UEFA leaders quite unexpectedly sent the Super Bowl to Trondheim, where they have long missed top-level football, because Rosenborg has ceased to be a frequent visitor to the Champions League. However, this fact did not reduce the interest in the game, which was intended to open the new European Cup season.
All pre-match layouts were known in advance, so the very unusual starting lineups of the teams should not have come as a surprise to the fans. Real Madrid, for various reasons, could not count on a number of key players, while Sevilla lost not only three leaders this summer, but also head coach Unai Emery.
The debut of the meeting showed that both teams are still far from the best conditions, and the players still need time to play with each other. Despite the fact that Sevilla had a little more possession of the ball, Real Madrid players were more interesting in attack in the first half of the half. “Creamy” more often managed to connect several good passes from someone else's free kick, but it almost never came to blows.
However, this did not prevent Real Madrid from opening an account in the middle of the half. Asencio succeeded in a classy blow, who took Rico by surprise and hit the "nine" - 1:0. No chance for the goalkeeper.
Having taken the lead, Zidane's wards gave the initiative to Sampaoli's guys, and they gradually began to threaten the gates of Casilla. So, Mario shot past from an excellent position, and a little later, the goalkeeper of Real Madrid parried the blow to Carris. “Seville” continued to act actively and at the end of the half was rewarded for this: Vazquez understood the situation best of all and from the left edge of the penny struck into the far corner – 1:1.
Madrid began the second half more vigorously, but created only one moment - Isco's biting shot lacked accuracy a little. Sevilla tried to keep up and soon also organized some good approaches, but Sampaoli's wards failed to turn them into something really dangerous.
By the middle of the second half, nominal guests have improved ball control, began to get closer to the possessions of "Real" and eventually earned the right to a penalty. Ramos put out his foot, which caught Vitolo, and the referee pointed to the point. Only Konoplyanka, who left the bench, deftly outplayed Casilla from the point - 1:2!
“Real” had to add, but it was felt that Madrid is still far from working conditions. Sevilla began preparations for the season two weeks earlier, and this factor played into the hands of the Sampaoli team.
Due to control of the ball, “Seville” did not allow the obviously tired “Real” to organize an assault, but Madrid still found their chance in stoppage time. Once again rescued “creamy” Ramos, who went on the attack and without interference closed the filing of Vazquez, moving the game into overtime – 2:2.
At the beginning of the first overtime, Kolodzeychak rudely met the opponent, saw a second yellow card in front of him and went to the locker room. Most Real Madrid converted very quickly when Ramos scored again, but the celebrations of Madrid were interrupted by the refereeing team - Sergio's goal was canceled due to the fact that he barely grabbed Rami.
The second half of extra time also took place with the advantage of "Real", but the goalkeeper of "Seville" Sergio Rico played reliably. It seemed that everything would be decided in a penalty shoot-out, but Carvajal had a different opinion: Dani himself went through the opponent's defense and accurately hit the target - 3:2!
Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup, Sevilla suffered their third defeat in a row in this one-legged tournament.
Real Madrid 3-2 Sevilla
Goals: Asensio, 21 - 1:0, Vasquez, 41 - 1:1, Konoplyanka, 72 - 1:2 (penalty), Ramos, 90+3 - 2:2, Carvajal, 119 - 3:2
"Real": Casilla, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Kovacic (Rodriguez, 73), Casemiro, Isco (Modric, 66), Lucas Vazquez, Asensio, Morata (Benzema, 62).
"Seville": Rico, Mariano, Pareja, Carrisu (Rami, 51), Kolodzeychak, Nzonzi, Iborra (Kranevitter, 74), Vasquez, Kiyotake, Vitolo, Vietto (Konoplyanka, 67).| http://site
Igor Pavelko
Real Madrid beat Sevilla to win the UEFA Super Cup for the third time Photo: EPA/UPG
On August 9, Trondheim, Norway, took place. "Creamy" celebrated the victory in extra time.
"Apostrophe" held an online broadcast of the match.
Real Madrid (Spain) – Sevilla (Spain)– 3:2 a.i. (1:1, 1:1, 1:0)
Goals: Asensio, 21 (1:0). F. Vasquez, 41 (1:1). Konoplyanka, 72 - from the penalty spot (1:2). Sergio Ramos, 90+3 (2:2). Carvajal, 119 (3:2).
Real Madrid: Casilla, Carvajal, Varan, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kovacic (Rodriguez, 73), Isco (Modric, 66), L. Vazquez, Morata (Benzema, 62), Asensio.
