Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - January 11, 2025 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jan 11 (EFE).-Real Madrid and Barcelona will battle it out for the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, with the added incentive of not only being the first title of the year,

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - January 12, 2025 Barcelona conquered the sky with a dream final in which they humiliated Real Madrid to be crowned 'super champion' and add their first title in two years, with a recital commanded by Yamal and Raphinha in the first half,

Barcelona spent most of last week in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Supercup, coming out victorious over rivals Real Madrid in emphatic fashion. That will add a few million euros to their accounts, but

Today’s Spanish Supercopa final between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah is the most visible symbol of a fast-developing link between Spanish football and Saudi Arabia. Now in its fifth year, the ‘Saudi Supercopa’ is considered by some as the cherry on top of a mutually beneficial relationship.

All that was needed was a good game of football – and boy, did it deliver. Saudi Arabia has created a welcome habit of staging memorable Clásicos since assuming Super Cup hosting duties in 2020, but even by the Kingdom’s previous high standards, this was something else.

While the first 2025 Spanish Super Cup semifinal in Saudi Arabia drew 39,000 spectators and the second nearly 47,000, the prospect of Real Madrid and Barcelona facing each other in El Clásico in the final changes everything.

The teams of the Saudi Pro League are determined to strengthen their squads with world-class figures, and five players from FC Barcelona have caught their attention: Raphinha, Frenkie de Jong, Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, and Robert Lewandowski, as reported by Sport daily.

Four weeks after Real Madrid made history in 2020 by winning the first expanded Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, the women’s equivalent took place in Salamanca, Spain. The men’s final in

Lamine Yamal still wears braces. Barcelona’s teenage sensation has emerged as opponents’ No. 1 problem thanks to his speed, creativity, and gorgeous goals from Lionel Messi’s old spot on the right flank.

After losing 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Madrid has a run of three home games over seven days. The home run begins on Thursday against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey last 16. Las Palmas visits on Sunday in La Liga then Salzburg on Jan. 22 in the Champions League.

Real Madrid used their success in Saudi as a launchpad to win LaLiga later that season, while Barcelona Femenina went even better by claiming the domestic double. Liga F was secured with 99 points – a 25-point margin on rivals Real Madrid – before claiming the Copa de la Reina.