1st leg - Thursday 23rd August

2nd leg - Wednesday 29th August


A two-match ban imposed on the Real Madrid coach, José Mourinho, for poking the then Barcelona assistant, Tito Vilanova, in the eye has been lifted as part of a general amnesty, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said.

We will probaly attack with full force.

I got a feeling that Mourinho want to crush this Catalonian rebellion once and for all.

To bad they have Luke Skywalker (Messi)..

Might end up seeing the return leg

If We beat them and embarrase them! which we can because they don't have their "general' anymore... they will have no moral left! and they will sell messi to Man CIty lol

A number of fan groups have urged club president Sandro Rosell to field Barcelona B in the upcoming Supercopa matches against Real Madrid in protest at the Spanish Football Federation's decision to lift Jose Mourinho's ban for eye-poking Tito Vilanova last season.

The flamboyant coach was initially handed a two-match suspension for his actions, while Vilanova received a one-game ban for his part in the touchline brawl.

Nevertheless, the RFEF announced earlier this week that all suspensions springing forth from last year's game had been lifted.

This decision has not gone down very well with the Barcelona penas, though, and six groups (Grup Fidel, Nostra Ensenya, Almogavers, KF, Supporters Puyol, Toxics Ventura y Unibarcataris) have now urged Rosell to take action.

They have released a statement where they stress:

1) It's unacceptable that the attack on Vilanova goes unpunished.
2) It's intolerable that the club have accepted the RFEF's decision.
3) It's the board of director's task to take action against the general pardon.
4) The direction should take the decision to field Barcelona B as a protest against the RFEF's decision.

The first leg of the Spanish Supercopa takes place at Camp Nou on August 21.

We should unleash Castilla on them .

Nah let Pepe take care of 'la masia'

it would be fun and good practice beating barca b with 5+ goals. i say let them do it .

I demand Alex and Sahin at least if this goes down, No Alonso.

how would giving a free trophy to us do their 'protest' any good?

Unleash the krakens (Ramos & Pepe)

AS:

The Spanish Football Federation has issued a statement in which he makes public that the second leg of the Super Cup will be played on August 29 at the request of UEFA. This is the statement: "UEFA has asked the Spanish Football Federation to change the date of the second leg of the Supercopa of Spain, scheduled for August 30, on the 29th, so it does not match Gala with the European football's governing body held in Monaco on 30 August and in which, among other events is given the award for best player of UEFA in Europe, who are nominated for six players (there are eight ) of the Spanish team which recently proclaimed champion of Europe in Kiev and belong to Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​finalists of that Cup.

Faced with this request dates are set Super as follows: first leg in Barcelona on August 23 and second leg in Ma0drid on 29 August. Both will start at 22.30 hours.

Lets crush them

We should get a decent result at the camp nou first, then try to beat them on the return leg.

I hope for a 2-2 draw in the first leg, and then win the second one

What idiot arranged this shit so that we have to fly to China and back twice just as we begin our league campaign.

This is some bullshit.

Real Madrid - Valencia 8/19/12 5:00 PM UTC
Barcelona - Real Madrid8/23/12 2:00 AM UTC (China)
Getafe - Real Madrid 8/25/12 12:00 AM UTC
Real Madrid - Barcelona8/29/12 1:00 AM UTC (China)
Real Madrid - Granada 1/9/12

Seriously...

No samurai, the matches are played in Spain, in their respective stadiums

Are you sure Supercup is in CHina???

you know how tired the players will be kuz of the travel... wow...

no it's not, if the deal is signed by Spanish FA then it will start from 2013 not this year.

So no this year is still the same

do we actually stand a chance without pepe? i cant see how albiol can make it out alive from the nou camp game
obviously we will use him and not varane
pepe would be vital

i can see mou approaching the game very defensively
and pretty sure lass will start

is iker douptful too?

Please let Varane play ffs.

--------------Casillas
Arbeloa---Varane---Ramos---Marcelo
------------Khedira---Alonso
---Di Maria-------Ozil--------Ronaldo
----------------Benzema

This is the ideal game to give Varane a chance to start. Super Cup is important enough to give Varane crucial experience in big games, but still only a mickey mouse trophy that isn't that big of a deal to lose.

A slight paradox I know, but my point is that Varane needs to get big match experience. Young CBs can be reliable and good as long as you give them the chance. Just look at Pique how he broke to Barca starting XI at a very young age.

Would be a good game for Modric to get match fitness if he joins by then.