Barcelona vs. Real Madrid live score: El Clasico result, updates, stats with Spanish Super Cup on the line

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A Clasico showdown will decide the winners of the Supercopa de Espana for a fourth consecutive season when Barcelona and Real Madrid clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Madrid battled past city rivals Atletico 2-1 on Thursday despite being without Kylian Mbappe, who faces a fitness race to be ready in time for the final.

Barcelona made comparatively serene progress as they swept aside Athletic Club 5-0 in their semifinal, with Raphinha bagging a brace.

The match takes place at King Abdullah Sports City, where Barca hammered Madrid 5-2 in last season's showpiece.

AllSportsPeople is following the Barcelona vs. Real Madrid match live, providing score updates and commentary

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid score

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Jose Luis Munuera Montero

Confirmed lineups:

Barcelona (4-2-3-1, right to left): J. Garcia (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, E. Garcia, Balde— De Jong, Pedri— Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha —Lewandowski

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Huijsen, Asencio, Carreras — Tchouameni, Camavinga — Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius — G. Garcia

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Barcelona vs. Real Madrid live updates, highlights, and commentary

8 mins: Joan Garcia gets to Rodrygo's left-wing delivery and punches clear.

7 mins: First Madrid attack of note as Bellingham threads a pass for Vinicius to get into the area. Eric Garcia's sliding challenge means it's a corner.

6 mins: Gorgeous, quickfire passing move from Barca. Kounde has the chance to drill in a low cross from the right and Huijsen gets there ahead of Lewandowski. Confident start from the Blaugrana.

4 mins: Carreras brings down Lamine Yamal. That battle down the Madrid left is probably going to be crucial to the outcome.

Kickoff

Barcelona get us underway. They're in possession of Spain three domestic trophies; will that still be the case at fulltime tonight

5 mins before kickoff: The trophy is out, the teams are out, there's a retina-shredding light show and we're almost good to go.

15 mins before kickoff: The players have just wrapped up their warm-ups and the stands are already packed. Lots of Barca and Madrid shirts sitting alongside one another. A Clasico in Saudi definitely has a very different vibe.

30 mins before kickoff: Madrid won the first Clasico of this season 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of October, but the wider context is that Barca are four points clear at the top of La Liga at the halfway point of the season. Another win here for Hansi Flick's men would underline the impression that the balance of power in the rivalry lies in Catalonia at this moment in time.

1 hour before kickoff: Here's the Madrid side. Kylian Mbappe makes the bench along with Antonio Rudiger, with Raul Asencio partnering Dean Huijsen at centre-back. Aurelien Tchouameni is alongside Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, in what looks like a move from Xabi Alonso to match up to Barcelona's shape.

1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: The teams are in. Here's how Barca line up. Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski rotate into the team that hammered Athletic in the semifinals. Ferran Torres and Roony Bardghji drop to the bench.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 11, 2026

1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: This is the fourth year in succession that Barcelona and Madrid have met in the Supercopa final, a situation we could cynically suggest was always the aim of the four-team format that debuted in 2020. They've been good encounters for goals and entertainment, with Barca claiming a 5-2 win last year and a 3-1 victory in 2023 to sandwich a 4-1 Madrid success.

2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to AllSportsPeople' live coverage of the latest instalment of El Clasico, with Barcelona taking on Real Madrid in Jeddah for the Supercopa de Espana.

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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 11, 2026

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid stats

Stats will be updated at halftime and fulltime

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid kick off time

The match kicks off in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 10 p.m. Local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid lineups, team news

Hansi Flick has no new injury worries from the semifinal and has opted to shuffle his forward line.

Lamine Yamal and  Robert Lewandowski come in for Roony Bardghji and Ferran Torres, despite both of the latter being on target against Athletic.

Barcelona starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): J. Garcia (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, E. Garcia, Balde— De Jong, Pedri— Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha —Lewandowski

Barcelona subs: Ter Stegen (GK), Szczesny (GK), Araujo, Ferran, Rashford, Casado, Gerard Martin, Roony, Olmo, Bernal, Tommy

Kylian Mbappe  sat out the Atletico game and has made the bench after a late fitness check alongside Antonio Rudiger, who took a knock on the knee in midweek.

Raul Asencio partners Dean Huijsen at centre-back, while Aurelien Tchouameni is alongside Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, in what looks like a move from Xabi Alonso to match up to Barcelona's shape.

Real Madrid starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Huijsen, Asencio, Carreras — Tchouameni, Camavinga — Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius — G. Garcia

Real Madrid subs: Lunin (GK), Carvajal, Alaba, Mbappe, Guler, Ceballos, Garcia, Rudiger, Mastantuono, Jimenez, Thiago

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid live stream, TV channel

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