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- Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and CA Osasuna on show at Al-Awwal Park Stadium
- The Madrid rivals arrived in Riyadh on Monday night, with Barcelona and Osasuna scheduled to touch down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is all set to host the Spanish Super Cup for a fourth time, which will this year see Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and CA Osasuna battling for glory at Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh.
The 40th edition of the historic Supercopa de Espana (Spanish Super Cup), to be held from Jan. 10 to 14 in the capital, is the latest high-profile sporting event to take place in the Kingdom. It is a fitting opener to a year that is likely to see Saudi Arabia host the most significant sporting events in its history.
The previous three editions in Saudi Arabia saw tens of thousands of fans in attendance with matches broadcast globally. As always, the Spanish Super Cup is being contested by the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) and La Liga.
All three matches will take place in Riyadh at Al-Awwal Park Stadium, the 25,000-capacity arena and home of Al-Nassr.
A Madrid derby is set for the first semifinal on Jan. 10 when Real Madrid, as Copa del Rey winners, take on city rivals Atletico Madrid, who finished third in last season’s La Liga.
In the second semifinal on Jan. 11, reigning La Liga champions Barcelona begin their bid to retain the Spanish Super Cup crown against CA Osasuna, the Copa del Rey runners-up.
The final takes place on Sunday, Jan. 14. All matches begin at 10 p.m. local time.