Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Spanish Super Cup 2023/24: Team news, predicted line-ups & kick off time
On Sunday evening, Real Madrid and Barcelona will clash in Riyadh for the Spanish Super Cup final, a rematch of last year’s title showdown.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men defeated their rivals Atlético Madrid 5-3 after extra-time to reach the final. The Blaugrana defeated Osasuna 2-0 to set up a Clasico final in Saudi.
Here’s everything you need to know about the clash.
Team news
Carlo Ancelotti will be without the services of Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militão, David Alaba & Lucas Vazquez who are all injured.
Dani Carvajal picked up a slight knock against Atlético but trained normally on Saturday and will start against Barcelona.
As for Barça, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gavi, Raphinha, Inigo Martinez and Marcos Alonso are all out through injury. Joao Cancelo is also a big doubt.
📋 Squad list for the Spanish Super Cup.
❌ Players NOT called up: Courtois, Militão, Alaba & Vazquéz. pic.twitter.com/kQo5JKpxGL
— Real Madrid News (@onlyrmcfnews) January 8, 2024
Predicted line-ups
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2):
Kepa
Carvajal — Rüdiger — Nacho — Mendy
Valverde — Tchouaméni — Kroos
Bellingham
Rodrygo — Vinicius
Barcelona (4-3-3):
Pena
Araujo — Kounde — Christensen — Balde
Pedri — De Jong — Gundogan
Yamal — Lewandowski — Felix
Head-to-head results (Last Five Games)
Real Madrid: 2 Wins
Draws: 0
Barcelona: 3 Wins
Last meeting: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid.
Kick-off time
Real Madrid will face Barcelona in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday (14 January) at 20:00 CET.
