The elimination of Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey at the hands of Athletic has left a bittersweet taste in the offices of the Wanda Metropolitano and the Camp Nou thinking about the Spanish Super Cup. And it is that if both Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona already had a difficult time qualifying for the next edition of the tournament, now their chances have been reduced a little more.
The Super Cup, with the current format, is disputed by four teams: the League champion, the Cup champion, the second placed in the League and the Cup runner-up. In the event that a team occupies two of those positions, then the place would be destined for the next best ranked team in the League and that is not one of the two Cup finalists.
The four semifinalist teams in this edition of the KO tournament are Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Athletic Club and therefore two of those teams will win the two places via the Cup.
If Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid aspire to play the next edition of the Super Cup, it would have to be through LaLiga, finishing first or second. Real Madrid are 15 and 14 points behind first place, respectively, and Sevilla are 11 and 10 behind second place.
If Madrid had reached the Cup final, and assuming that they could finish LaLiga as first or second, then the third-placed team in LaLiga would play the Super Cup, but in this way only the first two go, unless one of the Four semi-finalists get into the top two.
At this moment, that could be done by Betis, which is third with 40 points, 6 behind second place. Rayo Vallecano is eighth with 31 points, Athletic Club ninth with the same points and Valencia tenth with 29, so it seems unlikely that they will reach any of the first two places.
So, if Atleti and Barça want to be in the next edition of the Spanish Super Cup, they have to finish in the first two places in LaLiga.
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