Barça and Real Sociedad play for the first title of the season

Barça and Real Sociedad play for the first title of the season

The Barça team seeks to revalidate the Spanish Super Cup against the San Sebastian team, who hope to win it for the first time

MADRID, 21 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona face each other this Sunday at the Romano José Fouto Stadium in Mérida (12:00 p.m./Teledeporte) in the final of the women's Spanish Super Cup, a trophy that the Catalans aspire to revalidate and that the San Sebastian team wants to win for the first time time to get rid of the bad taste in his mouth from his previous final of the competition, also against the Catalans.

And it is that this Sunday will be the reissue of the first final of the tournament, the one of 2020 in the Helmántico de Salamanca, when the culés overwhelmed the 'txuri urdin' (10-1) to start one of the most glorious stages of the history of the section, crowned, among other titles, by three leagues and one Champions League.

Now, Jonatan Giráldez's men have the opportunity to win their first trophy of the season and to revalidate the title achieved last year at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas (Madrid), when they beat Atlético de Madrid with great solvency (7- 0). If they succeed, they will lift their third Super Cup in four editions.

In addition, they come to the event grown after the momentous semifinal victory against Real Madrid (3-1), in which, despite playing with one less from minute 59, they managed to resist and win after extra time. Irene Paredes, sent off for a double yellow card against the Whites, will miss the final, along with the injured Alexia Putellas, Caroline Graham Hansen, Ingrid Engen and Bruna Vilamala.

"We are at a point where I think we have evolved as a team. We are a team that has more resources at an offensive level. We are really looking forward to tomorrow's game to show what level we are at," said coach Jonatan Giráldez. "Winning this title would be a reward for what we are doing and an opportunity to face the important part of the season, it would give us strength for what is to come," he added.

"It will be a very fun match due to the approach of the two teams. We already know each other and they made things very complicated for us, the one against Johan Cruyff was one of the most complicated matches. We learned the lesson and we really want the game to show at the level that we are and have the option of winning the title", he continued.

They will face a Real Sociedad that was about to storm the Blaugrana coliseum in December, in a league match in which they took the lead with a goal from Jade Le Guilly in the first half, forcing the locals to come back with goals from Marta Torrejon and Lucy Bronze.

Despite coming into the competition with three defeats in the last four rounds of the F League, Natalia Arroyo's men will come in full swing after their semi-final win against Sporting de Huelva (1-0) thanks to a solitary goal from Alejandra Bernabé.

At stake, his first super cup title in his second final in the competition. "I detect a Barça eager to continue winning. We have to put all the hope into being able to win a title and I hope that will move us. It is a wonderful opportunity. It is our third final in four years, it must be said many times to reinforce the good play Real", said the coach of the San Sebastián team.

"Illusion makes me close my eyes and see that this Cup that they deliver is given to us. Fear does not give me anything, I would like to see a Real on fire, fighter, humble again. Let's hope that the anxiety of raising the cup will distress them a little more and turn us on more," he continued.

ROYAL SOCIETY: Lete; Le Guilly, Tejada, Vanegas, Bernabé; Eizagirre, Arnaiz, Gili; Mirari, Franssi and Sarriegi.

FC BARCELONA: Cloths; Bronze, Torrejón, Mapi León, Rolfö; Aitana Bonmatí, Walsh, Patri Guijarro; Caldentey, Oshoala and Paralluelo.

--REFEREE: Marta Frías Acedo (C. Aragonés).

--STADY: Roman Jose Fouto.

--TIME: 12.00/Teledeporte.