UEFA Super Cup Live Updates: Real Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid
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5' Atletico Madrid are in control of the game as they are playing in Real's half in the first five minutes of this game
1' Goooooaaaaaallllll Diego Costa scores from almost an impossible angle to give Atletico the lead
1' Europa League champions Atletico Madrid kicked off this encounter as they play from left to right in their traditional white and red, while Real are in their all white jersey
Both teams are out on the pitch as the entire stadium gives them a standing ovation
Good evening and welcome to the live updates of this year's UEFA Super Cup between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid'
Here is how both team line up for the encounter. Live updates start very soon, remember to always refresh your browser to get minute-by-minutes updates.
Atletico Madrid starting XI: Oblak, Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Hernandez, Saul, Koke, Rodrigo, Lemar, Costa, Griezmann.
Real Madrid starting XI: Navas, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Kroos, Benzema, Bale, Marcelo, Casemiro, Asensio, Isco.
- Los Blancos and Atletico Madrid battle for the 2018 UEFA Super Cup title
- The Galacticos qualified to contend for the title after winning last season's Champions League
- While Diego Simeone's side thumped Marseille 3-0 to book a date with their city rivals
Real Madrid will be hoping to win their fifth UEFA Super Cup title this evening when they battle city rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, August 15.
The Galacticos won their 13th Champions League title after beating Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev few months back.
While Diego Simeone's men emerged champions of the Europa League following their emphatic 3-0 win over French League giants Marseille in May.
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According to UEFA official website, this will be the first time two teams from the same city will be facing off in the battle for the title.
This will be the 163rd time both teams will be meeting - with Los Blancos winning 86 and drawing 37 of their past encounters.
Meanwhile, Real's new boss will be hoping to get his reign off to a winning start after taking over from Zinedine Zidane few days before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Atletico are two time winners of the title and they will be gunning for their third at the end of the encounter in Estonia later this evening.
And their manager Diego Simeone will hop to capitalise on the absent of Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Juventus in a mega deal and beat their rivals to add to their UEFA Super Cup tally.
- This will be the fourth time in the last five editions that the UEFA Super Cup will be contested by two Spanish sides, but an all-Madrid final – and indeed a one-city UEFA Super Cup – is a first.
- Atlético have met Real Madrid nine times in UEFA competition with the record W2 D2 L5, though they have yet to beat their city rivals in a final or to eliminate them from a UEFA competition
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- Real Madrid have won four of their six UEFA Super Cup games – including the most recent two.
- Having become the first side to win the UEFA Champions League in three consecutive seasons, they could become the first club to win three UEFA Super Cups in a row.
- Atlético have a 100% record in the UEFA Super Cup, winning the 2010 and 2012 editions as UEFA Europa League holders. They overcame Inter Milan 2-0 in 2010 and Chelsea 4-1 in 2012.
Possible line-ups:
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Asensio.
Out: Vallejo (muscle problem), Odriozola (adductor)
Atlético Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Godín, Giménez, Filipe Luís; Koke, Saúl, Rodrigo; Lemar, Griezmann, Costa.
Venue: A Le Coq Arena
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Time: 8pm
NAIJ.com previously reported that Spanish city rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid arrived Tallinn on Monday, August 13, ahead of their UEFA Super Cup showdown.
According to a UK Daily Mail report Champions League winners Real Madrid and Europa League kings Atletico both included star-studded squad members in their team to the Estonian capital.
The two clubs clash at the 15,000-capacity Lillekula Stadium on Wednesday night.
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