The UEFA Super Cup is a UEFA competition held at the beginning of each season, and before 1999 the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner and UEFA Champions League winner competed for the trophy, and now the UEFA Europa League winner and UEFA Champions League winner compete for the title.

Since 1998, the UEFA Super Cup, the opening match of each new season, has been played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. However, the UEFA Executive Board then decided in Niang that the Super Cup would be held in a change of place in order to break the 15-year-old tradition and that the Super Cup would be held in different places, starting with the Stade Eden in 2013 and then being held each year at a pre-designated location by UEFA.

In the history of the UEFA Super Cup, there have been six confrontations between teams from the same country.

The first time the UEFA Super Cup was played in 1990, when AC Milan won the Champions League and Sampdoria, also from Serie A, won the European Cup Winners' Cup. The two teams met over two legs, and in the end, AC Milan defeated Samp 3-1 on aggregate over both legs to win the title.

At that time, Serie A was known as the Little World Cup, and AC Milan and Samp were both one of the seven sisters of Serie A, and their meeting in the final of the European Super Cup was also a reflection of the strength of Serie A in that era.

In 1993, Serie A won the European Super Cup, due to the Champions League champion Marseille was exposed to a bribery scandal, so AC Milan replaced the Champions League runner-up, and the opponent was Parma, who won the European Cup Winners' Cup, and finally Parma defeated AC Milan 2:1 over two legs.

However, Parma, which was at its peak back then, is now mixed with Serie B, and things are not people.

Since then, there has been no domestic war in the European Super Cup for more than ten years, until the rise of Sevilla, the big demon king of the Europa League, and it happens that Real Madrid and Barcelona also performed well in the Champions League, so there have been 4 domestic battles in the European Super Cup during this time, which can be said to fully reflect the strength of La Liga.

This year's UEFA Super Cup was held in Norway, which hosted the European final for the first time, and the local temperature was only 13 degrees Celsius, and it was always raining on the day of the game.

Last season, Real Madrid won 11 Champions Leagues in team history, and in the last three friendlies, Real Madrid won 2 and lost 1.

In this game, Real Madrid paid far less attention to the game than Villarreal, including the BBC, six Champions League final starters last season failed to start, and the returning Morata formed an offensive line with Lucas Vazquez and Asensio.

Relatively speaking, Villarreal, who participated in the European Super Cup for the first time, attached great importance to the game, not only came to Norway to train two days in advance, but also directly discharged the main lineup from the starting lineup.

Marcelino also told the players before the game that he wanted to fight for this championship!

This is also in line with Dai Zhiwei's intentions!

Real Madrid starting line-up: Casilla; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Mateo Kovacic, Casemiro, Isco; Lucas Vazquez, Morata, Asensio

Villarreal starting line-up: Asenjo; Gaspar, Musacchio, Ruiz, Rukavina; Cheryshev, Bruno, Triguros, Castillejo; Dai Zhiwei, Pato

Villarreal kicked off first, with Pato standing in the centre circle and stomping on the ball, pursing his lips a little nervously in what was his first official match since returning to European football.

"Hey! Alexander, don't be nervous, it's my first UEFA Super Cup. Dai Zhiwei on the side comforted his forward partner and said.

Pato glanced at his teammate next to him, who was a bit grinning and smiled, signaling that he was okay.

Pato wondered if he was also a football legend who had won the European Golden Boy Award and the Serie A championship, where did this little guy who was younger than himself get the confidence to comfort himself?

However, Pato still likes Dai Zhiwei very much, although he snatched his favorite No. 10 jersey, but after contact, Pato found that Dai Zhiwei is not a boy with a bad heart, but is very humble and gentlemanly to people.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the cheers at the Lekendal Stadium instantly resounded in the sky.

Pato tees off and Dai Zhiwei passes back.

But Villarreal didn't fall to the feet, and the direct pass returned to Dai Zhiwei's feet. Dai Zhiwei split the ball on the side, and Castillejo, who played as a right midfielder, broke through unsuccessfully and won the touchline ball.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the UEFA Super Cup 2016 ......" The live commentator of the game began to introduce the main line-ups of both sides of the game.

