Real Madrid vs Barcelona - Supercopa de Espana: TV channel, team news, lineups and prediction
Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to contest a final of the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Having paid so much to host the tournament in Saudi Arabia, organisers will be pleased to see Spain's two biggest clubs contest the showpiece event. Madrid dramatically beat city rivals Atletico Madrid 5-3 in their semi-final while Barca secured a more simple route to the final as goals from Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal downed Osasuna 2-0.
With Los Blancos currently seven points ahead of La Blaugrana in La Liga, Xavi's side need a win for the sake of momentum and belief with the second half of the season well underway.
Here's all you need to know about Real Madrid vs Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana final.
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Madrid have struggled with defensive injuries for much of the season and that will be the case until the final weeks of the campaign. Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba are out for the entire campaign, while Eder Militao is not expected back until April. They are also without the useful Lucas Vazquez until February.
The starting lineup is therefore expected to be very similar if not exactly the same as the one that beat Atletico in the semi-final, though Eduardo Camavinga could come in for Luka Modric.
Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Barcelona (4-3-1-2): Kepa; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius.
Barca suffered a fitness blow in the semi-final when Brazilian forward Raphinha injured his hamstring. The Brazilian will be unavailable for the final while there are a number of other doubts for Xavi to monitor, with Pedri, Marcos Alonso, Inigo Martinez
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