FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Spain vs Russia - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 1, 2018 Spain's Gerard Pique scores a penalty during the shootout REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique reckons making the Spanish Super Cup a one-off game rather than a two-legged contest is a welcome development -- but his coach, Ernesto Valverde, is not so sure.
The Spanish Football Federation has settled on the single-game format for Sunday's encounter between Liga champions and Copa del Rey holders Barca and cup runners-up Sevilla, which will be played outside the country for the first time.
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