At this moment, suddenly there was a sigh in the stadium, it turned out that there was a mistake in the coordination between Dai Zhiwei and Pato - Dai Zhiwei's through ball rolled inward, but Pato was on the side, and the two missed a good opportunity to break through.

In the previous 5 warm-up games, Dai Zhiwei and Pato have been consciously looking for each other in the attack, cultivating the tacit understanding between the two, although it has achieved certain results, but it seems that it will take some time for the two to really have a tacit understanding between the forward partners who are enough to destroy the city.

"The idea is good, Dai Zhiwei's passing is also in place, but it's a pity that Pato's running missed the opportunity." The narrator said with some pity.

Real Madrid started with a fierce attack on Villarreal, and in the first official game of the new season, the team had to be more active in exchange for the support of the fans, and these fringe players wanted to use outstanding performances in front of Zidane to win more opportunities to play in the new season.

In this game, Zidane used most of the substitute lineup, wanting to see how thick the team's lineup was, which is related to the choice of Real Madrid's third-tier battle in the new season.

And this European Super Cup, in Zidane's opinion, it is good to be able to win, but it is not a loss if you can't get it.

Compared to Real Madrid, Villarreal is less competitive, with the vast majority of the main players and substitutes still evident except for a few positions.

In this game, the midfielders Cheryshev and Castillejo were tasked with Villarreal's attacking flanks, tearing apart the opposition's defence on both flanks and then hitting the ball into the middle to finish off Pato and Dai Zhiwei.

Real Madrid attacked as soon as they came up, and Villarreal also tacitly counterattacked, but it was not blindly defensive, basically six percent of the defense and four percent of the attack, which also made the game very beautiful.

The attacks of both sides come and go, isn't it exciting!

Dai Zhiwei followed the tactics of the previous games and cruised in the front court to meet his teammates. But this time he had just stopped the ball when Ramos, who had been on his guard, tackled him hard from behind.

"You trash! Looking for something again? After gaining muscle, Dai Zhiwei's ability to fight has been significantly strengthened, this time the collision is not a big deal, after falling to the ground, he directly supported his hands and got up, rushed to Ramos and began to spray!

One of the highlights of this game is the re-confrontation between Dai Zhiwei and Ramos, who were hot last season!

Therefore, seeing the confrontation between the two, the referee hurriedly ran over to separate the two before the players from both sides came over, and gave a verbal warning.

"It's just 10 minutes into the game and I don't want to give anyone a yellow card, but you have to pay attention to the action, don't make it too big. Now you have to watch out for your fouls, otherwise I wouldn't mind giving you your first yellow card! ”

"It's not over!" Looking at Ramos, who was still unruly when he left, Dai Zhiwei put down a cruel word.

Turning hostility into friendship, Dai Zhiwei can't do this kind of thing at least to Ramos.

"It seems that Real Madrid is very jealous of Dai Zhiwei, and Ramos's foul is very ferocious, but the timing is very good. If this goal makes Dai Zhiwei turn, Villarreal's attack will threaten Real Madrid's door. "The commentator was quick to explain the game on the field.

During this time, Real Madrid recovered all the way and had slowed down their attack.

By the time Dai Zhiwei faced Ramos again, he was running more aggressively in the middle and pulling more widely.

Ramos is as aggressive as he is taking medicine, and Dai Zhiwei also responds with more flexible movements, no matter how big the opportunity is, he will go all out to fight for it every time.

In his opinion, Ramos is over 30 years old, and he has just participated in the European Championship this summer, and his physical strength is definitely not as good as that of himself who has rested for a whole holiday.

Dai Zhiwei relied on his young and good physical fitness, actively assisted in the front and back courts, and quickly counter-attacked after losing the ball, which created a lot of trouble for Real Madrid, and lost the accuracy of several long pass counterattacks, which was equivalent to returning the ball to Villarreal.

Running tirelessly like this, the most distressing thing is Ramos. As a 30-year-old veteran, his advantage is not physical fitness but experience, and Dai Zhiwei is running back and forth like this, which makes him unguardable.

