Interesting facts from the UEFA Super Cup – La Liga Special
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 beat FC Porto in UEFA Super Cup to claim their twelfth trophy out of a possible fifteen in three years. As the Catalan side gets busy in ordering a bigger trophy cabinet to contain their amassed bounties, record books are being straightened
out. Important facts about the two sides and the tournament are discussed below.
1. Italian giants AC Milan are the most successful European club in the competition winning the esteemed trophy on five occasions. They have gained entry into the one match tournament by winning Champions League seven times and the UEFA Cup on two occasions.
2. FC Barcelona are the most capped side in the annual tournament. Their participation in this year’s event takes them one step further from AC Milan who have played in seven editions. The Catalan club is only one mark behind their Italian counterparts,
bringing their tally to four with their win over Porto.
3. The Super Cup’s prize money puts to shame money received from Europa League appearances. In the one match event the runners-ups receive €1.2m while the winners receive €1.6m.
4. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 have won it for the Italians.
5. Porto are the only Portuguese side to have won this competition. Nevertheless they failed to add to their tally in 2003, 2004 and this year’s disappointment should not be a big blow. Porto triumphed in the tournament back in 1987 following their triumph
in European Cup.
6. In the early years of its conception, the competition was played over two legs. The two sides hosted each other, except in special circumstances. However, since 1998 the final has been a single match event being organized at played at the Stade Louis
II in Monaco. The routine is set to be shuffled once again, as various stadiums will be used to host the event.
7. Spanish sides have become ever-present in the showpiece event, appearing in six of the last ten finals. Their success percentage in the event in even higher as they have taken the trophy back to the Iberian Peninsula on five occasions.
8. With the win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186, Barcelona have claimed their twelfth trophy in three years. The feat becomes jaw dropping considering the fact that the Catalan side have participated in only 15 competitions. With a winning percentage of 80 percent, they are
the best bet with the bookies.
9. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 manager Pep Guardiola have overtaken club legend Johan Cryuff as the most successful manager in the club’s history. The forty year old has amassed twelve trophies in his reign while the legendary Dutchman added eleven to the trophy cabinet.
While Cryuff achieved the feat in eight years, the retired holding midfielder overhauled him in three.
10. Prolific Argentine attacker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 scored his first goal in the UEFA Super Cup. Before this years bonanza, Messi had failed to score in the tournament. However, following his 38th minute opening goal, the diminutive attacker has the
distinction of scoring in every competition he has played in.
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