On a surprising goal from Marco Asensio “Seville” in the first half answered no less well-aimed shot by Franco Vazquez. Ukrainian Evgeny Konoplyanka, coming on as a substitute, almost brought Jorge Sampaoli's team victory with a 11-meter kick. Captain Sergio Ramos saved "Real" on the 90 + 3rd. And just before the final of extra time, Carvajal nailed the Rojiblancos.
Real Madrid started the first half as the favorite. Mariano managed to head the ball out from under the crossbar after Ramos hit, but no one coped with a long-range shot by Marco Asensio. The projectile went around the gloves of Sergio Rico in an arc and flew perfectly into the target. Closer to the middle of the half-time initiative firmly seized “Seville”, which resulted in a few moments. Mariano from a lethal position with might and main struck into the sky. With a long-range strike, Carris barely coped with Kiko Casilla, but Franco Vazquez, after an assist by Vitolo, managed to break through the Real Madrid goalkeeper with a very accurate shot into the right corner.
After the break, the game continued in a similar vein. Only Real Madrid sank even deeper, and Sevilla, already in possession of the ball for more than 60% of the time, began to push from a position of strength even more actively. In a game without any special moments and to the accompaniment of Norwegian silence (fans in the stands were surprisingly reserved for a match between two Spanish teams), some kind of eclipse befell the Serbian referee. Milorad Mažić appointed a penalty, not noticing the simulation of Vitolo, who tried not to touch Ramos in his penalty area. The penalty was coolly converted by Yevhen Konoplyanka, throwing the ball and Casilla in different corners.
The Ukrainian, who replaced Vietto with the 67th center forward, had 5 minutes on the field for a goal. We note that Konoplyanka scores for Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup for the second year in a row, and invariably the greatest giants of the Examples.
At the end of the meeting, Carvajal tortured the ex-Dnipro resident with his passes on the right, but Rico coped with his shot from a zero angle. Already in stoppage time, Benzema from a position in the penalty area could not break through the defense shield. And in the penultimate added minute, Sampaoli's team did not hold the victory. Carvajal elegantly beat Konoplyanka, dropped to the right on Lucas Vazquez, whose serve was closed into an empty net by Sergio Ramos.
“Rojiblancos” and so squatted, and then there is the psychological disappointment. It is not surprising that Madrid began more active overtime. Benzema, already falling, forced Rico to work with a rounding blow. A minute later, Karim's kick was blocked by Parekh's defender. A few seconds passed, and Vasquez earned a second yellow card for Timo Kolodzeychak with a simple feint. Subsequently, Ramos scored a second time, but in violation of the rules. But Konoplyanka almost twisted the ball with a blow from outside the penalty area of Real Madrid.
In the second extra half, only Zidane's team was again on the field. The Sevillas actually played 8 field players, because, in addition to the removal of “Kolo”, Pareja was injured and could not fully help his partners. Therefore, it is not surprising that moments rained down one after another. Hames, after Benzema's balanced pass, hit Rico. Lucas Vazquez also failed to outplay the keeper of the Europa League victors, losing face-to-face. Benzema missed the goal with a headshot, and Andalusian Sergio took a shot from Hames in the summer. And in the 119th minute, the Sevillian defense cracked: Carvajal outflanked all opponents on the flank of Konoplyanka and flashed Rico, punishing Evgeniy for an unsuccessful run.
Because of the failed final segments of the halves, the European Super Cup goes to Madrid. And Sampaoli loses the first final against Sevilla.
UEFA Super Cup 2016
Real Madrid 3-2 Sevilla (2-2 in regular time)
goals: Asensio, 21, Ramos, 90+3, Carvajal, 119 - Vazquez, 41, Konoplyanka, 72 (pen.)
Removal: Kolodzeychak, 93 (second yellow)
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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 (Italy is in second place 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. AT last time three times in a row the winner of the most prestigious European Cup won the trophy 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.
AT last championship Spain "Seville" 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 match for the UEFA Super Cup in Cardiff in 2014, the rivals had already met on the European arena: 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.
