Marcelino Garcia Toral will be measured at Real Madrid in his second game as coach of Athletic, club with which he debuted with defeat a few days ago. The Asturian coach will live his 17th match against the Whites in the Spanish Super Cup tonight. In the previous 16 clashes, Marcelino accumulates a balance of three victories, three draws and ten defeats in his stages at the head of the Recreativo de Huelva (2), Racing Santander (3), Seville (1), Villarreal (6) and Valencia (4).
The first match of Marcelino against him Real Madrid It was the historic 0-3 that the Recreativo de Huelva at Bernabeu a December 20, 2006 in a duel also marked by the death of five fans of the Dean in an accident when they were traveling to the capital. The Andalusian team turned the Santiago Bernabéu upside down with a masterful performance against the team of Fabio Capello commanded by Cazorla and with goals from Sinama (31 '), Uche (51 ') and Viqueira (86 ') who raised the standing ovation of the respectable white man.
The next victory would come almost 9 years later when he led Villarreal. Being a technician of Racing and Seville he only knew defeat against him Madrid, including a 2-6 conceded in Nervión against the whites that is their worst defeat. With the yellow team he won 1-0 on December 13, 2015 thanks to a solitary goal from Roberto Soldado.
The last game of Marcelino against him Madrid It is a fond memory for the Asturian coach. Being a Valencia coach, he knocked Madrid down Zinedine Zidane on April 3, 2019. Guedes and Garay made useless of both Benzema.
Tonight with him Athletic, Marcelino He aspires to his fourth victory against Madrid to overcome the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup and face Barcelona in the grand final.
“Madrid are favorites but for 90 minutes we will give everything to be in the final”
