REAL MADRID and Atalanta will contest this year’s UEFA Super Cup final at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw on Wednesday night.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side were crowned kings of Europe for a record-extending 15th time after defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley back in June, on a night where my recommended Bet Builder landed.
That triumph capped off another memorable campaign for Los Blancos, who also reigned supreme in La Liga last season.
Now armed with Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid will have their sights set on more silverware when they go up against Atalanta this midweek.
As for Atalanta, they ended a 61-year trophy drought on their way to their first ever major European success with a devastating 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in last season’s Europa League final.
As such, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side will return to the Champions League this season, so Wednesday night’s Super Cup clash should stand them in good stead for the challenges that will lie in wait later this year.
How the bookies view it: Real to seal Super Cup
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid are short-priced 8/15 favourites on Bet 365 emerge victorious inside 90 minutes on Wednesday night.
Atalanta are big underdogs at 9/2 on Bet 365 while the draw is an unfancied 15/4 with the same firm.
Head to head: Real looking to record third straight victory
The two teams were housed in the same Champions League group during the 2021-22 season. Real Madrid ran out 3-1 winners in the Spanish capital before grinding out a 1-0 win in Bergamo.
Players to watch: Vinicius the man for the big occasion
Priced up as the bookmakers' favourites to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or award, Vinicius Junior will be looking to cement his position as the best player on the planet. The Brazilian star scored the crucial second goal during Real Madrid's aforementioned 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund and he merits consideration to make the net bulge here at 5/4 on Bet 365.
Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick for Atalanta in their 3-0 Europa League win over Bayer Leverkusen and the Nigerian ace is as big as 10/3 (Bet 365) to notch just once on Wednesday night.
Predicted line-ups
A number of Real Madrid’s players missed pre-season due to their involvement at Euro 2024 and the Copa America so Carlo Ancelotti will have some big calls to make for this Super Cup clash. One player who will definitely miss out though is long-term casualty David Alaba.
After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in a pre-season friendly with Parma, Atalanta striker Gianluca Scamacca likely be sidelined for the next six months.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior
Atalanta: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Lookman, De Ketelaere; Retegui
Anything else catch the eye?
Atalanta are 5/6 shots Bet 365 to earn over three corners on Wednesday night and that looks worthy of interest.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side were amongat the most prolific teams for racking up corners in Serie A last season, averaging a shade under six per-game.
Given the likelihood that La Dea could find themselves chasing the game at some point on Wednesday night, a minimum of four corners should be within range against a Real Madrid side that conceded nine flag-kicks in their final competitive fixture last season against Borussia Dortmund.
This UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Atalanta will be played on Aug 14, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Madrid vs Atalanta prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
