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Real, Atletico set for face-off in UEFA Super Cup final

Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid to face each other in 2018 UEFA Super Cup game in Estonian capital Tallinn

14.08.2018 - Update : 14.08.2018
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By Can Erozden

ANKARA

Spanish city rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are set for a face-off in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup final in Estonian capital Tallinn on Wednesday.

It will be the first time that two teams from the same city will meet in the Super Cup final.

Having won the UEFA Champions League title three times in a row, Real Madrid will take on Atletico Madrid, the latest UEFA Europa League winners.

Real Madrid won this trophy for four times in 2002, 2014, 2016 and 2017 but lost in 1998 and 2000 Super Cup finals.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid won the Super Cup twice in 2010 and 2012, Atletico are yet to lose Super Cup in history.

The derby will kick off at 10 p.m. local time (1900GMT) at the Lillekula Stadium in Tallinn.

Since 2013, the UEFA Super Cup has been played in different cities such as Prague in 2013, Cardiff in 2014, Tbilisi in 2015, Trondheim in 2016 and Skopje in 2017.

Before 2013, the Super Cup finals were played in Monaco for a long time.

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