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A Clasico showdown will decide the winners of the Supercopa de Espana for a fourth consecutive season when Barcelona and Real Madrid clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Madrid battled past city rivals Atletico 2-1 on Thursday despite being without Kylian Mbappe, who faces a fitness race to be ready in time for the final.

Barcelona made comparatively serene progress as they swept aside Athletic Club 5-0 in their semifinal, with Raphinha bagging a brace.

The match takes place at King Abdullah Sports City, where Barca hammered Madrid 5-2 in last season’s showpiece.

The Sporting News is following the Barcelona vs. Real Madrid match live, providing score updates and commentary

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid score

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Jose Luis Munuera Montero

Confirmed lineups:

Barcelona (4-2-3-1, right to left): J. Garcia (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, E. Garcia, Balde— De Jong, Pedri— Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha —Lewandowski

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Huijsen, Asencio, Carreras — Tchouameni, Camavinga — Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius — G. Garcia

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Barcelona vs. Real Madrid live updates, highlights, and commentary

58 mins: Valverde and Eric Garcia both booked for their part in the silliness.

57 mins: Joan Garcia watches Rodrygo’s inswinging delivery all the way and claims. He sets Barca away on a break that’s ended by a Raul Asencio foul on Pedri. That’s cynical and there’s a yellow card, preceding a frank exchange of views from both sets of players and benches.

56 mins: Roars around the stadium as Mbappe joins the Madrid substitutes to warm up. Meanwhile, there’s more bag-of-tricks stuff from Vinicius, whose eventual shot is deflected over.

54 mins: It is one of those that’s a bit too close to get up and down and Raphinha lofts his shot over the bar.

53 mins: De Jong gliding forward from midfield and Bellingham clumsily brings him down inside the D. Dangerous free-kick for Barca to come.

51 mins: Vinicius, mojo restored, cuts in from the left and left fly. Joan Garcia shovels it back towards the danger zone and Vini Jr hammers the rebound from his own shot over.

48 mins: Careless giveaway from Bellingham and Raphinha is charging forward. The England international atones for his error, getting back to make a vital challenge

47 mins: Vinicius picks up where he left off with another menacing run into the Barcelona box to win a corner. Flick’s men deal with this set piece.

Kickoff: 2nd Half

Caught your breath? Ah, well, never mind. We go again!

Halftime

Good heavens. Time to catch a breath. Barcelona were 1-0 up heading into first-half stoppage time. They’ve since conceded two equalisers and the the game is all square at 2-2, after a game that was bubbling under erupted. This next 45 minutes (and more if required) could be a bit saucy.

45+6 mins: GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Gonzalo Garcia!!!!!

WHAT AN ABSURD PERIOD OF STOPPAGE TIME! MADRID LEVEL AGAIN! Barcelona can’t deal with the corner, Huijsen hits the bar via a fantastic leaping interception from Raphinha before Garcia, tumbling backwards under pressure, manages to finish via the underside of the crossbar.

45+4 mins: GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Robert Lewandowski!!!!!

Anything you can do… Pedri plays in Lewandowski, who takes a touch and then dispatches the bouncing ball beyond Courtois with aplomb. Woof!

45+2 mins: GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Vinicius Jr!!!!!

Oh my, what a sensational goal. A Madrid equaliser out of nothing. Vinicius gets down the left, stands up Kounde and gets past him. On he goes into the box, shuffles past another couple of defenders and clips into the far corner. What a way to end his goal drought.

44 mins: Lamine Yamal shifts brilliantly past Carreras about 40 yards from goal, skips past another challenge and fires a ball into Lewandowski. The veteran striker has a heavy touch and the chance is gone.

40 mins: Courtois denies Fermin from close range. Corner. Lamine Yamal picks up the second ball and tries to beat Courtois at the near post. He turns behind. Boy, how Madrid need halftime.

36 mins: GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Raphinha!!!!!

He instantly makes amends! Raphinha has Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal for company but goes it alone, shifting the ball onto his left foot and arrowing a low shot beyond Courtois. That’s seven goals in his past seven games and a sixth in El Clasico.

35 mins: Glorious first-time pass from Lamine Yamal to release Raphinha but the Brazil star fluffs his lines.

33 mins: Chances at either end, first as Gonzalo Garcia latches onto a raking ball over the top but shoots too close to his namesake Joan in the Barcelona goal. Then the Blaugrana surge forward and Fermin Lopez goes close.

