How to watch 2026 Spanish Super Cup from US: TV, streaming for Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
It's El Clásico for the fourth straight year in the Supercopa final.
The Supercopa de España began in 1982 as a quick curtain-raiser between the La Liga champions and the Copa del Rey winners, usually over two legs. It has since been reworked into a four-team, midseason knockout. The most recent editions have been staged in Saudi Arabia, with this year’s matches in Jeddah at King Abdullah Sports City.
Sunday’s matchup is where the tournament wants to land: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, El Clásico with a championship on the line. It’s the fourth consecutive year that the storied clubs will face off in the final. Barcelona won in 2023 and 2025, while Real Madrid claimed the Supercopa in 2024.
How to watch the 2026 Spanish Super Cup (U.S.)
- Venue: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Time: 2 p.m. ET, Sunday
- TV: ABC, ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)
- Streaming: Fubo (Stream Free Now)
All ESPN programming can also be streamed with ESPN Unlimited.
Barcelona arrives scorching hot with nine straight wins, including a 5-0 victory over Athletic Club in the semifinal. Raphinha scored twice as the Blaugrana put up four goals before halftime, the kind of first-half blitz that suggested a team hitting peak form at exactly the right moment. The margin flattered no one; Barcelona was that good, and Athletic had no answer.
Real Madrid took the tougher path, edging out Atlético Madrid 2-1 in Thursday’s semifinal. Federico Valverde struck just 76 seconds in, Rodrygo added a second early in the second half, and Thibaut Courtois held firm despite late pressure after Alexander Sørloth pulled one back for Atleti.
Los Blancos survived more than dominated, but survival still counts when the prize is an El Clásico final. They also were without top scorer Kylian Mbappé, whose status for Sunday is up in the air. On Friday, the star forward flew to Saudi Arabia to join his team while he continues to work his way back from a knee injury.
Saudi Arabia’s hosting deal runs through 2029 and has drawn criticism, but on the field, the format does what it was designed to do: compress two giants into one night, with a trophy at the end and no room for drift.
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