PRE-MATCH | The clásico of the decade decides the most even Supercopa
With the entire football planet attentive, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are playing for the first time for the title in its current and spectacular format
Just by looking at the sleeves of their shirts there are a total of 25 patches among the finalists of this #superSupercopa, which will nevertheless be the first of this decade and with its new format starring Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
The two powerhouses of Spanish football will turn the Rey Fahd stadium this Sunday (8:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time with live television broadcast through Movistar+ and minute-by-minute monitoring by this official medium) into the epicenter of world sport, whose potential replicas in audience terms will reach billions of human beings around the planet, including free-to-air signal for the first time in the United States.
Click here to listen to the statements of the protagonists of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona during the day before the match
This genuine turning point in the season for both comes after two tests of maturity in two semi finals decided from the supreme luck of the eleven meters and with an extension in last year's edition as an immediate precedent among the clásico Supercopa winners.
For this reason, and in light of the prevailing equality, it would not be strange to foresee a duel of wear and tear between Ancelotti and Xavi's men that could exceed the regulated ninety minutes to enter the territory where competitive ability and physical breathing decide the battle.
The meeting will be televised live on Movistar+ and will have minute-by-minute monitoring through this official medium
For those injured, Lucas Vázquez in white is added to the list with his sprain in the semifinals and also including the previous absences of Tchouaméni and Alaba, while FC Barcelona has the infirmary empty with the 24 called up at the disposal of the culé coach.
With arbitration by Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea from Bilbao and González González as VAR -both with experience in Supercopa finals- the full house is guaranteed in a night that will end with a team raising a trophy to the sky of Riyadh and all modest football in Spain as the winner of a tournament that has already become a world reference in this wonderful sport.