Real Madrid v Atalanta: 10 things to know about the 2024 UEFA Super Cup
Real Madrid will face Atalanta in this year's UEFA Super Cup.
The trophy will be contested between the teams that win the Champions League and Europa League before the start of the new season.
Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League final, while Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final.
What are 10 things we should know about next time?
1. Real Madrid are aiming to win a record sixth UEFA Super Cup.
2. This is Madrid's ninth appearance in the Super Cup (5 wins, 3 losses).
3. The Warsaw National Stadium will be the 12th stadium to host the Super Cup since it moved from long-time host Monaco.
4. Carlo Ancelotti now has the most Super Cup wins, four, tied with Pep Guardiola.
5. Ancelotti is one of just five players to have won a trophy as both a player and a manager, along with Guardiola, Diego Simeone, Luis Enrique and Zinedine Zidane.
6. The Champions League winner has won 10 of the last 11 Super Cup matches, with the exception of Atlético Madrid's victory over Real Madrid in 2018.
7. Atalanta is the seventh Italian club to compete in the Super Cup, joining AC Milan, Juventus, Sampdoria, Parma, Lazio and Inter Milan.
8. Atalanta are aiming to become the 26th team to win the trophy for the second consecutive year, following Manchester City last year.
9. Italian clubs have participated in the Super Cup 13 times and won it nine times.
10. There will be no extra time in the UEFA Super Cup. If the score is tied after 90 minutes the match will go straight to a penalty shootout.
Source: dailypost.ng