Sevilla: Rico, Kiyotake, Pareja, Carris (Rami, 51), Kolodzeicak, F. Vasquez, Yborra (Kranevitter, 74), N'Zonzi, Marianu, Vietto (Kinoplyanka, 67), Vitolo.
Yellow cards: Vitolo 39. Carvajal 84. Asensio 86. Kolodzeychak 90. Rodriguez 93.
Removal: Kolodzeychak, 93.
Judges: MAZIC, Gruic, Djokic, Dzhurdzhevich, Ristic (all Serbia).
Recall that Sevilla has been playing in the Super Cup for three seasons in a row. But in the end, he loses. By the way, in 2014, the Nervions lost to Real Madrid - 0:2.
Match statistics: shots - 17 (9) - 7 (3), ball possession - 41 to 59 percent, corners 9 - 3.
"Seville" and Yevgeny Konoplyanka again unlucky. Just a little was not enough!
One would like to say - bearded men saved the "Real"! First, Sergio Ramos equalized a moment before the final whistle in the second half, and then a minute before the penalty, the fate of the match was decided by Dani Carvajal! Character!
120+2 All! Real Madrid have won the UEFA Super Cup for the third time!
119 Goool! 3:2! Dani Carvajal! "Real" still comes out ahead! And the goal is scored!
108 Roriguez missed the moment! More precisely, this is Rico making a save! After a beautiful pass from Benzema to the Colombian and the subsequent blow
Recall that Sevilla plays without one player - Kolodzeychak was sent off
106 Second half of overtime begins
A short pause, the players will rest and go back to battle
105 Mažić blows the whistle for the end of the first half of overtime
105 "Nervions" took a corner, a serve went to the near one, but there was no one there
103 Konoplyanka went down the left flank, entered the penalty area, but he didn't succeed with the shot. As always, he aimed at the far, but the ball flew past
98 Goal! Ramos puts Real Madrid ahead! Ouch! And the goal is not counted! Offside fixed! Real Madrid players rejoice in vain
98 Earned a corner "creamy"
Ten men will play Sevilla
93What a twist! Kolodziejczak receives a second yellow card and leaves the field!
92 Wow! Rodriguez met Kono hard and got a yellow card
91 Overtime has started
90+5 There will be overtime! Second year in a row!
Lucas Vazquez broke into the penalty area, Rico won back and Ramos hit the target with his head! That's it! After all, Ramos once saved Real Madrid from defeat by Atlético Madrid in the 2013/14 Champions League final. Then the score became 1:1, and as a result, the “creamy” won in overtime 4:1.
90+4 Goal! Ramos equalises! 2:2! Bad luck Sevilla
90+2 Sampaoli's wards were too clever with a corner - they wanted to play for time, but the opponent eventually intercepted the ball and ran into the back
90 Warning for Kolodzejczak
87 Nervous players "Real" - the trophy is floating out of their hands! Linnet beat Vasquez on the flank, but he was mowed down by a player in a white T-shirt
86 Asensio stopped Kranevitter hard in midfield. Honored yellow card
But Kono also scored after coming on as a substitute in last year's Super Bowl match. But now he has outdone himself by scoring five minutes after entering the field!
84 Carvajal warned
79 Caught the ball in Rico's hands after a rebound while attempting to cross Marcelo into the penalty area. Caught and in his eyes it is read that subconsciously he wants to play for time. At least don't rush to put the ball in play
74 Another substitution for Sevilla - the last one. Yborra left the field and was replaced by Kranevitter
73 James Rodriguez replaces Kovacic
Calmly realized 11-meter free kick Ukrainian midfielder! Bravo!
72 Konoplyanka scores from the penalty spot!!! Goool! 2:1 in favor of "red-white"
71 Penalties! Majic awards a penalty kick against Real Madrid!! Ramos tangles Vitolo's legs
68 Here comes Linnet! Around the same time, he came out a year ago. He changes the Vietto
65 Another substitution for Zidane - Luka Modric replaces Isco
62 Benzema is back! The French striker, who had an injury, enters the field. He replaces Alvaro Morata. This player did not mark anything today.
Again there was a pause in the match. In the sense of a respite, the players took a break and do not take active steps
55 Isco shot from a distance after a great cross from Asensio. Rico reacted and moved the ball to a corner
50 And here is the first substitution - Sampaoli makes it. Rami comes on for Carris.
49 Vasquez shot from afar, but inaccurately
46 So far, teams are playing without substitutions
46 Second half started
By the way, the bookmakers have already increased the chances of "Seville" for success. Before the match, they offered to bet on their victory in the match (including extra time and penalties) with a score of 3.0. Now - 2.45.
