Along with Barcelona, Madrid are considered one of Spain’s ‘big two,’ but their Copa del Rey record isn’t as good as you might think.

Our team face a Clásico with Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, set to be played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque (12:00 pm CET). The madridistas will be up against their big rivals, who come into the game having got the better of Atlético in the previous round (3-0).

The head of Spain's refereeing body, Luis Medina Cantalejo, has hit back at Real Madrid's accusations of "manipulation and adulteration" of the competition by officials, insisting that "my colleagues and I are not corrupt.