Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Live Stream: How to Catch 2nd Leg of Spanish Super Cup

Real Madrid faces a one-goal deficit heading into the second leg of the 2012 Spanish Super Cup against archrival Barcelona, and the decisive match will surely feature thrilling football as the Galacticos try to make up ground. 

Barça dictated possession, as they always do in the first fixture of the tournament, but Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo struck first. His header put the pressure on the Blaugrana, and they responded with three unanswered goals.

Angel Di Maria’s 85^th-minute goal proved only to be consolation in the match, but the glaring error from Victor Valdes could prove to be crucial for the Super Cup. The match ended 3-2, and Madrid now returns home with two away goals in hand.

The stage is set for an epic showdown. Here is how you can catch all the action online.

Where: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain 

When: Wednesday, August 29, 4:30 p.m. ET

Live Stream: ESPN3

Biggest Storyline: Spanish Super Cup Title on the Line

The first match had implications beyond the pitch. Which team will set the tone for the season? How will Tito Vilanova fare in his first Clásico? What will happen when Vilanova and Jose Mourinho meet after their scuffle last season?

That is all out of the way now, and these teams will be competing for a trophy. The goal is clear, and the reward will be immediate. Both of these teams want to be the focus of the ceremony that will take place after the final whistle blows.

Real Madrid Player to Watch: Iker Casillas

Madrid’s best chance to win the Super Cup is to keep Barcelona from scoring two goals. If the hosts can keep their rivals under this total, they simply need a victory by any score to win the tournament in regulation time. 

Containing Barça’s attack is the most difficult task in club football, but Casillas is the goalkeeper any manager would want when undertaking this mission. He is the best shot-stopper in the world, and a few spectacular saves will be required from him in this match.

Barcelona Player to Watch: Andres Iniesta

The twinkle-toed midfielder shuffled past two Madrid defenders, then slotted a ball through to Xavi Hernandez to deal his rivals the deathblow in the first match. His remarkable consistency and diminutive stature can often make fans forget how incredible of a footballer he truly is. 

But he rarely goes too many matches without gifting the crowd a moment of brilliance like he did in the first leg. If Barcelona is in need of a crucial goal in this match, Andres Iniesta is the likely candidate to be involved in setting it up.

Prediction: Barcelona 1, Real Madrid 1

This match will be significantly less open than the previous fixture. Barcelona will be knocking the ball around as usual, but the players will be less urgent about going forward in order to protect their one-goal lead.

Madrid will not want to expose themselves at the back immediately, and by the time they really start to attack, it will be too late to earn the second goal they need.