Finally, Dai Zhiwei successfully got rid of Ramos's tackle on a left-hand breakaway, and successfully combined with Cheryshev on the left flank, Cheryshev got the best cross opportunity of the first half, Pato pushed the ball towards the goal!

Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casilla has obviously played too much as a substitute goalkeeper, and he is no longer in the good form of the Spaniards, and he is helpless in the face of Pato's close leap to the top.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！”

1:0！

Villarreal took a one-goal lead over Real Madrid thanks to Pato's opener, and the game will be completely incorporated into the rhythm of the Yellow Submarine.

But is Real Madrid an easy opponent to deal with?

Just two minutes later, just as the joy on Pato's face had not yet subsided, Real Madrid's counterattack came.

Outside the penalty area, Asensio took the ball and hit the goal directly, the ball went straight to the corner, and Assenjo did not react.

At 1:1, Real Madrid equalized.

After this goal, the first half of the game was basically over.

For Real Madrid's equalizer, the Villarreal players were not hit, at most they were a little depressed, after all, the opponent is the most powerful galaxy battleship in football at present!

Marcelino returned to the dressing room and the players immediately quieted down, Marcelino simply pointed out the defensive mistakes made in the first half, laid out the tactics for the second half, and then handed over the time to the players themselves, without mentioning any news of the substitutions coming on.

For this UEFA Super Cup match, Marcelino and Zidane have some similar thoughts, since the players did not make any mistakes in the first half, then it is better to continue like this, there is no need to play with life and death.

The break passed quickly and the players left the dressing room in twos and threes.

In the second half, Villarreal, who was weak, began to stabilize the back, trying to control the ball at their feet and control the tempo at a glance.

Real Madrid fought back frantically after the opening kick-off, but after 10 minutes there was still no chance, so they had to temporarily slow down and wait patiently for their chances.

Seeing that his opponent's momentum was pounced, Marcelino immediately chose to make a substitution. The new "beast waist" Alfred Ndiaye replaced Castillejo, who was active in the first half, and formed a defensive formation with Bruno and Trigueros in the midfield, and Cheryshev was promoted to the front line, forming a front trident with Dai Zhiwei and Pato.

"Lao Tie, it's too much!" Dai Zhiwei was also speechless when he saw Marcelino's substitution.

In his opinion, Marcelino is good at everything, but sometimes he is too conservative - but the most important thing is to correct his position, isn't it?

The emergence of a back three formation has completely stabilized Villarreal's midfield defense, but in terms of attack, the Yellow Submarine can only rely on the front three of Cheryshev, Dai Zhiwei and Pato.

Of the three, Dai Zhiwei, who had already won the team's top scorer and Europa League Golden Boot at Villarreal last season, was the best performer, followed by his former club Cheryshev, while Pato was much more nervous.

In the 60th minute, Villarreal had a very good chance to counter-attack, but Pato passed the ball away, causing a burst of laughter from the Real Madrid fans in the surrounding stands.

Fortunately, Pato is already a veteran of European football, and with a goal scored before, he quickly adjusted his mentality and gradually stabilized his emotions.

In the 68th minute, it was Pato's pass that created a good chance for Dai Zhiwei - Dai Zhiwei cut the ball from the left and fired a long shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball flew into the far corner of the goal with a strong spin.

It's a pity that Casilla behaved very bravely, and after falling to the ground, he subconsciously blocked the ball from the bottom line with his toes, which made Dai Zhiwei regret for a while.

On the bench on the sidelines, when everyone saw Dai Zhiwei's shot, they were ready to celebrate the goal, but they didn't expect the goalkeeper of the Real Madrid team to jump out and stir up the game, so that the people on the bench could only shake their fists fiercely.

Although Dai Zhiwei didn't score this goal, it won him confidence, and it can be seen from the warm-up match that his form has improved well, and he has gradually returned to the unstoppable form of scoring goals last season.

After this shot, Dai Zhiwei also smiled and gave Pato a thumbs up.

(End of chapter)