This is how the first half came to an abrupt end. And this speaks of a solid European Cup experience, “Seville”. We actually made a goal out of two or three half-moments. And Real Madrid still clearly lacks sharpness in actions in someone else's penalty area
First half statistics: shots - 4 (3) - 3 (2), ball possession 65 - 35 percent, corners 2 - 1.
45+2 C whistle on break
Again a long-range strike and again the goalkeeper is not ready. Not so spectacular, of course, the blow from the left midfielder turned out, but still. A goal is a goal. It is noteworthy that Vitolo gave a punch to his partner and he was accurate. And after all, apply yourself.
41Goal! 1:1! Vasquez! Sevilla leveled the score!
39 Vitolo's warning earned
37 Carvajal crossed right into Rico's hands
The game noticeably revived after Asensio designed a real masterpiece and opened the scoring. Even though it's raining in Trondheim
29 The first corner "Sevilla" has earned. The second pace turned out to be a dangerous blow from Carris! Casilla reacted!
27 Activated "Seville" and now the winners of the Europa League managed to create a moment: Vazquez went to the front line on the left flank and passed to the center, and there he punched N "Zonzi" on the fly.
At first, the game did not work out for the newcomer “Real”, but here the 20-year-old attacking half tried his best – a long-range strike in the top 9! A blow from those that are not taken! The “Royal Club” took advantage of the fact that the players of “Seville” inaccurately threw an out.
21 Goool! 1:0! Asensio!
17 Real Madrid attacked on the left flank, the ball flew all over the penalty area after a cross from Marcelo, stopping on the end line
So far, the game has calmed down. But still owns the advantage of the "Royal Club".
9 Asensio shot powerfully after a discount from Kovacic - Rico on the spot
7 Corner played "creamy". This is the second corner - the first happened three minutes ago. But so far without a dangerous moment - Ronaldo is not
4 After a mistake by the red shirts, Carvajal took possession of the ball, but Vazquez eventually did not allow Asensio, who had made his way into the penalty area, to break through. It could be dangerous
1 Match started
Recall that this fight will be the first official for the new mentor of “Seville” Chilean Jorge Sampaoli. The same specialist who led the Chile national team to victory at the 2015 America's Cup. Also under his leadership, the Chileans beat the reigning world champions of the Spaniards at the 2014 World Cup. By the way, Sevilla became the first team from the Old World in the coaching career of a 56-year-old specialist.
Evgeny Konoplyanka, contrary to forecasts, is not in the starting lineup. Recall that a year ago was the same situation. The Ukrainian eventually came on as a substitute in the middle of the second half.
Bookmakers consider the Madrid club to be the favorite of the confrontation - the fact that it is Zinedine Zidane's team that will lift the trophy up can be bet with an indicator of 1.36. Sevilla is listed at 3.0. For regular time, analysts give the following layouts: 1.91 - 3.50 - 4.0.
The trophy has been drawn for the 41st time. Last season, the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi hosted the decisive game.
Most victories in this tournament were obtained by "Barcelona" and "Milan". At the same time, these teams lost four more times. Despite the fact that Real Madrid became the best club in Europe (read - won the Cup / Champions League) 11 times, Madrid will play only the fifth time in the Super Cup, since it has been held since 1972, and by that time the Real Madrid era had already ended long ago. Let's also add that Ukrainian clubs played three times in matches for the Super Cup - two times Dynamo and once - Shakhtar. Kievans took the trophy in 1975, beating Bayern.
It took extra time to identify the owner of the trophy
By tradition, the European football season begins with a showdown between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League. Real Madrid and Sevilla played the UEFA Super Cup this year, and the match turned out to be a feast for the eyes. According to the results of the 120-minute drama, the wards of Zinedine Zidane were the winners, whose goals turned out to be real masterpieces.
It all started with a masterpiece performed by Marco Asensio, for whom this match was the first official for Real Madrid. As a result of high pressure, the “creamy” ones made the opponent make a mistake, the ball bounced off to the debutant 25 meters from the goal, and without any hesitation, he kissed it with his left foot. The projectile on the trajectory leaving the goalkeeper flew exactly into the far "nine" - 1:0.
