Its looks like more of a
Spanish Super Cup than UEFA Super Cup as the Spanish sides recently dominating
in this one match final that is played between the winners of both the
Champions League and the Europa League. Dutch journalist Anton Witkamp in 1972
proposed the idea of creating a European competition between the winners of
Champions Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup, which would decide the ‘Champion of
Champions’, the best team in Europe.
The first final was played in 1972 between
Ajax and Rangers which Ajax won by 6-3. Since the revolutionary trophy proved
itself a complete success among the media and football fans so UEFA decided to
take up this competition and organize it officially. Since then the final is
played between the winners of Champions league and the Europa league winner on
a regular basis. It is the third
successive year in a row that the final is going to play between the two
Spanish sides, Real Madrid against Sevilla on 9th of August at
Norway.
The 2015 final was played between Barcelona and Sevilla which ended in
Barca’s favor beating Sevilla by 5-4 on extra time.
2014 UEFA Super Cup final was played
between the same this year’s finalist Real Madrid against Sevilla, which Madrid
won by 2-0 at Cardiff. Sevilla become the first team in the history to play in
3rd consecutive prestigious UEFA Super Cup final after winning UEFA
Europa League for the third time in a row beating Liverpool 3-1 at Basel.
Although they were beaten in the previous two consecutive meetings against
Barcelona and Real Madrid and surely they will try everything to win this upcoming
final to not let them lose third final in a row.
Spanish sides were also
dominating the UEFA Super Cup final by winning the last 6 of the 7 finals. The
Spanish clubs are dominating the UEFA Super Cup because of the fact that the
top clubs in Spain not only focusing on the league but also on the Champions
League and the Europa League and they have the clubs who have the credentials
to win the league as well as one of the other these two trophies so that they
compete in the UEFA Super Cup final. Italian club AC Milan and the Spanish club
Barcelona are the most successful clubs winning 5 times. 5 Spanish sides won the Super Cup combining 12 trophies in the Spanish Clubs trophy cabinet. Italy is second with 9 trophies. Tuesday's match will prove to be an exciting encounter.
Real Madrid has a good head-to-head record against Sevilla having won 30 out of 45 meetings between the two with three draws. Madrid will be without Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and goalkeeper Keylor Navas but they will surely miss Ronaldo over the other two.
Los Rajiblancos were outstanding in last season's cup competitions, reaching the final of the Copa Del Rey final and winning a third consecutive Europa Cup. The club have appointed Jorge Sampaoli on a two year contract, who is a proven winner having led Chile to the 2015 Copa America Title.
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