Real Madrid will defend its crown as champion of the Spanish Super Cup in Andalusia, very, but very far from Saudi Arabia , where it should be played originally and also where last year 4 teams were released with this format.
The pandemic COVID – 19 prevented the dispute in Arab territory of the second edition of this tournament, which will be played in The Archangel of Córdoba, La Rosaleda de Málaga and La Cartuja de Sevilla.
🏆💥 the Spanish Super Cup is coming!
😎 Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Club and Real Sociedad will compete for the first title of 2021.
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Zidane’s team will compete for the first title of the season, as LaLiga champion, Barcelona, second in the regularity tournament, and the two finalists of the Copa del Rey who have not yet been able to resolve due to the coronavirus, Athletic Club and Real Sociedad.
The unquestionable reaction of Barcelona from the hand of Leo Messi gives a different tint to this Super Cup, also the vicissitudes that Real Madrid and Athletic went through due to the storm Filomena and ending in the losing streak of Real Sociedad that just a few weeks ago looked like one of the animators of the Spanish tournament.
The blue team Grana is the king of the competition with thirteen titles , two more than Real Madrid, while Athletic has two Super Cups in their showcases and the Royal Society a.
Barcelona and Real Sociedad will be in charge of opening fire on Wednesday at the Nuevo Arcángel de Córdoba, a fond memory for the Barça team, who on their last visit, on 2015, beat Córdoba 0-8. The Basque team has not won there for thirteen years , in the Second division.
Those of Imanol Alguacil need to find themselves again and recover the version of the start of the season that led them to lead the league. Injuries have also gradually diminished their performance. La Real wants at all costs to end their losing streak against the Catalan side , whom they have not beaten in the last eleven games
On Thursday , at La Rosaleda, Real Madrid and Athletic will settle the second semifinal with a certain air of revenge after the 3-1 suffered in the league clash of 15 December at Alfredo di Stéfano.
Real Madrid has been five years without losing to Athletic and despite the draws that are weighing down their league options, there are nine games in which Zidane’s men are not defeated.
The final will be played on Sunday at La Cartuja. Without an audience, this Super Cup will be resolved in which the two greats of Spanish football start as favorites , but the two Basque teams have already shown that they have arguments to aspire to surprise and fight for the first title of 2021.
