Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Live Stream 2013 HDQ Full Match With Tickets To UEFA League 

On Friday evening, the 38th edition of the UEFA Super Cup will take place at Prague's Eden Arena between Champions League winners Bayern Munich and Europa Cup holders Chelsea.

It's the first ever Super Cup to take place between consecutive Champions League winners, and the first since 2004 where neither of the managers actually earned their place in the final. 

Based largely on the fact that their dominance of Europe shows no signs of slowing down, Bayern are the favourites to become the first-ever German side to take the silverware away from this competition.

We are being treated to a trophy match between two behemoths of European football, so why is there even a question over whether we should care about watching it?

Even though its premise relies on a clash between the best of the best, a Super Cup simply isn't comparable to a coveted league title win or success in the main European competitions. It is, for wont of a less cynical description, a "glorified friendly."

It is the continental version of the Community Shield: a nice day out for fans (it used to be a nice day out for players before it was moved away from Monaco this year) and an excuse to watch some top-level teams in a low-pressure environment. 

Even the sides involved seem to hold back their efforts—just look at how disinterested Chelsea looked last season when they had their proverbial behinds handed to them byRadamel Falcao's Atletico Madrid.

And it's not an exclusively English viewpoint to pooh-pooh the UEFA Super Cup, as both the Supercopa de España and Supercoppa Italiana will usually be a team's last resort for bragging rights.

Frankly, if the UEFA Super Cup was more important, it wouldn't be played a few weeks into the season on a Friday night. 

Normally at this point, I would suggest you spend Friday evening down the pub, at the movies or wherever you usually celebrate the end of the working week.

In this instance, however, I would advise you to stay in and watch the match. In 2013, the Super Cup has been transformed into a thoroughly worthwhile event by circumstance.

This is a game of rivalry, and a game of revenge.

Last May, Chelsea snuck into the Allianz Arena and stole a European Cup right from under Die Roten's noses. That defeat—coupled with the disappointment of finishing second best to BvB in the domestic league and cup—inspired Bayern to devastating form last season.

The treble-winning Bavarians have righted all the wrongs of 2011-12, except one. Club president Uli Hoeness has insisted that their Super Cup tie with Chelsea is not about revenge, but for fans and players, there has to be a strong element of vindication through retribution. 

There is also the rather significant matter of the managerial rivalry between JoseMourinho and Pep Guardiola.