Supercopa de España - Why Barcelona will go out as underdogs to face Real Madrid

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Los Blancos and Los Culés will lock horns to determine the winner of this year's championship, but history seems to be on Real Madrid's side for this one.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will be playing a new El Clásico in the Spanish Super Cup this Sunday, and judging by previous iterations of the game, it seems that Barcelona need to plan a perfect match to beat Los Blancos at King Fahd Stadium.

The La Liga champions and the Blaugrana side will lock horns in their eighth Supercopa de España, and Sunday's clash will be the 16th between these teams in the tournament's history. However, There are a few things to keep in mind before the match takes place.

Those fifteen previous games have a clear winner: Real Madrid. Out of those games, Los Merengues have won nine, with two matches ending in draws, and only four wins for the Blaugrana cause. The most recent clash between these teams took place only a year ago, when Los Merengues defeated the Catalan club with a 3-2 score in an entertaining semi-final tie.

Things have changed quite a bit since then, with Barcelona making it to this game as La Liga leaders. Nevertheless, Carlo Ancelotti's impressive record when playing finals as Real Madrid's boss could be enough to give Los Merengues the edge in this clash.

Out of those games, Real Madrid have also impressed in front of Barcelona's net, scoring 33 goals against their bitter rivals. In response, Los Culés have only found the back of the net 20 times in Supercopa de España matches against Los Blancos.

Be that as it may, with Robert Lewandowski, Thibaut Courtois, Marc-André Ter Stegen, and Karim Benzema leading each time, it will be one of those games you will not want to miss. Check the broadcast info for this game below and start planning your weekend so you can witness the first title definition between these Spanish giants.