▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup . ▁It ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁Louis ▁II ▁in ▁Mon aco , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁featured ▁two ▁Spanish ▁clubs : ▁Barcelona , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League , ▁against ▁Se villa , ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁title . ▁Se villa ▁beat ▁Barcelona ▁by ▁ 3 – 0 ▁and ▁added ▁its ▁first ▁UEFA ▁Super ▁Cup ▁tro phy ▁to ▁its ▁ma iden ▁UEFA ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Match ▁ ▁Background ▁For ▁the ▁third ▁time , ▁two ▁clubs ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁country ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Super ▁Cup , ▁after ▁the ▁all - Ital ian ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ed itions . ▁Barcelona ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁sixth ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Super ▁Cup ▁match , ▁following ▁their ▁vict orious ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League , ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁first - time ▁final ists ▁Ar sen al ▁by ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁de ▁France ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Their ▁first ▁three ▁pres ences — as ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁w inners — result ed ▁in ▁an ▁equal ▁number ▁of ▁defe ats . ▁Having ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁European ▁Cup ▁title ▁in ▁ 1