Real Madrid followed suit one day later thanks to a 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid, setting up the fourth consecutive Spanish Super Cup final between the two Spanish powerhouses. The winner not only gets to leave Jeddah with silverware, but also bragging rights in the first Clásico of 2026.

Barcelona and Real Madrid clash this weekend in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Four Spanish nationals and a prominent Venezuelan-Spanish rights activist arrived in Madrid on Friday a day after they were released from prison in Venezuela in the aftermath of the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela has begun releasing a number of high-profile prisoners, including opposition politicians, in what its government has called a gesture “to seek peace” less than a week after the US operation ...