Ancelotti's Warned the Team Ahead of the Supercopa against Barça, It's Crucial

This afternoon Real Madrid will face Barça in the final of the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia. The game will be at 8 p.m., Spanish time, and the two teams will compete for a new title, the first of 2025.

Carlo Ancelotti, for his part, has already warned his players about one of the keys.

Ancelotti's key that he has communicated to his players

It's important to remember that in this final, if the game ends in a draw after 90 minutes, it goes directly to penalties. The Real Madrid coach is clear that this is something to keep in mind.

"In the second half, we have to give everything physically. There's no extra time, and that's where the final could be decided." This is what Ancelotti told his players before the match.

Therefore, it's expected that Real Madrid will make a great physical effort to overcome Barça. The truth is that the team has several physical powerhouses, and it won't be difficult to give it their all.

Fede Valverde, for example, is the prime example of a completely tireless player. He will surely help the team in every possible way today.

Ancelotti also spoke at a press conference yesterday

The Italian coach said this: "We're arriving well and with a lot of excitement and desire. The problems from the match against Mallorca have been solved, and all the players are available. We're arriving with a lot of excitement, and the confidence we have in all finals prevails."

"Barcelona is a historic rival, and these matches are always competitive and difficult for both. We'll try to do our best and aim to win another title."

He also added this about the final: "Obviously, we have to think about what happened in the first Clásico we played, which they won. We started the match well, but in the second half, we had problems."

"We have to repeat the good things we did and avoid the mistakes we made. The Clásico is a Clásico, and there's more pressure since it's a final. Playing a final against Barcelona is always something special."

Finally, he emphasized the importance of the title they can achieve: "This title has value because, statistically, the season we won the Super Cup always went very well. And the one we lost, we didn't win either the League or the Champions. It's a competition that gives you much more motivation and more momentum to continue well in the season."