Barcelona were greeted with a guard of honor from Racing players as a result of their recent Spanish Super Cup triumph. But the environment quickly turned hostile as Racing pressured energetically in the opening exchanges, overwhelming Barcelona early and feeding off the energy from a frenetic crowd at El Sardinero.

The Copa del Rey is no longer a cakewalk for Barcelona, or any team, like it used to be. The smaller clubs, playing on home soil, treat these matches like it’s the biggest moment of their lives. No one gets a free pass. This week, Real Madrid learned that lesson the hard way, and in the process, we saw what makes Spanish football special.

Racing Santander is first in La Liga 2 with 38 points after 21 league matches. Over the weekend, Racing Santander lost 3-2 to Real Zaragoza at home. In the Copa Del Rey, Racing Santander defeated Villarreal 2-1 at home to reach the Round of 16.

Racing predicted lineup vs. Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ezkieta; Mantilla, Ramón, González, Salinas; Gueye, Puerta; Sangalli, Canales, Vicente; Martín. The Spanish Super Cup champions will be greeted with a guard of honor from Racing players, but the ceremonies will quickly turn to hostilities in a match Flick’s men can’t afford to underrate.

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The two-part event will begin with a focus on Ford Racing’s various programs before the F1 car launches from approximately

SR promotions has just announced the 2026 racing schedule for Davenport Speedway. The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing Series will return and kick off the racing season on April 10th. The MARS Series will return for the “Corn State Nationals” which will be a one night show on May 22nd.

Barcelona booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday, having defeated Racing Santander 2-0 at El Sardinero. Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal got the goals for the Catalans, who