Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (left), Valencia's Jose Luis Gaya (second left), Barcelona's Sergio Busquets (second right) and Atletico Madrid's Saul Niguez were present at Monday's Spanish Super Cup drawThe Spanish Super Cup tournament will be played in Saudi Arabia in January 2020, the national football association (RFEF) said on Monday. The four-team event features Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah. Spain's acting junior minister for sport, Maria Jose Rienda, said the government would not support holding the competition "in countries where women's rights are not respected". Heavy restrictions on freedom of expression and women's rights have been raised, as has the use of the death penalty for offences not recognised as crimes under international law. Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid and Valencia will take on Real Madrid in the revamped tournament between 8-12 January, with the two winners meeting in a final.

Source: BBC November 11, 2019 20:02 UTC