FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will face off this Sunday, January 11th (8 PM CET) in the Spanish Super Cup final at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This match will be the second Clásico of the season and will be for the first title of the year. Barça comes into the match after defeating Athletic Club 5-0 in the semifinals, while Madrid comes from a 2-1 victory against Atlético de Madrid. Hansi Flick's team leads La Liga, four points ahead of their eternal rivals. In the Champions League, Barça is fifteenth and Real Madrid is seventh. Both Barça and Madrid have qualified for the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Both teams are in good form. Barça has nine consecutive wins, while Madrid has five. However, the feeling surrounding Xabi Alonso's team's performances hasn't been positive.

A classic in Arab lands. It's becoming something of a tradition for Saudis to enjoy live what they wanted to see, and what they dug deep into their pockets for: this Sunday, Barça and Madrid will face off in the Super Cup final. Xabi Alonso's Madrid escaped the derby with a win against an Atlético side that seemed to have lost its scoring touch, despite competing without Mbappé. And the Federation and the Saudis have their dream final. The competition format, once the decision was made to invite four teams, was already designed for this purpose: to increase the chances of having the main course on the table on the day of the final. A classic. The whole football world will savor it.