Overview
- Kylian Mbappé traveled to Jeddah, trained with Real Madrid and will be a game-time decision under a medical-led, “controlled risk” approach, according to Xabi Alonso.
- Barcelona enter the final without Ter Stegen, Christensen and Gavi through injury, and Ronald Araújo remains out for personal reasons.
- Real Madrid face late defensive doubts, with Antonio Rüdiger close to being ruled out, David Alaba unlikely and Marco Asencio having left the semifinal hurt, pending final checks.
- The match is at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah and will air live in Brazil on ESPN and Disney+, with kickoff set for 16:00 Brasília time.
- The RFEF has allocated €21.3 million in total prize money, with €2 million to the winner and €1.4 million to the runner-up, and Barcelona lead the competition’s roll of honor with 15 titles to Real Madrid’s 13.