Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt live score, updates, highlights and lineups from UEFA Super Cup

The 2022 UEFA Super Cup sees this season’s European action move up a gear. The match, which pits last term’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League winners head-to-head, sees Real Madrid take on Eintracht Frankfurt at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.

Real Madrid will be looking to equal the record for UEFA Super Cup victories with a win today. This would represent Madrid’s fifth all-time triumph in the European showpiece match, levelling the current mark held by arch-rivals Barcelona and Italian giants AC Milan. 

Madrid won the domestic and European double last season, claiming the La Liga crown by a comfortable 13-point margin from Barca.

Eintracht Frankfurt, though, will be looking to spoil their party — as they did to other heavyweights in their run to the Europa League final last season. The Bundesliga outfit beat Barca, along with Premier League West Ham and Scottish club Rangers, on their way to lifting the trophy. 

They succeeded in European competition despite struggling in the Bundesliga, where they finished in 11th place. A heavy 6-1 loss in their domestic league opener to Bayern Munich last weekend does not bode well for Eintracht supporters, but they will be hoping their team can continue to flip the switch on the continental scene.

The Sporting News will be following the match live and providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.

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Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt live score

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Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt live updates, highlights, commentary

102 mins to kickoff: The Eagles have a lot up against them in today’s Super Cup, especially history. Only one Europa League winner has won the event in the last nine years. Overall, since the Super Cup moved to its current format, the Champions League winner has won 14 times, while the Europa League winner has won seven.

This is the 23rd edition of the UEFA Super Cup with the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Cup/Europa League winners facing each other.

In the last 9 editions,it was only in 2018 the UEFA Europa League winner Atlético de Madrid won the Super Cup.#SuperCup|#RealMadrid|#Frankfurt pic.twitter.com/GEDWkwgtj7

— #ChampionsLeague (@alimo_philip) August 10, 2022

120 mins to kickoff: Six of the last seven UEFA Super Cups have gone to extra time, and no club has kept a clean sheet in this competition since Madrid did it against Sevilla in 2014. Can Eintracht Frankfurt provide enough firepower to keep up with the high-flying Real Madrid machine?

6⃣ of the last 7⃣ UEFA Super Cups have gone to extra-time.🤯

Only Real Madrid’s 2017 win over Manchester United was decided in the 90′.⏰

Will we need ET or penalties today as Real face Eintracht Frankfurt? Our coverage starts from 2.30pm ET on @CBSSportsNet & @paramountplus 📺 pic.twitter.com/P0glKv5Sg9

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 10, 2022

Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt lineups & team news

Carlo Ancelotti has developed a consistent starting lineup at Real Madrid over the last year, and it’s unlikely that will change for this match. Karim Benzema missed the first few preseason matches due to an extended summer vacation, but he is back and ready to lead the line.

Despite the arrival of Aurelien Tchouameni for big money, the defensive midfield spot is Casemiro’s to lose at this point, while Tchouameni will likely get opportunities to impress off the bench.

Up front, it’s likely that Federico Valverde will get the start on the right wing as he has in preseason and late last year, although Marco Asensio has played well in the tune-up matches and could push for time on that flank.

Real Madrid projected starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy — Modric, Casemiro, Kroos — Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr.

Real Madrid subs (9): (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)

The biggest question for Eintracht Frankfurt this week has been the status of playmaker Filip Kostic, who was instrumental to last season’s European success. He has been heavily linked with a transfer to Italian side Juventus, with reports a deal has been agreed, and the club may not wish to risk him and risk that transfer.

Kostic will likely be replaced by young winger Faride Alidou, a 21-year-old Germany youth international who joined this pre-season after the expiration of his Hamburg contract.

Hoping to take over the playmaking reigns long-term from Kostic is new Frankfurt addition Mario Gotze, the former Germany World Cup hero who joined during the current transfer window from Dutch side PSV, where he spent the last two seasons reigniting his career.

Look for 23-year-old Randal Kolo Muani to make an impact off the bench if starting striker Rafael Borre is struggling. The versatile French youth international was one of the few bright spots for Eintracht Frankfurt this past weekend in the 6-1 drubbing by Bayern Munich — scoring their only goal.

Eintracht Frankfurt projected starting lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Trapp (GK) — Toure, Tuta, Ndicka — Knauff, Rode, Sow, Alidou — Lindstrom, Gotze — Borre.

Eintracht Frankfurt subs (9): (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)

How to watch Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

USA: Wednesday’s match from Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland will be televised by CBS Sports Network (English), and Univision and TUDN (Spanish) in the United States. All three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. CBS and Univision subscription-based platforms Paramount+ and ViX+ will also carry the stream. 

UK: In the UK, the match can be seen on BT Sport 1 and by streaming it on BT Sport platforms.

Canada: In Canada, the match will be streamed by UEFA partner DAZN.

Australia: Stan Sport will carry the match for fans in Australia.

🏆 4th UEFA #SuperCup
📆 08/08/2017
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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) August 8, 2022

Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt betting lines, picks & prediction

Real Madrid are reliant on the presence of talismanic forward Karim Benzema to score goals, and their preseason matches were proof. The Frenchman hit the ground running as soon as he returned from an extended summer break, and Real Madrid reaped the benefits when he was back on the field.

Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt are coming off conceding six goals to Bayern Munich over the weekend and the exit of now retired Austrian center-back Martin Hinteregger has left a void which Almamy Toure is attempting to fill. Last season, Frankfurt’s league struggles were not reflected in their Europa League run, but this is a new campaign.

These two teams seem naturally inclined to score goals and the Super Cup is a match that seems set up for that. Over the last 10 editions of the match, just one team has kept a clean sheet: Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Sevilla in 2014. The odds reflect the prospect of goals being scored.

• TSN Pick: Both teams to score (-139 on DraftKings)
• TSN Prediction: Real Madrid 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt