Spain and the whole world have their dream final: once again, the real Madrid and Barça will meet for a Clasico which should keep all its promises. While the Blaugrana had opened the ball by taming Athletic Bilbao to seal their ticket on Wednesday evening (2-0), their Madrid rival responded the next day by logically winning against Mallorca to join them (3-0).
Who will be favorite in this final? It would be very difficult to find a seed as the cards have been so shuffled this season. Of course, we could base ourselves on the first Clasico, where Barça humiliated Real at the Bernabeu at the start of the fall (4-0). But water has flowed under the bridge since then, and the White House has regained momentum, while the Catalan club has sometimes got its feet caught in the carpet.
Above all, the smell of a title always starves the Merengue a little more, who wish to continue their harvest of trophies after having lifted the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. This Barça-Real will still be a match in the match between Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé. After completely missing out on his first Clasico, the captain of the Blues has a new opportunity to shine. The stage is set.
The expected compositions
Barcelona : Szczesny – Koundé, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde – Casadó, Gavi, Pedri – Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha (cap.).
real Madrid : Courtois – Vazquez (cap.), Tchouaméni, Rüdiger, Mendy – Camavinga, Valverde, Bellingham – Rodrygo, Mbappé, Vinicius Jr.
Where to watch the match?
This final of the Spanish Super Cup between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will be broadcast this Sunday on La Chaîne L’Equipe, from 8 p.m.
