In the 2023 Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid and Barça will play, and the matches of La Liga and Copa del Rey will be postponed. In the final, Barça beat Real Madrid 3-1 to win the title.
Behind the absence of the Spanish Super League is Real Madrid's recent weakness. In theory, Real Madrid still has the possibility of competing for La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League this season, and as long as Barça remains stable, it is difficult for Real Madrid to defend their title; In the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid will face a strong rival, and with their current form, there is no certainty of promotion; The biggest grasp may be the Champions League.
In the early morning of January 20, Beijing time, Barça and Real Madrid will play in the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey.
Ceuta vs Barcelona
Match time: January 20, 3:00 a.m. Beijing time
Ceuta is a La Liga team, Spain's third division, and Ceuta is currently ranked last in La La Filiga.
But Ceuta is not a "soft persimmon", and in the last round of the Copa del Rey, they eliminated La Liga side Elche 1-0. Of course, El has limited real strength and is currently in the bottom of the La Liga standings, with 5 draws and 12 defeats in the first 17 rounds with 5 points and 5 points.
In the last La League A, Ceuta drew 2-2 at home with Raul's Real Madrid B team.
Barca currently lead the La Liga standings with 41 points from 16 wins, 13 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, three points ahead of defending champions Real Madrid.
Ceuta has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of its last 10 games in all competitions.
Barça have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 in their last 10 games in all competitions, with the most recent loss being a 3-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.
Ceuta is a small team that has never played in La Liga in its history, and has only played three meetings with Barça in the Copa del Rey, losing three in a row. In the third round of the 2000–01 Copa del Rey , Barça beat Ceuta 3–0 away and Xavi started at that time. In the fourth round of the 2010–11 Copa del Rey, Barca beat Ceuta over two legs.
This time, Barca will not have any trouble eliminating Ceuta, even if it is a full substitute and echelon child, as long as he can represent Barca's first team, his combat power is far above the bottom team of the Western League. The trouble is just to play, Ceuta is not in mainland Spain, but in a Spanish enclave in North Africa. Similar to Ronaldo's hometown to Portugal.
Villarreal vs Real Madrid
Match time: January 20, 4:00 a.m. Beijing time
Villarreal currently have 28 points from 17 games and are fifth in the La Liga table, tied with fourth-placed Atletico Madrid and are in the hope of qualifying for the Champions League.
Real Madrid currently have 38 points from 16 games, second in the La Liga table and three points behind leaders Barca, and there is hope for defending their title, but the lack of consistency as recently is not optimistic.
Villarreal have won seven, drawn two and lost one of their last 10 games in all competitions, losing one of their friendlies during the World Cup and have been in excellent form of late.
Real Madrid have won 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 games in all competitions, and La Liga and the Spanish Super League have not won in the last 3 games, 1 draw and 2 defeats, and their recent form has obviously gone wrong.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Villarreal are at a disadvantage with 1 win, 6 draws and 3 defeats, but they are unbeaten in the last 3 games against Real Madrid with 1 win and 2 draws, and it was Villarreal who beat Real Madrid 2-1 at home in the 16th round of La Liga.
In the pre-match press conference, Villarreal boss Cetien said: "It is difficult for Real Madrid to lose two games in a row, and injured animals are often more dangerous than healthy...
This is obviously just a compliment, the former Barca manager's goal is definitely to eliminate Real Madrid, but the strength is indeed too far behind Real Madrid, this game, the two sides are more likely to draw.