The Spanish Clasico rivals meet again for the Supercopa de Espana 2025 final in Jeddah on Sunday afternoon.
After Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 in Wednesday night’s first semi-final, Real Madrid finally had their work cut out for them the following night after being held at the opening hour by Mallorca. After Jude Bellingham opened the scoring, Madrid won 3-0 to repeat the 2024 final.
These two have met in the Supercopa de Espana finals, with Madrid the current holders after beating Barca 4-1 in Riyadh. In 2023, Xavi’s Blaugrana produced a stunning performance in a 3-1 victory.
Sunday’s finalists look set to compete hard The League this term, and this contest could provide a great psychological advantage for the winner. However, Atletico Madrid, having beaten Barca before Christmas, are also well in contention and will be fresh for the La Liga restart.
There you go 90 minutes guide for the game.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Real Madrid 3-0 Mallorca – 01/09/25 |
Athletic Club 0-2 Barcelona – 01/08/25 |
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Deportivo Minera 0-5 Real Madrid – 01/06/25 |
Barbastro 0-4 Barcelona – 01/04/25 |
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Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid – 01/03/25 |
Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid – 21/12/24 |
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Real Madrid 4-2 Sevilla – 22/12/24 |
Barcelona 0-1 Leganes – 15/12/24 |
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Real Madrid 3-0 Pachuca – 18/12/24 |
Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona – 24/11/12 |
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United Kingdom |
Not on TV |
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United States |
ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App, ABC App, ABC, ESPN Sports |
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Canada |
Not on TV |
Madrid lined up as expected for their semi-final against Mallorca, but Ancelotti may be more encouraged than his counterpart to rotate given his side were in action 24 hours after Athletic Club were demolished by Barcelona.
If the Italian opts for a reshuffle, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia, Dani Ceballos and Brahim Diaz are the most likely to join the squad. However, Carletto will likely risk exhaustion for Sunday’s final.
David Alaba was among the substitutes on Thursday and could be called up here with Aurelien Tchouameni picking up a head injury against Mallorca. Luka Modric missed last time out due to illness and is unlikely to play.
Real Madrid predicted formation against Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Courtois? Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Mendy? Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappe.
Barcelona have Ronald Araujo available in Saudi Arabia but Flick is unlikely to break up the centre-back pairing for Sunday’s final after they kept a clean sheet on Wednesday.
Dani Olmo has been granted a temporary license to play after his original contract with the club expired at the end of 2024, but the Spaniard will not be involved here. Gavi was used in a more advanced role against Athletic Club and produced an excellent performance.
Flick’s squad has been made healthier in the new year with Araujo and Andreas Christenen returning to action, but they are still without long-term absentee Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Barcelona predicted line-up against Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Punishment? Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde? Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
The three previous winners of this competition have moved up La Liga, although the race at the summit looks set to be much tougher this time around. Perhaps the boost he received from the Jeddah triumph will prove to be the advantage when all is said and done.
With both managers unlikely to rotate from their semi-final wins, we could be in for a final and the match could be decided by the bench.
Madrid are out for revenge won at home in October’s Clasico and should be favored here despite Barca’s measured performance on Wednesday. On the big occasion with silverware on the line, Madrid usually get the job done. They are already chasing their third trophy for 2024/25.
