Following Real Madrid's 3-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals over Mallorca on Thursday, the first El Clasico of 2025 is here in quite an occasion. Jude Bellingham netted the winning goal to set up the meeting between the two rivals as Los Blancos will face Barcelona after they took care of Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday by a 2-0 margin with Gavi and Lamine Yamal scoring.

Real Madrid kick off their Spanish Super Cup title defense against Mallorca in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It has been a busy six days for Los Blancos. Carlo Ancelotti's side completed a thrilling 1–2 comeback victory against Valencia to go top of La Liga on Jan.