Barcelona and Osasuna meet in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a spot within the Spanish Supercopa closing in opposition to Actual Madrid. The defending La Liga champions are up in opposition to final season’s crushed Copa del Rey finalists whereas Xavi’s males are additionally out to defend their title having crushed Los Blancos final 12 months. Exterior of the brand new format in place since 2019-20, Barca are essentially the most profitable Supercopa workforce with 14 titles. The Catalans have began 2024 in profitable type though victories over Las Palmas and Barbastro weren’t precisely convincing. Osasuna are getting their first style of Supercopa motion of their historical past after final 12 months’s Copa del Rey heroics. At present midtable, the Pamplona outfit are robust to interrupt down defensively which could possibly be a difficulty for Xavi’s aspect who battle to dominate opponents proper now.

This is our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra:

The best way to watch and odds

• Date: Thursday, Jan. 11 | Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Location: Al-Awwal Park — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• TV: ESPN+
• Odds: Barcelona -275; Draw: +400; Osasuna +600

Staff information

Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marcos Alonso are out whereas Gavi is a long-term absentee and Inigo Martinez can also be unlikely to play after coming off vs. Barbastro. Joao Cancelo and Pedri are in Saudi Arabia however uncertain to characteristic whereas Ilkay Gundogan ought to be match sufficient to start out after sickness.

Potential Barcelona XI: Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Roberto, De Jong, Gundogan; Raphinha, Torres, Lewandowski.

Osasuna: Chimy Avila has stayed house injured whereas Unai Garcia ought to be match to characteristic alongside Johan Mojica. Jagoba Arrasate may name on Sergio Herrera, Jesus Areso, Alejandro Catena and Ruben Pena whereas Jon Moncayola and Aimar Oroz are anticipated to type the midfield behind an assault of Moi Gomez, Ante Budimir and Jose Manuel Arnaiz.

Potential Osasuna XI: Herrera; Areso, D. Garcia, Catena, Pena; Moncayola, Torro, Oroz; Arnaiz, Gomez, Budimir.

Prediction

Barca should not at their finest however ought to scrape by way of to arrange a midwinter Clasico. If this goes past 90, Xavi’s males may discover themselves on the tip of an upset. Choose: Barcelona 2, Osasuna 1.