Athletic Club and FC. Barcelona will play this Wednesday in Saudi Arabia first match of the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup 2025. Both teams will meet this afternoon at King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, where they will try to defeat their rival to get a place in the final next Sunday.
Hansi Flick’s men will fight to achieve what would be their second victory this year, after defeating Barbastro by 0 goals to 4 last Saturday in the Copa del Rey. Athletic Club also managed to advance to the round, although they suffered a little more than the culés in a tie in which they ended up beating Logroñés on penalties.
The FC. Barcelona has its sights set on this Spanish Super Cup 2025. The culés will try to improve their result from last yearwhere they ended up losing in the final against Real Madrid by a painful 4 to 1. Hansi Flick recovers Ronald Araujo in the center of defense and You will also finally be able to count on Lamine Yamal for this first semi-final match against Athletic Club.
The talented Spanish player is already training with the group and is in perfect condition to help his team. In addition to the already known absence of Ter Stegen, who will not be able to play again for the remainder of the season, the culé team does not will not be able to count on either Dani Olmo or Pau Víctorsince both players are not registered.
For its part, Ernesto Valverde’s Athletic Club hopes to surprise this afternoon at the King Abdullah stadium. The Basque team reaches this semi-final match with an excellent streak of results.
And they have not lost any of the last fifteen games they have played in all competitions. While it is true that last Saturday they suffered a little more than expected to beat a humble Logroñés in the Copa del Rey; the team of Nico, Iñaki and company It’s not going to make things easy for Barcelona to get through to the next round. in this Spanish Super Cup 2025.
The Williams brothers will lead an attack in which Sancet will be a doubt until the last minute. Ernesto Valverde will also have to wait until the afternoon to find out if he can finally count on players like Yeray Álvarez and Ruiz de Galarreta, keys in the defensive aspect of the Basque team. Both teams are ready to put on a great football show in this first semi-final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup.
Schedule and where to watch Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona online today on TV, Spanish Super Cup 2025
Athletic Club and FC. Barcelona will play today the first semifinal of this Spanish Super Cup 2025. The match will take place at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, and will begin the 8:00 p.m..
If you want to see this match live, you can do so through the Movistar+ payment platformon their channels: Movistar Plus+ (M7), Movistar Spanish Super Cup (M52 O108), M+ #Vamos Bar (304) and LaLiga TV Bar. You can also follow all the coverage of the meeting with the highlights on LARAZÓN.es.
Possible alignments
These are the possible lineups that both Ernesto Valverde and Hansi Flick will start for this semi-final match of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup that will be played at the King Abdullah stadium, in Saudi Arabia:
Athletic Club
- Possible alignment of Athletic Club: Unai Simón, De Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Berchiche, Jauregizar, Prados, Iñaki, Berenguer, Nico and Guruzeta.
FC Barcelona
- Possible alignment of FC Barcelona: Iñaki Peña, Koundé, Cubarse, Íñigo Martínez, Balde, Casado, Pedri, Raphinha, Gavi, Fermín and Lewandowski.