This 39th edition Spanish Super Cup The first of the two semi-finals will begin this Wednesday. real Madrid and for Valencia At the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. Both teams come to the game injured after their recent failure in the League and to regain the feeling and credibility to face the second phase of the season. But above all, it’s the first official title of the season, despite breaking the white’s record by winning the European Super Cup in August.
Real Madrid and Valencia coaches Italian Carlo Ancelotti and Gennaro Gattuso face off. It has been conditioned by the accumulated troubles in the league and the losses of important players.. Whites traveled without two columns, like Alaba and Tchouaméni, who suffered soleus injuries in Madrid. The Valencians did this without Nico or Samu Castillejo starring before entering the operating room. Gattuso also has doubts about Marcos André, who is uncomfortable with his knee.
The Madrid team have to rebuild in self-defense after a water run at Villarreal. Losses of Alaba and Tchouaméni won’t help Ancelotti much. White coach saves Carvajal and will bet on the Militao-Rüdiger duo on the defensive axis, questioned Mendy has a great deal of doubt due to the overload on his calf that prevented him from training this Monday.
To make up for Tchouaméni’s absence, Ancelotti has two alternatives: include Ceballos or Camavinga and place Kroos as a midfielder, or line up Marco Asensio or Rodrygo on offense and delay Fede Valverde.
Despite the bad results, everything shows that Gattuso will make little change in his starting 11. Almeida aims to replace Ilaix in the midfield, while Lato and Kluivert aim to cover Samu Castillejo’s offensive loss.
Valencia is very aware of the bad taste in his last existence in the competition and wants to get even. In the 2020 edition, they fell right against Real Madrid and gave a terrible picture. They conceded three goals in 66 minutes and were only able to make up for the result with a (1-3) discount.