Angel Di Maria of Real Madrid CF duels for the ball with Jordi Alba of FC Barcelona during the Super Cup first leg match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Supercopa resumes on August 29, 2012. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
The second leg of the Spanish Super Cup kicks off Wednesday, with Real Madrid looking to overturn last week's result. Barcelona defeated Los Blancos 3-2 at Camp Nou last Thursday, but gave away a late goal with a terrible error to let Madrid back into the tie. A one-goal win for Madrid is entirely realistic, and the match will get extremely interesting if Jose Mourinho's side manages to score first.
Alex Song and Luka Modric could both make their debuts for their new sides, though both will do it from the bench if they do play. Pepe has returned for Real Madrid and should replace Raul Albiol in defense. Javier Mascherano will stay in defense for Barcelona after Carles Puyol suffered a broken cheekbone on Sunday.
We'll have updates throughout the morning and live coverage of the match in our StoryStream.
Game Date/Time: Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. ET, 10:30 p.m. local
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
TV: ESPN Deportes (U.S.), Sky Sports 3 (U.K.), GolTV (Canada)
Online: ESPN3
For more on the Blaugrana, head over to FC Barcelona blog Barca Blaugranes. For more on Los Blancos, check out Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.
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