Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh hosts 2023’s first El Clasico the great rivals

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in Riyadh on Sunday for the Spanish Super Cup final with Xavi's men chasing their 14th title and Los Blancos looking to equal Barca's 13. The Blaugrana edged Real Betis on penalties while the European champions beat Valencia CF to advance also via spot kicks. Carlo Ancelotti's men are defending titleholders while Barca last won it in 2018 and although this is usually nowhere near being considered a priority, the fact that it is a Clasico encounter immediately gives it greater importance on both sides. https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/1 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/2 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/3 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/4 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/5 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/6 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/7 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/8 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/9 https://huggingface.co/spaces/jeffrintv/criticschoiceawards/discussions/10 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Real Madrid face Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana final today. Ronaldo fever-hit Saudi Arabia gets Spanish Supercopa El Clasico showdown "I see Real as very, very strong," said Xavi pre-game. "Psychologically, they are at an advantage as they have played in more finals so have more experience. We have to show our ambition and that we are hungry to finally win a title. That is what we are here to do and we are 90 or 120 minutes away from potentially doing so." "I liked the pitch," said Ancelotti of Xavi's criticism of the surface. "It is a subject which has created controversy over the years and I do not want to say what I originally wanted to say. The pitch might be a little hard, but you can still play good soccer on it." Here's our storylines, how you can watch the match and more: How to watch and odds Date: Sunday, Jan. 15 | Time: 2 p.m. ET Location: King Fahd International Stadium -- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia TV: ABC Team news Real: Aurelien Tchouameni and David Alaba did not travel to Saudi Arabia due to calf issues while Alvaro Odriozola had muscle problems which prevented him from playing any part against Valencia. Lucas Vazquez, Eduardo Camavinga and Eder Militao all took knocks and were substituted with only the Frenchman likely to be able to feature here. Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy could start with Luka Modric also coming in from the off. "I saw Cristiano Ronaldo and he is happy and motivated," said Ancelotti of the Portuguese superstar's visit to Real's training session ahead of the game. "He likes the place and the country. I think that he is doing fine and has made the right decision to come here." Barca: Xavi has no major availability issues to consider, but should still make some changes from the team which overcame Betis. Andreas Christensen and Alejandro Balde could come in while Sergio Busquets and Ansu Fati might get starts with Raphinha and Gavi the most likely players to make way. Ferran Torres, Marcos Alonso and Franck Kessie could also feature at some point. Prediction This one could go all the way to penalties considering how the two semifinals played out but I can see Real just edging this one by a goal. Pick: Real 2, Barca 1. Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh hosts 2023’s first El Clasico as the great rivals look to take the first piece of silverware on offer this year, with any final taking on greater significance when these sides are both involved. It was not a smooth ride to the Spanish Super Cup showpiece for either team, with Real needing penalties to get past Valencia and Barcelona also taken to spot-kicks by Real Betis. Real won the competition last year but Barcelona will be confident of getting their hands on the trophy this time, after a strong season up to this point. Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in Saudi Arabia with the 2023 Spanish Supercup title up for the grabs. After Barça’s struggles in the 2021-2022 season, Xavi’s team have recovered and are a much bigger threat to Real Madrid in every domestic competition, even if they failed to reach the Champions League’s Round of 16. The two teams will fight for La Liga title until the very end of the season, so this match could give the winner an edge in terms of momentum and confidence, even more so considering that the next few weeks are going to be extremely intense and busy for both sides. Real Madrid will have to bounce back and find some groove, something they haven’t done for the last few games. Players like Vinicius, Rodrygo, Modric or Valverde need to make a statement and this is the perfect game for them to do it. Real Madrid and Barcelona will take a brief pause from their battle for Spain's La Liga title and they will instead wrestle for the first piece of silverware in the Spanish domestic season: the Supercopa de Espana. The two giants will face off in the Supercopa final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after both survived their respective midweek semifinals via penalty shootouts during which their goalkeepers came up with decisive stops. Real Madrid are not exactly in the best of form during this recent stretch of the season, but they will take heart from the fact that they dismantled Barcelona 3-1 back on October 16 in league play, handing the Blaugrana their only loss of the league season thus far. But Barcelona also came up with a head-to-head win of their own in the summer, though it was during preseason in a friendly the two played in Las Vegas. That 1-0 victory came on a goal from then-newcomer Raphinha, who is by now a regular on the right wing for his team. This will be the ninth time that these eternal rivals are facing off in the Supercopa competition with Real Madrid having won on seven occasions. Los Blancos are vying for six trophies available to them this season, having already captured the European Super Cup in May.