Who could have imagined that Mourinho 's action of sticking a finger in Vilanova's eye would have such serious repercussions almost a year afterwards?

With the cup final, the official season is now over, and next season will start with the Spanish SuperCup between Real Madrid, league champions, and Barcelona, after winning the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao.

This match will be over two legs, as is customary, and in principle will take place on 22nd and 29th August. The first leg will be at Camp Nou and the second at the Bernabéu.

At Barcelona, neither Tito Vilanova, who will therefore not be able to make his debut as the Barca manager on that day, nor José Mourinho, will be on the touchline, as both will have to serve out a suspension for the famous incident of the poke in the eye during the same contest last season. The Portuguese manager is in fact suspended for two games, and therefore he will not be able to be on the bench for the second leg in the Spanish capital. Vilanova, on the other hand, will be.

The rules of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) state that sanctions, if they do not exceed a two-match suspension, must be applied in the same competition in which they were occasioned, and so both managers are still liable for a penalty even though the incident dates back almost a year.