Real Madrid CF (2002) and Sevilla FC (2006) each have one UEFA Super Cup victory to name Madrid qualify as UEFA Champions League winners having claimed tenth European title in Lisbon Sevilla won UEFA Europa League in Turin, beating SL Benfica on penalties to lift trophy for third time Fourth UEFA Super Cup between teams from same country after 1990, 1993 and 2006 Match a homecoming for Madrids Cardiff-born forward Gareth Bale There will be a Spanish flavour to the 2014 UEFA Super Cup as Real Madrid CF take on Sevilla FC in Cardiff. Each club is looking to capture the trophy for the second time – and the game will have extra significance for Gareth Bale. • Bale was born in Cardiff in July 1989 but never represented local side Cardiff City FC. He started his career with Southampton FC before moving to Tottenham Hotspur FC and, in August 2013, Madrid. He has, however, scored four goals in ten appearances for Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium. • Madrid are in the UEFA Super Cup for a fourth time, having qualified as UEFA Champions League winners. The Merengues overcame city rivals Club Atlético de Madrid 4-1 after extra time in the final at Lisbons Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, goals from Sergio Ramos (90+3), Bale (110), Marcelo (118) and a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty (120) overturning Diego Godíns 36th-minute header to seal their tenth European Cup success. • Sevilla needed penalties to defeat SL Benfica in the UEFA Europa League final in Turin, prevailing 4-2 in the shoot-out. Beto saved from Óscar Cardozo and Rodrigo while Sevilla converted all four of their kicks to take the trophy for the third time in nine years following UEFA Cup wins in 2006 and 2007. UEFA Super Cup pedigree • This is Madrids fourth UEFA Super Cup, the previous three having been played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Their record is W1 L2: 1998: Chelsea FC 1-0 Real Madrid CF 2000: Galatasaray AŞ 2-1 Real Madrid CF (aet) 2002: Real Madrid CF 3-1 Feyenoord • Sevilla have featured in two previous UEFA Super Cups, both also in Monaco, winning one and losing one: 2006: Sevilla FC 3-0 FC Barcelona 2007: AC Milan 3-1 Sevilla FC • Carlo Ancelotti was in charge of the Milan team that beat Sevilla in 2007, a match overshadowed by the death of Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta three days earlier. • This is the fourth UEFA Super Cup between clubs from the same country. In addition to Sevillas 2006 defeat of Barcelona, Milan bettered UC Sampdoria in 1990 – Ancelotti playing all 180 minutes of what was then a two-legged final – but lost to Parma FC three years later. Head to head • The sides have met 172 times in all competitions, with Madrid recording 90 wins to Sevillas 53. There have been 29 draws. • They have played one European tie before, in the 1957/58 European Champions Clubs Cup quarter-final. Madrid ran away with the home first leg 8-0 – still a competition record for a last- eight encounter, with Alfredo Di Stéfano scoring four – before a 2-2 draw in Seville. • They have faced off in one past cup final, in the 1962 Copa del Rey; Madrid came out on top 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu. Match background • Both teams have already picked up UEFA trophies against fellow Spanish sides. Besides Madrids victory over Atlético on 24 May, they also prevailed in the first UEFA Champions League final between clubs representing the same nation, downing Valencia CF 3-0 at the Stade de France in 2000. • Sevilla, meanwhile, followed up their 2006 UEFA Super Cup triumph against Barcelona by ousting RCD Espanyol in the following years UEFA Cup final. After a 2-2 draw at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Sevilla edged it 3-1 on penalties. • Overall Madrid have won eight of their 15 games against Spanish teams in Europe, drawing four and losing three. They have scored 34 goals, with 16 conceded. • Sevilla have won just three of their ten European matches with Liga opponents, losing four with three draws. Like Madrid they beat local rivals in Europe last term, getting past Real Betis Balompié on penalties in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 after either side had won the away leg 2-0. Team ties • Unai Emery has tackled Madrid on 13 occasions as coach of UD Almería, Valencia CF and Sevilla, winning only three times and suffering nine defeats. • Ramos began his career at Sevilla, making his senior debut in a 1-0 Liga reverse at RC Deportivo La Coruña in 2004. Ramos scored twice in 39 top-flight outings for his home-town club before signing for Madrid in 2005. • After receiving the gold medal of the city of Seville in May, Ramos was honoured with an on- field tribute at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán during Spains 2-0 international friendly success against Bolivia later the same month. • Diego López joined Madrid from Sevilla in January 2013 after first-choice goalkeeper Iker Casillas broke a thumb. A Madrid youth-team product, López played 11 times in all competitions for Sevilla following a 2012 move from Villarreal CF. • Ronaldo has scored three or more goals on four occasions against Sevilla over the past five seasons, managing 16 strikes overall. His record against the Andalusian outfit is P11 W9 L2. • Ronaldo, Pepe, Fábio Coentrão and Beto were all in Portugals squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. • José Antonio Reyes won the 2005/06 Liga
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:14:33 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015