Soccer lovers are counting down the hours for the ball to start rolling and Real Madrid, Barcelona, Real Betis y valencito dispute a title that, with the 2020 format change, has gained in emotion and has excited the fans again.
The white team, current champion, will defend a title that will be played for the third time in Saudi Arabia, with the peculiarity for this edition that the host country has the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in the ranks of Al Nassr. The Portuguese star, while he awaits his debut with the leading team of the Saudi league, will surely be present during the tournament; by image and, above all, by his great Madrid past.
Ancelotti’s men attend the meeting with the intention of win their 13th Spanish Super Cupafter last year he was champion in the final against Athletic Club. Another of the teams that will compete in Riyadh for the title will be FC Barcelona, who acquired the ticket to the tournament for qualifying second in LaLiga Santander 2021-22. The Real Betis, for his part, arrives at the King Fahd International Stadium, the venue of the competition, as champion of the Copa del Rey. The Verdiblancos prevailed on penalties last April against a Valencia who will also fight to lift the Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid and Valencia will meet in the first clash of the tournament this Wednesday at the Rey Fahd stadium, with capacity for 67,000 spectatorswhich it repeats as the venue after doing so in 2022.
A day later it will be the turn of Betis and Barcelona, in the same stadium, with the Verdiblanco team chasing a trophy that they do not have in their showcases and the Catalans to be able to celebrate the first title since the arrival of Xavi Hernandez to the bench in November 2021.
The two clubs that emerge victorious from their stakes will face each other on Sunday, in the grand final that takes place on the same stage. This edition brings together the two teams with the most Spanish Super Cup trophies, such as Barcelona, with 13, and Real Madrid, with 12. For their part, Valencia managed to win in 1999 and Betis have not yet been able to win it.
The white team and the ‘che’ land in Riyadh after suffering painful defeats, against Villarreal (2-1) and Cádiz (0-1), respectively. With a better taste in the mouth come the Verdiblancos, who defeated Rayo Vallecano (1-2) and Xavi Hernández’s men beat Atlético de Madrid (0-1) to increase their advantage in the domestic championship, three points over Real Madrid.
Schedule of the semifinal of the Super Cup 2023
Real Madrid faces Valencia this Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in the first semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup. 24 hours later, on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. it will be the turn of Real Betis and FC Barcelona.
The final will be held on Sunday, January 15. at 8:00 p.m. between the winner of semifinal 1 against the winner of semifinal 2.
Where to watch the Spanish Super Cup
The Spanish Super Cup can be seen exclusively on Movistar Spanish Super Cup (57), channel created to follow the Movistar competition.
