Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are playing the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Friday and the match from Vicente Calderon starts up at 4:30 pm ET and comes after the draw in the first match at Santiago Bernabéu and now Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale will try and get things done as the La Liga winners and Copa del Rey champions face off for the second time.
Real Madrid comes in with high expectations this year after winning the Champions League and they also were one of the strongest teams in La Liga. The team is arguably even better this season, as they have added star James Rodriguez along with Toni Kroos and that countered the move of Luis Suarez to Barcelona. Last year Real got Gareth Bale from Tottenham and that worked out swimmingly and now they have James and he looks like he is ready to be a superstar.
Ronaldo is still the best and playing with James and Bale could make him even better and it gives Real the chance to push things in La Liga this season. It's hard to fathom three better players playing together on one side and now the team comes in after pulling a draw in the first match with Atletico. Last year the teams faced off in the Champions League final in Lisbon and that was a very exciting match and now they will meet for the second time in the Spanish Super Cup.
The two teams play again on Friday and then they meet in September back at the Bernabéu before another visit with Atletico in February during the 2015 portion of the schedule. James scored for Real in the first game and Raúl García added a goal late to get the draw and now the second leg will decide what happens and James was great on his goal and the team thought they had the win before the equalizer.
Sergio Ramos and Pepe struggled a bit and this game gives Real a chance to flex their muscles, as they have Ronaldo, Bale, James as well as Xabi Alonso and Toni Kroos along with Luka Modric. Rodriguez scored in the 81st minute and that gave the team a false sense of security before they allowed the tying goal with two minutes left and that came after the team won the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla and now they have the chance to try and get this one as well.
Karim Benzema had a solid game and his move led to the goal and now Real will be looking to bounce things back in this game after allowing that late goal. Kroos had a solid game and he showed why the team was so enthusiastic about signing him and now he could make an impact in this match. Ronaldo and Bale are the players to watch alongside James and those names could be the goal scorers for this team as Carlo Ancelotti tries to get his lineup in order ahead of the week.
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