While the neutral may have faint hope that being only five points behind the leaders means Sevilla are still hanging on in the title race, the truth is the Andalusians are probably more concerned about the fact that Valencia are only four points behind them in the battle for Champions League qualification. That doesn’t mean there isn’t significance to this game. The obvious reason is Julen Lopetegui’s return to the Bernabeu. He takes on his predecessor who has returned that winning feeling to the Merengues. Whether that momentum can be sustained after returning from a week long successful sojourn in Saudi Arabia is another matter altogether. The Supercopa after all is a friendly competition. This is back to the real bread and butter. Zidane still has an injured front line, while there are niggles all over the squad. There could be a drop in intensity. Meanwhile, after failing to address their scoring concerns in the summer, Sevilla have signed Youssef En-Nesyri to alleviate that problem. The visitors don’t tend to win in Madrid, but I still wouldn’t rule out this being an uncomfortable game for the hosts. Should be fun.