Who: Real Madrid vs BarcelonaWhat: Spanish Super Cup finalWhere: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaWhen: 10:00pm (19:00 GMT) on SundayFollow Al Jazeera’s live text and photo build-up and commentary stream.Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his players can avenge their thrashing earlier this season by Barcelona by winning the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, but only if they avoided making the same mistakes.
Hansi Flick’s Barcelona routed Los Blancos 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in October in LaLiga, although a slump before the winter break helped Real Madrid overtake them at the top of the table.
“We have to think about that game obviously, they beat us, we had a clear evaluation of what happened,” Ancelotti told a news conference Saturday before the clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
“We started the game well, then had problems in the second half, so we have to try and repeat the good things we did and avoid the mistakes we made.
“The Clasico is even more pressured when it’s a final, we’ve played a lot against Barcelona and playing a final against them is always something special.”
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti during the news conference in King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, January 11, 2025 [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]
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