On Sunday, January 15, at 21:00 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), the Spanish Super Cup final match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be broadcast live. Digi Sport 1.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet for the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the country that paid 40 million euros to host the final tournament, which also featured Betis Sevilla and Valencia.

The 2023 draw features the top two La Liga runners-up (Real Madrid, defending champions and Barcelona) and the finalists of the last Copa del Rey (Betis Sevilla, trophy winners and Valencia) .

In the semifinals, “Real” defeated “Valencia” (1:1 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively, 4:3 on penalties), and “Barcelona” – “Betis” (Seville) – 1:1 after 90 minutes, 2:2 after 120 minutes. minutes, 4-2 after the penalty.

Real Madrid have won the trophy 12 times, most recently in 2022 after a 2-0 final against Athletic Bilbao, while Barcelona have won the Spanish Super Cup 13 times, most recently in 2018 with a 2-1 final against FC Sevilla.

Real Madrid, second in the league with 38 points from 16 games, three points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​began 2023 with a hard-fought 1-0 win in the Copa del Rey against lowly Casereno (fourth division) . Then lost on the road, a championship match with Villarreal, score 1-2.

Barcelona, ​​current La Liga leaders with 41 points from 16 games, three more than arch-rivals Real Madrid, made a good start to the new year with two wins, both away, 4-3 after extra time in the Copa del Rey. with Intercity Alicante (third league) and 1-0 in the championship with Atlético Madrid.

Real Madrid have the best attack in La Liga with 36 goals scored, followed by Barcelona with 35, but Xavi’s side are better defensively, conceding just six goals in this league, while Carlo Ancelotti’s side have conceded 16 goals.

In the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid and Barcelona have met 15 times, with the team from the capital of Spain winning nine times, four matches won by the Catalans and two more matches ended in a draw (during the round-robin format).

The last head-to-head match between the two teams was played in this championship round on 16 October 2022 at the Santiago Bernabeu, when Real Madrid v Barcelona ended 3-1 (Benzema 12, Valverde 35, Rodrigo 90+1p / Ferran 83).

Probable teams:

Real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy – Valverde, Kroos, Modric – Rodrigo, Benzema, Viny Junior.

Barcelona: Ter Stegen – Kunde, Araujo, Christensen, Jordi Alba – Gavi, Sergio, Pedri – Rafina, Lewandowski, Dembele.

Superbet offers odds of 1.60 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the match Real Madrid – Barcelona.

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