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The Spanish super cup or SUPERCOPA de ESPANA is a tournament by the top teams
that won La liga and Copa del Rey the previous year. It is another way to generate more
matches and more revenue for all parties involved.
For the next three years the tournaments will be held in Saudi Arabia. Definitely more marketing
for the sport we all love.
The format was revised and four teams had played yesterday and today.
Real Madrid vs Valencia and today it was Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid.
You can guess easily the two teams that will advance in this tournament.
Let me start with Real vs Valencia.
It was sort of one sided game.
Real did handle Valencia easily 3-1.
Kroos scores in a corner.
The goalkeeper expected to punch it out but the ball curved inside the post, too late.
The last goal was a spectacular show by the best player in the world couple years prior.
I mean you need confidence so strong to touch the ball and see how it turns.
Luka is the guy. He is a midfielder but with aptitude to score from afar.
Isco did the second goal from a rebound.
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Barcelona has won the Supercopa 13 times.
Since the new format from 2 to 4 teams, it may become harder
to win the tournament of three matches total.
Barca should easily win this game by scoring three goals.
VAR came to clean up the sheet.
Somehow a goal from Messi was scratch and a goal from Piqué
was scratch.
So only the first goal from Messi and Gruzmann got in.
Atletico did manage to score three goals as well.
One is a penalty by Morata.
The first half of this match was no goal. This is where the goal got loose.
Messi did everything to win for Barca.
Not enough.
Is this the end of Barca reign?
Too early to tell since they are leading La Liga with Real.
In the past five matches Atletico has a better winning percentage than
both top teams.
Sunday we will see if Atletico can grab another win and championship ** Supercopa**
Simeone will be please sitting in third and push to catch the other two.
Just five points behind.
Next week La Liga will restart with match day 20th.
Hopefully we will see better light at the end of the tunnel for the teams.