Barcelona and Real Madrid will face each other this Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, in which it will be the first definition in which the Catalan club will take part since Lionel Messi went to Paris. The match will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Argentina, with transmission by DSports and the DGo platform.
Barcelona will face its first definition since the departure of Lionel Messi two seasons ago, when a process of rearming and generational replacement began with more troubles than joys. In fact, the last title was the Copa del Rey in 2021 when they thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0, with two goals from the Argentine. And that is why it will be the possibility of the coach, Xavi Hernández, to win his first star as a coach in a competition in which Barcelona leads with 13 Olympic laps.
“It’s been a long time since we won titles. We have to show our desire, that’s non-negotiable,” said the coach at the press conference prior to the match. “We will try to show our personality and from there, control their transitions and disarm them in defense where they are very strong,” added Xavi, one of Barcelona’s idols. For its part, Real Madrid is the current champion and if it wins this edition it will reach the line of its classic in history.
The probable formation of Real Madrid is Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Éder Militao, Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Toni Kroos; Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr. Barcelona will field Marc Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araújo, Jules Koundé and Jordi Alba; Gavi, Sergio Busquets and Pedri; Ousmane Dembélé, Robert Lewandowski and Ansu Fati.