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The First El Clásico Out of Spain; A Preview

With the El Clasico just hours away as the two sides get ready for this epic encounter. This will be the first ever El Clasico to be played outside of Spain. The match will take place in the ever developing nation of Saudi Arabia in the capital of Riyadh.

The 281st El Clasico will take place tonight with the likes of Fatti and Pedri returning for Barcelona.

The Blaugrana called Pedri and Ferran Torres in separately late yesterday to join the training as Barcelona prepare to take on Real Madrid under new manager Xavi.

Ancelotti on the other hand has come out and said that Barcelona are far from them right now in the La liga and thus, not a spot of worry. Now with the two sides meeting in the semi finals of the Supercopa de Espana in a high stakes match, how much focus will Ancoletti have on his Spanish foes.

The second semi final will take place tomorrow as defending La Liga champions Atletico Madrid take on Athletic Club. The winners of these two matches will go on to face each other in a great final match on Sunday, the 16th of January.

The last time these two sides met, was in the La Liga in October, right before Xavi’s full fledged arrival. Barcelona lost to Real Madrid 1-2 at home as the Blaugrana failed to comprehend the level of game Real had.

Now with the slate clean in a new year and a different competition, Barcelona look to take home the finals spot and eventually the first trophy under the Xavi era.

Breaking News: Barcelona Have Found a Way to Register Ferran Torres

The Blaugrana have finally outsmarted La Liga’s rules and found an escape goat in Samuel Umtiti.

Over in Camp Nou, the Barcelona management and Umtiti’s agents have come to a deal with a reduced salary and a renewal that will see Umtiti stay at Barcelona for another 4 and a half years if not released or bought by some other club before.

This new contract has opened up some funds in the salary list to register another player for the team to play in the La Liga. With Ferran Torres signed and ready to go, he’s been waiting for his registration in the La Liga lists to start his minutes at the Camp Nou.

Now with Umtiti signed to a lesser salary, a plan originally made for the now departing Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona can now register and play Ferran Torres as soon as the next La Liga match if everything goes right legally.

Barcelona confirmed in a news statement, “”FC Barcelona and first-team player Samuel Umtiti have reached an agreement to extend the latter’s contract until 30 June 2026. The French defender is reducing a part of the salary that he was due to receive in the year and a half remaining on his contract.”

With Barcelona heading over to Saudi Arabia for another El Clasico against Real Madrid, it’ll be interesting to see if the red and blue can stay in the Supercopa de España.