All out for the Spanish Super Cup
Real Madrid will defend their title against Barcelona at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh (8 pm CET).
The Clásico decides the first title of 2023. Real Madrid, having beaten Valencia in the semifinals, will be out to defend their Spanish Super Cup title against Barcelona, who knocked out Betis. The final will take place at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh 8 pm CET.
After winning this summer's European Super Cup in Helsinki against Eintracht Frankfurt, our team will try to win the second title of the season in a country where it has lifted the two Spanish Super Cups. The first against Atlético at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah 2020 and the second against Athletic at the same venue where today's competition will take place 2022.
After winning this summer's European Super Cup in Helsinki against Eintracht Frankfurt, our team will try to win the second title of the season in a country where it has lifted the two Spanish Super Cups. The first against Atlético at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah 2020 and the second against Athletic at the same venue where today's competition will take place 2022.
"The key to beating Barcelona is to play a very complete match," commented Ancelotti at the press conference prior to the match in which he will be without the injured Alaba, Tchouameni and Lucas Vázquez in his quest for a 13th Spanish Super Cup. Benzem also said a few words: "Real Madrid always wants to win finals. We have shown great effectiveness in these make or break matches. In fact, they have won the last five finals they have played: the 2022 European Super Cup, the 2022 Champions League, the 2022 and 2020 Spanish Super Cups and the 2018 Club World Cup.
Precedents
This will be the eighth meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona in a Spanish Super Cup final. Our side has won the title on six occasions 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2012 and 2017 and the Azulgranas just once 2011. The last time the two teams met in this competition was last year in the semifinals Ancelotti's team won 3-2.
Precedents
This will be the eighth meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona in a Spanish Super Cup final. Our side has won the title on six occasions 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2012 and 2017 and the Azulgranas just once 2011. The last time the two teams met in this competition was last year in the semifinals Ancelotti's team won 3-2.