Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Supercopa de Espana – Preview

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Sreya

Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Real Madrid face Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in the second leg of the Supercopa de Espana.

Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 this past weekend in the first leg at El Camp Nou and would be going into this game as favorites courtesy their excellent run under Zinedine Zidane.

Barcelona, on the other hand, have struggled to cope with Neymar’s departure and are in desperate need of a good result to start the season on a high – a win in El Clasico tonight would not be enough for they need to win by 2-0 at least to force a Supercopa de Espana victory.

Team News

Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the first match of his five-game suspension while Jesus Vallejo is sidelined with an injury, but Luka Modric returns for the hosts.

The visitors will be without the injured Rafinha and Andres Iniesta.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Isco, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema.

Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Aleix Vidal, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umiti, Jordi Alba, Andre Gomes, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Denis Suarez.

“We’re playing the second leg tomorrow and we’ll go out to win it. We’re Real Madrid and we’ll not take chances with the outcome of the first leg.

Winning at the Camp Nou was an important step towards this Super Cup, on top of that it’s always very important to win at the home of our biggest rival and it’s a big boost for us too. Our goal is to win titles. Last year we didn’t beat them and won the league.”

– Daniel Carvajal, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Madrid vs Barcelona H2H Stats, Barcelona have won three and lost two of their previous six encounters with Real Madrid. The Catalan club won 3-1 the last time they visited Madrid, but Zinedine Zidane’s side are the favorites to win tonight, with a 2-1 win being the most likely result.