Real Madrid-Barcelona: Clasico to get the Super Cup underway
The Whites, the record holders with 10 titles, will be seeking a seventh consecutive final in a rematch of last year's semi-final (6:30pm CEST).
Same venue, the Palacio de Deportes de Murcia, and the same rival, Barcelona, to kick off the 2024/25 season. In a repeat of last year's Super Cup semi-final, Real Madrid will face Barcelona this evening in the first Clásico of the season. The two most successful teams in the competition go head to head. The madridistas, with 10 titles, will try to reach their seventh consecutive final; the blaugranas, with 6, will try to break our run.
Real Madrid is back in Murcia, where on 17 September 2023 they lifted their tenth Super Cup. In this edition, the draw has chosen the same path, with the Catalans as the first obstacle in the semifinals. Our team is the great dominator of the tournament: 9 Supercopas out of the last 12, undefeated since 2018 with 12 consecutive victories and a talisman called Tavares. Since his arrival in Madrid, we have won every edition without losing a game. Today, he will again be a determining factor against a Barcelona team that hasn't won the competition since 2015.
First Clasico of the season
It will be the first of at least five. Last season they played a total of nine, with seven wins for our team. Both teams arrive with new faces. Madrid with 4 (Feliz, Rathan-Mayes, Garuba, who is doubtful, and Ibaka) and Barcelona with 6 (Juan Núñez, Punter, Anderson, Youssoupha Fall and Metu), as well as their coach (Peñarroya). With Chus Mateo on the bench, Madrid have won five titles in two seasons (1 Euroleague, 1 La Liga, 1 Copa del Rey and 2 Supercopas). The balance between the two teams in the Super Cup is in favour of Real Madrid (eight wins to five).
Llull and Campazzo looking for new records
Experience could be another one of those small details that make the difference in a game like the Clásico. This is where the Real Madrid captain comes into the picture, as he enters his 19th season with the club and is set to surpass Rullán as the player who has worn the jersey for the most seasons. Llull has the chance to continue making history in the Super Cup: 9 titles to his credit and with the possibility of breaking the tie with his former teammate Rudy as the most successful player. He also has the most MVPs along with Campazzo and Juan Carlos Navarro. One of the two Madrid players could become the first to stand alone. The game in Murcia marks the start of a season in which our team is aiming for every title, as the Argentinian point guard says: "Our goal is always to play in the four finals that allow you to win titles and we're going to try to do everything we can to get there."