It didn't take long for 2025 to bring us its first El Clasico. The Spanish Super Cup final will feature Barcelona and Real Madrid., the third consecutive time that the final has featured these teams,

FC Barcelona put up a good team display as they defeated Athletic Bilbao in their Spanish Super Cup semi-finals match to march into the finals as they look to extend their lead as the club with the most Spanish Super Cup titles to their name.

Barcelona star Gavi this evening made use of the opportunity to send a message of support to teammate Dani Olmo.Barca are of course currently locked in action, in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final

The Real Madrid squad is largely the same one that won that day. The main differences are the arrival of global superstar Kylian Mbappé in attack, while the biggest losses have been midfield maestro Toni Kroos, who retired last summer, and Dani Carvajal, who is out with a long-term injury.

Gavi scored in the 17th minute of the semifinal then helped Yamal put the result away in the 52nd with a pass that the 17-year-old converted.

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will clash in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in what's set to be an El Clasico battle for the ages.

Jude Bellingham has scored again to lead Real Madrid into the Spanish Super Cup final after leading a 3-0 win over Mallorca in Saudi Arabia

Second-half goals by Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo helped Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Mallorca in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals on Thursday and set up a final showdown with Barcelona. England midfielder Bellingham broke the deadlock after the hour mark with a low shot into the middle of the goal following an excellent team move.

The Supercopa de España final will be the stage for a new classic. Real Madrid picked up the gauntlet from Barcelona and did not fail against a spirited Mallorca, who ended up exhausted, only lying down in the end.

Following Real Madrid's 3-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals over Mallorca on Thursday, the first El Clasico of 2025 is here in quite an occasion. Jude Bellingham netted the winning goal to set up the meeting between the two rivals as Los Blancos will face Barcelona after they took care of Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday by a 2-0 margin with Gavi and Lamine Yamal scoring.

Real Madrid take on Mallorca today in Jeddah today, with a place in the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona on Sunday up for grabs. Defending champs Madrid beat Atlético Madrid in last year's final and will be hoping to take a step closer to retaining the trophy as Carlo Ancelotti's side look to add it to the FIFA Intercontinental Cup title they have already won so far this season.