Barcelona and Osasuna will attempt to secure their place in the Spanish Super Cup final when they face off in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
The Catalan giants enter the competition as the reigning La Liga champions, while Osasuna are competing in the Super Cup after finishing as runners-up in last season's Copa del Rey.
That success may have represented the first time that Barcelona had won the competition since the four-team format was introduced in 2018-19, but the Catalan giants are the record winners of the Super Cup, having lifted the trophy on 14 occasions.
After ending 2023 with a 3-2 win over Almeria, Xavi's side have begun the new year with a couple of victories, scoring a stoppage-time winner to beat Las Palmas, before they claimed a 3-2 Copa del Rey win against fourth-tier Barbastro thanks to goals from Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.
Although they can be pleased with the fact that they have won three competitive games on the bounce, Barcelona may be frustrated by a failure to dominate games, with their last 12 victories all coming by a one-goal margin.
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