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Barcelona to meet Sevilla in Morocco for Spanish Super Cup

The Spanish Super Cup will be staged this season in Morocco.

The RFEF have announced that the Spanish Super Cup will take place on the 12th August in a one-off match in Tangier, Morocco.

Through an official statement, the RFEF have confirmed: "Tangier, located in the north of Morocco, will host the Spanish Super Cup final between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona on the 12th August at 22:00 Spanish time."

The Tangier Stadium, which opened in 2011, has a capacity of 45,000.

The contest which opens the 2018/19 season in Spain will see Barcelona, La Liga champions, against Sevilla, Copa del Rey runners up after losing to Barça, face off in a one-off match.

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