KSU Stadium in Riyadh will play host to the second Clasico of the 2023-24 campaign, with Real Madrid and Barcelona locking horns in the final of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday night.
Real Madrid secured their spot in the final of the competition courtesy of a 5-3 success over Atletico Madrid, while Barcelona recorded a 2-0 victory over Osasuna in the tournament's second semi-final.
Barcelona are the most successful side in the history of this competition, lifting the trophy on 14 occasions, while Real Madrid are second in the list on 12 trophies.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides, with the famous fixture set to take place for the 256th time.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 255
Real Madrid wins: 104
Draws: 51
Barcelona wins: 100
Real Madrid just about lead the overall head-to-head record between the two sides, with Los Blancos recording 104 wins to Barcelona's 100, while there have also been 51 draws in El Clasico history.
The Whites have won the last two matches between the teams, including a 2-1 success in La Liga earlier this season, while they also beat Barcelona 4-0 in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final last April.
Barcelona's last victory over Real Madrid was a 2-1 triumph in La Liga last March, while they beat their rivals 3-1 in the final of last year's Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
These two teams have met on 16 occasions in the Spanish Super Cup, with Real Madrid also leading the head-to-head record with nine wins to Barcelona's five, while there have been just two draws.
Los Blancos have actually won four of their last five games in the competition against Barcelona, but the Catalan outfit have been victorious in four of their last seven meetings in all competitions.
Real Madrid went on a five-game winning run against Barcelona in all competitions between March 2020 and January 2022, before Barcelona went on to win four of the next five games between the two sides.
Lionel Messi is comfortably the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, netting 26 times, while ex-Real Madrid forwards Alfredo Di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo are joint-second on the list with 18 each.
The two teams will not meet again in La Liga until the end of April, and Real Madrid also lead the head-to-head when it comes to league meetings, recording 78 victories to Barcelona's 74.
Last 20 meetings
Oct 28, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 05, 2023: Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey semi-final)
Mar 19, 2023: Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 02, 2023: Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey semi-final)
Jan 15, 2023: Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana final)
Oct 16, 2022: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2022: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 12, 2022: Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espana semi-final)
Oct 24, 2021: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 10, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2020: Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 01, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
Dec 18, 2019: Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 02, 2019: Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 27, 2019: Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona (Copa del Rey semi-final)
Feb 06, 2019: Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey semi-final)
Oct 28, 2018: Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
May 06, 2018: Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 23, 2017: Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
Aug 16, 2017: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana semi-final)
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