Spanish Super Cup - Watch Real Madrid vs Athletic Club in over 80 countries

January 13, 2021 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: Supercopa de España, Real Madrid, Athletic Club, TV Schedules, TV Listings

Los Blancos have experienced a dip in form recently, but last year's performance in the Super Cup started turning things around for Zidane's men. Will it be the same this year?

The Spanish Super Cup will return under the famous format that began in 2020, and the second clash will feature two teams living a different momentum. On one hand, Real Madrid will try to earn wins rather than draws despite their unbeaten form, while Athletic are still trying to find consistency under new coach Marcelino García.

Los Blancos will enter this game in fine form, but their fans still want some more from Zidane's men. Los Merengues are unbeaten in their last nine games, but two of their last three have ended in draws that have made fans wonder if this team will go all the way in any competition. The good news for this team is that things started turning around for them in 2020 by winning the Super Cup, and they will try to do the same this year.

The red and white side has not been able to win as many games as they would have wanted recently, with only one victory in their last four matches. In fact, their last win came while under the management of former boss Gaizka Garitano, and new coach Marcelino García has only been in charge for one game, as last weekend's game against Atlético was postponed due to a massive blizzard.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club - Who's in and who's out?

Real Madrid: Injured: Rodrygo. Doubtful: Dani Carvajal, Luka Jovic.

Athletic Club: Injured: Unai López, Peru Nolaskoain. Doubtful: Yuri Berchiche, Yeray Álvarez.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club - Head-to-head

The most recent game between these teams took place less than a month ago. Los Merengues claimed a 3-1 win on December 15, 2020.
Athletic have not beaten Real Madrid in any competition since March 7, 2015 in a game that ended with a one-nil score.
Real Madrid make it to this match on an eleven-game streak without a loss against Athletic. That run includes seven wins and four draws for the Spanish capital giants.
Real Madrid have kept three clean sheets in their last four games against Athletic Club. Those clean sheets have helped Zidane's men earn three wins in those four games.
Karim Benzema has scored five of Real Madrid's last seven goals against Athletic.The other two were scored by Sergio Ramos and Toni Kroos.
Zinedine Zidane will face fellow coach Marcelino García for a fifth time. So far, the French boss has won two of those meetings, with one draw and one win for García Toral's teams.

This will be Marcelino's 17th game against Real Madrid. The coach's record facing Los Blancos shows three wins, three draws, and a whopping ten losses.