Spain Super Cup 2023 First Article by Minna Ibrahim
Credits to: Sky Sports.
Real Madrid and Barcelona supporters are awaiting for a special clash, a new clásico in Saudi Arabia. King Fahd International Stadium will host the final game in Spain’s Super Cup, on Sunday January 15th, 9:00 PM (EEST) and 2:00 PM (EST). After strong games in the semi-finals, Real Madrid and Barcelona qualified for the final, leading to a new clásico for Spain’s Super Cup.
In the semi-finals, Barcelona faced Real Betis in a match ended by equalizing 2-2, and after penalty kicks that ended with 4-2, the Blaugrana was able to qualify for the final. On the other side, Real Madrid faced Valencia and similarly the match ended by equalizing 1-1 and after penalty kicks the Meringues won by 4-3.
Unlike La Liga clásicos, this time the clasico will end by a cup added to the history of one of the 2 clubs, the Meringues -the reigning Super Cup Champions- are seeking to win their 13th title, whereas, the Blaugrana are seeking to get their 14th one and the first title for Xavi with the team.
Credits to: Barca Universal.
Team news:
For Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti -the team’s coach- have announced the squad for Sunday’s game, the squad missed David Alaba and Aurelien Tchouamini who suffer from calf injury and Lucas Vazquez who suffers from an ankle injury.
Furthermore, Eder Militao was injured during the last game against Valencia in the semi-finals and is a major doubt as a result of a head injury.
For Barcelona there’s no suspensions or injuries in Xavi’s squad.
Match Broadcast live:
Sunday’s clash will be broadcasted live via BT Sport and Saudi SSC.
Match Stats:
The last game between the two teams was on October 16 in the La Liga, this match ended by meringue's win by 3-1.
In the last 5 matches, Real was able to win 3 games and Barcelona won only 2. Over the years, in all clasicos, Real Madrid won in 33 games, with 298 goals scored. On the other side, Barcelona won in 73 games with 296 goals.
Credits to: Managing Madrid.
Expected Lineups:
Real Madrid XI(4-3-3): Courtois-Carvajal, Nacho, Rudiger, Mend-Kroos, Valverde, Modric-Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius.
Barcelona XI (4-4-2):Ter Stegen-Alejandro Balde, Christensen, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo-Frankie De Jong, Busquets, Gavi, Pedri-Lewandowski, Ousman Dembele.
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