Today, the Saudi city of Jeddah announces the launch of the new version of the Spanish Super Cup, which turned into a mini championship after years of one-leg round leg. Today's date will be with the first semi-final between Real Madrid and Valencia at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium (Radio jewel), as part of the 36th edition of the tournament, before the second semi-final match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid takes place tomorrow.
The match is very important as it is the starting kick in this championship in its new shape in addition to the identity of the two competing teams, which each seeks to take the first step towards the podium of its first title in 2020.
The Real is looking forward to winning the title in order to return to the podium after the team exited zero hands from 2019, where he missed the podium in all the tournaments he participated in during the past year locally and internationally.
On the other hand, Valencia wants to win the first titles in the second centenary of the club, as it beat Barcelona in the King's Cup final last season in the same year in which it celebrated its 100th anniversary.
This is the first time in the history of the tournament that four teams will participate, as next Sunday will be the date for the final match. The new system of the Spanish Super requires the participation of the King of Spain Cup champion, his runner-up and the Spanish League champion and runner-up.
Valencia is running the championship as the King's Cup champion, Barcelona is also contesting the competition as a league champion, in addition to the participation of his runner-up in the league, which is Atletico, while the riyals are running the activities of this version being the best in the league, unlike the title holder and his runner-up in both the cup and league championships, because Barcelona Himself is the cup runner-up.
Zidane was crowned the Super title twice previously with Real as a player, in 2001 and 2003, and about three weeks ago, Valencia tied at home with Real 1/1. The Real rivals Cup without French Karim Benzema for a muscle injury, and the Welsh Gareth Bale for a respiratory infection, and his Belgian star Eden Hazard for the lack of recovery, and regain the services of defender Sergio Ramos after his absence from the meeting of Getafe to stop, alongside the Colombian Rodriguez and the Brazilian Marcelo.
On the other hand, Valencia will miss the efforts of his star Rodrigo Moreno to injure, as well as the players Gonzalo Guedes and Mano Vaijo, but the team has the stars that can face the Real and the competition is strong to qualify for the final. The history of the confrontations between the two teams attests to a clear superiority of the riyal, as the two sides met 162 previous times, the Real won in 84 of them, compared to 43 victories for Valencia and 35 draws.
During the previous matches between the two teams, the riyal scored 300 goals compared to 200 goals for Valencia.
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Once Real Madrid met Valencia: He won 84, compared to 43 victories for Valencia, and 35 draws.
The "Super" will be held in Saudi Arabia for three years, with the participation of 4 teams.
Miss Real, Benzema, Belle and Hazard, and Valencia Moreno.