Champions League winners Rea l take on Sevilla in the season curtain-raiser at the Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim on Wednesday night.
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The UEFA Super Cup is being shown live on BT Sport 2 in the UK.
Both Real and Sevilla have great pedigree in the competition having competed in four Super Cups each – Real winning two and Sevilla one.
Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo will also miss the game.
Karim Benzema has been named alongside Morata in the squad despite missing all three pre-season friendlies to date but there will be no Jese Rodriguez after his departure to PSG this week.
When is Real Madrid v Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup?
Despite their depleted ranks, Madrid understandably remain favourites to add further silverware to the Champions League trophy they won on a penalty shoot-out against bitter rivals Atletico Madrid in May.
He is however, unlikely to feature with Kiko Casilla set to deputise for the injured Navas.
Unai Emery led Sevilla to their impressive European successes and his 56-year-old successor hopes to use an attacking brand of football to build on it.
Among those to have come through the door are Brazilian midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso and Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder, the latter presumably a direct replacement for Gameiro, while Argentine duo Matias Kranevitter and Luciano Vietto have joined on loan from Atletico.
The predicted result is a 1-0 win for Real Madrid.
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The Argentine relished upsetting the odds while in charge of Chile – has he had enough time to forge the kind of underdog spirit with Sevilla that could deliver a shock victory?
