Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his players can take revenge on his previous rhythm this season through Barcelona by winning the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, but only if they have avoided making the same mistakes.
Hansi Rout’s Barcelona movie Los Blancos 4-0 in Santiago Bernabéu in October in LaLiga, a cave before the winter holidays, helped Real Madrid overcome them in the most sensitive on the table.
“We have to think about this game, obviously, they beat us, we had a transparent evaluation of what happened,” said Ancelotti at a press convention on Saturday before Djeddah, Arabia in Saudi Arabia.
“We started the game well and then we had upheavals in the moment, so we have to see to repeat the smart things we did and the mistakes we made.
“The classic is even lower tension during the last, we play a lot or opposite to Barcelona and the game of a better opposite to them is something special. “
Madrid, who beat Mallorca 3-0 in the semifinals on Thursday, are still a balance between attack and defense in their game after the arrival of French superstar Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain last year.
Along with Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo Goes, the four players give Madrid a significant edge going forward but can hurt the team if they are not focused defensively.
“[In recent Clasicos] individual quality has prevailed over team balance,” continued Ancelotti. “An important aspect [in the final] will be balance and collective work – defending.
“If you are fine, there is a greater possibility of winning. “
Ancelotti previously said his worst memory from a successful 2024, in which Madrid won LaLiga and the Champions League, was the beating by Barcelona.
“We are close to the trophy, we believe positively, however, we know that in football anything can happen, especially when the opponent is strong and competes well like Barcelona,” added Ancelotti, whose team has won the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup already this season.
“Our team has improved, nobody can argue with that. A defeat wouldn’t be good, but the team is not going backwards, it will keep moving forwards.”
Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo will be to play after the Catalans have received a debatable transience license for him through Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD).
The Spanish abroad authorization came too past on Wednesday for him to play a role in the 2-0 victory of the Catalan club opposed to the Bilbao game.
“Olmo will play and we have to minimize his quality,” said Ancelotti, who resisted giving his opinion on the case that bothered Spanish football.
Flick, who replaced Barca playing Xavi Legfinish as coach at the end of last season, said Olmo in a position to play but advised he didn’t start after Gavi shone in the semi-final against Bilbao Athletic in the attacking role in midfield.
“Gavi experienced a wonderful opposite functionality to Athletic, he TrustSArray. . . I think he’ll play, but I’m sure I’ll play,” Flick said.
The Super Cup gives the German coach the first of Argente, since his arrival in Barcelona.
“If we win, we will have more confidence for the rest of the season,” Flick added. “Winning the game would be anything big for everyone. “
The Super Cup comprises the winners and finalists of the Spanish National League, Laliga, and the festival of the Spanish National Cup, Copa del Rey.
Although first played in 1982, between the league and cup winners alone, it was expanded to four teams in 2020.
Real Madrid is the existing league champion, Barcelona completing the second, while Bilbao Athletic is the headlines of the Cup, since they defeated most of the last season.
This year’s Super Cup takes position in Saudi Arabia with all 3 staged at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
The venue, which plays host to the Saudi national team and will be part of the 2034 World Cup, has already hosted the two semifinals.
Real Madrid won the 2024 Supercopa, defeating Barcelona 4-1 in the final.
Last year’s edition was also staged in Saudi Arabia, with Riyadh the host city on that occasion.
Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick in the first half for Los Blancos, while Rodrygo sealed is in the moment after Robert Lewandowski scored Barca’s only goal.
Real beat Madrid rivals Atletico in their semifinal, while Barca overcame Osasuna.
Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham are about to have the variety for the latter despite the semi -cultural collection on Thursday.
Luca Modric shakes the greatest doubt for whites after having retired on Victory Day in the last opponent to Mallorca.
Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal are sidelined.
Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Vázquez, Asencio, Rudiger; Mendy; Valverde, Camavong, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelone) January 11, 2025
Dani Olmo and Pau Victor have to play for Barça after transitory records to the couple were granted after the prolonged club dispute with the Supreme Sports Council.
Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal, Marc-André Ter Stegen remains absent for Barcelona, for whom the biggest is to update the latter in goal.
The former Arsenal goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, gave gloves for semifinal victory over Bilbao Athletic, however, Inaki Pena is ready to take care of the role of the final.
Barcelona predicted Xi: Sorrow; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martínez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
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Real has won 105 of the 258 between the sides, with Barça emerging victorious on 101 occasions.
Real had won the last 4 between the parties, adding the Spanish Super Cup in January and the Copa Del Rey Assembly last season, before October’s 4-0 LaLiga defeat.