The Spanish Supercup between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played on August 12 at a neutral ground as a one-off fixture. This was confirmed on Monday, by the country’s football federation.
La Liga and Copa del Rey champions Barcelona will take on Sevilla, the cup runners-up in the match, which is the traditional curtain raiser for the season. “It has been a unanimous decision made by the committee to play the Supercup as a single game on August 12 on a neutral ground,” RFEF president Luis Rubiales said in a news conference on Monday.
“The most likely venue will be Tangier [Morocco]. We considered other options such as Valencia and Madrid but the financial aspect wasn’t there. The temperature in Tangier will be suitable as will the financial aspect.,One of the clubs wanted a financial compensation of €950,000 and playing in Tangier that figure will be more than met. But we have to wait for FIFA’s approval.” he added.
Barcelona have won the Supercup a record 12 times, while Sevilla have lifted the trophy just once in 2007 and finished as runners-up twice.