Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet in the Spanish Super Cup final for the third year in a row, in the first Clásico of 2025.
Both teams reached the final after two comfortable wins in the semi-finals. Barcelona handled things against Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid did the same against Mallorca.
Barcelona beat Los Blancos 4–0 at the Santiago Bernabéu in their first meeting of the season, moving six points clear at the top of La Liga at the time. However, things have changed since then, with the Blaugrana struggling domestically and Real Madrid slowly regaining their form. Now, Carlo Ancelotti’s side is four points ahead of Barcelona in the league.
Hansi Flick has a chance to win his first title as Barcelona coach, and will field his strongest squad in search of revenge after Real Madrid demolished Barcelona 4-1 in last year’s final. Positive news regarding Dani Olmo’s registration issue will give a boost to the Blaugrana, with the first trophy of the Spanish football season within reach of the Catalans.
Here is Barcelona’s lineup against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final.
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Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczesny—Iñaki Peña was late to the team meeting before the semi-finals and Szczęsny could use that as an opportunity to win the starting job for the rest of the season.
RB: Jules Condé– Kounde had a strong season, but he will face his toughest test against Vinicius Junior, who is usually at his best in finals.
Playmaker: Pau KuparsiCubarsí will start alongside Martinez
Midfielder: Inigo Martinez– The veteran centre-back will aim to play Barcelona’s offside trap to perfection once again as happened in the first Clásico of the 2024-25 season.
Midfielder: Alejandro Balde– Balde assisted in Gavi’s opening semi-final match against Athletic Bilbao.
CM: Mark Casado-Casadó will have a tough battle to control the midfield of the match.
CM: Pedri— Pedri has played at a world-class level throughout most of the season.
RW: Lamin Yamal– Yamal returned from injury and showed his level again, scoring a beautiful goal in the semi-finals.
AM: Dani Olmo– Olmo’s scoring saga finally has a happy ending for him and he can participate from the start in the final.
Left wing: RafinhaRafinha’s role has shifted to more than just a second striker as the Brazilian ventures into central movement with decisive runs that have become a key way for Barcelona to find goals.
ST: Robert Lewandowski– Lewandowski scored a brace the last time in El Clásico.
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