"Los Blancos edged past capital rivals Atletico Madrid with a 2-1 victory on Thursday, a result that came 24 hours after the Blaugrana produced a dominant 5-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona barely needed to get out of second gear in their semi-final, racing into a four-goal lead by half-time before easing off after the break. That performance, coupled with the additional recovery time, could prove significant heading into Sunday's final in Saudi Arabia."
"Hansi Flick's side were ruthless in attack against Athletic, with Raphinha scoring twice, while Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres and Roony Bardghji also found the net. Barcelona will now be aiming to lift the Spanish Super Cup for the 16th time in their history. The Catalan giants beat Real Madrid 5-2 in last season's final and have won four of the last five meetings between the two sides, although Los Blancos have still claimed five victories across the last nine Clasicos."
"Real Madrid faced a much sterner test in their semi-final, eventually seeing off Atletico after goals from Federico Valverde and Rodrygo. Valverde's long-range free kick opened the scoring before Rodrygo doubled the lead early in the second half, with Alexander Sorloth's strike setting up a tense closing spell. Los Blancos have won the Spanish Super Cup on 13 occasions, most recently in 2024 when they defeated Barcelona 4-1 in the final."
Barcelona reached the Spanish Super Cup final after a 5-0 semi-final win over Athletic Bilbao, taking a four-goal lead by half-time. Raphinha scored twice and Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres and Roony Bardghji also scored. Barcelona aim to lift the Super Cup for a 16th time and have enjoyed recent Clasico success, including a 5-2 win in last season's final. Real Madrid advanced by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1, with Federico Valverde and Rodrygo on the scoresheet. Real have won the Super Cup 13 times, most recently in 2024. Barcelona will be without Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Andreas Christensen through injury.
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