Real Madrid Eyes European Supremacy When They Face Eintracht Frankfurt in UEFA Super Cup Final

• Eintracht Frankfurt won the UEFA Europa League by beating Scotland's Rangers in the final on penalties
• Real Madrid beat England's Liverpool 1-0 in Paris to claim the UEFA Champions League title last season
• Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt have not played against each other in a competitive game since 1960

Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid will be looking to prove that they are the real kings of Europe.

The two sides will meet in the final of the UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki, both eager to claim the first bragging rights of the season.

What do the coaches have to say?

Speaking ahead of the game, Real coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team would give their all to try and win six trophies. Real are competing in the UEFA Super Cup, the Club World Cup, the Supercopa de Espana, LaLiga Santander, UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey, Marca noted.

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"We'll give our all in every competition, but for us to win all six will be difficult, really difficult," the coach replied.

On the other hand, Eintracht’s coach Oliver Glasner said they were looking forward to taking on Real Madrid, with the chance to win a second European title proving to be a good incentive, UEFA’s website reported.

Is there any history between the two sides?

Real Madrid last took on Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup final. The Spanish side ran out 7-3 winners on that occasion. They have not faced each other in a competitive game since.

Team news

Real Madrid have no injury concerns and are likely to field a full-strength side for the final. They may also give debuts to new signings, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Antonio Rudiger.

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Eintracht Frankfurt will be without Jerome Onguene and Aurelio Buta through injuries. Filip Kostic also remains a doubt for the game. The wing-back is close to agreeing on a move to Juventus.

Predicted line-ups

Real Madrid

Courtois; Carvajal, Éder Militão, Alaba, Mendy: Kroos, Casemiro, Modrić: Valverde, Benzema, Vinícius Júnior

Eintracht Frankfurt

Trapp; Touré, Tuta, N'Dicka; Knauff, Sow, Rode, Lenz; Kamada, Götze; Borré

UEFA Super Cup: New offside technology to feature in final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt

The UEFA Super Final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt will play host to a piece of history.

The final, contested between the UEFA Champions League winners and the UEFA Europa League winners in Helsinki, will feature the use of semi-automated offside technology.

According to FIFA’s website, the technology speeds up the time taken to reach offside decisions.