"We are trashing them", "Give us the trophy already" - Barcelona fans react as Hansi Flick names XI to face Real Madrid in Supercopa final

Barcelona fans are happy with head coach Hansi Flick's starting XI against Real Madrid for the final of Supercopa de España. The match is set to take place on January 12, at King Abdullah Sport City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

La Blaugrana's starting line-up against Los Blancos includes Wojciech Szczęsny, Jules Koundé, Pau Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Marc Casadó, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha.

Fans flooded social media with posts expressing confidence in Hansi Flick's starting XI to win against Real Madrid in the final of Supercopa de España. Here are some of their reactions from X:

"Yes we are trashing them," a fan wrote.

Another added:

"Give us the trophy already!!"

"Surely! We are gonna win!" chimed in another fan.

One account posted:

"Probably the strongest we could’ve gone."

Another tweeted:

"What’s stopping us from winning this trophy"

"We will win 4-0," posted another.

One user wrote:

"We will punish them again"

While another wrote:

"Solid starting 11 - bring it home"

Real Madrid and Barcelona have faced each other in 258 matches, with Los Blancos bagging 106 wins while the Catalan club have won 101. The Spanish arch-rivals are also neck to neck in their Supercopa de España victories. La Blaugrana have lifted the cup 14 times, which is one more than the reigning champions.

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Hansi Flick on naming Wojciech Szczęsny in Barcelona's starting XI against Real Madrid in Supercopa final

Hansi Flick shared his thoughts on naming Wojciech Szczęsny in Barcelona's starting line-up against Real Madrid in the final of Supercopa de España. After announcing his retirement in August 2024, the Polish goalkeeper returned to football and signed for Barcelona in October on a contract until the end of the ongoing season.

Initially, Szczęsny was brought in to replace first-choice goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, who sustained a patellar tendon rupture and is sidelined for the season. However, later Flick decided that the 34-year-old would serve as a backup to Iñaki Peña.

Wojciech Szczęsny made his debut for Barcelona in their 4-0 victory over UD Barbastro in Copa del Rey on January 4. He impressed everyone with his stellar performance against Athletic Club in the Supercopa semi-final on January 8, making five saves, including one from inside the box, and two high claims.

Hansi Flick spoke about his decision to include Szczęsny in Barcelona's Supercopa final ahead of the clash and said (via @JijantesFC on X):

"After watching the game against Bilbao we decided to go with the same starting eleven for today's match against Madrid. Whether Tek is in goal is a decision for today. It is nothing definitive."

Wojciech Szczęsny has contributed to two clean sheets in his first two appearances for the Catalan club.