The "Nuevo Arcángel" stadium in Cordoba hosts the match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad in the semifinal of the current edition of the Supercopa de España 2021.
Barcelona's head coach Ronald Koeman announced the lineup for the match against Real Sociedad. Argentine star Lionel Messi is absent from Barcelona's squad tonight due to a muscle injury. Also missing from Barcelona due to injury are Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati, Gerard Piqué, and Sergi Roberto. The Barcelona lineup is as follows: Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen; Defense: Araújo - Mingueza - Lenglet - Alba; Midfield: Busquets - De Jong - Pedri; Attack: Dembélé - Griezmann - Braithwaite.
Barcelona participates in the Supercopa de España as the runner-up of La Liga from last season, alongside their traditional rival Real Madrid, the La Liga champions, as well as Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad, who qualified for the King's Cup final last season, which has not yet been resolved due to the impact of COVID-19.
Barcelona holds the record for the most Supercopa de España titles in history with 13 titles, ahead of Real Madrid by two titles, while Athletic Bilbao has only two titles in its cabinet, and Real Sociedad has one. It is worth mentioning that the winner of tonight's match will face the winner of the other matchup, Real Madrid against Athletic Bilbao, tomorrow evening, Thursday.
