The Supercopa of Spain will not play in Saudi Arabia, as it was planned by part of the Real Spanish Federation of Football. The tournament, as it comments in all the media, will contest finally in Andalucia by fault of the pandemia. To the not being able to go in public in the stadiums, from the Saudi country has refused receive this championship in January of 2021.
By this reason, the RFEF has had to move and look for another headquarters in which they contest the semifinals and the big final. Finally, unless it occur something odd, will be Andalucia the one who receive the Supercopa in January. So much the FC Barcelona, like the Real Madrid, the Real Sociedad and the Athletic Club already know this decision, by what only would be missing that it confirm officially.
Córdoba And Málaga have moved to receive the semifinals of the 13 and on 14 January. On the other hand, with almost total security will be the Cartuja of Seville the stadium that house the big final of 17 January. The term to know where will play finishes on 17 December, by what in the next days there will be an official announcement in which it will confirm . Besides, it is necessary to make the draw, since the teams still do not have knowledge of to who will confront .
It is necessary to remember that the Barça was deleted in semifinals in this January of 2020 after falling against the Athletic of Madrid, that finished losing in the final in front of the Real Madrid, that heaved champion. In this occasion, the rojiblancos will not be in Arabia, but yes the merengues like champions of League. The blaugrana will be for having remained second, since the regulation of this competition dictamina that the second classified in League also has to attend.
On the other hand, Real Sociedad and Athletic Club of Bilbao also will contest the Supercopa for having been the finalists of the Glass of Rey. Having this in account, there are possibilities that there is Classical and derbi in the 'semis' if they remain matched culés and madridistas on the one hand, and donostiarras and bilbaínos by the another. Nevertheless, obviously the draw could offer an Athletic-Barça or a Barcelona-Real Sociedad.
First title at stake of the season
This tournament will be the first title at stake of this campaign, by what will be a big opportunity for the group barcelonista. Ronald Koeman could raise his first glass like trainer of the Barcelona, something that could give a lot of morals for LaLiga, the Champions and the Glass of Rey. The Supercopa could be more important of what seems and therefore the Catalans will try to give it everything to carry it.