Overall, Real Madrid have played 19 European matches against compatriots and celebrated ten victories, losing four times and drawing five times.
Sevilla at 18 European Cup matches with teams from the championship of Spain won seven victories, drew three times and suffered eight defeats.
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 football academy 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 as part of 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: Jose 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 atmosphere of the Champions League matches, but Norway will host the final for the first time club tournament UEFA.
But in 1987 and 1997, the finals of the European Women's Championship were held at the Ullevol stadium in Oslo.
Real met Rosenborg in the second group stage Champions League-2005/06. 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.
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" 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 broke 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 given to Timothe Kolodziejczak, and the Madrid team then 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.
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 were unlucky again. Just a little was not enough!
One would like to say - bearded men saved the "Real"! First, Sergio Ramos equalized moments before 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 (taking into account extra time and penalties) with a rate of 3.0. Now - 2.45.
This is how the first half came to an abrupt end. And this speaks of 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 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 coaching career 56 year old professional.
Evgeny Konoplyanka, contrary to forecasts, is not in 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 - you can bet on the fact that it is Zinedine Zidane's team that will lift the trophy up 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 clubs in Europe (read - won the Cup / Champions League) 11 times, in the Super Cup, Madrid will play only the fifth time, since it has been held since 1972, and by that time the Real Madrid era had long since ended. 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.
Your attention is invited to the announcement of the match for the UEFA Super Cup "Real" - "Sevilla".
On August 9, at 21:45 Moscow time, two Spanish teams will meet at the Lerkendal stadium in Trondheim, Norway. Real Madrid and Andalusian Sevilla will play in the 41st edition of the European Super Cup.
It is worth noting that this is the third season in a row when Spanish teams will compete for this trophy. Real Madrid won the Champions League last season, while Sevilla won the Europa League trophy for the third time in a row.
Recall that the "Creamy" has already twice, in a relatively recent period, took the UEFA Super Cup (in 2002 and 2014), while he submitted to the Sevillians only once (in 2006). Also, each of these two teams will play in the Super Bowl for the fifth time, and this will be the fourth final match in which two spanish clubs will enter the same field in the fight for this trophy. The previous three were played in 2006, 2014 and 2015.
"RealMadrid" Last season, he won the Champions League title, beating his neighbors in the capital, Atlético, in a penalty shootout. Then regular time ended with a score of 1-1, but it was Zidane's team that turned out to be cooler and luckier.
Madrid have won the European Super Cup twice. In 2014, they beat Sevilla (2-0) thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, and in 2002 they beat Feyenoord 3-1. In two other finals, Los Blancos lost - in 1998 1-0 to Chelsea, and in 2000 2-1 to Galatasaray.
This summer, Los Blancos, resting from the Euro and the America's Cup, had only three test matches, in which they won two victories (Chelsea and Bayern) and lost once (PSG).
Real Madrid, surprisingly, did not look for an expensive strengthening of the squad, but relied on stability. The president of the club, Florentino Perez, who loves to overspend, has not yet made a single high-profile purchase, not counting the return to the Santiago Bernabeu of Alvaro Morata's pupil. Which was quite expected. The striker was bought back from Juventus, as the agreement between the parties contained a clause on the Spaniards' priority right to transfer for 30 million euros. Madrid also left the head coach at the helm, who deepened the squad a little, giving a chance to several players who opened up while playing on loan.
This will be Zidane's first full season as head coach. elite division. Although, he knows perfectly well what the taste of winning the Super Cup is, since he took this trophy as a player when the Spanish capital club beat Feyenoord in 2002.
Personnel position of "Real"
It has been a difficult summer for the Real Madrid players as some of the leaders have been involved in major international tournaments so their vacation was delayed. In addition, there are serious losses in the form of injured. Newly crowned European champion Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to recover from an injury he sustained during the Euro 2016 final. The Portuguese sprained the lateral ligaments of the knee. Even the start of the season is in doubt, although he has already started training.
