Duel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, puts the last two winners of the tournament face to face
Worth the title! Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will face off soon, at 15:30 (Brasília time), for the final of the Spanish Supercup, at the King Fahd Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Merengue club won the title in 2020, while the Basque club is the current champion and both seek to become the biggest winners of the tournament since the competition started to adopt four teams in the dispute.
As of 2019, the tournament began to be played between 4 teams: champion and runner-up of La Liga, in addition to the champion and runner-up of the Copa del Rey. The teams play a single-game semifinal and the two winners face each other. if in the final, also in a single game.
The biggest winner of the Supercup is Barcelona, which has 13 titles. Then comes Real Madrid, with 11. In third place, Deportivo La Coruña and Athletic de Bibao appear together with three cups. Atletico Madrid has only two. Valencia, Zaragoza, Sevilla, Mallorca and Real Sociedad have just one cup.
On the Real Madrid side, coach Carlo Ancelotti will not have Mariano Diaz, Gareth Bale and Alaba injured. Nacho should stay in the middle of the defense. The attack remains confirmed with Vinicius Jr. and Benzema, who are having a great time. The pair have already scored 38 goals this season.
Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand, will not have Unai Nunez, Capa and Villalibre. The Basque team also has a good moment in the attack. In the last five games, the team hit the net four times.
