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Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Isco, Bale, Benzema, Asensio.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Lucas, Lemar, Rodri, Saul Niguez, Koke, Costa, Griezmann.
Welcome to Tallinn, Estonia, and the first one-city showdown in Super Cup history! The European champions Real Madrid take on the Europa League winners Atlético Madrid … and it’s fair to say history is on the side of Los Merengues.
Real have faced Atlético on five occasions in Europe. They’ve emerged victorious from them all. In 1958-59, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás scored the goals that saw off Enrique Collar and Atlético in a European Cup semi-final replay. Fifty-five years later, Diego Godín looked to have settled the 2014 final … but Sergio Ramos popped up with a last-gasp equaliser, and Real romped to a 4-1 extra-time win.
5: Barcelona, Milan
4: REAL MADRID
3: Liverpool
2: Ajax, Anderlecht, Valencia, Juventus, ATLÉTICO MADRID
1: Sevilla, Porto, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Dynamo Kyiv, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Aberdeen, Steaua București, Mechelen, Parma, Lazio, Galatasaray, Zenit Saint Petersburg
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/aug/15/real-madrid-v-atletico-madrid-uefa-super-cup-live under the title “Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid: Uefa Super Cup – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
