Barca,Real Madrid Clash In Saudi Arabia

By Daily Sports on January 12, 2022

Old foes Barcelona and Real Madrid prepare to lock horns at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia for the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup.

Either Athletic Bilbao or Atletico Madrid lie in wait for the winners of Wednesday's tie, with the final set to take place on Sunday night.

Despite welcoming a number of their big-hitters back to the fold following a devastating coronavirus outbreak, Barcelona still came unstuck in league action at the weekend, as Granada rallied to rescue a point against the 10-man Blaugrana on Saturday night.

After Luuk de Jong had struck first for Barcelona and teenage sensation Gavi was sent for an early bath for two bookable offences, Granada's Antonio Puertas struck for his side in the 89th minute of the contest as a frustrated Xavi witnessed his side take just one point back to base.

La Blaugrana can forget about any sort of title charge this season, although the race to compete in Europe is one that they are very much in, and a priceless piece of mid-season silverware could present itself to Xavi's men in Saudi Arabia this month.

Barcelona have claimed a record 13 titles in the Spanish Super Cup but found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline against Athletic Bilbao last term - during which Lionel Messi saw red - and they also lost a five-goal thriller to Atletico Madrid the season before.

Xavi's men do enter the contest on a six-game unbeaten streak across all tournaments, but they have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine competitive matches in all competitions, and Real Madrid possess a certain 300-goal hero ready to expose such frailties.

Joining an elite crowd of players to have scored 300 goals for Real Madrid, the effervescent Karim Benzema once again stole the show for Real Madrid, who eased to a 4-1 success over Valencia in front of their own fans on Saturday.

Benzema's 300th strike for the club came via the penalty spot in the 43rd minute before Vinicius Junior capped off another fine display with a brace, and Benzema would put the result beyond any doubt with a fine turn and finish in the dying embers.

The former Lyon man has now followed in the footsteps of fellow 300-club members Alfredo Di Stefano, Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo, with his goals on the day taking Real Madrid that one step closer to top-flight glory before they turn their attention to proceedings in the Middle East.

Real Madrid's tally of 11 Super Cup titles can only be bettered by Barcelona - with their most recent success coming against city rivals Atletico in 2020 - but they also fell to Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of last year's competition.

The first El Clasico of the season ended with Los Blancos winning 2-1 at Camp Nou back in October - their fourth successive win over Barcelona - and Real Madrid also won 5-1 over two legs in the final of the 2017-18 Spanish Super Cup. (Sports Mole)

•PHOTO: Barca coach,Xavi

Source Daily Sports

Posted January 12, 2022


 

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