29 mins: Madrid being penned back into their own penalty area but that means they have bodies back and Bellingham is able to draw a foul from Lamine Yamal before the action pauses for a cooling break.

27 mins: Patient build-up from Barcelona before Lamine Yamal bursts towards the byline inside the box. His cutback is cleared as far as Raphinha, whose rasping shot is beaten away by Courtois.

23 mins: Madrid still struggling for rhythm or any sustained possession. Still, they’ve been defensively solid enough to ensure Barca are yet to enjoy a clear-cut chance.

14 mins: Madrid get in behind Barca’s headline. These chances will always come around at some point against Flick’s men. Vinicius makes a bit of a mess of this one, charging into the box and shooting tamely at Joan Garcia when Gonzalo Garcia was screaming for the pass on the penalty spot.

8 mins: Joan Garcia gets to Rodrygo’s left-wing delivery and punches clear.

7 mins: First Madrid attack of note as Bellingham threads a pass for Vinicius to get into the area. Eric Garcia’s sliding challenge means it’s a corner.

6 mins: Gorgeous, quickfire passing move from Barca. Kounde has the chance to drill in a low cross from the right and Huijsen gets there ahead of Lewandowski. Confident start from the Blaugrana.

4 mins: Carreras brings down Lamine Yamal. That battle down the Madrid left is probably going to be crucial to the outcome.

Kickoff

Barcelona get us underway. They’re in possession of Spain three domestic trophies; will that still be the case at fulltime tonight

5 mins before kickoff: The trophy is out, the teams are out, there’s a retina-shredding light show and we’re almost good to go.

15 mins before kickoff: The players have just wrapped up their warm-ups and the stands are already packed. Lots of Barca and Madrid shirts sitting alongside one another. A Clasico in Saudi definitely has a very different vibe.

30 mins before kickoff: Madrid won the first Clasico of this season 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of October, but the wider context is that Barca are four points clear at the top of La Liga at the halfway point of the season. Another win here for Hansi Flick’s men would underline the impression that the balance of power in the rivalry lies in Catalonia at this moment in time.

1 hour before kickoff: Here’s the Madrid side. Kylian Mbappe makes the bench along with Antonio Rudiger, with Raul Asencio partnering Dean Huijsen at centre-back. Aurelien Tchouameni is alongside Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, in what looks like a move from Xabi Alonso to match up to Barcelona’s shape.

1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: The teams are in. Here’s how Barca line up. Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski rotate into the team that hammered Athletic in the semifinals. Ferran Torres and Roony Bardghji drop to the bench.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 11, 2026

1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: This is the fourth year in succession that Barcelona and Madrid have met in the Supercopa final, a situation we could cynically suggest was always the aim of the four-team format that debuted in 2020. They’ve been good encounters for goals and entertainment, with Barca claiming a 5-2 win last year and a 3-1 victory in 2023 to sandwich a 4-1 Madrid success.

2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of the latest instalment of El Clasico, with Barcelona taking on Real Madrid in Jeddah for the Supercopa de Espana.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 11, 2026

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid stats

Stats will be updated at halftime and fulltime

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid kick off time

The match kicks off in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 10 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid lineups, team news

Hansi Flick has no new injury worries from the semifinal and has opted to shuffle his forward line.

Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski come in for Roony Bardghji and Ferran Torres, despite both of the latter being on target against Athletic.

Barcelona starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): J. Garcia (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, E. Garcia, Balde— De Jong, Pedri— Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha —Lewandowski

Barcelona subs: Ter Stegen (GK), Szczesny (GK), Araujo, Ferran, Rashford, Casado, Gerard Martin, Roony, Olmo, Bernal, Tommy

Kylian Mbappe sat out the Atletico game and has made the bench after a late fitness check alongside Antonio Rudiger, who took a knock on the knee in midweek.

Raul Asencio partners Dean Huijsen at centre-back, while Aurelien Tchouameni is alongside Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, in what looks like a move from Xabi Alonso to match up to Barcelona’s shape.

Real Madrid starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Huijsen, Asencio, Carreras — Tchouameni, Camavinga — Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius — G. Garcia

Real Madrid subs: Lunin (GK), Carvajal, Alaba, Mbappe, Guler, Ceballos, Garcia, Rudiger, Mastantuono, Jimenez, Thiago

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid live stream, TV channel

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