El Clasico will decide the Spanish Supercup trophy in Saudi Arabia tonight. From 20:XNUMX, Real Madrid and Barcelona will play in Riyadh.
The Catalans beat Betis on penalties in the semi-final (1:1, 2:2), while the Merengues also had to go through a penalty shootout in the match with Valencia (1:1).
Carlo Ancelotti, Real's coach, unlike Xavi, has personnel problems - he won't be able to count on Chuameni, Alaba, Lukas Vasquez... but!
In the past 13 years, Ancelotti's teams have won all 10 finals.
"The statistics must change. We are motivated and happy to have reached the final. The team has to understand where it comes from. We will play against Real Madrid, that is an additional motivation, and I am additionally motivated by the fact that Ancelotti has not lost in the final since 2010," said Barcelona coach Xavi.
Ancelotti's successful streak started with winning the FA Cup with Chelsea. Then the coach managed Real Madrid, where they won the Copa del Rey in 2014. After that, Ancelotti won the Champions League, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup with Real Madrid.
Followed by Bayern - two finals of the German Super Cup and then a return to Real Madrid and again the final of the Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup.
The final is played at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia.
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