The number of Spanish participations in the history of the fixture has increased to 24 — 13 of them victories — with UEFA Champions League holders Madrid beating UEFA Europa League champions Sevilla after extra time in this year's match.
While the Spanish coach lost 2 - 0 to Barcelona afterextratime in Sunday's Copa del Rey final, he will surely have impressed new Blues boss Farhad Moshiri after his Sevilla side saw off Liverpool in the Europa League final.