Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup - FC Barcelona Training - Ittihad F.C. Training Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - January 8, 2020 General view during training REUTERS/Sergio Perez
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Barcelona's campaign to defend the revamped Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia got off to an inauspicious start as they arrived late for a training session in Jeddah on Wednesday, with a club source saying their bus driver had headed to the wrong location.
The team were due to prepare for Thursday's semi-final against Atletico Madrid at local side Al-Ittihad Club's training ground, but the driver instead took them to the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium where Super Cup matches are taking place.
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