However, the "royal club" was not enough for the whole time, and very soon "Seville" was able to move the game away from their gates. At the end of the first half of the meeting, Franco Vazquez turned out to be quicker than everyone in someone else's penalty area and sent the ball past Casilla, equalizing the score.
After the break, Real Madrid again tried to put pressure on the opponent, but this did not lead to productive actions. On the contrary, it is only a mistake. In one of the episodes, Vitolo burst into the possessions of the "creamy", removed Sergio Ramos on the counter move and stumbled over the defender's legs - the referee immediately pointed to the "point". Yevhen Konoplyanka approached the ball and confidently converted the penalty kick, putting his team ahead.
Things went to the final whistle, but again the Ramos factor played a decisive role in the final match. The captain of "Real" joined one of the attacks and closed the pitch of Lucas Vazquez with his head and thus transferred the fight to extra time.
Already at the very beginning of the extra time, the Nervions remained in the minority. The second yellow card was received by Timothe Kolodzejczak, and the Madrid team after that finally seized the initiative. There were many moments, even Ramos scored once more, however, his goal was not counted. But the wards of Zinedine Zidane were still able to put the squeeze on the opponent.
In the 119th minute, Daniel Carvajal launched into a solo pass, which left all the Sevilla defenders out of work, after which he sent the ball right into the corner of Rico's goal, which, despite a brilliant game throughout the match, could not save.
3:2 - this match ended with such a score, which marked the beginning of the European season, added another trophy to the Real Madrid museum, and gave the fans of this team a great mood.
This is the fourth duel for the UEFA Super Cup between the representatives of Spain
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 in 2014 in Cardiff
Sevilla are the first team to play in the UEFA Super Cup for the third year in a row
Cristiano Ronaldo scores 22 goals against Sevilla
Trondheim hosts for the first time a match in which the European Cup trophy will be played
"Seville" for the third year in a row will play with the Spanish club in the match for the UEFA Super Cup. In 2006, but in 2015, a year after, they lost to her in extra time -.
Statistics in the UEFA Super Cup
Both teams will play in the UEFA Super Cup for the fifth time. Only three clubs have competed for the trophy five or more times: Liverpool (5), AC Milan (7) and Barcelona (9).
Real Madrid competed for the trophy at the Louis II in Monaco three times before defeating Sevilla in Cardiff in 2014. Madrid won two matches, lost two:
: Real Madrid 0-1 Chelsea (Monaco)
: Real Madrid 1-2 Galatasaray (extra time, Monaco)
: Real Madrid 3-1 Feyenoord (Monaco)
Cristiano Ronaldo did a double in 2014. Portuguese scored Sevilla 22 goals in 15 matches, and in five of them he scored a hat-trick. More striker did not score any other club.
During his career, Ronaldo scored three times in UEFA Super Cup matches - a record achievement that belongs to eight players at once, including Lionel Messi, who scored two of his three goals against Sevilla in a match in 2015.
On account of Ronaldo 96 goals in UEFA club competitions. The Portuguese will conquer the mark of one hundred goals if he scores four goals, which he did on May 7, 2011 in a match with Sevilla in the Spanish championship - 6:2.
On all previous occasions in the UEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid have played as winners of the UEFA Champions League. In 1998, Madrid's opponents in this match were Chelsea - winners of the Cup Winners' Cup, not the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
"Seville" for the UEFA Super Cup played only as the winner of the UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League. Of the four matches, the Andalusians won only one:
: Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla (Monaco)
: Milan 3-1 Sevilla (Monaco)
: Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla (Cardiff)
: "Barcelona" - "Sevilla" 5:4 (extra time, Tbilisi)
Sevilla are the first side to play for the third UEFA Super Cup in a row.
Andalusians will repeat Barcelona's anti-record if they lose for the fourth time.
It's already fourth duel for the UEFA Super Cup between representatives of Spain. The first three took place in 2006, 2014 and 2015.
Twice the UEFA Super Cup was played by Italian clubs. In 1990, Milan, and in 1993 -.
Whoever wins the cup will go to Spain for the 14th time. This country leads not only in the number of trophies won (in second place is Italy with nine Super Cups), but also in the number of appearances in such matches - 26 (England - 15).
If Real Madrid wins the trophy for the first time for the fourth time in a row will submit to the winner of the Champions Cup. The last time the winner of the most prestigious European Cup won the trophy three times in a row was in the middle of the decade before last - in 1994, 1995 and 1996. In 1997, 1998 and 1999 the UEFA Super Cup went to the winner of the Cup Winners' Cup.
