Story byLamine, Ferran start in a 4-2-3-1 – How Barcelona can line up against Real MadridBarca UniversalSun, January 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC·3 min readFC Barcelona and Real Madrid will square off tonight in Jeddah with the first trophy of the season – the Spanish Super Cup on the line. The Blaugrana go into the game having thrashed Athletic Club 5-0 in the semifinal, which made it nine wins in a row for Hansi Flick & co. across all competitions. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHaving lost to Real Madrid 2-1 earlier in the season in La Liga, Barcelona will be gunning to settle the score by defeating their bitter rivals, and doing so in a cup final will only make it so much sweeter. Barça go into tonight’s contest with a near full-strength squad as Gavi and Andreas Christensen are the only two players sidelined through injury. Marc-Andre ter Stegen is fit and available after a scare earlier in the week. Ronald Araujo has continued to train with the squad, although it is unclear if he will be included in the matchday squad at this point. With that being said, here is how Hansi Flick could set his Barcelona team up against Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid tonight in the Spanish Super Cup Clasico finale. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDefenceGoalkeeper Joan Garcia will make his El Clasico debut tonight against Real Madrid and will look to put in another inspired display like the one against RCD Espanyol earlier this month. Meanwhile, there are unlikely to be any alterations in the defensive line either, with Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde nailing down the full-back positions on the right and left sides, respectively. Pau Cubarsi, leader of the Barça defence at the tender age of 18, will occupy one of the centre-back positions, with Eric Garcia set to partner him once again ahead of Gerard Martin, who will be on the bench despite excelling as a makeshift centre-half in recent weeks. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMidfieldPedri will be key for Barcelona.
