It goes back the emotion of the Classical! This Wednesday the FC Barcelona crosses with the Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Supercopa of Spain, in Saudi Arabia. The balloon will throw to run to the 20:00 hours (in Spain) in a thrilling party in which the two 'big' of the Spanish football will litigate by a place in the big final, where will confront to the winner of the duel between Athletic and Athletic of Bilbao.

For the occasion, Xavi Hernández has had available to all his big stars, included Ferran Torres, recently inscribed, Pedri González, Ansu Fati, Ronald Araújo and Frenkie of Jong. The egarense lives his first Classical from the bench after obtaining big successes directing the centre of the field culé does a few years. It wants to 'première' with victory and thus it has not saved at all in his alignment.

Xavi is conscious that the Real Madrid is one of the teams more in shape of the actuality and that Carlo Ancelotti has a lot of players of quality, as Vinícius Jr and Karim Benzema, by what has had to adjust his approach to the needs in a party that will be one hundred percent demandyou and that will force to both groups to show his best expensive.

The XI of the FC Barcelona and Real Madrid

  • XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Araujo, Hammered; Jordi Alba, Busquets, Frenkie of Jong, Gavi; Ferran Torres, Luuk of Jong and Dembélé.
  • Bench of the FC Barcelona: Riqui Puig, Memphis, Ansu Fati, Net, Lenglet, Pedri, Iñaki, Nico, Jutglà and Ez Abde.
  • XI of the Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Mendy; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema.

Said and fact! Xavi has not saved at all and bet by his players more in shape. Marc-André ter Stegen will be under the three sticks. The guardameta German accumulates two very important performances with the Barcelona group and will look for to show that it has recovered the confidence to 100% against a Real Madrid that has big strikers. The trainer egarense, besides, puts to title to his defence of gala, with Dani Alves in the right lane and the couple of head offices Gerard Hammered and Ronald Araújo, that does it few days after going through the operating theatre to treat his problems in the hand. The charrúa will play with splint. In the left, as it accustoms, will play Jordi Alba.

The centre of the field will be conformed by Sergio Busquets like pivote, accompanied by Frenkie of Jong and Gavi. The work of the three 'brains' of the Barça will be key, put front will have to three midfield players with a lot of experience and that they are a 'danger' in what to creation respecta. Finally, the offensive barcelonista will be composed by the debutante Ferran Torres (in the left, predictably), to 100% after surpassing the Covid-19 and his injury in the foot, and Dembélé in the right extreme. Luuk Of Jong has won the game to Memphis and the own Ansu Fati and will act like tip for the Barcelona picture... It will mark his third so much in three parties?

In the another side of the coin, is a Real Madrid that neither has saved at all. Carlo Ancelotti has not been able to have David Praises, drop of last hour to consequence of muscular annoyances. In his place, will be Nacho Fernández. The Italian has surprised, besides, with the titularity of Dani Carvajal, the one who has returned of his injury, by in front of Lucas Vázquez. In the centre of the field has not touched at all. It will be the 'CMK' of all the life and in the forward will find Vinícius Jr, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, that won him the 'split' to Rodrygo.