The 2018 Supercopa de España was the 35th edition of the

Supercopa de España The Supercopa de España or the ''Spanish Super Cup'' is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2019–20 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of ...

, an annual

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contested by the winners of the previous season's

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and

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

competitions. The match was played between the Copa del Rey runners-up, Sevilla, and the winners of the

2017–18 Copa del Rey The 2017–18 Copa del Rey was the 116th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage. Barcelona were the three-time de ...

and

2017–18 La Liga The 2017–18 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th since its establishment. The season began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were released on 21 July 2017. Real Madrid ...

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, making it a rematch of the

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. Unlike all the previous editions, it was a single match hosted at a neutral venue. This year's venue was

Stade Ibn Batouta Ibn Batouta Stadium (Berber: ⴰⵏⵏⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴱⵏ ⴱⴰⵜⵓⵜⴰ, ar, ملعب ابن بطوطة) is a multi-use stadium in Tangier, Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches and big events such as ceremonies or concerts. The s ...

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, Morocco. The match was broadcast on Spanish

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public television network La 1, earning an average 36.5% share and 4,785,000 viewers.Audiencias domingo 12/08/18: El Barça, supercampeón de España y de audiencias en La 1: 4,7 millones y 36.5%
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