Happy Friday, everybody! The weekend is here and we are approaching the midway point of the January transfer window and the third round of the FA Cup in England. We already have our first instalment of El Clasico lined up in the Supercopa de Espana while the Bundesliga in Germany is also returning after its winter hibernation.

The Supercopa de Espana final for 2024 will once more pit Clasico rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona against one another in Jeddah. Los Blancos overcame Mallorca 3-0 on January 9 to secure their place in the showpiece, 24 hours after Barca had eliminated Athletic Club in the other semifinal.

Madrid continued playing wide and struggled to deconstruct Mallorca's organised defence. Such an approach led to the game being deadlocked at halftime despite 15 shots. 9 - Jude Bellingham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is the midfielder in the Top 5 European Leagues to have scored the most goals in the last two months in all competitions (nine goals).