The tough schedule for Barça and Madrid after the Super Cup

The FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid will be contesting once again the final of the Supercopa of Spain, for the first time after the implementation of the new format of 'final four' that will decide in Saudi territory. However, both teams arrive with a hard calendar in the middle of a month in which they will have to contest until three competitions to local level with the corresponding commitments to LaLiga and the Glass of Rey, whereas February marks the reinicio of the activity to international level.

In addition to being a crash that could alter the list of winners of the competition, that for the moment leads the Barça with 13 trophies, to one of the whites that could equalise them in the leadership, culés and merengues have several pending challenges in the following weeks, by what will have to try finish the crash with all his pieces, taking in account that each trainer wants to have all his pieces for the rest of parties.

The Barça, in spite of some tropiezos after the stop mundialista, has come showing a good rhythm, consolidating in the peak of the classification liguera, amen of some marked parties by the controversy. The whites, by his part, have come waning, especially after the defeat in front of the Villarreal in The Ceramics. Even so, it costs to remember that both teams accessed to the final in both definitions by penaltis in front of the Betis and Valencia, respectively.

The calendar of the Barça and the Madrid

Once finalised the meeting in Riad, the Barcelona will have to go back to measure to the AD Ceuta the Thursday 19 January. The day 22 will receive to the Getafe in the frame of LaLiga and the 28 will visit to the Girona (both parties without Robert Lewandowski). On 1 February it will step Benito Villamarín to measure to the Betis before receiving to the Seville (5 February) and play in The Ceramics in front of the Villarreal (12 February). The 16 will contest the playoffs of the Europe League in front of the Manchester United (gone home), will receive to the Cádiz the 19 before the revancha in Old Trafford (23 February) and will close the second month of the year with a visit to the Almería the day 26.

By his part the Real Madrid has like following rival after the Supercopa of Spain to the Villarreal in the eighth of final of the Glass of the King on 19 January, a crash with flavour to revancha in The Ceramics. The day 22 will visit to the Athletic in Saint Mamés in the reinicio of LaLiga and will receive to the Real Sociedad the 29. February will initiate with two bump suspender belts home in front of Valencia (2 February) and of visitor in front of the Mallorca (day 5). It will travel to Morocco to contest the World-wide of Clubs on 8 February and will go back to Spain to receive to the Elche and visit to Osasuna the days 12 and 19 February, respectively. The closing of the month will be hard, with the visit to the Liverpool in Champions on 21 February and the derbi in front of the Athletic in the Bernabéu the day 26.