Real Madrid – FC Barcelona: the probable compositions

For the second Clasico of the season, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will face off this Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the Spanish Super Cup final. An expected clash between the club from the capital and the Catalan formation, who had already faced each other in the league in mid-October (Madrid victory 3-1), and qualified for the final of the competition thanks to the penalty shootout at the goal, respectively against Valencia and Real Betis.

Regarding line-ups, Carlo Ancelotti is set to put Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy and Luka Modric back into his 4-3-3, replacing Lucas Vazquez, Nacho Fernandez and Rodrygo, while Karim Benzema will still guide the merengue attack alongside Vinicius Jr. On the blaugrana side, Xavi Hernandez would also make changes compared to his last eleven, with the return of Sergio Busquets as a sentry and Andreas Christensen as a central hinge, thus shifting Jules Koundé to the right lane of defense.

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