The Spanish Clasico rivals meet again on Sunday evening for the 2025 Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah.
After Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 in the first semi-final on Wednesday night, Real Madrid finished the job the following evening after being held by Mallorca in stoppage time. opening After Jude Bellingham opened the scoring, Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory to set up a repeat of the 2024 final.
These two have met in back-to-back Spanish Super Cup finals, with Madrid the current holders after defeating Barca 4-1 in Riyadh. In 2023, Xavi’s Blaugrana put in a stellar performance in a 3-1 win.
Sunday’s finalists look set to be fiercely competitive The League this term, and this contest could offer a huge psychological advantage for the victor. However, Atlético de Madrid, having beaten Barça before Christmas, are also well contested and will be fresh for the restart of La Liga.
here it is 90 minutes game guide
Head-to-head record between Real Madrid and Barcelona (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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Real Madrid 3-0 Mallorca – 09/01/25 |
Athletic Club 0-2 Barcelona – 08/01/25 |
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Esportiu Minera 0-5 Real Madrdo – 06/01/25 |
Barbastre 0-4 Barcelona – 04/01/25 |
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Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid – 03/01/25 |
Barcelona 1-2 Atlético de Madrid – 21/12/24 |
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Real Madrid 4-2 Sevilla – 22/12/24 |
Barcelona 0-1 Leganes – 15/12/24 |
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Real Madrid 3-0 Pachuca – 18/12/24 |
Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona – 12/11/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Not televised |
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united states |
ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App, ABC App, ABC, ESPN Sports |
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canada |
Not televised |
Madrid lined up as expected for their semi-final against Mallorca, but Ancelotti may be more encouraged than his counterpart to rotate as his side were in action 24 hours after Barcelona ousted Athletic Club .
If the Italian opts for a remodel, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia, Dani Ceballos and Brahim Díaz are the most likely to enter the team. However, Carletto will likely run the risk of being sold out for Sunday’s final.
David Alaba was one of the substitutes this Thursday and could be called up here with Aurelien Tchouameni suffering a head injury against Mallorca. Luka Modric missed out through illness last time out and is unlikely to feature.
Real Madrid’s predicted line-up against Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Vázquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappé.
Barcelona Ronald Araujo is available in Saudi Arabia but Flick is unlikely to break his centre-back pairing for Sunday’s final after keeping a clean sheet on Wednesday.
Dani Olmo has received a temporary permit play after his initial registration with the club expired at the end of 2024, but the Spaniard will not be involved. Gavi was used in a more advanced role against Athletic Club and produced an outstanding performance.
Flick’s side have become healthier in the new year with Araujo and Andreas Christenen back in contention, but they are still without long-term absentee Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Barcelona’s predicted line-up against Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Punishment; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martínez, Balde; Married, Peter; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
The three previous winners of this competition have gone on to lift the League, although the race to the top looks set to be much tighter this time around. Perhaps the momentum received from the triumph in Jeddah will be the advantage when all is said and done.
With both coaches unlikely to return to their semi-final wins, we could be in for a long final and the bout may be decided from the bench.
Madrid is about to take revenge for having been he hit a home run in the October Classic and they should be favored here despite Barça’s measured performance on Wednesday. On the big occasions with silverware on the line, Madrid usually get the job done. They are already looking for their third trophy of the 2024/25 season.
