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While we wait for the Super Cup semifinal, here are the five news stories that might shape the football conversation on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Coffee, croissant, and lots of football from early morning!
🚑 Ter Stegen returns to the infirmary
📸 Alex Caparros – 2026 Getty Images
Barcelona's goalkeeper will not play in the Super Cup due to injury. The German had to leave the team's camp in Arabia yesterday and will undergo medical tests today.
The goalkeeper couldn't complete Tuesday's training due to an injury that doesn't seem serious, and today we will learn its nature and extent.
Is such caution related to an imminent winter departure seeking minutes ahead of the World Cup?
🏆 Did you know there's a Cup draw today?
After Rayo Vallecano's qualification for the round of 16 yesterday, the draw will be held today to determine the pairings for that round.
The Federation will once again reward the big teams with a biased draw in which the Super Cup participants (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético, and Athletic) will be in the same pot and will face lower-tier opponents.
In the round of 16 will be Real Sociedad, Valencia, Osasuna, Alavés, Betis, Elche, Rayo, Deportivo, Cultural Leonesa, Racing, Albacete, Burgos, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético, and Athletic Club.
🦇 Neymar as Batman
The Brazilian star (who has just renewed his contract with Santos) sees his career slowly fading, but not his aura of an extravagant and ostentatious star.
Proof of this is a glance at his Instagram, where he can be found posing, as if nothing, next to his helicopter, private jet, and Batmobile.
🤑 Amorim has been very costly
Rúben Amorim's tenure at Old Trafford has cost Manchester United over 42 million euros, not including salaries.
While the club returns to its traditional coach casting, it will have to pay 12 million for the dismissal of Amorim, who leaves the team sixth with a poor record of 24 wins, 18 draws, and 21 losses in 14 months.
📺 What matches to watch today?
The first semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup takes the spotlight today, but we can also enjoy matchdays in the Premier League and Serie A.
We must keep a close eye on Rosenior's first match on the Chelsea bench and Manchester United's first game after Amorim's dismissal.
18:30 : Napoli – Hellas Verona
20:00 : FC Barcelona – Athletic Bilbao
20:30 : Manchester City – Brighton
20:30 : Fulham – Chelsea
20:30 : Bournemouth – Tottenham
20:30 : Crystal Palace – Aston Villa
20:30 : Brentford – Sunderland
20:30 : Everton – Wolverhampton
20:45 : Parma – Inter Milan
20:45 : Lazio – Fiorentina
20:45 : Torino – Udinese
21:15 : Burnley – Manchester United
21:15 : Newcastle – Leeds
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
