to use Kepa. "We talked about it with the goalkeepers after the first cup game against Barnsley (in the FA Cup last season). We had some statistics. We were well prepared."

The manager's decision to change goalkeepers for spot kicks paid off as the Blues won an early-season trophy.

Congratulations to the blues!