These are the starting lineups for Barcelona and Osasuna, for the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup

The Spanish Super Cup kicked off on Wednesday with Real Madrid's unforgettable 5-3 victory over Atlético Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti's team beat their rivals from the Spanish capital in the first semifinal and secured their place in Sunday's final. Now it is the turn of the second match, in which the protagonists will be Barcelona and Osasuna, last champions of La Liga and last runners-up of the Copa del Rey, respectively.

The Catalan side have been heavily criticized by fans and the press in recent weeks for their poor performances and disappointing results. In fact, last Sunday they had to work harder than expected to beat Barbastro, a team from Spain's fourth division, in their debut in the Copa del Rey.

That is why coach Xavi Hernandez does not want to take any risks and decided that the best players of the squad will be part of the starting lineup this Thursday against Los Rojillos. The exceptions will be Marc André Ter Stegen, Joao Cancelo and Iñigo Martinez, who have had physical problems lately and are not fit to play.

Barcelona's XI will be: Iñaki Peña; Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Alex Balde; Sergi Roberto, Frenkie De Jong, Ilkay Gundogan; Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres. In addition, the substitutes will be Diego Kochen, Ander Astralaga, Hector Fort, Pedri, Marc Casado, Fermin Lopez, Oriol Romeu, Joao Felix, Marc Guiu, Vitor Roque and Lamine Yamal.

Osasuna are excited

Los Rojillos came very close last season to winning a title, when they lost the final of the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid. But now they will have another chance to do so, if they can beat Barcelona and qualify for the final of the Spanish Super Cup. Coach Jagoba Arrasate chose this XI: Sergio Herrera; Alejandro Catena, David Garcia, Alvaro Cruz Armada; Jesus Areso, Iker Muñoz, Aimar Oroz, Ruben Peña; Jose Arnaiz, Ante Budimir, Moi Gomez.