THE EUROPEAN SUPER CUP 1973+

The European Super Cup, is being contested for the 49th time, tonight at the National Stadium, Warsaw,  between Real Madrid, Champions' League winners, representing Spain and Atalanta, Italy, winners of the UEFA Europa League. We all know about Real Madrid, don't we? However.....tonight's referee is Sandro Scharer from Switzerland.

Atalanta BC, named after an athlete from Greek mythology, was founded on 17 October 1907 by students of the Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club competes in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian League and is located just north-east of Milan.

Founded in 1907, Atalanta holds the record for having played the most Serie A seasons (63) without being based in a regional capital and without having won the league title. Furthermore, the club also holds the record for most promotions to the Serie A (top division) and the joint-most Serie B titles, alongside Genoa.

Atalanta, in mythology, at birth, was taken to Mount Parthenion, in Greece, to be exposed because her father had desired a son. A she-bear, one of the symbols of Artemis, whose cubs had been recently killed by hunters, came upon Atalanta and nursed her until those same hunters discovered her and raised her themselves in the mountains. Atalanta then grew up to be a swift-footed virgin who avoided men and devoted herself to the huntress, Artemis.

Atalanta modelled herself after Artemis, wearing a simple sleeveless tunic that reached her knees and living in the wilderness. While living in the wild, Atalanta slew two centaurs, Rhoecus and Hylaios, with her bow, after her beauty caught their attention and they attempted to rape her.

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UEFA Super Cup winners

1973: Ajax 6-1 AC Milan (0-1, 6-0)
1975: Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 Bayern München (1-0, 2-0)
1976: Anderlecht 5-3 Bayern München (1-2, 4-1)
1977: Liverpool 7-1 Hamburg (1-1, 6-0)
1978: Anderlecht 4-3 Liverpool (3-1,1-2)
1979: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Barcelona (1-0, 1-1)

1980: Valencia 2-2 Nottingham Forest (1-2, 1-0 Valencia won on away goals)

1982: Aston Villa 3-1 Barcelona (0-1, 3-0aet) 

1983: Aberdeen 2-0 Hamburg (0-0, 2-0)

1984: Juventus 2-0 Liverpool
1986: Steaua București 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv
1987: Porto 2-0 Ajax (1-0, 1-0)
1988: Mechelen 3-1 PSV Eindhoven (3-0, 0-1)
1989: AC Milan 2-1 Barcelona (1-1, 1-0)

1990: AC Milan 3-1 Sampdoria (1-1, 2-0)
1991: Manchester United 1-0 Crvena zvezda
1992: Barcelona 3-2 Werder Bremen (1-1, 2-1)
1993: Parma 2-1 AC Milan (0-1, 2-0aet)
1994: AC Milan 2-0 Arsenal (0-0, 2-0)
1995: Ajax 5-1 Zaragoza (1-1, 4-0)
1996: Juventus 9-2 Paris Saint-Germain (6-1, 3-1)
1997: Barcelona 3-1 Borussia Dortmund (2-0, 1-1)
1998: Chelsea 1-0 Real Madrid
1999: Lazio 1-0 Manchester United

2000: Galatasaray 2-1 Real Madrid (aet, golden goal)
2001: Liverpool 3-2 Bayern München
2002: Real Madrid 3-1 Feyenoord
2003: AC Milan 1-0 Porto
2004: Valencia 2-1 Porto
2005: Liverpool 3-1 CSKA Moskva (aet)
2006: Sevilla 3-0 Barcelona
2007: AC Milan 3-1 Sevilla
2008: Zenit 2-1 Manchester United
2009: Barcelona 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk (aet)

2010: Atlético de Madrid 2-0 Internazionale
2011: Barcelona 2-0 Porto
2012: Atlético de Madrid 4-1 Chelsea
2013: Bayern München 2-2 Chelsea (aet, 5-4 pens)
2014: Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla
2015: Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla (aet)
2016: Real Madrid 3-2 Sevilla (aet)
2017: Real Madrid 2-1 Manchester United
2018: Atlético de Madrid 4-2 Real Madrid (aet)
2019: Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea (aet, 5-4 pens)
2020: Bayern München 2-1 Sevilla (aet)
2021: Chelsea 1-1 Villarreal (aet, 6-5 pens)
2022: Real Madrid 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
2023: Manchester City 1-1 Sevilla (5-4 pens)

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