Real Madrid are going face to face with Atletico Madrid at the A. Le Coq Arena in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup fixture. The match will be played in Tallinn on Wednesday, August 15th.
Real Madrid have said goodbye to their manager Zinedine Zidane and to their longtime leader Cristiano Ronaldo this summer. The replacement for Zidane has been found pretty quickly in the person of Julen Lopetegui and the replacement for Ronaldo has not been found yet. The team is likely to confide in their young players and avoid expensive signings. In the long perspective these tactics could work but Los Blancos will no doubt need time to rebuild the team after Cristiano left. Real Madrid have also lost their Croatian midfielder Kovacic who has gone on loan to Chelsea and they could possibly lose another Croatian midfielder Modric. Thereby the overall atmosphere in the squad of Real is not the best at the moment. The fans of the Los Merengues have been confident in their coach and their players for the last few years but now they just can`t express that confidence because there are a lot of problems in the team.
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Atletico Madrid have a completely opposite situation. Their leaders signed new contracts with the club including Griezmann and Oblak. Furthermore, Los Colchoneros have bought a talented French midfielder Lemar this summer so the atmosphere is great in the team. Their head coach Diego Simeone has been able to keep the team`s high level for years. Atletico Madrid are likely to be in their peak shape for the match against Los Blancos. Their offensive line consisting of Costa, Griezmann and Lemar will bring a lot of problems to the defense of Real Madrid and their own defensive line will no doubt show a high class performance. The playing style of Los Indios has been the same for the last few years which has been playing defensively, pressing aggressively and counterattacking quickly.
Real Madrid are not a higher class team than Atletico Madrid at the moment. Nobody can tell if Julen Lopetegui has already achieved the teamwork. A lot of the players have come back from the World Cup in Russia and possibly haven`t been able to reach their peak shape yet. It is likely that the playing style of Real Madrid in the upcoming fixture will remind us of a playing style of the Spanish national team because Lopetegui`s last workplace was exactly Spanish national team. Furthermore, Atletico Madrid have never been an easy opponent for Los Blancos. The teams have faced each other eight times since 2016 and Real Madrid have been able to beat Atletico Madrid only twice since then. Los Colchoneros are an organized team who are hungry for new trophies. They are likely to take advantage of Real`s current shape and win the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid to win.
