Real Madrid and Barcelona will contest the 2025 Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah on Sunday, and it promises to be another captivating episode of El Clasico. Both teams have their chance to lift the trophy in Spain – for the Blancos it would be their third of the season so far, the Catalans their first.
Carlo Ancelotti said during his press conference that there would be no surprise with the formation of Real Madrid, and second MarcoIt will be the same 11 players that started against Mallorca on Thursday. Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham are all fit to play after picking up minor injuries.
For Barcelona, the big dilemma is in the goals. Marca expect Hansi Flick to keep faith with Wojciech Szczesny after his impressive performance in the semi-final win over Athletic Club, while Sport say that Inaki Pena will receive the head. Meanwhile, the return Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are only on the bench.
It will be a very interesting look at Saudi Arabia. Barcelona won the first meeting of the season by a scoreline of 4-0, but this encounter should have been much closer. Real Madrid can be considered marginal favorites given that their form over the last couple of months has improved.