"El Clasico" in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, Ancelotti and Xavi do not make changes

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"El Clasico" in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, Ancelotti and Xavi

The first real Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, the first to be played by La Liga winner EA Sports and last season's Copa del Rey winner, will be contested by the two giants of Spanish football: Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The match that the Asian country has been dreaming of since the arrival of the tournament in 2020 will be the second El Clasico of the season, after Jude Bellingham decided the first in favor of the whites at the Montjüic Stadium.

Xavi's side appear after beating Osasuna with more skill than brilliance in the semi-finals. Los Blancos, after a historic derby (5-3) against Atlético de Madrid, in the first of the qualifying round that will mark the opening match of the three derbies, which will be played in about three weeks, come with the desire to win the trophy of next.

Last year, Barcelona managed to beat Ancelotti's side (1-3) in what marked Xavi Hernández's first trophy as Barca's bench boss. If repeated, Barcelona would consolidate their position as the most successful team in the tournament with 14 titles. If Real Madrid did that, they would reach twelve.

Real Madrid-Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup will be played this Sunday, January 14, at 20:00 at the Al-Aëëal Stadium in Riyadh, the home of Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr. This field, with a capacity for 25,000 spectators, is where both semi-finals were played.

Carlo Ancelotti, who wants Carvajal's physical discomfort to go away, is considering repeating the derby starting line-up, with the only doubt being whether to give Luni space in goal. Xavi, for his part, is considering the entry of João Félix or Lamine Yamal into the starting line-up after the injury to Raphinha, the only loss in the last minute of the final.



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