Mourinho & Guardiola renew rivalry

Coaches Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola will renew their rivalry today as Europa League champions Chelsea face Champions League winners Bayern Munich in the Uefa Super Cup in Prague.

[colored_box color=”green”]The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organized by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August, normally on a Friday.[/colored_box]

Guardiola’s Barcelona and Mourinho’s Real Madrid competed in some heated encounters for two seasons, but the new Bayern coach played down the rivalry.

Venue: Eden Arena, Prague
Date: Friday, 30 August
Kick-off: 20:05 BST

Recent Super Cup winners

2012: Atletico Madrid
2011: Barcelona
2010: Atletico Madrid
2009: Barcelona
2008: Zenit St Petersburg
2007: AC Milan
2006: Sevilla
2005: Liverpool
2004: Valencia
2003: AC Milan
2002: Real Madrid
2001: Liverpool
2000: Galatasaray