Le Cook Arena will host a meeting on Wednesday evening for millions of fans of European football when Real Madrid play a match against Atletico Madrid in the European Super Cup final.
Real are looking for a fifth title and a third successive European Cup title, a new record in the history of the tournament, Atletico Madrid are hoping for a third title and stop a series of European defeats against their historic rivals.
The following are the most important figures and statistics for this match:
The derby is the number 220 between the two teams in all competitions, and Real Madrid have managed to win 50 per cent of their competitive matches against Atletico Madrid with 109 out of 219 matches.
Spanish clubs will face the fourth confrontation in the last five copies of the European Super Cup, but the 2018 final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is the first of its kind between two teams from the same city.
Champions League winners have won 23 of the last 42 European Super Cup finals, while European champions have won the UEFA Super Cup on 18 occasions.
Atletico played nine times against Real Madrid in Europe, losing five times, drawing twice and winning twice. He has never beaten Real Madrid in the finals or in the knockout stages.
Real Madrid won four of the six finals of the European Super Cup including the last two versions, and could become the first club to win three consecutive times in this tournament for the first time in its history.
Atletico Madrid scored a 100 per cent record in European league victories last season, the last European defeat in September 2017 against Chelsea.
Real Madrid have only won one of their last five games against Atletico Madrid in all competitions (3-0) in May 2017, while lost once and draw on three occasions.
Atletico Madrid has two European Super Cup titles in 2010 and 2012, and has not lost a final in the tournament they are participating for the third time after Inter Milan and Chelsea.
The Spanish clubs have the record number of titles in the European Super Cup with 14 titles, with Barcelona (5), Real Madrid (4), Valencia (2), Atletico Madrid (2), Sevilla (1).
Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Karim Benzema, Isco and Toni Kroos participated three times in the European Super Cup, only Brazilian Dani Alves (5) participated more in this tournament.
Diego Simeone will be the European Super Cup for the second time as coach after 2012, only Carlo Ancelotti (2003, 2007, 2014) and Pep Guardiola (2009, 2011, 2013) are the most active coaches in this tournament.
By sportnews1