Real Sociedad would lock horns with Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup mini-tournament as the winner will face either Real Madrid or Athletic Bilbao in the final scheduled to be played in Spain rather than Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi led-Barcelona finished last season trophyless and would look to bounce back to glory days with their first trophy since 2018-2019 season. After a poor start to the season with 4 losses, 4 draws Barcelona's 3 games winning streak has propelled them to 3rd in La Liga with 7 points from the top spot. Ronald Koeman has been able to get some steam off him with consecutive wins and a trophy will give him somewhat of a job guarantee even after the election at the Catalonia club. Messi, Pedri, Griezmann and Dembele are pulling in the same direction at the moment which is really crucial for the Blaugrana with the return of Champions League football at the horizon - to face Pochettino's PSG - a self-proclaimed foe of the Espanyol's derby rival. Read on at