In 2000 and 2001, the trophy was awarded to the winners of the UEFA Cup. Only in 2002, five years after the last victory, the Super Cup again went to the triumphant of the most prestigious European Cup - Real Madrid.
each other
Rivals 177 times played with each other in various tournaments. Real Madrid have won 94, Sevilla - 54. Another 29 matches ended in a draw.
In the last championship of Spain, Sevilla defeated Real at home (3:2), but lost big away (0:4).
In November last year, in Seville, Madrid lost the national championship for the first time in the 2015/16 season. Sergio Ramos opened the scoring with an overhead shot, then Ciro Immobile, Ever Banega and Fernando Llorente scored against Sevilla, and the final score was set by James Rodriguez, who scored Real Madrid's second goal.
Karim Benzema, Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Jesé each scored in the second leg in March.
Before the UEFA Super Cup match in Cardiff in 2014, the rivals had already met on the European stage: they played in the 1/4 finals of the 1957/58 European Cup. Alfredo Di Stefano's poker helped Real Madrid win 8-0 at home, which is still the tournament record for a quarter-final. In Seville, a draw was recorded - 2:2.
In 2007, Real Madrid and Sevilla fought for the Spanish Super Cup. The Andalusians won both at home (1:0) and in Madrid (5:3).
Match facts
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane won with Real Madrid as a player in the 2002 UEFA Super Cup.
Zidane could be fifth to celebrate winning the UEFA Super Cup as a player and as a coach. Josep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Diego Simeone and Luis Enrique have done it before. Their teams have been celebrating success in the tournament for the last five years.
Both teams have already beaten their compatriots in European Cup finals. In addition to beating Sevilla two years ago, Real Madrid have beaten Atlético Madrid in the Champions League final for years. In the 2000 Champions League final, he defeated Valencia at the Stade de France with a score of .
In turn, Sevilla defeated Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Super Cup match, and ended the next season with a victory over Espanyol in the UEFA Cup final. Game time ended with the score , but the Sevillians were more accurate in the penalty shootout - 3:1.
In total, Real Madrid have played 19 European matches against their compatriots and celebrated ten victories, losing four times and drawing five times.
Sevilla have won seven of their 18 European matches against Spanish Liga teams, drawn three and lost eight.
Last season, the Andalusians lost to Barcelona in the UEFA Super Cup match, and in the 1/4 finals of the Europa League they met with Athletic. Both meetings ended with the victory of the guests with a score of 2:1, after which the “Seville” took the upper hand in a series of 11-meter – 5:4.
Links between teams
The match in Norway will be the official debut for the Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli. The Argentine signed a two-year contract, replacing Unai Emery, who went to Paris Saint-Germain. Emery has been in charge of Sevilla since 2013, winning the UEFA Europa League three times in a row.
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos started his career at Sevilla. In the first team, the defender made his debut in 2004, when the Sevillians in La Coruña suffered a minimal defeat from Deportivo. Ramos scored two goals in 39 Liga matches for the club from his hometown and moved to the capital in 2005.
In May 2014, Ramos received a commemorative medal from the authorities of Seville and in the same month received a standing ovation at the Ramon Sanchez-Pisjuan arena during a friendly match between Spain and Bolivia.
Sevilla newcomer Pablo Sarabia From the age of 12 he was engaged in the football academy of Real Madrid, but seven years later, in 2011, he moved to Getafe. For the "royal club" he managed to hold only one meeting. In December 2010, he replaced Ronaldo in the 72nd minute in a UEFA Champions League match against Auxerre.
Sevilla goalkeeper David Soria He is also a student of the Real Madrid academy.
Off-season news
"Real"
In: Alvaro Morata (Juventus)
Out: Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal), Alvaro Arbeloa (free transfer), Borja Mayoral (Wolfsburg, loan), Jesé (Paris Saint-Germain)
EURO 2016
Ronaldo and Pepe won the European Championship in France with the Portuguese national team, while Toni Kroos (Germany) and Gareth Bale (Portugal) reached the semi-finals with their teams.
Ronaldo and Pepe could become the first players to win the European Cup/Champions League, European Championship and UEFA Super Cup in the same year.
In 2002, Real Madrid and Brazil defender Roberto Carlos won the Champions League, the World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
Returning to Real Madrid, Morata was part of the Spanish national team, along with Lucas Vazquez and Ramos, who ended the fight at UEFA EURO 2016 in the 1/8 finals. At the same stage, Croatia retired, with Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic playing for them. The latter helped the Croats defeat Spain in the group stage match - 2:1.
