Real Madrid XI vs Barcelona – Predicted lineup and team news

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·11 January 2026

Real Madrid XI vs Barcelona – Predicted lineup and team news

Real Madrid take on Barcelona in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup decider for an opportunity to win the first trophy of the 2025-26 season.

This marks the fourth straight year these titans collide in the final, setting up an exciting showdown at Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

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Real Madrid ground out a gritty 2-1 semi-final win over Atlético Madrid amid intense battles and robust defending. “It was a fiercely contested semi-final. The team competed well and knew how to endure. They held firm at 2-1,” Alonso reflected. The result stretched their winning run to five successive victories heading into the final.

Real Madrid team news

For Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso welcomes good news as Kylian Mbappé heads to Saudi Arabia post-knee injury recovery. “He is feeling much better, has trained well, and the feedback is positive. His chances of playing are equal to those of all other available players,” Alonso said after the semi-final. The La Liga top scorer with 18 goals sat out the last two games after getting hurt.

Defensively, troubles persist: Éder Militão is out long-term with a bad hamstring strain, missing at least two more months. Antonio Rüdiger limped through 69 minutes of the Atlético semi-final nursing left knee discomfort before coming off—too tight to risk with just days until kickoff.

Raúl Asencio exited alongside Rüdiger at 69 minutes due to a thigh issue, but the latest updates indicate he’ll be ready. Rodrygo absorbed a late blow against Atlético and faces a fitness check. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s thigh complaint keeps him out, and Brahim Díaz is away with Morocco at AFCON.