Real Madrid will likely face mid-table La Liga side in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals
Athletic Club ended a wait of 40 years by sealing the Copa Del Rey title on Saturday, thanks to a narrow win over Mallorca in the final.
It was a tense game in all sense of the word, with Athletic Club having to rely on penalties to beat Mallorca.
Athletic Club’s triumph in Copa Del Rey narrows the permutations and combinations for next season’s Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid likely to face Mallorca in Super Cup
Under the new format of the Spanish Super Cup, the winner of La Liga faces the runner-up of Copa Del Rey and vice versa.
Keeping that in mind, Real Madrid, providing they can seal the league title, are likely going to face Mallorca in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal next season.
Los Blancos would certainly welcome this tie, especially after going up against Atletico Madrid in the same stage earlier this season.
The capital club had to break sweat to defeat their cross-town rivals 5-3, before eventually triumphing against Barcelona in the final.
Meanwhile, on the flip side, if Real Madrid do miraculously fail to clinch the league title, they could be up against Athletic Club.
Real Madrid, therefore, have another reason to close out the league title as soon as possible. Los Blancos are currently sitting at the top with a solid eight-point lead.
However, Barcelona have shown exceptional form in recent weeks and later this month, the two teams take each other on in a much-awaited El Clasico.
Real Madrid, therefore, cannot afford to drop points in the coming weeks, as they look to consolidate their position at the top of the league table.