The first piece of official 2024/25 silverware will be picked up on Wednesday night as Real Madrid take on Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup.
Madrid's seemingly endless Champions League success means they are familiar with such occasions and have won the trophy five times, but it will be Atalanta's first appearance in the Super Cup after securing their first European trophy at the end of the year. 2023/24.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side stunned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final thanks to a hat-trick from Ademola Lookman.
Madrid, meanwhile, achieved their 15th Champions League/European Cup success after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley. Carlo Ancelotti's side were two winners last week, and have since been boosted by the arrival of French star Kylian Mbappe, who will make his Madrid debut in Warsaw on Wednesday.
Here it is 90 min preview of the 2024 UEFA Super Cup.
Real Madrid vs Atalanta H2H Record (All Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Real Madrid |
Atalanta |
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Real Madrid 2-1 Chelsea – 07/08/24 |
St. Pauli 3-0 Atalanta – 09/08/24 |
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Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid – 05/08/24 |
Parma 4-1 Atalanta – 04/08/24 |
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Real Madrid 0-1 Milan – 31/07/24 |
AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Atalanta – 27/07/24 |
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Real Madrid 3-0 Albacete – 24/07/24 |
Atalanta 2-3 Fiorentina – 02/06/24 |
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Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid – 01/06/24 |
Atalanta 3-0 Torino – 26/05/24 |
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The country |
TV channel/live streaming |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports Ultimate, TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ app |
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United States |
Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX, CBS Sports Network, TUDN USA, Univision |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, DAZN Canada |
Kylian Mbappe is set to make his first start for Real Madrid after being fully integrated into Ancelotti's squad after the US tour. Mbappe could join Brazilians Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo up front for Madrid.
Jude Bellingham is also expected to line up in midfield in the absence of the retired Toni Kroos. Federico Valverde returned late from the Copa America but is ready to go on Wednesday, and the pair should be joined in the middle of the park by Aurelien Tchouameni.
David Alaba was the only absentee due to injury before Eduardo Camavinga limped off training on Tuesday. A minor knee issue is expected to keep the Frenchman sidelined.
Real Madrid predicted to face Atalanta (4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Atalanta suffered a major blow earlier this summer with Gianluca Scamacca suffering an ACL tear during a pre-season friendly. The Italian international is out for good.
The club signed Mateo Retegui from Genoa as a substitute, while Charles De Ketelaere joined permanently following an excellent loan spell last season.
Ben Godfrey and Nicolo Zaniolo have also been brought in, but neither player is expected to feature in Gasperini's starting line-up on Wednesday.
Giorgio Scalvini is still out with a long-term knee injury, while Teun Koopmeiners is unlikely to feature given the speculation surrounding his future.
Atalanta predicted to face Real Madrid (3-4-2-1): Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Lookman, De Ketelaere; Retegui.
The big boys are back in Madrid city, with plenty of intrigue surrounding Mbappe's reunion. How will the Frenchman view his Los Blancos bow?
We shouldn't be expecting anything close to an excellent repeat of Ancelotti's side in Warsaw, but Atalanta are still in their first Super Cup outing in excellent form. Their summer has been patchy, but they have been smart in the market.
Gasperini's side will compete hard on Wednesday and present many problems, but victory in the Super Cup against this star-studded Madrid nation is certainly beyond them.
Prediction: Real Madrid 2-0 Atalanta
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