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.

Fans are treated to a mid-season El Clasico as the two great rivals contest yet another domestic cup final, with Madrid having beaten Mallorca 3-0 in the semi-finals while Barca defeated Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona beat Spanish and European champions Real Madrid 5-2 in the final of the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia.