FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will confront this Sunday in the To the-Awwal Park of Riad in what it will be the second official party between both teams of the season and the repetition of the final of the past year in the Supercopa of Spain. In that opportunity the ones of Xavi Hernández imposed with authority (3-1), being recognised by the own technician like one of the best parties of his team since he directs it and that besides showed the superiority that already came seeing of the egarense on Carlo Ancelotti.
In fact, the history of clashes between both technicians favours to the Catalan, although no by a lot, but yes that in duels of a lot of importance, like the already mentioned final, or the party of League of the past season in which the culés carried the triumph by 2-1 and practically ensured his title in this moment. Certainly the Italian has had revancha with the 0-4 of the semifinals of the Glass of the previous King or the traced back (1-2) of this season, the most recent antecedent between both teams.
Xavi has a lot of positive antecedents in front of the Madrid
This type of meetings mentioned are clear references for Xavi that knows very very what is to dominate to the Madrid during 60 or 90 minutes, and also knows what is to suffer a party yet still carry the victory, like that 0-1 in Santiago Bernabéu the previous course with a goal in own of Militao. The first 60 minutes of the party of League of this season played in Montjuïc were remarkable for the Barça, but also were a clear message that the whites bet by the closings of party with his bench and a much more physical profile that the one of the culés.
"We have to try carry them to our terrain. They are stronger that the past year, but have to impose our game. Have the balloon and dominate the party", explained Xavi after winning to Osasuna like one of the keys of the Classical of the Sunday. And like this it has to be. Ancelotti Is a technician much less intervencionista in his teams and is used to to bet by a XI that it was able to close spaces to the Barça, but little more. It does not be used to to exist so much pressure or dispute of the balloon, by what there the Barcelona entity will have to take advantage of all what can to take out advantage.
Some keys of a party that definitely will be to 'kill or die'
An important point of the party will be that the Madrid rested the Thursday and recovered strengths after the extention that gave in front of the Athletic of Madrid, in addition to the injury of Raphinha. They are factors that can influence, although Xavi has clear that "be conclusive in defence, not committing errors, not giving eases to the rival" will be points very key, especially with a player like Bellingham that already showed his ease to arrive to the goal in front of the Barça.
To try counter to the English, in addition to trying do a very similar party to the of the 2023 in Arabia, could go back the square in the midfield like the formula of the triumph. "No descarto the four midfield players", said Xavi after winning in semifinals, by what could repeat the society between Gündogan and Of Jong, adding to Pedri and Sergi Roberto, or even Fermín, that could act as false extreme. This would leave only a place to accompany to Lewandowski, contested between Lamine Yamal, Ferran and Joao Félix.