FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will play this Sunday (20:00 CEST) the third consecutive Clásico in the final of the Supercup of Spain. Two days before the match in Jeddah, Iñigo Martínez revealed the keys to the second clash of the season against the 'White House'. Barça has left behind the crisis of results in La Liga with two convincing victories, against Barbastro (0-4) and Athletic (0-2).
True to his habit, the Basque showed respect for the opponent, although he also expressed calm about the team's ability to neutralize the always dangerous 'merengue' side. "We know what we need to do, where we can attack Madrid and where we can hurt them. We are going for them, with full confidence and with more than enough squad," commented the Barça number '5'.
Iñigo opens up about the return of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor
In this regard, he valued the excitement generated by the opportunity to compete again for a trophy at this point in the calendar. "This is the first title of the year and we want to achieve it because it can give us an extra boost for the other competitions", added Iñigo, who also spoke about the return of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor, opening up about how the group faced the last few weeks.
"Having two players unregistered is tough for both them and the rest. It wasn't easy to see them every day. There was a lot of commotion around. No one has more desire than them. They are happy and we are even happier", pointed out the Ondarroa native. Martínez is the player with the most minutes in the Barça squad this season (2,288 minutes) and has only remained on the bench in one league match (against Osasuna). Against Madrid, barring a major surprise, he will again lead the Barça defense alongside Pau Cubarsí.