The Real Madrid-FC Barcelona of this Sunday, by the final of the Supercopa of Spain, antoja like the most thrilling party in this beginning of 2024 and one in which the small details will mark the difference. The Barcelona split extramotivados by the possibility to win to his eternal rival and add a new title to the vitrinas that 'help', of some way, to reconducir a season that, up to now, are showing a much more irregular version.
Xavi Hernández is conscious that the White House arrives to the final in a very good dynamic (and 20 parties without knowing the defeat) and that it has to pose an almost perfect party to be able to surpass them. There will be some changes in the alignment, but some things will keep . Ronald Araújo, for example, will follow splitting like right side, like raisin in each Classical, with a very clear aim: brake to Vinicius Jr and 'neutralise him' in the band. If the Brazilian does not have options to appear, the Madrid loses one of his stronger points in attack.
Araújo vs Vini, a duel with history
The duel has repeated in six occasions and has been Araújo the one who has imposed in the majority of occasions. The history began in March of 2022, with the Classical of the 0-4 in Santiago Bernabéu. It happened of a 'experiment' of Xavi -by the drop of Dani Alves- to the only formula 'anti-Vini' that has worked him to the Barça. Since, it imposed the Uruguayan in the crash of the Supercopa past, in the Glass of Rey (gone, in Chamartín), although in the turn in the Camp Nou the Brazilian surpassed to all the defence culé the times that wanted. It could not do it in the duel of League of the past campaign in feudo barcelonista.
The last time that they confronted , in Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys, Araújo went back to show a true superiority that was key so that the Madrid lost strength by his left band and, therefore, lived moved away of the area of Ter Stegen. The performance of 'Vini' was not good, although all finished opacado by the doublet of Jude Bellingham that supposed the traced back of the team of Carlo Ancelotti. The table is served for the enésimo clash between the two.
Ronald Araújo will go back to 'watch' to Vinicius
In Riad will be one of the focuses of attention. 'Vini' Comes to recover of an injury and still is looking for his best version, but like this was to 30% is a player that, when has space to run, is lethal. The Barça knows it very well and the '4' will have to follow him constantly to avoid that 'punish' to his. The surveillance will have to be total, especially because they are many the times those that Carlo Ancelotti asks him to the extreme that abandon the band and play more inside to rid , precisely, of his mark.