Barcelona vs Real Madrid: 2026 Spanish Supercup Schedule Drops with Epic El Clásico Showdown Times

Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to compete for the season's opening trophy in the Spanish Super Cup final this January, taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

For the consecutive second year, this four-team competition—an expanded version similar to England's Community Shield—will be staged in the Middle East.

The profitable arrangement that relocated the tournament to Saudi Arabia in 2019—orchestrated by former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales, who allegedly received assistance from ex-Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué—is presently being examined for potential corruption. Both Rubiales and Piqué have rejected any allegations of misconduct.

This year's competition will maintain the identical structure as 2025, when Barcelona dominated Real Madrid 5–2 in the championship match. Once more, these historic adversaries have strategically been placed on opposing bracket sides, offering organizers the possibility of staging a Clásico finale.

This expanded Super Cup format—previously a direct confrontation between the prior season's La Liga and Copa del Rey champions at each campaign's beginning—now theoretically matches the league winners and runners-up against the two cup finalists. Since Madrid was defeated by Barcelona in both tournaments, the third-place (Atlético Madrid) and fourth-place (Athletic Club) teams have been included to complete the field.

Barcelona must overcome a single-leg match against Athletic before potentially facing the Madrid derby victor in the opposite semifinal. To prevent complaints regarding scheduling inequities—and create another revenue-generating administrative opportunity—a draw will determine the semifinal playing sequence.

All matches will occur at the identical location, the Alinma Stadium, which regularly hosts league games featuring Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad and an Al Ahli squad including Ivan Toney, Riyad Mahrez, and former Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessié.

2026 Spanish Super Cup Schedule