This Sunday, in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), the two giants of Hispanic football compete to determine the first champion of the season in Spain.
The great classic of the world defines a champion. Real Madrid and Barcelona are measured at the King Fahd Stadium, in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), during the final of the particular Spanish Supercup, which is played with a special format and outside its borders.
A top duel for the first title of the season, which the whites are defending and to which the blaugrana aspire as a possible starting point.
The colossi of Hispanic football are not living their best moment, in terms of level. This was seen in the semi-finals, where both needed penalties to advance, unable to show the favoritism they had against Valencia and engineer Pellegrini’s Betis. The results give air to Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Hernández, considering that Madrid and Barça are in this final and are fighting toe to toe for the LaLiga title. However, the game is far from what we wanted.
In the merengue workforce, the one who spoke in preview is Karim Benzema, who intends to leave behind him the frustration of not being with France in the World Cup. “It’s over (the World Cup). The most important thing is tomorrow’s game. I’m ready and well mentally and physically. I’m focused on the game” said the Cat.
“After last year, which was very important for me, I needed time to come back after several injuries,” added the Madrid captain.
The challenges for the White House are piling up. In February, he must face the Club World Cup in Morocco, a competition in which he will arrive as a great candidate. If the logic were given, he would fight for the title against Flamengo led by Arturo Vidal and Erick Pulgar, who bet on the other key to the draw. The series against Liverpool is also on the horizon, for the Champions League.
As for the Catalans, captain Sergio Busquets assured that winning the Super Cup will be important for the rest of the campaign, from a mental point of view. “We come from a time when we didn’t win titles, the last one was the Copa del Rey. Since then there have been a lot of changes at the club, new players… It would be an additional motivation to continue doing things well and to know that we are going in the right direction. We want to keep winning and for people to get used to it, that’s what the club deserves,” he said.
The Whites lost Alaba and Tchouaméni, adding Lucas Vázquez to Valencia. In total, Ancelotti can count on a practically stellar eleven, with Nacho, Mendy or Carvajal on the sides.
Barca finished the semi-final with Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembélé affected, and Xavi has more variables that point to Ansu Fati’s moment, after his big goal against Betis.
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