Broadcast info
Who’s playing: Barcelona play Sevilla in the return leg of the Spanish Super Cup. Los Blaugrana come into this match with an added advantage thanks to their 2-0 win over the Reds and Whites on Sunday. All eyes will be on the attacking duo of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, who were impressive in front of goal despite Neymar’s absence.
What time: At 2:00PM PT, 5:00PM ET, 9:00PM UTC, 10:00PM BST, 10:00PM CET,
Which stadium: This match will be played at the 99,354-seater Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Which channel:
In the USA on ESPN Deportes TV, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN2, WatchESPN
In the UK on Sky Go UK, Sky Sports 1/HD UK, NOW TV UK, SKY GO Extra
In Spain on TV3, TeleCinco Espana
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Match facts
- Barcelona come into this match with a 2-0 advantage thanks to their victory in the first leg
- Luis Suarez and Munir El Haddadi scored the two goals for Los Blaugrana in the first leg last Sunday
- Sevilla now need to score three goals and avoid conceding to win the Spanish Super Cup
Head to head
- Sevilla have not beaten Barcelona in their last three attempts
- The last time Sevilla beat Barca was back in October 2016 in their league match in Seville
- Prior to the 2-1 win, Jorge Sampaoli’s men had not beaten Luis Enrique’s side in their past 12 attempts
- The two teams have played each other 50 times since 1994
- Barcelona have won 29 of the 50 meetings, drawn 10 and lost 11
Analysis
Los Blaugrana have been hugely dominant over Sevilla in recent times. They beat Sampaoli’s men in the finals of the Copa Del Rey a few months back and also beat them in the European Super Cup last year. Having already lost to Real Madrid in the European Super Cup this year and trailing Barca by two goals in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, it is highly unlikely that Sevilla will engineer a win here.
Lionel Messi, in particular, had an impressive game despite the recent challenges that he faced on international duty with Argentina in the Copa America Centenario, not forgetting his endless legal battles. The 29-year-old provided a sublime assist to Munir, who slotted it in 10 minutes to full time. Even with the absence of Neymar, who is currently on international duty for Brazil at the Rio Olympics, Barcelona should cruise to victory on Thursday and lift their first silverware of the new season.
Check out what the managers from the two sides are saying:
Luis Enrique: "I hope that the Camp Nou is full. We are much stronger with our fans." #FCBLive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 16, 2016
Luis Enrique: "The first leg (of the Spanish Super Cup) left me with good sensations. We played at a very high level." #FCBLive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 16, 2016
Luis Enrique: We will start on the front foot: https://t.co/gnE06Iiw5p #SupercopaFCB pic.twitter.com/6ftzYPvihF
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 16, 2016
Sampaoli: "The idea is to have the freshest players play" #vamosmisevilla #Supercopa pic.twitter.com/ULdYcAkNPf
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) August 16, 2016
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