Real Madrid take on Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final just three months after the two sides met in La Liga.
4–1 to take home the Spanish Super Cup. Now, Los Blancos will be eager to produce a similar result to defend their title against their biggest rivals. The two Spanish giants are set to clash in the Spanish Super Cup final for the third consecutive year, this time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
More than just the Spanish Super Cup is on the line for Carlo Ancelotti's men, though; they were on the wrong end of a lopsided 0–4 defeat to the Catalans at home earlier in theReal Madrid will still be without the injured Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal, but Luka Modrić is due to return to the side after recovering from illness.
, remains a doubt. All signs point to Jude Bellingham and Fede Valverde being available from the start despite suffering from overload on Thursday.received a two-match La Liga banHere's what Real Madrid's XI could look like against Hansi Flick's men on Jan. 12.—Injured for the first El Clásico of the season, Courtois finally gets his chance to start against Barcelona.
—The Frenchman will get the nod alongside Rüdiger as long as he gets the green light from the medical staff. If not, then expect Raúl Asencio to start in his place.—The center back has the tough task of keeping Robert Lewandowski off the scoresheet.—Mendy must be at his best to effectively lock down Lamine Yamal, who comes into the match with seven goals and 11 assists across all competitions.—The Uruguayan is set to make his 30th consecutive start this season for Los Blancos.
—Fresh off scoring the winner in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals, Bellingham will be eager to add another El Clásico goal to his resume as long as he is fit to play.
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