Real Madrid Promised Huge Financial Boost if They Beat Rivals Barcelona in Supercopa De Espana Final

Real Madrid Promised Huge Financial Boost if They Beat Rivals Barcelona in Supercopa De Espana Final

Byron Pillay
updated at February 13, 2024 at 11:54 AM
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  • Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in the first semi-final of the Supercopa de Espana
  • Madrid's stars will earn a bonus by Florentino Perez if they beat Barcelona in the final
  • Xavi's Barcelona side booked their place in the final by beating Osasuna in the second semi

There's more than just bragging rights on offer when the Supercopa de Espana final takes centre stage.

Arch rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona will contest the final, competing in their second El Clasico of the season.

Real Madrid's stars could earn some extra cash after the Supercopa de Espana final.
Real Madrid's players have been promised a cash incentive should they beat Barcelona in the Supercopa de Espana. Image: Fayez Nureldine.
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While both sides desperately want to get one of their rivals every chance they get, Madrid have been given extra impetuous to beat Barca.

As noted by SportBible, Los Blancos will receive a huge financial bonus if they get the victory over the Blaugrana.

Madrid president Florentino Perez has agreed to give the senior squad €150 000 each if they win. That equates to €4 million and will be given to every squad member and the coaching staff.

Madrid and Barca's road to the final

Carlo Ancelotti's men take on Barcelona after coming through a much tougher semi-final.

Madrid had to go through their city rivals Atletico, winning an eight-goal thriller 5-3, BBC reported. Barca, on the other hand, beat Osasuna 2-0 to progress to the final.

Bellingham's influence in previous El Clasico

Jude Bellingham will be looking to win his first trophy with Madrid in his first final with the side. He will also be looking to boss the game against Barcelona as he did in their last meeting

The Englishman was instrumental to Madrid's success in the first El Clasico of the season, scoring twice. Bellingham's brace was enough to cancel out Ilkay Gundogan's early strike as Madrid won 2-1, The Independent reported.

Jude Bellingham breaks Zidane's record

Jude Bellingham is continuing to break records and leave a mark during his debut season for Real Madrid in Spain.

The English youngster has now surpassed a record set by former Madrid midfielder and club legend Zinedine Zidane.

Bellingham broke the record after scoring a brace in El Clasico, which gave Madrid the victory, Sports Brief reported.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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