"Seville"
In: Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover), Pablo Sarabia (Getafe), Matthias Kranevitter (Atletico, loan), Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria), Ganso (Sao Paulo), Franco Vazquez (Palermo) "), Luciano Vietto (Atletico Madrid, loan), Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse), Gabriel Mercado (River Plate)
Out: José Antonio Reyes (Espanyol), Diogo Figueiras (Olympiacos), Luismi (Valladolid), Ever Banega (Inter), Grzegorz Krychowiak (PSG), Kevin Gameiro (Atlético), Koke (Schalke 04), Fernando Llorente (Swansea), Beto (Sporting)
EURO 2016
Adil Rami took part in four matches of the French national team and reached the final with it. The central defender fell out of the cage in the 1/4 finals due to disqualification and did not appear on the field again.
Sergio Rico was one of the substitute goalkeepers of the Spanish national team, and Yevhen Konoplyanka defended the colors of the Ukrainian national team, which was eliminated at the end of the group stage.
Trondheim 2016
The Lerkendal Arena is familiar with the Champions League atmosphere, but it will be the first time that Norway will host the final of a UEFA club competition.
But in 1987 and 1997, the finals of the European Women's Championship were held at the Ullevol stadium in Oslo.
Real Madrid faced Rosenborg in the second group stage of the 2005/06 Champions League. Sergio Ramos started the match in Trondheim from the opening minutes and helped Real Madrid win 2-0.
Madrid won in Norway (1:0) at the same stage in the 1999/00 season, but lost to Rosenborg (0:2) in the 1997/98 Champions League group stage.
Sevilla will play their first official match in Trondheim.
UEFA Super Cup
Real Madrid - Sevilla
Broadcast will start at 21:45
Details of the upcoming match for the UEFA Super Cup "Real" (Madrid) - "Sevilla" on August 9, 2016, read the forecast for the game in the material.
On August 9, 2016, the Lerkendal Stadium in Norway will host the UEFA Super Cup match between Champions League winners Real Madrid and Europa League winners Sevilla. The start of the Madrid derby is at 21:45 Moscow time.
Live broadcast of the match "Real Madrid" - "Sevilla" on August 9, 2016 will show "Match TV". Beginning at 21:40 Moscow time.
Last year's winners of the Champions League and last season's Europa League will face off at the stadium in Trondheim. All football fans expect another high-profile Spanish confrontation, and fans have the right to count on spectacular football.
"Creamy" rather sluggishly go through the transfer period. Unless Alvaro Morat, Fabio Coentrau, Lucas Silva and Marco Asensio returned to the camp of the team. At the same time, Jesé went to PSG, but no major acquisitions were made.
Sevilla, on the other hand, is having a very active period. So, Unai Emery left the club, replaced by Chilean Jorge Sampaoli. The team was also replenished with such bright players as Ben Yedder, Luciano Vietto, Ganso, Matias Cranneviter, Franco Vazquez, Joaquin Correa, Pablo Sarabia. At the same time, such stars as Koke, Facio, Krychowiak, Gameiro, Figueres, Banega, Reyes, who formed the backbone of the Spanish team, left the team.
The last time the clubs played each other in the 30th round of the Spanish Examples. That match ended in a crushing victory for Real Madrid - 4: 0.
Real Madrid 4-0 Sevilla VIDEO
Bookmakers consider Real to be the absolute favorite of the upcoming match and accept bets on the victory of Madrid with an average coefficient of 1.92, on a draw - 3.8, on the success of Sevilla - 4.00.
However, despite neither the last devastating defeat, nor the opinion of bookmakers, Sevilla midfielder Vicente Iborra is sure that the club is going to Norway to win.
“For us, the favorite of the meeting is Real Madrid. This team almost always has this status. But this does not mean that we will go out on the field to see what will happen. We came here to dominate the game and win. We want to make life difficult for the opponent and ensure that he does not feel comfortable. We understand who we are dealing with, despite the losses in the enemy,” he said.
However, the head coach of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane believes that the chances of winning the UEFA Super Cup are equal for both teams.
“This is a cup final that both teams can win. I only care about our own readiness, and we are ready. We had a good preseason. We had time to prepare. We must do everything that we are capable of, give all our strength from the first minute, plow, concentrate. In football, you don't know anything. The chances are 50 to 50, ”the specialist emphasized.