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Barcelona and Athletic Club open the Spanish Super Cup at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah at the end of this week in what will be the first semi-final of the competition.
The winner will face the winner of Real Madrid vs Mallorca in the weekend final and Barcelona thus have the opportunity to win their first trophy under Hansi Flick.
Looking ahead to the competitions, their record in the tournament is quite uneven, as they have not always had fortune on their side in the short competition.
Balanced as can be
In the more than 50 games that Barcelona has played over the years in the Spanish Super Cup, They have won 22 games and lost as many. Meanwhile, they even have nine draws to their name.
However, not all matches were played in the current format, as the competition was revised in 2019.
Initially, the Spanish Super Cup was played only between the winner of La Liga and the winner of the Copa del Rey (the runner-up of the cup if the winner took home a domestic double the previous season).
The two-match clash was replaced by a four-match mini-tournament in 2019, changing the entire format and qualification criteria.
According to the old scheme, the Catalans won 20 times, lost 18 and tied 7 times.
After the revision to the new format, however, they lost four times, two of them in the final and two in the semifinals.
He blaugrana They also have two victories to their credit, one against Real Madrid in the 2022-23 final and another against Osasuna in the semifinal.
Barcelona even has two draws in the new format, both in the semi-finals. It should be noted that on both occasions they qualified for the final after penalties.
Over the years, Barcelona has won the trophy 14 times and its last triumph came in the 2022-23 season. They have been runners-up 11 times and have participated in all editions of the competition.
