European SuperCup Final Lillekülla Stadium - Tallinn 15/08/2018 21:00 CET Real Madrid and Atlético meet in Estonian capital First time teams from same city contest trophy Madrid seeking record-equalling fifth title Atlético won both previous UEFA Super Cups The traditional curtain-raiser for the UEFA club competition season brings together UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid and UEFA Europa League winners Atlético. It is the first time in 43 editions that both sides have come from the same city. More info and facts about the game can be found here p.s Match thread maybe a day earlier but ******** it, we have nothing else to discuss
If anybody is traveling, I may have a couple of extra tickets for the match (face value of course) if they need them.
This is our first real test. The question for our season is who will step up when Benzema doesn't score and Bale gets injured.
First true test against a team that likes to sit back. Let's see what solutions JL has to offer. The press will be interesting as this is where it should work at it's optimal, but Atletico has some of the best players to deal with a press.
I am confident that this new attack would be great when everyone is fully fit, but somebody is going to be injured during the season. Mayoral will be the guy who leads the attack.
Will be interesting to see as well. Hope we are hungry for this trophy, as I am keen to continue winning trophies (regardless of what they mean). Key aspect is going to be being able outmanuver the opponent in tight spaces. On a side note: Would be fantastic if VJ plays a key part and scored his first goal!
True, good points, first real test yes, but all Manure did in preseason was sit back especially after they scored, so we’ve already had a taste of that somewhat
We should win and make a statement. This is still the best club in the world . And send a reminder to anyone thinking we will be weakened without CR7. My preferred setup (thinking about energy levels) Courtois Carvajal Nacho Ramos Marcelo Ceballos Casemiro Kroos Bale Isco Asensio
Boys looking fly (although Dani and Sergio should give the rest lessons on how to tie a tie properly):
whatever happens in this match serve us as a objective assessment of team against formidable opponents and need to help us to make correction before it is too late.
Barca got destroyed against us last year and went on to win the double. Don't give this pre season trophies much value.
I won't put any stock into this game. Even if the team gets blown out. I think it is pretty clear that club is putting its money into a rain day fund and is going to use the next season to see who gets washed away and who can swim to safety. And if the team suddenly wants to sign a Rodrigo for 100ME it will show me there is really no plan.
Atletico Madrid won 2 of 5 preseason games including one that went to penalties. They tied once and lost twice. Griezmann made his first preseason appearance this past Saturday and has only notched 30 minutes of preseason action under his belt. It is unclear if he will start on Wednesday. By all accounts, we are going into this game on better form. No excuses. Let's get the first piece of silverware of the season.
No. Even Odriozola and Vallejo were included who are both injured and unavailable. Looks like Odegaard is far behind any real time with the first team. 📝 ¡Nuestros 29 convocados para la Supercopa de Europa! #RMSuperCup pic.twitter.com/7LFy5IUaoL— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) August 13, 2018