There will also be no main goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who has a muscle injury, as well as left-back Fabio Coentrão, who spent last season on loan at Monaco but unavailable due to a hip injury until around October.
Zidane also decided to keep Gareth Bale. The Welshman rested after the European Championship and has not yet gained optimal shape. The same goes for defender Pepe and midfielder Toni Kroos. The participation of striker Karim Benzema was questionable, but it looks like he is ready to enter the field.
Real Madrid bid for the game
Zidane took 20 players to Trondheim: Casilla, Zidane, Yanes, Llorente, Danilo, Ramos, Marcelo, Nacho, Carvajal, Varane, Kovacic, Isco, Modric, James, Vazquez, Casemiro, Asensio, Diaz, Benzema, Morata.
Estimated line-up of Real Madrid
Casilla, Marcelo, Ramos, Varan, Carvajal, Casemiro, Modric, Kovacic, Isco, James, Morata.
Last season "Seville" for the third time in a row won the second most important tournament in the Old World - the Europa League. In the final match, the Andalusians beat Liverpool 3-1.
Sevilla, having won three consecutive Europa League trophies, became the first team to play in three UEFA Super Cup finals in three consecutive seasons. There were four finals in total. They took the Super Cup in 2006, beating Barcelona 3-0, but lost the other three finals - in 2015 to Barcelona, 2014 to Real Madrid, and in 2007 to Milan.
However, despite their success, there have been many changes in their roster this summer. First of all, this is the departure of the mentor Unai Emery to PSG, which was the key to the triumph of this team in the cups. New Main coach Jorge Sampaoli got the wrong team that won the last trophy. Some leaders have taken off, so he will have to build a new team.
Personnel position of Sevilla
The Andalusians had five sparrings, winning all of them with a total score of 12-4, so they managed to get acquainted with new realities. True, the Argentine specialist will not be able to count on three former leaders: Ever Banega went to Inter, Grzegorz Krychowiak to PSG, and Kevin Gameiro went to Atlético Madrid.
Sevilla have been one of the most active teams in the summer transfer window, signing at least eight new players. Atlético midfielder Matias Kranevitter and forward Luciano Vietto were loaned out, while midfielder Joaquin Correa came from Sampdoria. Also joining the ranks: Japanese playmaker Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hannover, €6.5m), Toulouse striker Wisam Ben Yedder (€9m), midfielder Ganso (Sao Paulo, €9.5m), Franco Vazquez (Paleromo, €15m), Gabriel Mercado (River, €2.4m) and Pablo Sarabia (Getafe, €1m).
Midfielder Mikael Cron-Dehli, who has a knee injury, and defender Benoit Tremulinas, due to a torn meniscus, will definitely not play.
Sevilla bid
Sampaoli took 22 players to Trondheim: Rico, Soriano, Soria, Carris, Mariano, Escudero, Mercado, Pareja, Kolodzejcak, Rami, Kiyotake, N "Zonzi, Vazquez, Iborra, Vitolo, Sarabia, Correa, Konoplyanka, Kranewitter, Ganso, Ben - Yedder, Vietto.
Approximate composition of Sevilla:
Soria, Escudero, Kolodzeychak, Carrisu, Pareja, Correa, Kranewitter, Iborra, Linnet, Kiyotake, Ben Yedder.
Interesting facts of the match "Real" - "Sevilla"
- Real Madrid won 2-0 when they faced Sevilla in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup Final in Cardiff. Cristiano Ronaldo scored both goals.
- Then there were four matches in La Liga, three of which were won by Real Madrid, while Sevilla won 1 of them.
These two Spanish clubs have met 177 times in all competitions. Real Madrid have 94 wins, while Sevilla have won 54 matches, and another 29 meetings ended in a draw.
- The match will be officiated by the referee Milorad Mažić, who in the seasons 14/15 - 15/16 officiated 23 international matches, showing 116 yellow cards(average 5.04 w/c per match), 4 red cards, recording an average of 25.91 fouls per game.